The Wandering DP Podcast

One of the best parts about having a podcast is you are an easy target to get asked to come on other people's podcasts.   This week I was on Production Brief a new podcast hosted by Mark Welker and Brendan Lee that centers around, you guessed it, production and all things filmmaking. It was a lot […]

On the show today I go over the new reality on commercial sets in a post COVID world. The filmmaking landscape has changed and the new rules and restrictions in place has altered how cinematographers do their jobs.  In this episode I lay out what has been working here in Australia and what to expect in […]

A bit of a different show notes page as for some reason something on the website isn't working properly and the result is Apple isn't seeing the latest episode. Regardless we are back this week business as usual with a great conversation with Australian cinematographer Ross Emery ACS. You may remember him from episode #172 where we […]

Rejoice people of the podcast world! We are finally back to having guests on the show.  This week we are chatting with cinematographer Gavin Kelly about some of his latest work and how he approaches cinematography. Gavin has some great shows under his belt that include American Horror Story and Wu-Tang: An American Saga. We touch on everything […]

Alright party people here we go! We are back at it this week with another breakdown episode.  This time we bounce around between remote exteriors and controlled interiors.  We needed to move fast and stay nimble but still maintain the look. This commercial was fun to be on as we moved through so many set ups over […]

Back on the 1's and 2's today with yours truly today on the show.  I originally had grand plans of turning this episode into a mid year version of the yearly reviews that are some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. Then it all went pear shaped so we ended up with me talking […]

On the show today we chat with cinematographer Sebastian Thaler about his work on the movie 7500. The movie is unique in a number of ways and Sebastian talks through his approach, dealing with the challenges, and working with a director with a very unique style. Enjoy!Commercial Cinematography: The Foundation CourseIf you are interested in Commercial Cinematography […]

We are back at it this week with another breakdown of a recent tv spot.  In today's podcast we take a behind the scenes look at the lighting, framing, camera movement that it took to deliver the end result. For seasoned veterans of the podcast this breakdown will be par for the course.  I also peppered […]

The time has come for another round of our Q+A series here on the podcast. I do my best to get to as many of these as I can via email, the comment section, or over on Discord for the Patreon group but there are always some topics that need a bit more love than others. In […]

On the show today we chat with cinematographer David Mullen ASC about his work on the hit show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. David has been a wealth of knowledge in my own journey to becoming a cinematographer and it was a pleasure to finally have him on the show. You can see a trailer for the show […]