Filmnut – Episodes – Industry Professionals
Dan Curry
Chuck & Star Trek (TV) Visual Effects Supervisor Dan Curry was informative and entertaining using visual aids from Star Trek in some cases to demonstrate what he does. In this episode we talked about the skills it takes to be a visual effects supervisor, working with different departments on a film set and geeked out more »
Read MoreBiggest Loser Editor Marina Catala
How real is reality TV? We got into that and much more with editor Marina Catala who edits for NBC’s The Biggest Loser. Catala’s other credits include: The Amazing Race, Beauty and the Geek, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Pros Versus Joes, and many more. So what does a reality editor do? How more »
Read MoreJohn D’aquino
John D’aquino shared some great technical sound knowledge with us tonight. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts with a degree in a film, John happened onto the sound department which has lead to some great work on projects such as Super Troopers and The Dukes Of Hazzard. Further, he still is pursuing his more »
Read MorePhil Alberstat
Phil Alberstat is the CEO of 49 North Media. The company is involved in the financing and production of film, television and web content. Prior to the North Media, Philip was an agent with the William Morris Agency with the independent film division. There he was involved in the packaging, financing and selling of such more »
Read MorePublicist Leonard Morpurgo
Publicist Leonard Morpurgo – Okay so you’ve made a movie. Now get it out there! Stay tuned to the Filmnut by liking us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/filmnutshow Feed the following on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/thefilmnut Keep up with all the excitement by liking us on Facebook: http://thestream.tv/facebook Follow our current Twitter feeds by joining us at: http://thestream.tv/twitter
Read MoreSo You Think You Can Stage Manage?
Filmnut 234 Guest: Debbie Williams Crew Position: Stage Manager A partial list of credits: “American Idol”, “So You Think You Can Dance”, “ER”, “The West Wing” Link of interest: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930406/ Who do you want around you when what can go wrong does go wrong? A top Stage Manager. And Debbie Williams is one of a more »
Read MoreDocumentary Filmmaking
Filmnut 232 Guest: Udy Epstein Company: Seventh Art Releasing A partial list of credits: “Family Inc.”, “Heart of Fire”, “X’s & O’s”, “The Last Western”, “Oswald’s Ghost”, “Daughters of Wisdom”, “The Long Way Home”, “Bad Faith”, “Ten Commandments, The Musical” and many more. Websites: http://www.7thart.com http://www.imdb.com/company/co0048319/ Documentary filmmaking has come a long way in the more »
Read MoreProduct Placement w/ Jay May of Feature This
Filmnut 229 Guest: Jay May Product Placement and Branded Entertainment Company: Feature This A partial list of credits: ‘Superman Returns’, ‘The 40 Year Old Virgin’, ‘The Terminal’, ‘Fifty First Dates’, ‘Terminator 3’, ‘Austin Powers In Goldmember’ Websites: http://www.featurethis.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561990/ With the advent of Tivo and the proliferation of cable dvr, product placement is fast on more »
Read MoreBianca Bezdek: Financing Feature Films
Filmnut 223 Guest: Bianca Bezdek Crew Position: Entertainment Lawyer, Advisor & Consultant (Licensed to practice in the state of New York and Europe) Company: Bezdek Law Website: http://www.bezdeklaw.com Bianca Bezdek is not your father’s entertainment lawyer. Intelligent but not stuffy, informative but not condescending, (unless she is friends with you and then all bets are more »
Read MoreScript Supervisor: Jeanne Marie Byrd
You know all of those continuity errors you see if movies and on TV? Well who on set is suppose to catch those? The Script Supervisor. Jeanne Marie Byrd has worked on films like Something’s Gotta Give, Alpha Dog, The Wedding Singer, and TV shows like Jericho and talks about the role of the Scipty. more »
Read MoreDo You Want to Make a Movie?
Guest: Kelly Herrin Crew Position: Gaffer / Key Grip /Welder / Rigger Company: All In One Truck Website: http://www.all-in-one-truck.com The name says it all. If you’re a filmmaker or thinking of becoming one, Kelly Herrin is someone to put on your list to check into. He has streamlined the process of making a no to more »
Read MoreFilm Threat Editor in Chief Mark Bell
Guest: Mark Bell Editor In Chief of www.filmthreat.com Aside from the fact that one of us is a few pounds underweight and the other a few pounds over, one is bald, the other has hair, you really couldn’t tell me and my guest apart. Just two film geeks (in the most positive sense of the more »
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