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Episode 167 - Maria Mealla - Losing Funding and Making Your Feature Aug 20, 2018

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This week we have a special co-host previous guest Kuang Lee to talk with local filmmaker Maria Maella about losing funding for her feature Bring Me an Avocado but pushing forward and making it happen anyways!

Episode 166 - Margaret Caragan - Making Special Effects with Pandora FX! Aug 15, 2018

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Margaret Caragan is a local Bay Area SFX artist who has worked on all kinds of features, short films and commercials, making all kinds of amazing practical effects. Margaret talks about how she got started in special effects, how she makes her creations!

Episode 165 - Jean-Luc Julien - Cannes Short Film Corner & Funding a Feature Film Aug 06, 2018

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Jean-Luc Julien left Los Angeles for a life in Berlin, Germany where he acts and makes films. After 20 years of short films, he still struggles to find a way to get his first feature made.

Episode 164 - David Sandwisch - A Life Full of Sound Jul 30, 2018

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This week we have local sound mixer and post production sound specialist David Sandwisch on the show! David has also done a ton of post sound work including work for Microsoft, Google and post production sound for the film Bokeh.

Episode 163 - Alrik's Directing Career Takes Off Jul 23, 2018

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Alrik is directing a whole lot more, Timothy asks for change to a script he wants to direct, and we discuss whether or not a filmmaker ever stops being a filmmaker.

Episode 162 - Chris Ford - One and Done? Jul 16, 2018

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Chris Ford is an advertising writer and Creative Director. Ten years ago, he took a break from agency life to make a feature film, The Village Barbershop starring John Ratzenberger (Cheers). He hasn't made another film since. We talk to him about the gene

Episode 161 - Hilton Day - Assistant Directing Jul 09, 2018

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An assistant director is a key crew member and one that's often misunderstood by people outside the industry. Hilton Day tells us what he's learned about assistant directing over the last 6 years including his work on "Sorry to Bother You"

Episode 160 - Remi Lacoste - Directing Video Games Jul 02, 2018

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Remi Lacoste is a game director that just wrapped the upcoming "Shadow of the Tomb Raider." He shares insights into the production of video games and how he achieves some of the most cinematic and emotional storytelling happening in games today.

Episode 159 - A Month Off Writing & Filmmaking After 40 Jun 25, 2018

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Alrik catches us up on his directing career. Timothy shares a new approach he's taken to writing and some decisions he's made about what filmmaking after 40s looks like for him.

Episode 158 – Pete Lee – Martial Arts, Wong Kar-wai & Sundance Jun 18, 2018

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Bay Area director Pete Lee dreams of highlighting modern issues through martial arts storytelling. His latest short "Don't Be A Hero" was nominated for a Grand Jury prize at both SXSW and Sundance and he's now working on a feature-length action movie.

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