Behind The Screen
Summary: In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She will be talking with the cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, visual effects supervisors, and other leading artists that bring the magic of motion pictures to theaters. Subscribe now to receive episodes of this inspired new series that shines a light on the artists that spend most of their time behind the screen. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham
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Podcasts:
This week, Carolyn sits down with director Jon Favreau to discuss his photo realistic reimagining of the 1994 Disney animated film, 'The Lion King'. He describes the techniques used to create the virtual world of the film and how the same technology is being used for his upcoming Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. He also shares what it was like working with Hans Zimmer on his second 'Lion King' score, and the experience of having Beyonce write original music for the film.
On this week's episode, Carolyn speaks with former astronaut Col. Terry Virts and cinematographers James Neihouse, Richard Crudo and Jannicke Mikkelsen. They are part of a crew that are filming the 4k documentary 'One More Orbit,' which will follow a them as they attempt to break the around-the-world speed record for an aircraft flying over the North and South poles. Together they share how they plan to film this incredible feat all while live-streaming and breaking more than one world record along the way.
On this week's episode, Carolyn sits down with Supervising Sound Editors Steven Ticknor and Tony Lamberti to discuss their work on 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'. They share insights into their creative process for sound design and why working with the Marvel team is a unique experience.
On this week's episode, Carolyn meets with composer Daniel Pemberton to discuss his work on Danny Boyle's latest film, 'Yesterday'. Pemberton shares his experiences of emulating the Beatles through his original score, and the challenges of reinterpreting some of the Fab Four's most legendary songs for the film.
On this week's episode, Carolyn meets with 'Toy Story 4' director Josh Cooley and producers Jonas Rivera and Mark Nielsen. The group discusses expanding the film series' cast of characters, hiding easter eggs on the latest sets in the world of Toy Story, and the emotional experience of working with Composer Randy Newman.
On this week's episode, Carolyn meets with Chris Jenkins, the re-recording mixer for Ron Howard's 'Pavarotti', a documentary covering the life of the late Italian operatic singer, Luciano Pavarotti. Jenkins shares his experiences of working on the film on mix stages at Capitol Records in Hollywood and Abbey Road Studios in London.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Harry and Rupert Gregson-Williams, the composers for Hulu's limited series, 'Catch 22'. The Gregson-Williams brothers share their process on writing various themes, the score and what it was like collaborating on a project for the first time.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Mike Prestwood Smith, the Re-recording Mixer on the new 'Rocketman' movie that comes out today. Smith shares how he brought the fantasy and reality scenes to life within the mix. He also talks about the many musical numbers that were performed by the actor portraying Elton John, Taron Egerton.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Chad Stahelski & Dan Laustsen, the Director and Cinematographer for the new action packed film that opened and topped the box office this last weekend, 'John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum'. Together the due describe how they pulled off some of the most amazing and mesmerizing shots and stunts.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Dan DeLeeuw, the Visual Effects Supervisor on Marvel's box-office breaking epic, 'Avengers: Endgame'. Dan shares how he and his team of VFX houses were able to bring an army of Marvel's most iconic heroes to a battlefield to fight the infamous Thanos.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Kelly Asbury, the Director on the new animated film 'UglyDolls'. Asbury tells us how he came up with the funny and endearing story for his characters that delivers an uplifting message on individuality.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Steve Price, the composer on the Netflix documentary, 'Our Planet'. Price tells us how he used music to help evoke emotion in this eye-opening film that focuses on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Guillermo Navarro, one of the Executive Producers on National Geographic's new nature series, 'Hostile Planet'. Navarro shares how the production was able to capture some of the amazing, and sometimes heart wrenching, footage that shows viewers how some animals survive in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Chris Butler, the Writer, Director, and Character Designer for the new Laika Entertainment film, Missing Link. Butler shares how he came up with the characters for this adventure and why he is so happy with the mix of stop motion and visual effects that helped make this movie so seamless on the big screen.
On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Dean DeBlois, the Writer and Director of DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Dean talks about the characters, the writing, and how he feels after having finished the emotional finale to this animated trilogy.
