Digital Production Buzz Radio

Snehal Patel, filmmaker for Fearless Productions, shot his latest film “Indian Gangster,” using a digital SLR camera (DSLR). Normally, you use these cameras for taking still images; however, he used his for movies. The images are gorgeous, but the workflow is really tricky. Discover why he selected this camera and how he solved the editing challenges in his new film.
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Philip Hodgetts, CEO of Intelligent Assistance, has written about the death of advertising as we know it. In this segment, he discusses the impact on entertainment funding as ad dollars continue to decline. Then, he and Larry talk about how this change in advertising impacts effective gathering of news and information.
Stacey Parks, CEO of Film Specific, travels the world covering the latest distribution deals. No one knows where the money is better than Stacey Parks. We talk with her about what filmmakers need to know to make money on their projects.
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Scott Anderson, partner at the Control Group, is actively involved in post-production at the high-end of high definition video. From creating digital dailies to digital intermediates, we talk with him about the challenges of high-definition, what works, what doesn’t and traps that producers need to avoid.
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Carey Keeney, producer, and Synderela Peng, art director, both at yU+co. created over 500 VFX shots for the upcoming movie: “Gamer.” Discover how they did it, and the challenges they faced, on this week's show.
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Ricardo Martinez is a filmmaker, editor, and motion graphics designer who joins us to talk about his new documentary, "The Wall", about towns along the US-Mexico border and the Secure Fence Act. He describes the process of filming a documentary and how he manages to focus during production on both the content and technical simultaneously.

Alan Shishko is a freelance motion graphics designer whose popular motion graphics blog describes how to find new clients, the death of the DVD demo reel, and why online demo reels are great for cutting costs. He joins us to elaborate on his demo tips and also tell us some important things to keep in mind when building a successful demo reel.

Todd Ulman was the post-production supervisor on "Observe & Report"; a major feature film release from Hollywood. In this interview, he discusses the role the post-supervisor plays in the creation of a major feature film… as well as why he prefers film over video; even in today’s excitement over high-definition video.

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Reuben Langdon is an actor, director, and stuntman. He also portrays the lead character in both Resident Evil and Devil May Cry video games. He joins us to talk about the world of stunts… what got him interested in them, how they are created and what producers need to know to use stunts in their own films.
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T. Lee Beideck is the writer, director, and editor for the Sophomore Movie. This independent film was shot in Rochester, NY, using financial support from the community. In this interview, Tim discusses how he funded his film, why he shot in Rochester, and how he worked to make his amateur actors look great on camera.
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Michael Webber was the assistant editor on Observe & Report; a major feature film release from Hollywood. In this discussion, we discover how he sees the role of an assistant editor, what he looks for in hiring new members of his team, and what it took to get this film finished in post.

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