No Reshoots: Recent Episodes
Alec Thompson
Talking with Lydia Cornell was an absolute blast! On our Podcast we talk about her wonderful career, advice, being scared on sets, improv with Larry David, comedy, and more!
I talk with Ken Bowser and his experience with SNL and creating documentaries around the cast every 10 years. Furthermore, we discussed his attributes, what he did to start, what he found to be important in his career, and some of his favorite memories.
Ken Bowser is an animator, modeler, and 3D VFX creator. He has started off just as animation took off and has built an amazing career on it. In this episode we discuss his beginnings, what an animator looks like today, and more!
Deborah Landis has an outstanding career, working with Steven Spielberg for Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Louis Malle on Crackers (1984), John Landis included Trading Places (1983), An American Werewolf in London (1981), ¡Three Amigos! (1986), and the groundbreaking music video Michael Jackson's Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983), winner of MTV's first music video award. We have an amazing conversation about her life, what she did to get there, mentors, and what costume designing means.
Paul Thompson is an extremely talented individual, starting off as a theatre actor, then moving onto writing and directing. He has had experience with teaching Film and Television in England, the US, and Australia. We talk about his career, how teaching has changed, and what is expected when working internationally. He brings up points of how important it is to get world wide experience and how to feel like your work has value.
This week Chrisi and I discuss the importance of being a costume designer, how she researches the clothes worn for a scene, what the day to day is like for her on set, and some of her favorite memories in her long and successful career.
Joe Rosenberg has had 25 years of experience in the industry working with some of the biggest directing names. We discuss his career, how to approach new jobs, positive attitudes, and more!
American film and television director, film and television producer, and film and television writer. In this episode we talk about his career, how vulnerability plays a role in jobs, and why it is crucial to make people comfortable on set.
David has had an extensive career starting as a writer and moving into directing and producing. He is most known for “Rumpelstiltskin”, “Night of The Cyclone”, and “The Great Texas Dynamite!” We talk about how practical effects have changed the industry, how technology is inlfuencing the industry, and what it takes to be a director.
Charles Myers has an amazing career of working as an independent producer, creating award nominated short films, and even producing theme parks for Disney and Universal. We talk about his career, some advice, international films, and working with Russians at a theme park.