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Meet the Set Decorator: A Conversation with Claire Kaufman (‘Oppenheimer,’ 'Little Women')
Learn about the art of set decorating in this interview with Claire Kaufman, a skilled Set Decorator with an impressive portfolio that spans from the Oscar Award-Winning film Oppenheimer to the highly stylized FX series American Horror Story. Furnishings, wallpaper, drapery, paint swatches — Set Decorating (known in the…
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Meet the Sound Mixer
A conversation with Oscar-winning re-recording mixer, Lora Hirschberg ('Inception', Skywalker Sound) It can be easy to take the sound in a film or television show for granted. After all, they are a visual medium. Think of the last thing you watched – whether it was a sweeping countryside, a flashy car chase, or a character…
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Meet the Script Supervisor: Rachel Connors Phillippe ('Mrs. Maisel', 'Only Murders')
A conversation with Rachel Connors Phillippe (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ and ‘Only Murders in the Building’) If you were to walk onto a hot set (a term used when cameras are rolling), you would find script supervisor, Rachel Connors Phillippe, near the director and a video monitor, jotting notes in her binder with an…
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Meet 1st AC: A Conversation with Matt Sanderson ('Everything Everywhere All At Once')
Hidden in a dark corner of the set, steady and focused with a video monitor in hand, you’ll find Matt Sanderson, one of the finest 1st AC’s (Assistant Camera) in Hollywood. While the spotlight is most often on the actors Matt is pulling focus on, today, our attention shifts to the unassuming hero behind the lens, shedding…
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Meet the Steadicam Operator: A conversation with Brian Freesh (‘Babylon,’ ‘American Ninja Warrior')
Imagine the film ‘Rocky’ without Balboa’s iconic run up the Philadelphia Art Museum’s flight of stairs, or ‘The Shining’ without the Danny’s Big Wheel tricycle traveling the eerie corridors of the Overlook Hotel. These iconic scenes were made possible with the help of the Steadicam, a groundbreaking tool that…
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Meet the UPM: Carrie Holt de Lama ('The Bear') & James McAlister ('Power Book IV:Force')
Behind every rolling camera are a crew, actors, and a location that was meticulously planned through the skillful coordination of a Unit Production Manager (UPM). Their role is to make sure that every production runs smoothly – from the hiring of crew members, to monitoring that every department stays on budget, to…
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Production Spotlight: The Rigging Gaffer
A Conversation with Adam Harrison (‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’) Some may consider lighting to be the most technically challenging medium to work with. For those who master it, lighting is what brings the set of a film or television show to life. Lighting has the power to…