Behind The Screen

This week Carolyn is joined by Emmy winning production designer Donal Woods to discuss his work on 'Downton Abbey', the film that continues the story of the hit series. He shares insights into shooting on location and building sets to accommodate the story's needs. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She w...

On this week's episode Carolyn sits down with visual effects supervisors Robert Legato & Adam Valdez, and virtual production supervisor Ben Grossmann to dive into the virtual filmmaking techniques used to build the world of Jon Favreau's 'The Lion King'. They share how modifying a game engine helped create and capture the virtual film, and what the future holds for this technology. In this podcast...

This week, Carolyn is joined by re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank and supervising sound editor Tim Kimmel to discuss their work on the final season of the HBO hit series, Game of Thrones. They break down the sound of the Emmy nominated episode, The Long Night and share their collaborative process with showrunners David Benioff And D.B. Weiss. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor fo...

On this week's episode, Carolyn sits down with composer Hildur Guðnadóttir to discuss her innovative score for the HBO mini series, 'Chernobyl'. She shares her techniques used to capture the sounds of a nuclear power plant and build digital instruments out of the field recordings. Also discussed is her work on the upcoming Todd Phillips film, 'Joker'. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech...

This week, Carolyn sits down with composer Kris Bowers to discuss his score for Ava DuVernay's HBO limited series, 'When They See Us'. He breaks down the writing process of several themes heard in the show and shares his experiences of collaborating with DuVernay on the score. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking c...

Following her conversation with cinematographer Robert Richardson, Carolyn sits down with production sound mixer Mark Ulano and supervising sound editor Wylie Statement to discuss their collaborative process on Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood'. They dive deep into Tarantino's love for capturing performances, why sound is part science and part subjective, and how recent leaps in...

This week, Carolyn is joined by cinematographer Robert Richardson to discuss his work on Quentin Tarantino's ninth film 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood'. He shares the challenges of recreating Hollywood of 1969, how he collaborates with various departments during production and post-production, and his thoughts on the future of film projection. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor...

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' sco...

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 p...

On this week's episode, Carolyn speaks 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 such a special experience. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the f...

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. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham Learn mo...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Repor...

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. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst and Jos...

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 their individual journeys which lead to collaborating on a project for the first time. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Ho...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hol...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of t...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She will be talking with th...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She wil...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina,...

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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Edit...

On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Dean DeBlois, the Writer and Director of DreamWorks Animation 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. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking...

On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Hannah Beachler, the Production Designer for the Oscar nominated Marvel movie, 'Black Panther'. Hannah shares how she and her team traveled to Africa to find inspiration for the design of Wakanda and the many sets that helped bring the story into reality. In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage...

On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Paul Massey, who is one of the rerecording mixers on the Academy Award nominated film, 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Paul tells us about how he worked with the members of Queen and the sound editorial team to bring the feeling of a live concert into theaters. He also talks about the extended Live Aid scenes that are included on the Blu-ray and DVD that is now availa...

On this weeks episode Carolyn meets with Jimmy Chin, the Director of Photography and Co-Director on the documentary 'Free Solo'. This heart pounding film follows Alex Honnold on his journey to achieve his lifelong goal of free soloing El Capitan, a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Chin talks about how he and his crew accomplished the filming of such a harrowing feat. Hosted by: C...