Filmtalkz

What does a DIT actually do? In this episode, we chat to Andy, better known as Elvis, about his journey into the world of digital imaging, starting as a trainee and working his way up to live grade technician. From recreating Live Aid for   Bohemian Rhapsody   to the car chases in   The Batman , Elvis has seen the magic happen from behind the monitor. We talk about set life, live grading, working...

In this episode, we sit down with filmmaker duo Jack Margerison and Maxwell Bamber to talk about  WOOTTENS —a beautifully shot short film capturing generations of boatbuilders working along the River Thames. We explore the emotional depth behind the project, the dynamics of their creative partnership, and the power of telling quiet, character-driven stories. Jack and Max share what it's like t...

In this episode of Filmtalkz were re-joined by Max Goldini, Senior Colorist at Picture Shop UK, who returns to the podcast a year after our first discussion.   This time, we dive even deeper into the art and science of color grading, exploring how Max approaches scripted and unscripted content, handles post-production challenges, and adapts to new technology like AI and remote collaboration. We&#3...

Chris Grubb, Creative Director at Whisper TV, has been shaping compelling sports documentaries and live broadcasts for years. With a background at the BBC and ITV, Chris has brought his expertise to award-winning projects like   Sven   and   Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes . At Whisper, Chris oversees a diverse range of projects, from sports to branded content, working with a team that spans th...

Hyun Jin Cho, a programmer for the London Film Festival, has been curating captivating content for over four years. Collaborating closely with colleagues, she has helped bring some of the world's most beautiful films to England's second-oldest film festival.     Currently, Jin is leading the Experimenta Strand, focusing on artistic movements, shorts, documentaries, and select feature films...

Randi Altman built p ostPerspective  from the ground up, working as Editor-in-Chief after founding the Leading Digital Magazine for the Post Production & Production communities 11 years ago.   She has found her niche in interviewing the guys behind the screens, the ones who help bring all the magic together in post.   The vision was to create an Architectural Digest  of the films you see - &#3...

Filmtalkz is joined by documentarian, filmmaker, archivist, and founder of Dvarchive , Rick Ray. Having adopted a solo-traveller lifestyle early on, Rick has explored the far reaches of the world with his camera. From here, he developed a stock footage collection so that content can be accessible by anyone. It's a mixture of his own adventures and a scavenger hunt through public records in the...

Alex Churnoff is a lead colorist at Pictureshop , working on some of the most exciting sport docuseries on Netflix, like Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Tour De France: Unchained, and Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story.   Reigning at the top of the Netflix charts, Drive to Survive has had an unprecedented impact on the world of racing, boosting viewer number over 50%, year on year and introduced a...

What started with a need to choose a film on Friday night transpired into a business - Ben Polkinghorne has fixed our cinematic indecision through AI with moveme.tv .   Unlike content based algorithms that look at your previous choices, or collaborative filtering which recommends popular content, moveme.tv focuses on how a viewer is feeling in that moment with ground-breaking AI technology assessi...

In this episode, we chat with Andres Aparicio, a music artist from Bakersfield with over 50,000 monthly listeners and four albums under his belt.   Andres knew he had a love for creating music early on with his life, picking up his first violin when he was only just eight years old. Influenced early on by bands such as My Chemical Romance, Dance Gavin Dance, Drake, and Say Anything.   He speaks ab...

Where do you encounter an acidic Mayfair glitz with a noughties Notting Hill bohemian look tied together with a strong sense of aristocracy? You come to Saltburn.   In this episode, we chat to Set Director Charlotte Dirickx and Art Director Caroline Barclay about their work on Emerald Fennell's Saltburn (2023). A sticky, uncomfortable, hedonistic riot, this film explores desire, wealth, and po...

Filmworkz speaks with with Max Goldini, a colorist at Pictureshop, as he takes us through his journey into the industry, his experience grading BBC's 'Ambulance' and 'Everything I Know About Love', and why your greatest tool in post production is communication.   'Create Incredible' has now changed to 'Filmtalkz', but fear not, all episodes are still available h...

Filmtalkz catches up with Rowan Woods, the  London Film Festival 's Series and Episodic Programmer for the BFI, just as the festival is about to begin, to chat about what we can expect, the months of planning that goes in to it, and how it caters to all audiences.    We touch on the infamous Don't Worry Darling (2022) drama and the impact social media has had in democratising film festival...

On our final episode of this season of Create Incredible, we go back to where we began by interviewing first time director Maya Katherine. Last time she was taking us through how her first short film  Moishe  came together and what it was like trying to break into the industry - this time we catch up on its progress since then and how it's been in post production.    And she's not alone! ...

We all love to watch a classic nature documentary, there's nothing quite like it - especially for Picture Shop 's Colorist Dan Gill.     BBC's 'Blue Planet II' was what first got him inspired, and now he's grading hit shows like Netflix's Our Great National Parks , Wild Babies,   Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale and BBC Two's Natural World: Florida - America's...

This year's Cannes Camera D'Or winner, 'Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell' (2023), has been hailed by Variety for its 'meticulous, intricately staggered compositions (that) paint in the rich, wet greens of the surrounding forest, the mineral blues of weather-heavy skies and the interrupting gauze of mist over everything...'    It's a poignant tale of grief and love, a man...

Restoration artists Michael Coronado and Pedro Morelos joins 'Create Incredible' from the Duplitech offices in LA, to talk about the growing industry of restoration, how they got into this world, tips for starting out, and what draws them to restoring old footage.    With both having some great titles under their belt, films like Legally Blonde, The Hurt Locker, Captain America, and Bellad...

Oliver Schmitz is a South African director and screenwriter, who found fame in 1988 with the release of 'Mapantsula'. It is considered to be the first anti-apartheid feature film by, for and about black South Africans, and tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united...

Peter Doyle is an innovative and pioneering colorist, currently at Post Works in New York, renowned for his creative and original approaches to color grading that has played a part in changing the industry itself.    His career spans iconic and much loved franchises to award winning blockbuster films like Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Gentleman, Fantastic Beasts, Paddington, The Hobbit,...

Brecht Declercq has been working at the International Federation of Television Archives for nearly 7 years, serving as their President for the last two, representing and leading the federation in its vision and mission in their quest to protect media archives.    He has worked all over Europe, starting out as a radio archivist for the Flemish public broadcaster VRT, as digitisation manager at meem...

'Create Incredible''s latest guest is Doug Weir, who supervises film remastering and restoration at the BFI and was a key figure in releasing a recently restored version of the concert documentary 'Dance Craze' (1981), bringing to life footage of some of the most iconic British musical figures, like Madness and The Specials.   Two tone was a movement in the late 1970s born out...

Blake Jones is Create Incredible's latest guest, and is a color grading legend, with nearly three decades worth of experience. Film is in Blake's blood: born in the hospital opposite the studio, both his parents worked at Disney, which meant he would see films like 'Mary Poppins' and 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' be put together.   Blake's own portfolio is vast, grading fil...

'Create Incredible's' latest guest is Purab Kohli, an experienced Bollywood actor, model, and former video jockey, who initially found fame in India but is now moving to audiences around the world.   Although starting off presenting TV programmes, like a travel show and the Indian equivalent of MTV, he found early success with Hip Hip Hurray . He has since gone on to take part in movie...

This week on 'Create Incredible', we chat with Michael Robayo who is an independent filmmaker from the Bronx, New York, who frequently works on music videos, dance films, and documentaries.    Michael also set up his own production company, Site B studios, and works alongside artists and filmmakers who are committed to create human stories grounded in realism but told with contemporary vis...

This week's guest is Chin We, an award winning British Nigerian visual artist and filmmaker; through film, photography, and mixed media, she explores themes of social and cultural identity, representation, heritage, and the African diaspora.    Her latest project takes her into the world of film, as she begins post production on 'Nwanyịbùífe' - an experimental art documentary that foll...