From Suarez's Basement - A Communication, Media, and the Arts Podcast

Professor Suarez co-hosts with two students, having famous writer Isaac Oliver on the show. Isaac discusses his recent experiences on being the lead writer for the show High Maintenance. This episode is filled with Isaac’s successes and failures as a writer, along with discussing his works within the LGBTQIA community. Tune in for this episode, as Isaac tackles the entirety of screenwriting!

This week’s episode is quite a treat! Professor Suarez, along with two students, have the pleasure of interviewing the legendary writer/actor Steve Pemberton! Viewers will be thrown right into Pemberton’s decisive process of creating a television program. He tackles every aspect of production in this episode, as he has done it all! Steve has taken part in multiple areas of production-from writing,...

Have you ever wanted an inside look into the production of your favorite show? Well, Game of Thrones fans, look no further! For this episode of F.S.B, Professor Suarez hosts Deborah Riley, Game of Thrones production designer. Deborah dives into depth about her career, and the major changes she has made through it. She also gives us a sneak peek into some of the greatest challenges faced on the set...

f you’ve been on social media recently, the name Bridgerton might ring a bell for you: Netflix’s latest hit series combines everything we love about Jane Austen’s spine-tingling romances with the best of our generation’s trends, including a string quartet cover of Ariana Grande’s Thank You, Next . This episode, we’re joined by the show’s very own costume designer, who tells us all about how this p...

If you’re a big Star Wars nerd like the team here at FSB, you won’t want to miss our latest episode with Paul Hirsch – lead editor for some of Hollywood’s biggest film franchises, like Star Wars and Mission Impossible. Come geek out with us as we chat with Hirsch about his incredible career in the film industry, as he tells all about film editing, Hollywood, and your favorite movies.

In an exciting new episode of FSB, we join Professor Suarez and co-hosts Shamus Lobene and Michael Allchin for a thrilling conversation with film and television director, Colin Bucksey. With an impressive lineup of credits, including the hit AMC series Breaking Bad and FX’s Fargo. Bucksey dealsus into all the industry secrets, including his time as a director on sets, the key to well-written scrip...

Prof. Suarez hosts cinematographer Steven Meizler on the show. Co-hosting with his colleague Jacob Dudd, the three arouse a conversation about Meizlers’ experiences with filming the Queen’s Gambit. He elaborates on what it’s like to work as a cinematographer, and how he formulated his work for the Queen’s Gambit. Meizler also gives viewers the inside scoop on what it’s like to work for legends in...

For this week’s episode, Professor Suarez hosts the Academy Award and The British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) 2021 winning best film editor Mikkel E.G Nielsen on the show. Co-hosting with his student Damon Park, the three dive into Nielsen’s recent reactions to being nominated and winning best editor. Plus, Mikkel jumps right into his creative process, breaking down every step for us! If you are a...

"The magic of make-believe and character development can't be detached from the importance of the costume design process." These are the words of our special guest to celebrate Halloween week, Jany Temime. No one knows this unique process better than her. She is the mastermind behind the costume designs of some of the most iconic films and television shows including, the worldwide phenomena of the...

Three-time Emmy nominee for her excellent work on Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale , Costume Designer Natalie Bronfman visited the basement and gave us a master class in costume design and character psychology! Natalie's talents go beyond The Handmaid's Tale as she is also behind the costume design for the second and third seasons of Apple TV+’s See . We spoke about the iconic red cape from The Handmaid...

In the latest episode of his podcast, Professor Suarez invites prominent actor Adam Godley onto the show! Co-hosting with his colleague Steve Mazzoccone, the two dive right into Godley’s career as a prominent actor, starring in large scale works like Breaking Bad, The Great, & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Adam also dives right into how he obtained, prepared, and built the characters he p...

It's always exciting and fun to chat with someone with such a passion and love for visual storytelling. Jessica Lee Gagne is a well-known cinematographer who is behind the visual world of Apple’s new hit TV show Severance. We talked with Jessica about her love and passion for visual storytelling, her experience behind-the-scenes of Severance, and her work partnership with director and actor Ben St...

In this episode, we talk with Emmy nominated cinematographer, David Moxness. Moxness shares his experience with visual storytelling, how he handles creative disputes with directors, and how much of television is edited in post production. Future cinematographers and those that are interested in the entertainment industry should not miss this episode!

Emmy Award Winner for HBO's hit TV show VEEP as Set Decorator; the talented Kimberly Wannop visited the basement. When asked what a set decorator's job is, Kim responded: "To be sure the characters are present in the space even when they aren't physically there, on the set, that is my job." She is not only a master of this complex and meticulous process of decorating television and movie sets, but...

Having the need to tell a story and see yourself represented in that story is the motivation behind this talented Mexican actor, Luis Antonio Aldana’s work. I had the fantastic opportunity to talk to Luis about his acting career, his latest film “Acuitzeramo,” available now on HBO Max, and much more. Don’t miss this opportunity to watch this exciting and new episode of “From Suarez’s Basement.”

In this fascinating interview with composer Rupert Gregson-Williams, we have the chance to look inside the composer's creative mind. We explore with him the intimate and irrefutable relationship that the score has with the visual storytelling process; the importance of the relationship between the composer and director to create an excellent score; the different score composing processes between a...

In the first episode of Season 4 of From Suarez’s Basement, we talk to John Robert Hoffman, a Director, Writer, and Producer known for productions like Northern Lights , Only Murders in the Building and Looking ! Viewers will be entertained as Hoffman shares his expertise across many different lines of work with them. You will learn the differences in writing for TV and film, how to balance differ...