MergingArts Productions
Spoiler Alert Radio
Spoiler Alert Radio features conversations on the craft of film making. We discuss film making with some of the most engaging and talented cinematographers, production designers, editors, composers, sound designers, and more. Both entertaining and informative, Spoiler Alert Radio gives you a sneak peek behind the scenes in the world of film. It is aired on Pacifica Radio Network affiliates throughout the country. Please note that due to terrestrial radio syndication, there is a 3-4 week delay in publishing podcast episodes.
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Jun 19, 2026
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April Lasky - Production Designer - Indignation, The Greatest Showman, Unsane, Taipei, and Depraved 19.04.2018 29:01
April grew up in small rural town in Hunterdon country, NJ before pursuing a BFA in Interior Design. Her short film work has been featured in Sundance for Hold On as well as the Tribeca for Lemon . Other shorts include Strays , Fill Your Heart with French Fries , and Toru . April's feature film work as Set Dresser includes Lullaby , The Family Fang , and Indignation . More recently she was Set Dre...
Tommaso Fiorilli - Cinematographer - Cages, The Attack, Baron Noir, The Insult 12.04.2018 29:01
Tommaso started his career in Italy working in fashion photography, before moving to Belgium to study and work in cinematography on feature film and television. His television work includes the television film Sanctuaire and the series Spiral , Reporters , Paris , and most recently Baron Noir . Tommaso's film work includes Cages , Illegal , The Attack and most recently the Oscar -nominated film T...
Tristan Oliver - Cinematographer - Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, ParaNorman, Loving Vincent, and Isle of Dogs 05.04.2018 29:01
Tristan has been a cinematographer for over 20 years in film, television, commercials, and music videos and is best-known for his work in shooting stop-motion animation. Tristan has worked with director Nick Park on the Oscar-winning short films The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave , and the Oscar -winning feature film Curse of the Were-Rabbit . His cinematography credits also include the...
Nathan Halpern - Composer - Rich Hill, All the Presidents Men Revisited, One Percent More Humid, and The Rider 29.03.2018 29:01
Nathan is an Emmy -nominated composer and has been named one of Indiewire's Composers to Watch. Some of his notable film scores over the years include the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner film, Rich Hill , the Emmy and Peabody Award -winning, Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present , and All the Presidents Men Revisited . More recent scores from Nathan include the documentary, Joan Didion: The Ce...
Gary Archer - Dental Prosthetics Designer - Mrs. Doubtfire, Interview with the Vampire, the Austin Powers trilogy, Nixon, Free State of Jones, and I Tonya 22.03.2018 29:01
Originally from the UK and currently living in Los Angeles, Gary has been working for close to 30 years in dental prosthetics for film. Some Gary's film credits include: Mrs. Doubtfire , Interview with the Vampire , the Austin Powers trilogy, Blade , and X-Men . More recent films Gary has worked on include Free State of Jones , I Tonya , Ready Player One , Sicario: Day of the Soldado , and My Din...
Consuelo Catucci - Italian Film Editor - Angel of Evil, The Dinner, Perfect Strangers, 7 Minutes, and The Place 15.03.2018 29:01
Consuelo has worked primarily for Italian productions and European co-productions, with several directors including Giuliano Montaldo , Michele Placido , Ivano De Matteo , and Paolo Genovese . She's an European Film Academy member and her film projects include: The Demons of St. Petersburg , The Entrepreneur , The Lookout , A Perfect Family , and The Dinner . Consuelo has won or been nominated fo...
Kazuhiro Tsuji - Sculptor and Prosthetic Makeup Designer - Rhapsody in August, Men In Black, Planet of the Apes, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Darkest Hour 08.03.2018 29:01
Born in Kyoto, Japan, Kazuhiro is a contemporary hyperrealist sculptor living and working in Los Angeles, with 25 years experience as a special effects makeup artist in Hollywood. Some of Kazu's film projects include Akira Kurosawa's film, Rhapsody in August , Men in Black , Planet of the Apes , Hellboy , Click , Norbit , and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . More recent film work includes Lo...
Olivier Mellano - Composer and Musician - Love Like Poison, MellaNoisEscape, The Girl Without Hands, No Land 01.03.2018 29:01
Originally from Paris, and a violinist by training, Olivier has collaborated with more than 50 French groups in styles from classical to rock to hip-hop to electronic and world music. His film work includes Love Like Poison and Miss Impossible , and Olivier has performed live musical accompaniment to films such as Steven Spielberg's Duel and F.W. Murnau's Sunrise . Other multimedia projects he ha...
Julian Slater - Sound Designer, Editor, and Mixer - Hillary and Jackie, Shaun of the Dead, Girl With the Pearl Earring, Attack the Block, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Gift, and Baby Driver 22.02.2018 29:01
In a career spanning 25 years, Julian has created and designed sound for movies for top directors such as Edgar Wright , Tim Burton , Joel Edgerton , and George Miller . Julian's film credits include Hillary and Jackie , Shaun of the Dead , In Bruges , Scott Pilgrim vs the World , Attack the Block , and The Gift . More recent projects Julian has worked on include Mad Max: Fury Road , for which he...
Wiebke von Carolsfeld - Film Editor, Writer, and Director - The Five Senses, Marion Bridge, Wrecked, Stay, and The Saver 15.02.2018 29:01
Wiebke was born and raised in Germany, eventually moving to Toronto, and starting out as an Assistant Editor for Ron Sanders on David Cronenberg's M. Butterfly . Wiebke made her directorial debut with Marion Bridge , starring Molly Parker , Rebecca Jenkins , and Ellen Page , with by Daniel MacIvor , which won Best First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival . Other films Wiebke wrote...
Adruitha Lee - Hair Stylist and Designer - Walk the Line, Spring Breakers, Dallas Buyers Club, 12 Years a Slave, Elvis and Nixon, and I, Tonya 08.02.2018 29:01
Originally from Alabama, Adruitha started out as a hairdresser and salon owner before moving to Nashville to work in the music industry on videos and live performances. Eventually moving to Los Angeles and working in film, Adruitha has contributed to such diverse projects as Walk the Line , Evan Almighty , The Artist , and Spring Breakers . In 2014, she won an Academy Award for her work on the fil...
Dan Laustsen - Danish Cinematographer - Nightwatch, 1864, Crimson Peak, Small Town Killers, John Wick: Chapter 2, Simon and the Oaks, and The Shape of Water 01.02.2018 29:01
Over his career, Dan has worked on numerous films and television projects both in Denmark and internationally. His work has garnered much critical acclaim, including nominations and wins for the Robert Awards , the Danish Academy Awards. Dan has collaborated with several notable directors, including Ole Bornedal and Guillermo del Toro . Some of Dan's work for director Ole Bornedal includes the fil...
Burkhard Dallwitz - Australian Film Composer - The Truman Show, Underbelly, The Way Back, and Wolf Creek 25.01.2018 29:01
Born in Germany, and having moved to Australia in 1979, Burkhard has worked as a composer for feature films, television and commercials since 1984. Some of Burkard's film work includes The Caterpillar Wish , T he Way Back , and the documentary Red Obsession . His score for the Peter Weir's film, The Truman Show , won him several awards including a Golden Globe for Best Original Score. Burkard's t...
Paul Austerberry - Canadian Production Designer - Take The Lead, 30 Days of Night, Pompeii, The Liberator, Len and Company, and The Shape of Water 18.01.2018 29:01
Paul studied Architecture at Carleton University in Ottawa before working for two years as an architect designing small commercial and residential projects finally segueing into design for film. As Art Director, Paul's credits include Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy , Harriet the Spy , The Real Blonde , and X-Men . Paul won a Canadian Screen Award for achievement for his work designing Pompeii and f...
Sam Levy - Director of Photography - Wendy and Lucy, Frances Ha, Green Porno, Maggie's Plan, and Lady Bird 11.01.2018 29:01
Sam studied filmmaking at Brown University , and The University of Paris-Michelet , before apprenticing with acclaimed Cinematographer Harris Savides . Sam has worked on commercials and music videos for such directors as Spike Jonze , Mark Romanek , and Stacy Wall . His film projects include, Wendy and Lucy for director Kelly Reichardt , Maggie's Plan for Rebecca Miller , Green Porno for Isabel...
David McCallum - Supervising Sound Editor - Vikings, The Handmaids Tale, Alias Grace, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Molly's Game 04.01.2018 29:01
A dialogue and ADR specialist, David was a founding partner at Tattersall Sound & Picture in Toronto, now part of SIM International . David's film work includes Take This Waltz and Away From Her for director Sarah Polley , as well as screen adaptations of Jose Saramagos' Blindness and Salman Rushdies ' Midnights Children . His most recent screen credits include the acclaimed television dramas The...
Tristan Oliver - Cinematographer - Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, ParaNorman, Loving Vincent, and Isle of Dogs 28.12.2017 29:01
Tristan has been a cinematographer for over 20 years in film, television, commercials, and music videos and is best-known for his work in shooting stop-motion animation. Tristan has worked with director Nick Park on the Oscar-winning short films The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave , and the Oscar -winning feature film Curse of the Were-Rabbit . His cinematography credits also include the feature...
Chris Jones - Production Designer - The Accountant, Chrystal, 20th Century Women, Lady Bird 21.12.2017 29:01
Chris' earlier work included Production Design on the Academy Award winning short film, The Accountant for Ray McKinnon and as an Assistant Art Director and Set Designer on Silver City for Director and Writer John Sayles . Chris has worked on major commercials over the years including clients like Microsoft , Levi's , and Acura . Chris continued to work with Ray McKinnon on Chrystal and Randy and...
Ann Marie Fleming - Filmmaker and Animator - The French Guy, I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, and Window Horses 14.12.2017 29:01
Ann Marie is an award-winning Canadian independent filmmaker, writer and artist, born in Okinawa, of Chinese and Australian parentage. Ann Marie has created dozens of animated short films over the years, several involving the character of Stickgirl which sort of serves as her avatar. Her graphic novel, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam , was adapted from her documentary film of the same name and i...
Ben Smithard - Director of Photography - The Damned United, My Week with Marilyn, Goodbye Christopher Robin, and The Man Who Invented Christmas 07.12.2017 29:01
Ben has worked in still photography, commercials, and music videos, in addition to television and film. Ben's projects for television include the series Vincent , The Trip , The Dresser , and Cranford , for which he won a cinematography Emmy . His feature film work includes such acclaimed films as The Damned United , My Week with Marilyn , and Belle . Ben's most recent work includes the author bio...
Jade Healy - Production Designer - The House of the Devil, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and I, Tonya 30.11.2017 29:01
Originally from Montreal, Jade began her film career as a production executive before moving into the art department. Jade's work as Production Designer includes: The House of The Devil and In a Valley of Violence for director Ti West , David Lowery's Ain't Them Bodies Saints , Pete's Dragon , and A Ghost Story , and James White for Josh Mond . Jade's most recent projects include the thriller The...
Nicholas Schenck - Sound Designer and Sound Editor - Half Nelson, Grace Is Gone, Song of Lahore, The Hero, The Departure, and Lady Bird 23.11.2017 29:01
Nick has worked on earlier projects in sound including on narrative and documentary films like: Half Nelson , Grace Is Gone , Chop Shop , and Song of Lahore . Nick has done recording engineering work for Vice for HBO and sound editing on the documentary feature, The Departure , and the acclaimed narrative features, The Hero and Lady Bird .
Paula Fairfield - Sound Designer - The Black Dahlia, Lost, Game of Thrones, and Mother! 16.11.2017 29:01
During her career as an exhibiting artist, Paula was the director of Canada's foremost media center, Charles Street Video . Her art work resides in several collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada . Paula started out her sound work with Sound Dogs in Toronto, relocating to Los Angeles in 1998. She has garnered fifteen MPSE nominations, with four wins for her work on Game of...
Ron Sanders - Film Editor - The Fly, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, A Dangerous Method, Coraline, Maps to the Stars, Mean Dreams, and The Grizzlies 09.11.2017 29:01
Ron has worked with directors including: Mark Lester , Robert Longo , Daniel Petrie Jr. , Sturla Gunnarson , Norman Jewison , and Henry Sellick . Ron has collaborated with director David Cronenberg on a total of 16 films, including The Fly , Spider , eXistenZ , Eastern Promises , A History of Violence , A Dangerous Method , and Maps to the Stars . Ron's recent projects include Mean Dreams directe...
Michael Miller - Film Editor - Manhattan, Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller s Crossing, Ghost World, Boys on the Side, I m Gonna Git U Sucka, Slipstream, Infinitely Polar Bear, and Abundant Acreage Available 02.11.2017 29:01
Michael landed the job of assistant editor on Woody Allen's film Manhattan as well as Stardust Memories and Raging Bull and he became a sound editor on Joel and Ethan Coen's film, Blood Simple , and going onto collaborate as film editor of Raising Arizona and Miller's Crossing . Michael's many other cutting credits include I'm Gonna Git U Sucka , Boys on the Side , Swing Kids , Ghost World , Stig...
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