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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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Heikki Kossi - Finnish Foley Artist - Letters to Father Jacob, Rare Exports, Berberian Sound Studio, FILTH 17.06.2014

H5 Film Sound  was founded by  Heikki  in 2000.  Heikki  has worked as a foley artist and foley supervisor on feature films, shorts, TV-drama, documentaries and animation films. As a sound designer,  Heikki  has been involved in feature length documentaries and animation. Since 2004,  Heikki  has been working as a full time foley artist and a supervisor, mainly for fiction films and documentary wo...

Steve Browell - Sound Effects Editor & Sound Designer - Fantastic Mr. Fox, Jane Eyre, On the Road, Frankenweenie, Under the Skin, & Call the Midwife 10.06.2014

Steve has worked on award winning film and television projects over the years in various areas of the sound and music department, most specifically as Sound Effects Editor and Sound Designer. Steve  has worked on animated and live action shorts and features, including: Sweeney Todd , Fantastic Mr. Fox , Alice in Wonderland , Jane Eyre , On the Road , and Frankenweenie . Most recently,  Steve  was...

Igor Martinovic - Director of Photography - Sangre de mi sangre, Man on Wire, The Tillman Story, Red Riding, Sunlight Jr., and House of Cards 03.06.2014

Igor has worked on a mix of shorts and feature films as well as television and commercial work over the years. Igor's notable documentary work includes: the Oscar winning Man on Wire , The Tillman Story , and Addiction Incorporated . Igor's  narrative feature film projects include: Fraulein , Sangre de mi sangre , Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 , Silent House , Room 304 , and Sunlight Jr...

Jake Roberts - Film Editor - The Last Great Wilderness, Office Tigers, Donkeys, Perfect Sense, Tonight You re Mine, Citadel, and Starred Up 27.05.2014

Jake has worked on a number of films for director David Mackenzie and has worked on a variety of other film and TV projects for several other directors over the years. Jake has worked on film projects including: The Last Great Wilderness , Office Tigers , Donkeys , Perfect Sense , Tonight You’re Mine , Citadel , and Starred Up .

John Christian Rosenlund - Norwegian Director of Photography - Factotum, The Bothersome Man, Troubled Water, and A Thousand Times Goodnight 20.05.2014

John Christian began his professional career in film and television as a sound engineer. He ran his own sound studio from the age of 15, and he worked as an actor as well. From 1985, John Christian got his first professional experience in the visual media through Norwegian National (NRK) . In 1995, he completed his first feature film Fredrikssons Fabrikk . John Christian is the creator of Drylab R...

Ulf Brantas - Swedish Director of Photography - Show Me Love, Together, Lilya 4-Ever, Daybreak, Hawaii, Oslo, Happy End, and We Are The Best 13.05.2014

Ulf has over 30 years’ experience working all over the world on projects for film and television. Over the past years,  Ulf  has also worked on television projects like To the Ends of the Earth , Whitechapel and Treasure Island , and films including, Daybreak , Hawaii, Oslo , and Happy End . Ulf has worked several films with director, Lukas Moodysson , including: Show Me Love , Lilya 4-Ever , Toge...

Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly - Documentary and Narrative Filmmakers - The Way We Get By, The Gambling Man, Lifecasters, and Beneath the Harvest Sky 06.05.2014

Aron and Gita are a husband and wife award winning filmmaking team that collaboratively share the roles of director, writer, editor, and producer on their film projects. They are known for their work on the documentary projects: The Way We Get By , The Gambling Man , and Lifecasters . More recently, they have toured with their narrative feature film,  Beneath the Harvest Sky , an intense teen dram...

Adriano Goldman - Brazilian Director of Photography - City of Men, Sin Nombre, The Company You Keep, and August: Osage County 29.04.2014

Early in his career, Adriano worked with MTV Brazil , where he directed the inaugural acoustic program Unplugged as well as Sepultura's rendition of Orgasmatron, which took home the International Viewer's Choice Award at the MTV Video Music Awards . Adriano's musical cinematography includes the live concert films for acclaimed female vocalist Marisa Monte , and Kaya N'Gan Daya for Brazilian supers...

Aaron Yanes - Film Editor - Sangre de mi Sangre, Tyson, Poliwood, You Don t Know Jack, The Bay, Seduced and Abandoned, and Europa Report 22.04.2014

Aaron has worked on a variety of documentary and narrative feature films including: Sangre de mi Sangre , Tyson , Poliwood , the Golden Globe winning and Emmy winning and nominated, You Don’t Know Jack , The Bay , Seduced and Abandoned , and Europa Report .

Reed Morano - Director of Photography - Frozen River, Little Birds, For Ellen, Shut Up and Play the Hits, The Magic of Belle Isle, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, and Kill Your Darlings on DVD 15.04.2014

Reed’s  work includes the feature films:  Frozen River ,  The Magic of Belle Isle , Yelling to the Sky ,  Little Birds ,  For Ellen , and  Shut Up and Play the Hits . Reed’s  recent projects include:  Kill Your Darlings , a 35mm period piece about the Beat poets set in 1943, starring:  Daniel Radcliffe ,  Michael C. Hall ,  Dane DeHaan ,  Ben Foster , and  Jack Huston  and  The Inevitable Defeat o...

Patrice Vermette - Canadian Production Designer - C.R.A.Z.Y., The Young Victoria, 1981, City of Shadows, Cafe De Flore, Prisoners, and Enemy 08.04.2014

Patrice  has won three awards for his work on  C.R.A.Z.Y. , including the  Genie Award  for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design and a  Jutra Award  for Best Art Direction.  Patrice's  other work includes:  1981 ,  City of Shadows ,  La Banda Picasso ,  Café de Flore , and  The Young Victoria .  Patrice  was nominated for an  Oscar  in the category Best Art Direction for his work in...

Yoel Herzberg - Production Designer from Israel - Andante, The Human Resources Manager, Miral, The Attack, Zaytoun, and the Oscar nominated, Omar 01.04.2014

Yoel teaches production design in leading Israeli film and art academies, exhibits his photographs worldwide, and runs the Domaine Herzberg vineyards with his father. Yoel   is a Production Designer for feature films, as well as television programs and dramas, commercials and music videos, including the feature films: Andante , Miral , Mabul ,  Volcano Junction ,  The Human Resources Manager and Z...

Marko Costanzo - Foley Artist - Films for: John Sayles, John Cameron Mitchell, Spike Lee, Lee Daniels, Michel Gondry, Martin Scorsese, Thomas McCarthy, Ang Lee, and The Coen Brothers 25.03.2014

Marko has been working as a Foley Artist in NYC since 1983.  Marko  has worked on over 400 Films and TV Productions the years. Marko  has collaborated on film projects for directors including: John Sayles , John Cameron Mitchell , Spike Lee , Lee Daniels , Michel Gondry , Martin Scorsese , Thomas McCarthy , Ang Lee , and The Coen Brothers .

Edgar Barens - Documentary Filmmaker - Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall 18.03.2014

Edgar's body of work includes documentary films, experimental shorts, music videos and public service announcements, which have been screened at numerous film festivals, conferences, broadcast nationally and internationally, as well as distributed educationally. Edgar has worked on notable documentaries including: Angola Prison Hospice: Opening the Door , A Sentence of Their Own , and more recentl...

Jeffrey Karoff - Documentary Filmmaker - Karoff Films - The Robin Hood Foundation, the Oscar nominated documentary, Cavedigger 11.03.2014

Jeffrey honed his skills at UCLA , in the director's program at the  American Film Institute . Jeffrey directs commercials and documentaries for non-profit organizations like New York's philanthropic powerhouse, Robin Hood Foundation .  Jeffrey  first saw Ra Paulette's work in 2000 and was determined to bring it to life on film. This led to a spec spot featuring Ra Paulette for Canon Cameras , whi...

Review of 2014 Oscar Short Film Nominees: Live Action and Animated 04.03.2014

We reviewed the 2014 Academy Award short film nominees for the live-action and animation categories. The films are packaged by Shorts International and are screened at cinemas around the world in February and March. I was joined by Spoiler Alert Radio co-producer and Editor Paul Elsnau to give our take on this year's Oscar short film nominees for live action and animation.

Eddie Hamilton - Film Editor - Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: First Class, and Jadoo 25.02.2014

Over many years in the industry,  Eddie has cut over 20 feature films (both independent and major studio releases) in a wide variety of genres as well as TV dramas, documentaries and award-winning shorts.  Eddie has given presentations on Avid Media Composer editing at NAB  and IBC . He is a member of American Cinema Editors and BAFTA, and was on the feature film panel for EditFest London.  Eddie'...

Bettina Bohler - Award Winning German Editor - The State I Am In, Unveiled, Yella, Jerichow, Yella, The Look, Barbara, and Hannah Arendt 18.02.2014

Since 1985, Bettina has worked as an editor with several well-known German directors, on over fifty feature films, documentaries and television films. In her collaborations, she coined narrative rhythm and assembly structure and style of the Berlin School of film .  Bettina's works are characterized by the invisible interface, which draws attention to story and atmosphere, and the assembly is in t...

Reed Morano - Director of Photography - Frozen River, Little Birds, For Ellen, Shut Up and Play the Hits, The Magic of Belle Isle, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, and Kill Your Darlings 11.02.2014

Reed’s work includes the feature films: Frozen River , The Magic of Belle Isle , Yelling to the Sky , Little Birds , For Ellen , and Shut Up and Play the Hits . Reed’s  recent projects include: Kill Your Darlings , a 35mm period piece about the Beat poets set in 1943, starring: Daniel Radcliffe , Michael C. Hall , Dane DeHaan , Ben Foster , and Jack Huston and The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pet...

Bradford Young - Cinematographer - White Lies, Black Sheep, Restless City, Pariah, Middle of Nowhere, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, & Mother of George 04.02.2014

Bradford's feature films as director of photography include: White Lies, Black Sheep , Pariah , Restless City , Middle of Nowhere , Ain't Them Bodies Saints , and Mother of George . Bradford had earlier been cited as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film”, reflecting his work onflims like Mississippi Damned and Entre Nos . Bradford has won Cinematography Awards at the Sunda...

Tobias Lindholm - Danish Screenwriter and Film Director - Submarino, R, The Hunt, A Hijacking 28.01.2014

Tobias is a frequent collaborator of film director Thomas Vinterberg , with whom he has written the screenplays for feature films Submarino and the  Oscar nonimated film,  The Hunt .  Tobias  has also made a mark for himself on TV as a regular episode writer on Danish political TV-series Borgen . Tobias  also writes scripts for his own films: including hard-hitting prison film R and hostage drama ...

Phedon Papamichael - Award Winning Cinematographer - Sideways, The Weather Man, 3:10 to Yuma, The Descendants, Nebraska, and The Monuments Men 21.01.2014

Born in Athens, Greece, and educated in Germany, Phedon moved to New York in 1983, working as a photojournalist, and eventually crossing over into cinematography. Phedon now counts over 40 feature films to his credit as Director of Photography. Some of his earlier work includes Dance of the Damned , Cool Runnings , and Phenomenon . His more recent credits include Walk the Line ,  The Weather Man ,...

Charlotte Bruus Christensen - Danish Cinematographer - Submarino, My Good Enemy, Hunky Dory, The Hunt (Oscar nominee) 14.01.2014

Charlotte  began working with  Thomas Vinterberg  with his dramatic feature, Submarino , after working on a number of award winning short films, like  Between Us  which she also wrote and co-directed,  Charlotte  followed this up with the drama  My Good Enemy  and dramatic musical feature,  Hunky Dory . Charlotte  recently teamed again with  Thomas Vinterberg  on the acclaimed film, The Hunt , for...

Davy Rothbart - Magazine Editor, Author, Radio Producer, and Filmmaker - Medora - Available on iTunes 07.01.2014

Davy  is the creator and editor of  FOUND Magazine , author of  My Heart Is An Idiot , a book of personal essays, and  The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas , a collection of stories, and he is a frequent contributor to public radio’s  This American Life .  Davy’s  work also appears in  GQ ,  The New Yorker ,  The New York Times , and  Grantland .  Davy’s  directed two documentaries about the punk ro...

Tom Quinn - Director/Writer - The New Year Parade 31.12.2013

Tom Quinn  grew up in Bucks County, PA, where he directed a few shorts and freelanced as a camera assistant. His debut feature,  The New Year Parade , was selected for the  IFP Narrative Rough Cut Labs , won the  Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative  at  Slamdance , and was a  Gotham Award nominee  for “Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.” The New Year Parade  follows Jack and Kat over the...

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