Today on the show I speak with the founder and CEO of Kinema , a company whose mission is to make it fun, easy, and financially rewarding for anyone who wants to screen a movie—from individuals to organizations. One of the things I try to do with this podcast is to explore ALL aspects of filmmaking and the industry that are intriguing, provocative, and interesting. I wanted to create a show that feels like the kind of geeky, cinema-loving conversations that you'd have with your filmmaking friend...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Bonus bonus episode! Today Kenny is talking with Nick Mihm & Brandon Smith, the director and cinematographer of the soon to be released MSNBC documentary "In the Dark of the Valley." The film follows a group of mothers who discover that the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, located just outside of Los Angeles, was the site of one of the largest nuclear accidents in United States history; and may have exposed their children and their community to cancer-causing hazardous waste. The film is premi...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Bonus episode! Today Scott is talking with Carla Gutierrez, editor of the soon to be released documentary “Julia.” “Julia” tells the story of the legendary cookbook author Julia Child, a woman who changed the way Americans think about food, television and even about women. Carla has edited a number of large documentaries including “Pray Away” and critically acclaimed “RBG.” You can see more of Carlas work here . Make sure to check out “Julia” which is hitting theaters tomorrow, November 12th! Sc...
Nov 11, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 26
This week on the show Ron interviews Edu Grau , the director of photography for Rebecca Hall's black and white film "Passing." This is a film where the themes of the story about a light-skinned black woman, played by Ruth Negga, parallel the medium on which the story is told. Ruth's character is played opposite Tessa Thompson, herself a woman who could pass, but chooses not to (at least not permanently). Edu is a cinematographer with an impressive background, being one of the youngest people to ...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 25
On todays episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, Scott talks with editors Jeannette Christensen & Dan Wolfmeyer about the A&E reality show "Zombie House Flipping." In this episode they talk about what lead editors on these types of shows do, the differences in cutting styles between different types of reality shows & dealing with time constraints when cutting reality TV. Enjoy the episode and check out "Zombie House Flipping" on A&E! Scott on twitter: @Editblog The Art of the F...
Nov 02, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Today on Crossing the 180, host Ron Dawson speaks with best-selling author and screenwriter Mishna Wolff , writer of the Ubisoft produced horror-comedy "Werewolves Within." Mishna and Ron have a blast talking about her career as a writer, how the project came to be, and the making of it. - Mishna on Twitter - Ron on Twitter Crossing the 180 theme music " Gettin' Paid, Part II by Alec's Band (CC BY) and curated from FreeMusicArchive.org . The Art of the Frame podcast is available on Spotify, Appl...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Welcome to another episode of Editors on Editing with host Glenn Garland. This week, Glenn talks with editors Tom Cross, ACE & Elliot Graham, ACE about the latest James Bond flick "No Time To Die." Tom is an Oscar winner for "Whiplash" and an Eddie winner for "La La Land" as well as the editor of "First Man." Elliot edited such films as "Steve Jobs", "Mollys Game" & "Milk" a film for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Enjoy todays episode and make sure to check out "No Time To Die" in ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Today Ron speaks with writer/director Karen Cinorre . Karen is the artist behind the recently released psychological thriller and contemporary mythological retelling of the Siren story, "MAYDAY." Ron has a great convo with Karen about how she got into filmmaking, bringing this indie film to life, her process, and the important themes of women empowerment. (Note that at 37:45 they get into full blow spoiler discussion). -The Film on Twitter - https://twitter.com/maydaythefilm - Ron on Twitter ( t...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 21
On todays episode of the Frame & Reference Podcast, Kenny talks with cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, ASC about the new HBO film "The Many Saints of Newark." Serving as the prequel to the ever popular series "The Sopranos", "The Many Saints of Newark" reveals the humanity behind Tony's struggles and the influence his family - especially his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti - had over him becoming the most iconic mob boss of all time. As a cinematographer, Kramer has worked on numerous block buster...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 20
The N-word is the granddaddy of all non-PC words. It's been at the heart of many a controversy in the artistic community about its use. Today on the show we have three filmmakers taking on this topic straight on with the production of their short film "The Hard R." But two of the filmmakers are not at all who you might expect to be making such a film: a white, Jewish co-writer, Levi Gordon, and an Assyrian co-writer/director, Adad Warda. They're joined by their creative producing partner, a blac...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 19
On this special episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, guest hosts Matt Jeppsen and Dean Friske talk with "Monsters of Man" writer, director and DP Mark Toia. Available on Amazon Prime, "Monsters of Man" debuted in late 2020 and has since risen to one of the top 10 action films on Amazon. In the episode, Matt and Dean talk with Mark about how he created the slick sci-fi thriller, and the challenges in self-financing and self-distributing the film. “Monsters of Man” can be rented on Amazon Prim...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 18
As of this episode, we're less than a week away from the Emmy's. HBO's critically acclaimed limited series Mare of Easttown has 16 nominations, including two for editing. One of the show's editing nominees is today's guest, Naomi Sunrise Filoramo . Naomi is a passionate lover of film and has an impressive CV that includes editing work on productions like One Night in Miami, White House Down, and Grey's Anatomy. Chances are you've read or heard one of the many interviews with her. But I'm confide...
Sep 14, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 17
On this episode of the podcast, host Kenny McMillan brings another fantastic interview with a top cinematographer to the feed. Today we hear from multi-Emmy winner Donald Morgan, ASC about the Netflix series "The Upshaws." Donald has had a storied career having shot many of the most influential multi-cam sitcoms of the past few decades. Some of his credits include "Home Improvement", "The Ranch", "Last Man Standing", and "The Conners." As mentioned, Donald has won many Emmy's (10 to be exact) mo...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In today's episode of Crossing the 180, Ron speaks with the filmmakers behind the Blumhouse Pictures and Ryan Murphy executive-produced Netflix documentary Pray Away . This is a powerful documentary about the conversion therapy movement in the evangelical church. Essentially the campaign helps "cure" members of LGBTQ+ community. Producer Jess Devaney of Multitude Films and writer/director Kristine Stolakis are on to share their background, the making of this doc, how it got to Netflix, and their...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 15
On this week's episode of Art of the Frame, host Scott Simmons chats with editor Chancler Haynes. Chancler has a background in commercial and music video editing as well as feature films. He has worked on videos for artists such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Imagine Dragons. Commercial work includes spots for Lexus, General Motors and Fox Sports. Chancler also has a long collaborative history with director Joseph Kahn that includes the feature film Bodied . While the intention of this podc...
Aug 24, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Peacock TV's "We Are Lady Parts" is a hilarious, touching, and uplifting comedy with a "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" kinda vibe. The brainchild of British television writer and producer Nida Manzoor, it is a 6-episode series the follows the trials and tribulations of an all-Muslim woman punk band. Those two apparently diametrically opposed aspects of the band are the perfect recipe for a show that is funny, quirky, and at the same time, explores themes of faith, friendship, loyalty, and obligati...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Welcome to another episode of Editors on Editing, this week Glenn talks with editors Fred Raskin, ACE & Christian Wagner about the summer blockbuster "The Suicide Squad." Written and directed by James Gunn, "The Suicide Squad" follows supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. You likely know Fred from his work on films like "Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood”, “Guardians of the ...
Aug 12, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 12
When it comes to digital media production and marketing, few people have quite the experience as Mykim Dang (pronounced ME-kim). She's produced work for such companies as Facebook and in her role as Executive Producer of video production at America's Test Kitchen , she's helped create and distribute content for one of the premier brands in the world of cuisine. In this in-depth interview with her, we cover a wide range of topics related to producing content for a YouTube channel with about 1.3 m...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 11
On this weeks episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, Scott Simmons sits down with two of the editors behind the hit FOX competion show "Lego Masters." In addition to working on both seasons of "Lego Masters", supervising Editor Karl Kimbrough has also worked on shows like "The Biggest Loser", "Running Wild with Bear Grylls", and "World of Dance." Sara Scotti was an editor on shows such as “Making It”, “America’s Next Top Model” and “The Biggest Loser”. Enjoy this episode and make sure to subsc...
Jul 27, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome to another episode of Crossing the 180 with host Ron Dawson. This week, Ron talks with director Kimmy Gatewood about the Netflix rom-com "Good on Paper." Kimmy has an impressive CV as a television writer, editor, actor, and primarily director. Her narrative feature debut is the Netflix Original "Good on Paper" written by and starring comedian Iliza Schlessinger. On this episode we take a deep dive into Kimmy's career. From her early days doing improv, to her television career, to what it...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Welcome to another episode of Editors on Editing, presented by American Cinema Editors! On todays episode, Glenn talks with editor Myron Kerstein, ACE about his work on the HBO Max hit film "In the Heights." Myron has edited such films as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Garden State” as well as episodes of “Girls” and “Home Before Dark." In 2019, he was nominated for an ACE Eddie for his work on "Crazy Rich Asians." We hope you enjoy the episode! Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podca...
Jul 13, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 8
On this episode of Crossing the 180 we have Alice Brooks , director of photography for Jon Chu's adaptation of Lin Manuel-Miranda's Broadway musical sensation "In the Heights." Alice shares about her artistic inspirations, the complexity in shooting musicals and choreographed dancing, how they performed some of those more complex scenes from the movie (like the dancing on the side of the building scene), and some of the technical challenges they faced and how they overcame them. This is the firs...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 7
On todays episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast host Scott Simmons talks with live TV editor Mark Stepp. Mark has edited dozens of live shows including the MTV Movie Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, New Years Eve Live, CMA Awards and many more. He has also edited episodes of "American Idol" and "America’s Got Talent." Mark won Primetime Emmy's in 2010 and 2012 for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special for the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert & for The 2012 Rock an...
Jun 30, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Today we are excited to bring Glenn Garland on to host an audio version of his ever popular series "Editors on Editing." This new podcast, in partnership with the fantastic folks over at American Cinema Editors (ACE), will bring conversations with your favorite editors into your car, living room, editing suite and beyond. On this episode we have editors Dody Dorn, ACE and first assistant editor Carlos Castillon to talk about the Zach Snyder film "Army of the Dead." Dody is an Oscar nominated edi...
Jun 25, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
On this week’s episode of Crossing the 180, we have the producer and director respectively of “ The Paper Tigers ”—Al’n Duong and Bao Tran. This martial arts comedy looks at what happens when three middle-aged friends and ex-Kung Fu champions look for the killer of their old master. In addition to learning about how they brought this film to life (a decade-long journey), they share: -Their take on Asian representation in the business -What they think makes a great martial arts film (Bao’s answer...
Jun 22, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 4
We are back with another new episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast! This weeks host is Kenny McMillan, a Los Angeles based DP who is also a contributing writer to ProVideo Coalition and the host of the Frame & Reference Podcast . As we continue to widen the scope of this podcast, we are really excited to have Kenny contribute with some fantastic conversations with award winning cinematographers from across the creative spectrum. This week, Kenny talks with wildlife DP, camera operator and ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Today we have the first installment of CROSSING THE 180 , an interview series on Art of the Frame in the vein of "Fresh Air." Veteran podcaster, filmmaker, author, and marketer Ron Dawson hosts this slightly irreverent podcast where he interviews filmmakers from all aspects of the craft as they share both personal and professional stories of what it means to be a professional creative. On this episode, he interviews the amazing and insanely talented DP, director, and editor, Valentina Vee . Vale...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 2
On todays episode of the Art of the Frame Podcast, Damian Allen talks with Cassidy Shipley about his work on the Oscar winning film “Mank.” Cassidy has had an illustrious career having worked as a set designer on films such as “La La Land”, and the upcoming film “Thor: Love and Thunder” as well as shows like “Mindhunter”, “Them” and the new Amazon series “Solos.” Make sure to check out his IMDb for more info about Cassidy and head over to Amazon to watch “Solos!" Todays episode of the Art of the...
Jun 01, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 1
We're making some exciting changes! As you might know, Steve Hullfish has moved on to other projects and is no longer hosting the "Art of the Cut" Podcast. What does that mean for this feed? Over the coming weeks and months you will hear some new voices that will expand the scope of this podcast to include more of the creative process that unfolds behind the scenes on your favorite films, shows and documentaries. Along with fantastic interviews with the top editors of today, we will also bring y...
May 25, 2021•2 min
On todays episode of the Art of the Cut Podcast Steve talks with editor Trevor Ambrose about his work on “Schitts Creek.” Trevor recently won the ACE Eddie for Best Editing Comedy Series for Commercial Television for the episode “Happy Endings.” Trevors work on the series has also garnered him an Emmy nomination, won him the Canadian Cinema Editors Award, and a DGC Team Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series. Enjoy the episode! Art of the Cut is brought to you by Evercast...
Apr 27, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 97
