The Op

Sound Mixer Jan McLaughlin CAS

Jan and I discuss the role of the sound mixer, getting your start as a roadie/opening act, Happyish, Nurse Jackie, the joys of mixing a middle school play and so much more.
Jan's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

Cinematographer Roy H. Wagner

Listen in as Roy describes one of the most amazing introductions to this industry that I've ever heard. We'll talk about James Wong Howe, Harry Stradling, Ansel Adams, Party of Five, Cop Rock and so much more.
Roy's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

Actor Matthew Rhys and Operator Don Devine

Matthew and Don worked together on the show Perry Mason and established an amazing connection. They are both incredible storytellers who excel at what they do and on todays podcast we have a discussion about the operator/actor relationship and what it looks like when it works this well.
Matthews IMDB
Dons IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

Operator Henry Cline

Join us as we discuss discovering that there was an operator at 12 years old, forgetting to turn the camera off, Sneakers, State and Main, and so much more.
Henry's IMDB
Henry's Blog
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

Operator Ossie McLean

Join us as we discuss shooting for the edit, working with the boom operator, Saltburn, Outlander, No Time To Die, and so much more.
Ossie's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
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That One Voice - Niknaz Tavakolian

Cinematographer Jeffrey Greeley

Join as we discuss always having a "back pocket" shot, what a DP looks for in an operator, Idiocracy, Manhattan, The Doors, and so much more.
Jeff's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert
 

Operator Bonnie Blake, SOC

This is a re-release of Bonnie's podcast in celebration of her SOC Lifetime Achievement Award. Congrats Bonnie!
Bonnie Blake talks about coming up as an operator when there were very few women in the camera department, learning on the job and figuring out things as you go, working with great actors on The Kominsky Method, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, early days in NYC, and much much more. 
IMDB
Instagram @bonnie.blake.photography
Bonnie's Photography Website
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert
 

Cinematographer/Operator Kelvin Pike

Join us as we talk about working with Stanley Kubrick, when Bette David requests you by name, The Shining, 2001 A Space Odyssey, working with David Lean, and so much more.
As a bonus, we shot video of this interview and it can be found here.
Kelvin's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
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Focus Puller Gregory Irwin

Greg and I discuss the art of focus pulling, the importance of character, Joker Folie A Deux, Interstellar, and so much more.
Greg's IMDB
Greg's Camera Assistant Training Focus on Film
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert
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