We recently talked with Production Designer Grant Major about his work on the Netflix acclaimed film "The Power of The Dog"; as well as his long collaboration with Peter Jackson including "The Frighteners" and his Oscar-winning work on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy!
Graduating from Art School in 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand, Grant Major immediately entered the local television industry and 4 years later joined the BBC in London where he...
Five-time Emmy nominated Editor Cindy Mollo, ACE talks with Filmmaker U about her work on "Book of Eli," "Mad Men," "House of Cards," and the hit Netflix show "Ozark"!
Cindy Mollo, ACE, began her career editing the critically acclaimed dramas "Homicide: Life on the Street," and "Oz" for producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. She was nominated for an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for her work on an episode of...
Each week since the beginning of the pandemic, we have asked each of our guests one last question on our Filmmaker U weekly Chats. Each of our guests are asked to tell us if there a show or movie they discovered during that time of lockdowns or what is their guilty pleasure shows to watch. Here are there suggestions and links to their interviews!
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Filmmaker U, the online education series that brings the best in the industry to aspiring and working film & TV professionals, announced today that they have eclipsed 100 episodes for its weekly interview series. Each week Filmmaker U speaks with top industry experts in cinematography, directing, producing, editing, color, sound, music composition, and visual FX about their craft for broadcast on its facebook and YouTube...
Last month we spoke with Emmy-nominated Editor Melissa McCoy, ACE, and Emmy-winning Editor A.J. Catoline, ACE of the smash hit "Ted Lasso." Go behind the scenes with these super talented editors!
Melissa McCoy, ACE, first fell in love with filmmaking, and editing specifically, while a student at Western Michigan University. She then made her way to California and earned a Master’s in Editing from Chapman...
Recently Filmmaker U was able to speak with the Emmy-nominated Editors of "A Black Lady Sketch Show." Editors Daysha Broadway, Jessica Hernández, and Stephanie Filo talk about their experience editing this comedic improvised hit show on HBO.
Daysha Broadway is a film & television Editor who has over 10 years experience working professionally in documentary, scripted, and unscripted television. A Los Angeles native, Daysha...
Veteran Filmmaker James Mathers recently spoke with Filmmaker U about his long career as a Cinematographer and his very important mini-doc for productions that he recently produced called "Getting Safely Back to Work in the Age of Covid."
James began his career in the entertainment industry as a child actor appearing in many films and TV series of the 1960’s. Behind the lens professional work started after he attended film...
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