Ep 149 | Craig Caton-Largent — Jurassic Park Raptors, ET & Digital Domain
In this episode, I chat with creature effects artist, puppeteer and digital pioneer Craig Caton-Largent about a career that arguably traces the entire...
Ep 148 | Jim Davidson — Model Maker on Terminator 2 & Batman Returns
In this episode, I chat with model maker Jim Davidson about his journey from a dinosaur-obsessed kid in the 1970s to working on some of the most memor...
Ep 147 | John Duncan — ILM Model Maker (Star Wars, Star Trek, Pirates)
Episode 147: John Duncan In this episode, I’m joined by model maker John Duncan, whose career spans nearly fifteen years at Industrial Light & Magic ...
Ep 146 | Don Bies — Inside the Lucasfilm Archives (R2-D2 Operator)
In this episode, I sit down with Don Bies – former Lucasfilm archivist and special effects artist at ILM – for a deep dive into his career and his tim...
Ep 145 | Alec Gillis — Creature FX Artist (Aliens, Predator, Tremors)
In this episode of The Filmumentaries Podcast, I’m joined by creature effects designer Alec Gillis, founder of Studio Gillis and co-founder of Amalgam...
Ep 144 | Randy Thom — Oscar-Winning Director of Sound at Skywalker Sound
In this episode, I chat with Academy Award-winning sound designer Randy Thom about his journey from college radio to shaping the soundscapes of some o...
BONUS - Crowdfunding for the LA Trip
This is a short bonus episode with a very specific purpose. Patrick Tyndall and I are in the middle of a GoFundMe campaign to get us back to Los Angel...
Ep 143 | The Farmer and the Shark — John Campopiano & Jim Beller (Jaws Doc)
In this episode of The Filmumentaries Podcast, I’m joined by filmmaker John Campopiano and producer Jim Beller to talk about their new documentary, Th...
Ep 142 | Jon Spira — New Mike Hodges Book (Get Carter, Flash Gordon)
Jon's Kickstarter Link Summary In this conversation, Jon Spira discusses his new book 'I'll Settle for Nothingness: Conversations with Mike Hodges', ...
Ep 141 | Rob Spera — The Film/TV Director's Field Manual
Rob Spera is a film and television director, educator, and the author of Film/TV Director’s Field Manual: 70 Maxims to Change Your Filmmaking. With de...