HOW TO: Score Film with Humanity and Imperfection (w/ Nicolas Snyder)
This week, we're joined by composer Nicolas Snyder, whose work can be heard in acclaimed animated series like SCAVENGERS REIGN and COMMON SIDE EFFECTS, both on HBO Max. Nicolas reflects on his path to...
23 Juni 1h 9min
HOW TO: Build Momentum as a Filmmaker (w/ Kate Saltel)
This week, we're joined by writer/director, and 50/50 selectee Kate Saltel. From the formative experience of screening a student film at the Austin Film Festival while growing up in Texas to secretly ...
16 Juni 56min
HOW TO: Interview High-Profile Talent (w/ Ethan Shanfeld)
This week, we're joined by Variety TV reporter Ethan Shanfeld. From his early days studying journalism at Northwestern and freelancing for outlets like Nylon and Pitchfork to landing major cover stori...
9 Juni 1h 10min
HOW TO: Create Timeless Movies and Timeless Friendships (w/ Andrew Gerstenblatt & Arthur Goldbart)
Andrew Gerstenblatt and Arthur Goldbart of Silver & Gold Pictures are back on the Pod! The longtime roommates and creative collaborators join us to discuss their latest short film, The Extraordinaries...
2 Juni 59min
HOW TO: Turn Life Lows into Creative Highs (w/ Mahalia Latortue-Pridgett)
This week, we speak with Mahalia Latortue-Pridgett, director's assistant on ABBOTT ELEMENTARY. She breaks down her journey from interning at Viola Davis’s production company in its early days to now c...
26 Maj 1h 12min
HOW TO: Advocate for Equity in the Studio System (w/ Janie Kahan)
This week , we sit down with Janie Kahan to trace her path through the animation industry — from learning the studio pipeline at DreamWorks on TROLLS WORLD TOUR and CROODS 2, to Nickelodeon’s PLANKTON...
19 Maj 1h 8min
HOW TO: WIN 50/50 COMEDY (w/ Myles Hodder)
This week, we sit down with 50/50 FESTIVAL WINNER Myles Hodder! We dive into his upbringing in Newfoundland — “straight off the rock” — to becoming an award-winning comedy director. A Second City-trai...
12 Maj 1h 7min
HOW TO: Approach Animation from a Writer's Perspective (w/ Anca Vlasan)
This week, we sit down with writer and animator Anca Vlasan -- we start by discussing how her Romanian heritage shaped her love of storytelling, particularly her pull toward “fish out of water” narrat...
5 Maj 1h 10min
