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IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit
Hosted by Chris O'Falt · EN
Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we'll be examining the innovative ways today's best filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.
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'The Vampire Lestat' Showrunner Rolin Jones
5d ago00:29:47Tap to summarizeFor the third season of the gothic horror series, "Interview with the Vampire" got a new name and a new focus on undead rock & roll. The creator and showrunner of all three seasons joins IndieWire craft editor Sarah Shachat to sink their teeth into how they made "The Vampire Lestat" so operatic and engaging. Read our full review of the season - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-vampire-lestat-review-iwtv-season-3-sam-reid-remix-1235198082/?v3=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'Star City' Creators Ben Nedivi & Matt Wolpert
2w ago00:44:53Tap to summarizeThe co-creators of this sci-fi alternate history series join IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to dig into 'Star City's connections to 'For All Mankind,' adding spies to the mix, and the many unfortunate ways their story reflects the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass' Writers David Wain & Ken Marino
2w ago00:36:03Tap to summarizeDirector David Wain and Star Ken Marino bring their decades of iconic comedy experience ("Wet Hot American Summer," "Role Models") to co-writing their newest hilarious summer romp "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass." The pair sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt for a chat about their 7 day writing process, loving their troupe of regular performers, and plenty of funny digressions as you'd expect from an interview with two improv comedians. Read our full review of "Gail Daughtry'"- https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass-movie-review-1235175438/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'The Invite' Director Olivia Wilde
3w ago00:51:01Tap to summarizeOlivia Wilde, the director and star of "The Invite," joins IndieWire's Chris O'Falt for an in depth discussion of her thorny and hilarious relationship drama. Drawing on lessons from her cameo on "The Studio," Wilde and co-stars Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton embarked on a fascinating rehearsal process that informed everything from script rewrites to cinematography. She breaks down the process in detail, and how it lead to the biggest sale out of Sundance this year. Watch this interview on our YouTube page - https://youtu.be/0b8wsIzm9Ac Read our interview with Production Designer Jade Healy about building that apartment - https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/the-invite-apartment-production-design-interview-1235202367/ Subscribe to Top Of The Line - IndieWire's new newsletter about the craft of film and TV - https://cloud.email.indiewire.com/signup/ Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Jackass: Best and Last' Director Jeff Tremaine
4w ago00:36:34Tap to summarizeCall it crass, but Jackass has proven to be one of the best made comedy series of its generation. Jeff Tremaine, the director of every single frame of Jackass, sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to reminisce on how the franchise started and how they stuck around to disgust and delight theaters twenty five years later (including the story of how Johnny Knoxville first gave him the idea for the series). Read our full review of "Jackass: Best and Last" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/jackass-best-and-last-movie-review-johnny-knoxville-1235202283/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'The Death of Robin Hood" Director Michael Sarnoski
Jun 1900:45:48Tap to summarizeThe director of the beloved "Pig" is back for his third feature, the surprisignly brutal and deeply tactile drama "The Death of Robin Hood." Sarnoski talks with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt about defining this version of the folk hero with star Hugh Jackman, the intent behind the film's brutal violence, and the importance of doing so much of it practically. Sarnoski also teases his upcoming adaptation of the "Death Stranding" video game franchise. Read our interview with Hugh Jackman about portraying this brutal version of Robin Hood - https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/hugh-jackman-death-of-robin-hood-interview-1235200325/?v3=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'Critical Role' Creators Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham
Jun 1700:34:03Tap to summarizeIndieWire's Sarah Shachat sat down with the creators of one of the oldest and longest running Dungeons and Dragons shows of the current boom. They discuss the wild ride taking 'Critical Role' from a Twitch stream to a podcast and now two animated series based on their campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →"The Chair Company" Director Andrew DeYoung
Jun 900:29:50Tap to summarizeAndrew DeYoung returns to the Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast to discuss his new HBO series with Tim Robbins. DeYoung talks frankly about how budget limitations lead to the series' visual creativity, his process with Robbins, and how make an internet rabbit hole interesting on screen. Andrew DeYoung's Toolkit episode on "Friendship" - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3AR0dIo2bvRvk6mG4YgFD6?si=e80d0f2af093409e Read our review of "The Chair Company" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-chair-company-review-tim-robinson-hbo-series-1235154393/?v3=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'The Pitt' Season 2 Creator R. Scott Gemmill
Jun 400:29:14Tap to summarizeGet ready for a lesson on how to make good TV. Creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill sat down with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to talk about the Season 2 finale, and how "The Pitt" takes full advantage of what TV can do. Read more coverage of the season finale - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-pitt-season-2-episode-15-review-finale-ending-theories-1235189311/ More on the birth episode - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-pitt-season-2-review-1235170958/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Euphoria' Series Finale with Creator Sam Levinson
Jun 200:37:08Tap to summarize"Euphoria" creator, writer, and director Sam Levinson joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss the third and final season of his HBO hit. In a wide-ranging conversation, Levinson discusses how he integrates his collaborators' ideas, how his conception of the season changed during the pandemic, and how he's feeling now that he's done with the show that has consumed the last decade of his life. Read more about how Angus Cloud's death impacted Season 3 - https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/euphoria-angus-cloud-fentanyl-impacted-season-3-1235188504/ Check out IndieWire's ranking of every episode of "Euphoria" - https://www.indiewire.com/lists/euphoria-every-episode-ranking/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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