Cinematography for Actors

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More than a podcast, Cinematography for Actors is a vibrant community devoted to bridging the gap between talent and crew. Each week our show offers transparent insightful conversations with industry leaders. We unveil the magic behind the scenes from candid discussions about unique filmmaking processes to in depth technical exploration.

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Episode Date
Exploring Authenticity with Lunar Door: Inside Indie Films "The Fall," "Ice Cross," & "Tracing the Divide"
May 07, 2024
Fusing Horror and Humor: In-Depth with Director Traci Hays on Tubi's "My Bloody Galentine
Mar 10, 2024
Mastering the Dance of Camera & Actor w/ Camera Operator Colin MacDonnell
Feb 13, 2024
050 A New Community Offering at CFA w/ Stefy Garcia, Founder of The Wonderflow
Feb 12, 2024
049 Navigating the Harsh Landscape of Netflix's "Society of the Snow" with Cinematographer Pedro Luque
Feb 02, 2024
048 A Year of Cinematography for Actors with Founders Haeleigh and Indeana
Jan 30, 2024
051 Navigating Camerimage: Film Festivals, Networking, and the Magic of Polish Nights w/ Seth Emmons
Jan 11, 2024
047 Breaking Barriers w/ Women In Media's Founder Tema Staig
Jan 01, 2024
046 Navigating the Intricacies of Filmmaking w/ Director Yaroslav Altunin
Dec 25, 2023
045 Behind the Lens with Chris Overton: Sharing Lessons from an Oscar-Winning Director
Dec 18, 2023
044 From Script to Screen: The Story Behind The Oscar-Qualifying Film, 'The Wake' with Director Luis Gerard
Dec 05, 2023
043 Purchasing Equipment w/ Hot Rod Cameras' Dain Fuentes
Dec 02, 2023
042 - Changing the Industry: WeAudition's Impact on Hollywood Casting with Darren Darnborough, CEO of WeAudition
Dec 01, 2023
041 Oscar Qualifying 'Nisei' Filmmakers Producer Jessica Olthof & Director Darren Rae
Nov 21, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Crossing The Desert w/ Anu Bhatt & Josh Sobel
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - [Subtext] & A Question of Service w/ Erin Brown Thomas
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - w/ Festival Co-founders Eric Kochmer & Whit Spurgeon
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - DYSMORPHIA w/ Amy Geist
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Easy to Scare w/ R Ditillio, P Duncan, C Ditillio
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Bolivar w/ Nell Teare
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Terms & Conditions w/ Patrick Duncan
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - EXIST w/Tehana Fatima Weeks
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Free Museum Day w/ Kay Tuxford
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Yellow Lines w/ Carly Wilkins & Kristin Papadopoulos
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - This is Me w/ Sofia Kovaleva
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - The Flower of Battle w/ Gedaly Guberek
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - The Button Sponge & The Magic Glasses
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Incognita's Infamous Adventures w/ Allie Sultan
Nov 17, 2023
We Make Movies Intl Film Festival LIVE - Interlude w/ Paul L. Carr
Nov 17, 2023
040 We're All Telling the Same Story w/ Director RJ Collins
Nov 14, 2023
039 Misan Harriman: Directing "The After" (David Oyelowo)
Oct 31, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "SKIN" Student Oscar Winner - poetic exploration of a woman’s transformation into a man
Oct 30, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "MIDWIVES" Mixing documentary & fiction in this French Interview
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “THURSDAY” - Navigating the contentious topic of abortion on 35mm film
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST LIVE: "SAVI THE CAT" Live action & animation portray how a cat wreaked havoc on a marriage
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “Lucky Market” - Shooting at a supermarket and directing in multiple languages
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “THE SUMMER WITH CARMEN” Ideal actor for the part may not be ideal actor for the film
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "GO FOR GRANDMA" film - shooting in New York on Wall Street in traffic & heavy VFX
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "BACKBONE” - Filming a chase scene with very few cuts & working smarter not harder
Oct 29, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "WAKE" - How these co-writers write together & conveying a personal journey on screen
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “RAIN” - Practical lighting effects & communication between talent & crew
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: Chris Merrill - Director of AFI Productions & Producer of AFI FEST
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "FRIDAY NIGHT BLIND" building trust w/ your subjects in docs & filming blind bowlers
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “MILISUTHANDO” - autobiographical documentary about growing up inside Apartheid
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “DOSH” - Communication of Visual Language b/w Cinematographer & Production Designer
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “BIENVENIDO JUANITO” - 30 extras, an airport and 5 locations!
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: Check-In with CFA Team!
Oct 28, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “THE GARDEN OF EDETTE” - Production Design around non-gimmicky voodoo & witchcraft.
Oct 27, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "CHERRY KOMPOT" working w/ collaborators who say "YES" to things.
Oct 27, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “THE OLD YOUNG CROW” a mix of animation and live action, spanning years to make.
Oct 27, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "MOUNTAINS" movie - filming during an active construction site!
Oct 27, 2023
AFI FEST Live: “CARCASS” period short film surviving 65 mph winds
Oct 27, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "CAIRN" mystery/thriller movie & building trust with your actors
Oct 27, 2023
AFI FEST Live: "FULL MOON" movie & losing an actor mid-shoot!
Oct 27, 2023
038 - Working in Episodic with DP Alicia Robbins (Bridgerton S3, Grey's Anatomy, Quantum Leap)
Oct 25, 2023
037- Having your Work Read, Festival Submission & Cheap Insurance with Sam Mestman, OWC & We Make Movies
Oct 11, 2023
036 - Conquering Imposter Syndrome & The Nicki Sun Show w/ Nicki Sun!
Oct 03, 2023
003- The Cinematographer's Journey with Co-Founder Indeana Underhill
Sep 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: w/ Veronica Maccari, Writer, Producer, Lead Actor of IMPOSTER The Series
Sep 06, 2023
035- HollyShorts Roundup + The New CFA Studio
Sep 06, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Working with Non-Actors and Actors w/ Yanghuixiao Gao (Director, Writer, Editor) of “What If”
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Working with your Local Resources w/Christopher T. Brown (writer/director/producer/actor) of “Thoughts Are Things”
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Making your Family Fly w/ John Michael Riva Jr. (Writer/Director) and Indeana Underhill (DP) of “Pterry”
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Getting Attacked by Your Dream 1978 Camaro w/ Sofie Somoroff (writer/director/producer) and Celina Bernstein (actor/producer) of “Ride Baby Ride”
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Choosing 16mm for Your Short w/ Bernadette Bridges (Writer, Director) and Julian Bridges (Producer, Editor, Composer)
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Creating a Pilot w/ Micah Stuart (Director) and James Patrick Nelson (actor/producer/writer) of “For Years to Come”
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: The Benefits of an Incubator w/ Angelita Mendoza (Writer/Director) and Victor Capiz (DP) of “The Blue Drum”.
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Capturing Intergenerational Relationships w/ Sisters Via Lubeck (Writer/Director)/ Zoe Lubeck (DP) for "The Last Bell"
Aug 22, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Unscripted Background & casting w/ Emmie Lichtenberg (Dir.) & Bo Youngblood (Prod)
Aug 19, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Cross Continental Prep w/ Cassidy Harrison (Writer/ Director), Greg Burrows (Producer) and A. Patrick Rose (Composer) of “The Life of Lester Wink” for “The Life of Lester Wink”
Aug 19, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Shooting a music video in 48 hours with Cate Blanchett w/ Director Richie Starzec
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Remote Fight Choreography w/ Ramsay Philips of the film "Touch"
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts: The business of target audiences & networking w/ Anthony Young of Hot Pot Productions
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Shooting almost entirely POV w/ child actors w/ Karen Bryson of "Monochromatic".
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Punching up comedy w/ Blocking w/ Jerah Milligan of "Mahogany Drive"
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: AI Animation w/ Sterling Hampton IV & Adam Shattuck on film “Merman”
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Paternal postpartum depression - Ethan Barrett animates experience w/ crayons in short film Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Weather Dependent - having a “Wet” & “Dry” Draft ready w/ Director Jon Olav Stokke
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Noam Argov uses her documentary strengths to pivot to narrative film “Sulam”
Aug 18, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Acting in a Casket for “The Hereafter” with Ryan Noufer (Writer/Director) and Brian Buxton (Producer)
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Shooting a Sex Scene w/ Emily Vazquez (Producer) and Madison Lanesey (Actor/Writer) for “Yes, Daddy.”
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Shooting Sensitive Topics w/ Director & Composer Thommy Kane for “New Shoes”
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Back Home in Iowa w/ Kaitlyn T. Busbee (writer/director/producer/editor), Bridget Frances Harris (Actor), and Kai Swanson (producer) for "Layaway"
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: The Business of Acting w/ Scream Queen Christy St. John for "The Invaders" and "Work-Life Balance"
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Making Actors Fly with Tari Wariebi (Director) and Veronica Bouza (Cinematographer) for their film, "We Were Meant To"
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Driving in a Vintage Mustang w/ Emily Sandifer (Director) & TJ Dalrymple (Assoc. Producer) for the film, "Into The Valley"
Aug 16, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Bridging The Gap w/ Learn Filmmaking Partner Bryan Wolfinger
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Shooting Memories on 16mm with Logan Jackson (Writer/Director) & Eboni Robinson (Producer) for their film, "“Leonetty”
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Throwing Yourself into Virtual Production w/ Vadym Medvediuk (Director) and Xenia Lappo (Producer) for their film, "Good Bad Luck"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Glimmer Glass & filming fire w/ Rachel Helson & Danielle Bartley's "Good Daughter"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Omicron, Hurricane Henry & a Tornado! Mel House let nothing stop her from filming, "Hot Angry Mom"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: The All Female Creative Crew behind the 2D Animated Short Film, “PIVOT” w/ Ana Gusson (Director), Robyn Campbell (Writer), Cindey Chiang (Art Director)
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Being Your Own Client & Making Your Own Rules w/ Scotty Felix & Cory Gehr for "The Fountain"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Close Collaboration with Talent w/ Katia Shannon (director), "Us & In Between."
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Tight schedule, professional child actors & no film school w/ Sadé Diana Sellers for "Picture"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Small crews & trusting your director w/ Rishi Raj, Nuk Suwanchote & Kevin Leung for their film "The Deal"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Constraints Crack Open Creativity w/ Dede Felman of "Take Good Care"
Aug 14, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Practical FX only - Fishing Wire & Blowdryers w/ Connor Martin for “Nonno”
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Having an On-Set Editor w/ Kameishia Wooten & Christine McAuliffe for "Choices"
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Creative Dolly w/ Natalie De Diego & Robyn Rebecca Hicks “Every Night at 3:30”
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Finding a Jewish Crew & Against All Odds w/ Emily Nash & Emily Lerer for film "Judy-ism"
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Technical + Creative w/ David Flores, Mary Rose Branick & Kyle Little “Likeness”
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: 32 Hours of Rehearsals: Getting a Oner with Logan Vaughn (Writer/Director) on “Benny & James”.
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Infertility, Motherhood & complicated feelings inspiring Erin Lovett & Moka Pantages on their Psychological Horror film “The Knowing”
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Sexuality Influences Storytelling & Saying “Yes!" w/ Stevie Wain on "Day Jobs"
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Handwriting letters & airport scenes w/ Jessica Hinkson & Naiyelli Romero Aguero for their film "Sara"
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: From Bodybuilding to Acting & Directing while Operating on the film "Blue Boy" w/ Rob Cristiano & Tyler Riggs
Aug 13, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Filming on a boat & the importance of casting with directing duo CLIQUA & First AD Montes
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: 2 continents 2 separate crews 1 cohesive vision: Simon Kienitz Kincade & Emily Ann Zisko on their film "Play It By Ear"
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Creating claustrophobia on camera & rehearsing like a play w/ Emma Weinswig & Shane Bagwell of "I Probably Shouldn’t Be Telling You This”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Award Winners Lukas Hassel, Andrew Kaberline, Ben Andrews & their new film "Dummy"
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Period Appropriate Western Locations, Design & Costumes with Erin Doyle Cooper of “The Invaders”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Translating Indian Culture to the Horror Genre w/ Ramone Menon (Director) of “My Scary Indian Wedding”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: How to Photograph Photography w/ María Alvarez (Director + Co-Writer) & Ethan Newmyer (Co-Writer) of “Last Days of the Lab”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: The Rules around Improv w/ Julie Balefsky (Producer/Writer/Actor) & Madeline Mac (Director) of “How To Catfish Your Ex”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Defining Great Collaboration w/ Lorena Lourenco (Director) & Pratima Mani (Writer/Lead) of “Stitched”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Building India in Atlanta w/ Alex Woodruff (Writer/Producer) of “Mysore Magic"
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Day 3 of the Festival w/ CFA Team: Indeana Underhill, Breanna Wing & Haeleigh Royall
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Creating An Interface for Actors w/ Michael Rich (Director) & Rachel Collins (Producer) of "The Queue”
Aug 12, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Staying True to your Family's Story & Recreating WWII w/ Darren Haruo Rae (Director/Writer) & Jessica Olthof (Producer) of “Nisei”
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Reenacting Breakups w/ Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez (Creator, Writer, Director) & Lydia Hooker (Producer, Writer, Actor) of “Stoned Breakups”
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Close Collaboration on Sensitive Themes w/ Emil Gallardo (Co-writer/Director) & Kieran Murphy (DP) of “Exit Fee”
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Low Budget in New Mexico w/ Eugen Merher (writer/director) & Alexander Wolf David (composer) of “The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain”
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Working with Non-Actors w/ Kevin Haefelin, writer & director of “The Fuse”
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Shooting Two Films at Once w/ Alex Bush writer, director & producer of "Thaw"
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: The Idea of "Failure" and the Cold w/ Bill Bradley & Ridgley Curry of "It's Not The Critic Who Counts"
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Knowing When to Cut Camera w/ Elisa Gambino (Director), Dave Liu (Exec Producer), Neal Broffman (DP) of “Every Day After”
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Casting Authentically w/ Comedian Nic Novicki (Founder/Director of Easterseals Disability Film Challenge)
Aug 11, 2023
HollyShorts LIVE: Opening Night w/ the CFA Team (Haeleigh Royall, Indeana Underhill & Breanna Wing)
Aug 11, 2023
034 - From Acting to Directing with Indiespunk Founder Izzy Stevens
Aug 01, 2023
033 - Creating a Web Series and Documenting the Process with Courtney Romano and Benjamin Shaw
Jul 18, 2023
032- From Istanbul to China, How Director Sydney Ribot Tells Stories
Jun 27, 2023
031 - Art Dept to Acting & Tarantino to Sorkin with Actress Breanna Wing
Jun 21, 2023
030 Hiring a Publicist with Actor Ingrid Werner
Jun 14, 2023
029 Working in the UK with Junior Producer & Actor Madi Dunne
May 23, 2023
028 Learning to Act with Professor Dr. Evi Stamatiou
May 16, 2023
027 Being a Neurodivergent Artist with Movement Director, Phoebe Stapleton
May 09, 2023
026 Networking at Tradeshows: NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Roundup
May 02, 2023
025 Sneaking Into Equity with Kieran Mellish & Max FitzRoy-Stone
Apr 25, 2023
Ep 24 - Know Me By My Work with Alex Wright & Monica McCarthy
Apr 20, 2023
023 CFA goes to London!
Apr 11, 2023
022 Lenses: Creation to Application with Cooke's Chris D'Anna
Apr 04, 2023
021 From College to the Real-World, First Steps with Actor Sam Roach
Mar 28, 2023
Ep 20 - The Producer’s Job with Thomas Bond
Mar 14, 2023
019 Giving Technical Notes with Cinematographer Sean Bagley
Mar 07, 2023
018 The Holistic Actor With Monica McCarthy Part 2
Feb 21, 2023
017 The Holistic Actor With Monica McCarthy Part 1
Feb 17, 2023
016 How Director Ira Storozhenko Works with Actors
Feb 07, 2023
015 Commercials & Networking with Cinematographer Anna Gudbrands
Feb 02, 2023
014 140 Credits with Cinematographer Jesse M. Feldman
Jan 27, 2023
013 Stage & Screen with Delta Powerhouse Actor Alexandra Wright
Jan 18, 2023
Ep. 12 - The Steadicam Op & Cinematographer's Relationship with Dominic Lake & Austin Phillips
Jan 10, 2023
Ep. 11 - In Front of the Commercial Camera with Cinematographer Brent Barbano
Dec 20, 2022
Ep. 10 - Camerimage: The Biggest Film Festival You Have Never Heard Of
Dec 11, 2022
Ep. 09 - Shooting Cult Classics ("Tremors", "The Craft") with Alexander Gruszynski, ASC
Dec 02, 2022
008 A Producer's Journey with Alex Rudolph
Nov 04, 2022
007 Pivoting Departments with Director Jay Holben
Oct 28, 2022
006 Growing up in Hollywood with Director John Michael Riva Jr.
Oct 21, 2022
005 The Finances of Acting in Los Angeles: Part 2
Oct 15, 2022
004 The Finances of Acting in Los Angeles: Part 1
Oct 07, 2022
002 Bold Truths for Actors
Sep 11, 2022
001 Building a Community for Actors
Sep 03, 2022