#133 | Chris Carcelle | Talking Shop

Chris Carcelle returns to talk shop about the film and television industry. This is my second podcast with Chris. If you want to learn all about Chris and his back story, please head over to podcast number 35. Today Chris and I just talk shop about the film and television industry. Since getting a bachelor's degree in fine arts Chris has been running full speed into the film industry and has an impressive resume as a Director of Photographer, and he is just getting started. For more on Chris: https://www.christophecarcelle.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome back Chris Carcelle 2:36 Homes in the Palisades 5:02 Rebuild or sell the land 7:34 A roller coaster year and the Turkish feature 10:03 Close to a terrorist attack 12:33 A horror short about a cleanup service 15:02 Steadicam, movement and anamorphic 17:36 Infrared in Dune: Part Two 20:03 The DP as visual adviser 22:34 Planning a scene over coffee 25:02 An hour to light a scene 27:30 The two sides of a DP 30:06 Meeting directors 32:36 Good energy and luck 35:07 When an influential director disappoints 37:32 Straying from strong storytelling 40:01 Gladiator II and $200 million 42:31 Awards and publicity budgets 45:01 The UK production boom 47:36 The UK response after the strikes 50:03 Co-productions in Europe 52:35 Tax incentives and investors 55:04 A hub for news crews 57:36 When the industry was meant to come back 1:00:08 Fewer, bigger films 1:02:31 A gap between established and new DPs 1:05:06 Stepping away and going back to study 1:07:37 AFI and networking in LA 1:10:05 Positivity in LA 1:12:34 Hollywood's new ambassadors 1:15:01 COVID, strikes and wildfires 1:17:37 A gamble that pays in knowledge 1:20:07 Connecting with a feature film 1:22:31 Italy, the Nordics and Turkey 1:25:03 Turkey stayed open during COVID 1:27:30 A studio with a mandate on budgets 1:30:01 Marketing takes longer than making 1:32:35 Next steps with his agent 1:35:07 Introducing Cesária Évora to new audiences 1:37:32 Making sense of the industry The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com