Filmmaker Scott Ressler Looks Back: From Barton Fink to Mulholland Drive

In this episode, we spoke at length with filmmaker Scott Ressler. Scott is an industry veteran who’s worked on projects including Barton Fink, Scream, Lost Highway, Who’s Harry Crumb?, Austin Powers, The End of Violence, The Straight Story, The Cider House Rules, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, I Heart Huckabees, Jarhead, Jurassic Park III, “Dexter” and “Twin Peaks” S3. Scott was also DP on David Lynch’s short film What Did Jack Do? featured on Netflix in 2020 — and is currently Chair of Cinematography at UNC School of Arts, a Top 10 film school in the U.S. The Making Of is presented by AJA Video Systems:AJA ColorBox: A powerhouse for color conversionPerform LUT-based color transformations with powerful video processing using AJA ColorBox in live, on-set, and post production environments. The compact device, which features 12G-SDI in/out and HDMI 2.0 out, provides advanced-level color science via the AJA Color Pipeline, as well as support for Colorfront, ORION-CONVERT, BBC, and NBCU color management approaches. Learn more here: www.aja.com/colorbox.NYC Cinematography Event:A Documentary DP ConversationOn Sept. 28th, Foto Care Rentals will open its doors for the first of a brand-new Education & Networking Series in NYC. This evening event will focus on Documentary Cinematography. Moderated by filmmaker David Leitner, award-winning DPs Wolfgang Held ASC, Matt Porwoll and Martina Radwan will take us behind-the-scenes of shooting their latest projects. Join for the Panel, enjoy food & drink, and catch up with filmmaker friends — more info here!Film Book of the Month: Room to DreamIn this unique hybrid of biography and memoir, David Lynch opens up for the first time about a life lived in pursuit of his singular vision, and the many heartaches and struggles he’s faced to bring his unorthodox projects to fruition. Lynch’s lyrical, intimate, and unfiltered personal reflections riff off biographical sections written by close collaborator Kristine McKenna and based on more than one hundred new interviews with surprisingly candid ex-wives, family members, actors, agents, musicians, and colleagues in various fields who all have their own takes on what happened. Room to Dream is a landmark book that offers a onetime all-access pass into the life and mind of one of our most enigmatic and utterly original living artists.Check it out here ZEISS introduces their new camera tracking systemWith CinCraft Scenario, ZEISS presents a new, powerful and flexible camera tracking system as part of their CinCraft ecosystem. Built upon NCAM’s unique tracking technology and ZEISS’ expertise in lens data, the camera tracking system introduces a user experience designed to match the film crew’s workflow and ease of use. Learn more hereCSS Music is the go-to production Music Library for the entire Film, TV and A/V markets. CSS offers thousands of tracks in every genre and style — helping producers and editors score their latest productions with licensing to fit any budget, from Royalty-Free or needle drop to Gratis (free) for qualified projects. With its easy-to-use search capability, great service and high-quality music, CSS has continued to serve the community since 1982. Visit cssmusic.com Have questions? Contact us at [email protected] Event:Cine Gear Atlanta | October 6-7, 2023The industry’s most-renowned southern community event will return in October to Atlanta’s Trilith Studios with its hallmark exhibits, seminars and screenings! It's the event to attend to reconnect with colleagues, friends and collaborators. Learn more and free passes hereOWC Thunderbolt Go DockThe OWC Thunderbolt Go Dock is the first of its kind, full-featured Thunderbolt dock with a built-in power supply and 11 ports, for additional ease and connectivity while on the Go. It’s a one-dock solution that works with all past, present and future Thunderbolt and USB devices and accessories. Take a look herePodcast Rewind:Sept. 2023 - Episode XVII…The Making Of is produced by Michael Valinsky.To promote your products or services to over 6,500 leading film, TV and video industry pros, email [email protected] Get full access to The Making Of at themakingof.substack.com/subscribe