Behind The Screen

Oscar-winning costume designer Deborah L. Scott closes out THR’s special edition of Behind the Screen with a fascinating look at the unprecedented artistry behind the costumes in Avatar: Fire and Ash. Each design was essentially created twice: first as a real-life, tangible garment and then as a digitally realized on-screen version. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Assembling the narrative elements of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ required an unprecedented synergy between director/editor James Cameron and his editorial team. In episode four of THR’s special edition of ‘Behind the Screen’, editors Stephen Rivkin and Jason Gaudio detail their innovative process in fascinating detail — including their presence on-set during performance-capture filming — while emphasizing the film’s adherence to traditional editing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode three of THR’s special edition of ‘Behind the Screen’, senior visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri, visual effects supervisor Richard Baneham, Wētā FX senior visual effects supervisor Eric Saindon and Wētā FX senior animation supervisor Daniel Barrett take listeners behind-the-scenes of how Avatar’s groundbreaking performance-capture technology achieves new depths of emotional resonance in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tune into episode two of THR’s special edition of ‘Behind the Screen’ for a deep dive into how the ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ production designers Dylan Cole and Ben Procter evolved their Oscar-nominated work, expanded their color palette with the introduction of new characters and environments and drew on cinematic influences to shape their art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the premiere episode of this special ‘Behind the Screen' podcast series celebrating the crafts of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash', Grammy-winning composer Simon Franglen reveals what he learned from late composer James Horner, defining the culture of the world of Pandora through music, inventing and 3D printing new instruments, and how James Cameron's passion for music has made Franglen's work uniquely streamlined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode features a conversation with Gareth Edwards, director, producer and co-writer of 20th Century Studios' scifi drama The Creator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the director of 'Elemental,' Pixar's latest animated feature, who discusses how he created this film as a tribute to his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn sits down with the production designer and character artist for Sony's 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' to discuss their work on the film's new worlds and characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the Visual Effects Supervisor for Disney's live-action remake of 'The Little Mermaid'. Burke shares how they created the look and movements for the mermaids and what it was like working on a film that takes place primarily underwater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The editors for season 2 of Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building' join Carolyn to talk about cutting the scenes for the comedic mystery and what to expect for season 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Carolyn is joined by the editor for the Emmy-winning HBO series, 'The White Lotus.' John shares what it was like working on season 2 and how amazing it was working with the various talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The production visual effects supervisor for the latest Marvel movie, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' joins Carolyn to talk about his experience working with James Gunn and how Rocket's emotional journey is brought to life using VFX and animation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the editors for HBO's video game adaptation 'The Last of Us.' Together they share their experience editing the series, the challenges, and their excitement for a second season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Snow to talk about creating the effects and how they brought the creatures from the role-playing game to the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn talks with director Chad Stahelski,  cinematographer Dan Laustsen, and editor Nathan Orloff about the making of Lionsgate’s 'John Wick: Chapter 4.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Film editor Paul Rogers, who won an Oscar for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' joins Carolyn to talk about the night the Oscars and work/life balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hollywood Reporter's executive awards editor Scott Feinberg joins THR tech editor and "Behind the Screen" host Carolyn Giardina to take a last look at the crafts categories before the 95th Academy Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the Oscar-winning Rerecording Mixer, who is currently nominated for 'Elvis' and 'The Batman.’ The conversation includes the challenging process of combining the vocals of Austin Butler, who plays Presley, with archival recordings of Elvis; and how the sound team developed the soundscape for Gotham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by sound editor Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, who this weekend will accept the MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors) Career Achievement Award. She discusses Avatar: The Way of Water, for which she received her third Academy Award nomination; and topics include recording ADR with Tom Cruise on movies such as Top Gun: Maverick.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the Composer, Supervising Sound Editor, Co-Sound Designer, and Rerecording Mixer for the Netflix war epic, 'All Quiet on the Western Front.' Together, they talk about creating the sounds of war and weaving the score and sound effects to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Visual Effects Supervisor for the box office smash hit 'Top Gun: Maverick' joins Carolyn to talk about how they used visual effects to complement the practical effects and bring this full force of the planes to the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Director of Photography for Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' joins Carolyn to discuss her experience filming the sequel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn talk with the Director of Netflix's new animated feature, 'The Sea Beast'. Williams shares the challenges of working during the pandemic as well as the difficulty of animating water, rope, and sails in the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cinematographer for the drama 'Tár,' led by Cate Blanchett, joins Carolyn to share how they shot the film which follows Lydia Tár (played by Blanchett) during the height of her career as a composer-conductor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cinematographer for 'The Banshees of Inisherin' joins Carolyn to talk about shooting in Ireland with director Martin McDonagh and how they achieved the look of the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Director of Photography for the new movie 'Elvis' joins Carolyn to explain how she recreated rock & roll looks from the past to bring them into the present with this film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cinematographer from 'Black Adam,' the new DC movie, shares what it was like working with Dwayne Johnson and how they chose a style for the look of the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Writer-Director for the new Netflix stop-motion film, 'Wendell & Wild,' joins Carolyn to recount the making of the film with producer and voice actor Jordan Peele. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cinematographer for 'The Woman King', starring Viola Davis, shares what it was like to film these powerful women on location in South Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn talks with the Cinematographer for Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling' that stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. He shares what it was like working with the talented cast as well as his thoughts on the rumored controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stereographer for the new 3D take on the Steven  Spielberg classic, 'Jaws', talks about how the team​ used 3D to create tension. He worked with Spielberg to bring the film to a whole new audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn talks with the Editors for the Apple TV+ smash hit, 'Ted Lasso'. Together, they share their experiences and how they cut together the Emmy-nominated second season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Carolyn talks with one of the editors for the Hulu miniseries, 'Pam & Tommy'. Riegel shares how she cut some of the episodes with the help of director Craig Gillespie including a raunchy scene involving Tommy Lee's penis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the composer and music supervisor for the second season of Netflix's 'Bridgerton'. Together they describe some of their music cues as well as how they chose songs to cover in the "Bridgerton" style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn talks with the Director of the new film in the 'Jurassic World' series. He shares how he included some callbacks to the original films and what it was like bringing the current and the original actors together for this final installment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Carolyn talks to the Director of the new 'Top Gun: Maverick' who shares some behind the scenes on the making on the film as well as what the actors went through to make this movie come together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Carolyn talks with the film editors of the original "Top Gun" movie in celebration of the new "Top Gun: Maverick". The duo shares how they worked with the late director Tony Scott to create such an iconic aviation film, and they even recount some behind-the-scenes stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the Director, Film Editor, and the Head of Character Animation for Dreamworks' new movie, 'The Bad Guys'. Together the team talks about working with the first-time director and utilizing an animation style not typical of Dreamworks films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Carolyn talks with Rerecording Mixer Paul Massey who will receive a Career Achievement Awards for his outstanding contributions to sound mixing at the 58th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, taking place on March 19th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Carolyn talks with film editors Lillian E. Benson and Richard Chew who will receive Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing at the 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards, taking place on March 5 at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The THR awards columnist and host of Awards Chatter, Scott Feinberg, joins Carolyn to discuss the 2022 Oscar nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special episode of Behind The Screen, Carolyn sits down with some of 2021's most accomplished cinematographers including Greig Fraser from 'Dune', Janusz Kaminski from 'West Side Story', Chung-hoon Chung from 'Last Night in Soho', Alice Brooks from 'In the Heights', Bruno Delbonnel from 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', Ari Wegner from 'The Power of the Dog', and Haris Zambarloukos from 'Belfast'. They talk about their projects as well as safety on sets, the recent union negotiation, and the future of their craft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Director and Film Editor of 'Belfast' join Carolyn to share their experience making a film that is deeply personal for Branagh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn is joined by the Supervising Sound Edit, Re-recording Mixer, and Production Sound Mixer for Steven Spielberg's rendition of 'West Side Story'. Together they share their experiences bringing the sound of this music to the screen and how they were able to keep the vocals grounded in realism. 'In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She will be talking with the cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, visual effects supervisors, and other leading artists that bring the magic of motion pictures to theaters. Subscribe now to receive episodes of this inspired new series that shines a light on the artists that spend most of their time behind the screen. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U2 frontman and the director of 'Sing 2' join Carolyn to discuss the animated sequel and the song, 'Your Song Save My Life'. They shared their involvement with Education Through Music, an organization dedicated to helping kids have access to high quality music education. 'In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She will be talking with the cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, visual effects supervisors, and other leading artists that bring the magic of motion pictures to theaters. Subscribe now to receive episodes of this inspired new series that shines a light on the artists that spend most of their time behind the screen. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special episode of Behind The Screen, Carolyn sits down with 'The Mitchells vs the Machines' producer Phil Lord, 'Encanto' producer Clark Spencer, 'Spirit Untamed' director Elaine Bogan, 'Vivo' writer Quiara Alegria Hudes, 'Raya and the Last Dragon' director Carlos López Estrada, 'Flee' director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, and 'Luca director Enrico Casarosa. The group of animators discuss their films as well as the changes in technology and the future of animation. 'In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She will be talking with the cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, visual effects supervisors, and other leading artists that bring the magic of motion pictures to theaters. Subscribe now to receive episodes of this inspired new series that shines a light on the artists that spend most of their time behind the screen. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the director, and co-director join Carolyn to talk about Disney's new animated musical feature, 'Encanto'. Together they share how they traveled to Columbia and used that inspiration to bring the film and music to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Composer for the Venus and Serena Williams biopic, 'King Richard', joins Carolyn to showcase some of music cues from the film as well as talk about the musical themes he incorporated into the score. 'In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She will be talking with the cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, visual effects supervisors, and other leading artists that bring the magic of motion pictures to theaters. Subscribe now to receive episodes of this inspired new series that shines a light on the artists that spend most of their time behind the screen. Hosted by: Carolyn Giardina Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices