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The Celluloid Ashram
by Thom Kuo
A place where we discover why filmmakers choose to use celluloid to tell their stories
Episodes
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Director McCall Cadenas
McCall chats with me straight from wrapping her first film on 16mm titled "Petals On Whittier Blvd." A deeply personal story drawn from her relationship with her Grandfather while growing up in the cultural vibrance of an East Los Angeles neighborhood. Her journey to capture this story also taps...
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Cinematographer Joshua Ewert
A conversation with cinematographer Joshua Ewert and his first narrative, on film, being shot on 65mm. The determination to start on large format definitely warrants our extensive chat.
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Cinematographer Thais Castralli
I ambush long time friend, director of photography, Thais Castralli at the Bob's Big Boy in Bubank, California where she talks to me about her life and career. Her longtime relationship with film began in Sao Paolo, Brazil developing an appreciation for classic Hollwood films which comes full...
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Filmmaker Anthony Booth
Welcome long time filmmaker Anthony Booth. A poet visualist, Anthony ties cinematic images with the old school Hollywood sensibilties. His love of analog is prevalent in all the art he makes.
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Filmmaker Eric Iyoob
Friend of film Eric Iyoob speaks to me about what it's like making movies on film in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the film community, and who inspires him in filmmaking.
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Director Jake Borowski
Longtime friend Jake Borowski sits down to talk to me on how he began in films, about the benefits of shooting practical effects on film and where to begin.
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Director Tyler Del Cont
Fairly new minted 16mm film director Tyler Del Cont sits with me in the Ashram to discuss his newest short "8 Portraits" A off-the-cuff meta dissection of the efforts of making a film whilst hearing interviews from other creatives. We discuss his journey to loving cinema on film. And some of his...
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Cinematographer Jake L. Mitchell
Fellow Ohioan and film shooter Jake L. Mitchell and I have a conversation about his start and his new feature shot on super16, the magically sublime "Riddle Of Fire"
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Actress/Filmmaker Jessi Spickard
Long time friend and ASCF ambassador Jessi Spickard joins us in the Ashram to talk about her journey from actress to director, coming off her very first film shot on 35mm. Her path will inspire others to make aspirations a reality.
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Cinematographer Dajiana Huang
The remarkably talented Dajiana Huang joins us in the Ashram and talks about fighting for film, adventures in craft, and advice on people wanting to start in celluloid. A great friend to film!
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Steadicam Operator Elizabeth Ziegler
Legendary steadicam camera operator Elizabeth Ziegler worked on massive shows like "Ghost" "Magnolia" "A Nightmare On Elm Street" "Tombstone" and "Wayne's World" but she is best known, amongst us film nerds, as the operator on director Stanley Kubrick's last film "Eyes Wide Shut" very grateful…
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #15
Shooting ratio for film
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Cinematographer Chayse Irvin ASC, CSC
Lenser Chayse Irvin ASC, CSC is a philosopher, an artist and a long time film shooter. A true celluloid friend, his insight on storytelling and how he approaches shooting stems from a music background. Glad to talk to someone with a very independent spirit!
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #14
Some thoughts on Integrating analog cameras with digital accesorries
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Painter/Director Naomi Williams
Naomi is a painter turned filmmaker who lives inside of a set and fantasy world called SiggySooky, that she has been painting and fabricating for more than 4 years. SiggySooky is the world in which all of her films reside in, and is a colorful dimension that is designed to be shot on celluloid....
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Director Diane Lac
The fantastic photo artist Diane Lac gets ambushed at the Ashram where she shares stories of early naked film photos and making her last film project on 35mm film! https://dianelac.com/
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Cinematographer Ai Kojima
The buoyancy of Ai Kojima permeates through the projects she's involved in. Full of whimsical good natured antics her film work, instead, reflects a deeper sensibility of being an observer to life and behavior. Ai is who celluloid was made for! https://www.aikojima.com/
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Cinematographer Ariana Hoshino
The remarkable Ariana Hoshino skyrocketed into celluloid shooting by purchasing a K3 16mm camera and now has amassed four projects all made on Kodak stock. Here we talk about her beginnings and dissect the stepping stone projects that that led her to choose film as her preferred medium....
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Filmmaker Toshin Rao
Remarkably unique filmmaker Toshin Rao joins me in the Ashram to talk about his journey into making film. Self-taught, Toshin makes whimsical stories that go against any conventional visual standards and has crafted some incredible fun shorts. seen here: https://vimeo.com/789183284.
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Joanna Cassidy
Live from The Hollywood Show iconic actress Joanna Cassidy ("Blade Runner" "Who Killer Roger Rabbit? "
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #13
Dreaded remjet! How do I remove after lab didn't do proper wash?
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Cinematographer Eddie Yasin
The wild and serendipidous meeting with NYC based cinematographer Eddie Yasin yielded a remarkable conversation on the entry point of filmmaking as well as a navigating the tribulations of how you should go towards fear. All due to a random posted photo of a very rare camera (Arriflex SR2 Plus)…
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #12
Rawstock! What do you look for in choosing a film stock!
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #11
Lenses! A beginner's guide to navigating lens choices for film cameras
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Cinematographer Arlene Muller
Live from ASCF clubhouse (also known as The Cigar Warehouse) lenser and friend of celluloid, Arlene Muller chats with me about her start in cinema and also her advice on how to start shooting film. She also offers invaluable insight on how to keep moving forward when you first start and are...
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #10
Scanners! I talk about the three professional grade scanners!
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #6
Why are camera reports helpful? Get 'em free, make your own, just please do them!
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #7
Thinking of buying a 16mm camera? Hopefully this helps you out in your decision in purchasing one!
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #9
Daylight spools? Cores? What does it all mean?!!
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Live From The Hollywood Show with Veronica Cartwright ("Alien", "Flight Of The Navigator")
Short Walkthru of a convention of celebrities with a quick interview with Veronica Cartwright
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #8
What have I learned from the people I've spoken with
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Roundtable Discussion With Dino Wiand, Natasha Abdul, Brockton Komon
Welcome to a roundtable discussion about film stock, film cameras and lenses. Special guest Dino Wiand is a filmmaker who has weaved through some wild adventures through making features. Here he speaks of obscure filmstocks which is coveted by some unique film stock hunters.
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #5
Ever wonder what a sync punch is for? Look no further!
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #4
With over 20 years experience in a film lab, archivist, Art Lacher, gives advice on how to store film after you shoot it.
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #3
Tips on how to long store film and also how to. buy expired
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tip #2
Black and White!
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Cinematographer Ksusha Genenfeld Returns!
The return of a young old friend! Ksusha is has now gotten a feature shot on film under her belt and stopped by the Ashram to share her experience. The feature "The Wounded Fawn" premieres at Tribeca in early June and her short, also shot on film, opened at Cannes! A wonderful talk with a…
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Colorist Jack Tashdjian
I ambush great friend and great colorist Jack Tashdjian who not only colors motion pictures he also shoots them... on celluloid! A great chat about post work. His dailies credits include "Snake Eyes" & upcoming "Babylon".
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Ashram's Hopefully Helpful Tips
Getting your footage processed ASAP
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Director Skinner Myers
The incredible amazing and absolutely inspiring filmmaker Skinner Myers joins me to talk about experiences progressively growing on film to the ultimate wild adventure of hauling a Panavision 35mm film camera up a mountain. His last feature "The Sleeping Negro" is arguably one of the most…
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Colorist Keyhan Bayegan
Live from our weekly cigar and film get togethers, colorist and great friend Keyhan Bayegan chats with me about how he came to be a colorist. A natural born instructor, I recall having him explain to me why color reacts the way it does and being impressed with his bottomless knowledge of craft…
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Happy New Year Celluloid Shooters & Listeners
Haaaaappppy New Year!
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Director Jack Meggers
Seasoned actor/director Jack Meggers has just shot his first short film on celluloid. He stops by and speaks to me about the efforts it took to produce it and also reflects on the deeper meaning and nuance of the craft. A great conversation on the transition from a digital medium to a film one.…
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Cinematographer/Entrepreneur Natalie Perez
One of my dearest and longest collaborators cinematographer Natalie Perez has shot the most episodes of "The Valley" micro-series on film. Her infectious positivity makes it no surprise that she has excelled at whatever she has set her mind to. This would include SheTv (https://www.shetv.me/), a...
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Cinematographer Natasha Abdul
Friend of celluloid Natasha "Swizz" Abdul has just shot 16mm for the first time and she chats with me about her experiences as well as discusses the philosophical choices of film and a do-it-yourself approach. Another bright talent on the rise!
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Cinematographer Jon Warfield Harrison
The incredibly chill cameraman and friend of film, Jon Warfield Harrison crafts incredible images of the San Francisco Bay area which culminated into an incredible moving love of identity project called "Blackness Is Everything" (https://youtu.be/Hh79RZpPwuw) an absolutely beautiful mosaic of…
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Director Ramez Silyan
Fresh off an impressive nomination for The Neighborhood's "Pretty Boy" from the prestigious Cameraimage, director Ramez Silyan chats with me about his start, his love of cinema and celluloid being a choice for his art. An absolute joy to talk to a filmmaker who shares a common philosophy about…
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Filmmaker AJ Madsen
Direct from Melbourne Australia filmmaker AJ Madsen raps with me about his progression into shooting on film, his love of film cameras and the ingenuity of Australians. He is an encyclopedia of information on what cameras were on what productions which can be seen at his Instagram page...
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Filmmaker Kevin Clark
Celluloid pal, filmmaker Kevin Clark and I, chat about shooting on film, the hit-the-ground learning style he recommends and love of the filmed image. We discuss his upcoming film "A Face In The Sky" shot on super 16mm on an Aaton XTR Prod and also all things cinema!...
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Filmmaker Ferguson Sauve-Rogan
Filmmaker Ferguson Sauve-Rogan created his recent film "A Lost Space In The Return" on an Arriflex BL1. Yes, folks! The OG sync sound camera, (as you will learn) historically THE FIRST handheld 35mm sync camera. We epically chat about gear and searching out the tools needed to tell stories on…
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A place where we discover why filmmakers choose to use celluloid to tell their stories
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The Celluloid Ashram is created and hosted by Thom Kuo.
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