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FilmtalkzAndrew 'Elvis' McGovern: Onset life with Digital OrchardWhat does a DIT actually do? In this episode, we chat to Andy, better known as Elvis, about his journey into the world of digital imaging, starting as a trainee and working his way up to live grade technician. From recreating Live Aid for Bohemian Rhapsody to the car chases in The Batman, Elvis has seen the magic happen from behind the monitor. We talk about set life, live grading, working with DPs, and why the behind-the-scenes world is so addictive.
2025-05-081h 01
FilmtalkzJack Margerison & Maxwell Bamber: The Power of Passion Projects In this episode, we sit down with filmmaker duo Jack Margerison and Maxwell Bamber to talk about WOOTTENS—a beautifully shot short film capturing generations of boatbuilders working along the River Thames. We explore the emotional depth behind the project, the dynamics of their creative partnership, and the power of telling quiet, character-driven stories. Jack and Max share what it's like to collaborate as freelancers, why passion projects are essential to surviving (and thriving) in the creative industries, and how simply getting involved—paid or unpaid—can shape your future. Whether you're a filmmaker, creative, or some...
2025-04-2250 min
FilmtalkzMax Goldini: The Art of ColorIn this episode of Filmtalkz were re-joined by Max Goldini, Senior Colorist at Picture Shop UK, who returns to the podcast a year after our first discussion. This time, we dive even deeper into the art and science of color grading, exploring how Max approaches scripted and unscripted content, handles post-production challenges, and adapts to new technology like AI and remote collaboration. We'll also discuss his work on acclaimed projects such as Passenger and Welcome to Hell Camp and why Manchester is thriving as a production hub. Whether you're a film enthusiast or an industry i...
2024-12-3042 min
FilmtalkzChris Grubb - The Art of Sports DocumentariesChris Grubb, Creative Director at Whisper TV, has been shaping compelling sports documentaries and live broadcasts for years. With a background at the BBC and ITV, Chris has brought his expertise to award-winning projects like Sven and Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes. At Whisper, Chris oversees a diverse range of projects, from sports to branded content, working with a team that spans the globe. His passion lies in telling stories that resonate beyond the field, blending archival footage and emotional narratives to capture audiences' imaginations. In our conversation, we dive into the making of Sven...
2024-12-0949 min
FilmtalkzHyun Jin Cho and the London Film FestivalHyun Jin Cho, a programmer for the London Film Festival, has been curating captivating content for over four years. Collaborating closely with colleagues, she has helped bring some of the world's most beautiful films to England's second-oldest film festival. Currently, Jin is leading the Experimenta Strand, focusing on artistic movements, shorts, documentaries, and select feature films. In our conversation, we explore what the festival means to Jin, the relationships she fosters along the way, and the intricate process behind curating one of the world's most iconic film festivals. She shares how rewardi...
2024-10-0234 min
FilmtalkzRandi Altman: Building postPerspectiveRandi Altman built postPerspective from the ground up, working as Editor-in-Chief after founding the Leading Digital Magazine for the Post Production & Production communities 11 years ago. She has found her niche in interviewing the guys behind the screens, the ones who help bring all the magic together in post. The vision was to create an Architectural Digest of the films you see - 'how do you create these big gorgeous things but with tools that you can afford. I wanted to show what the big guys were doing to encourage the smaller guys that they could do that as well'. From Edito...
2024-08-0128 min
FilmtalkzRick Ray: Stock footage, public records and the call to adventureFilmtalkz is joined by documentarian, filmmaker, archivist, and founder of Dvarchive, Rick Ray. Having adopted a solo-traveller lifestyle early on, Rick has explored the far reaches of the world with his camera. From here, he developed a stock footage collection so that content can be accessible by anyone. It's a mixture of his own adventures and a scavenger hunt through public records in the hopes to amass an extensive library. We chat about why licensing footage can make you more money than the project itself, how AI could affect the future of stock imagery, and how he deals with filming i...
2024-07-0240 min
FilmtalkzAlex Chernoff: Drive to Survive with NucodaAlex Churnoff is a lead colorist at Pictureshop, working on some of the most exciting sport docuseries on Netflix, like Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Tour De France: Unchained, and Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story. Reigning at the top of the Netflix charts, Drive to Survive has had an unprecedented impact on the world of racing, boosting viewer number over 50%, year on year and introduced a new American audience. Nail-bitingly tense, addictively dramatic, Forbes called the show 'The Real Housewives Of Monte Carlo', offering a behind-the-scenes insight to the drivers' lives as they take on their most daunting races. Why do we...
2024-05-0334 min
FilmtalkzBen Polkinghorne - moveme.tv and the power of AIWhat started with a need to choose a film on Friday night transpired into a business - Ben Polkinghorne has fixed our cinematic indecision through AI with moveme.tv. Unlike content based algorithms that look at your previous choices, or collaborative filtering which recommends popular content, moveme.tv focuses on how a viewer is feeling in that moment with ground-breaking AI technology assessing your emotions. Moveme.tv is available to try here. 'Create Incredible' has now changed to 'Filmtalkz', but fear not, all episodes are still available here. ...
2024-02-2129 min
FilmtalkzAndres Aparicio: Turning music into FilmIn this episode, we chat with Andres Aparicio, a music artist from Bakersfield with over 50,000 monthly listeners and four albums under his belt. Andres knew he had a love for creating music early on with his life, picking up his first violin when he was only just eight years old. Influenced early on by bands such as My Chemical Romance, Dance Gavin Dance, Drake, and Say Anything. He speaks about the styling of his videos, which tend to have a retro vibe helping it create a nostalgic feeling to his art, as well as how he goes about developing concepts an...
2023-11-2141 min
FilmtalkzCaroline Barclay & Charlotte Dirickx: All Roads Lead Back To SaltburnWhere do you encounter an acidic Mayfair glitz with a noughties Notting Hill bohemian look tied together with a strong sense of aristocracy? You come to Saltburn. In this episode, we chat to Set Director Charlotte Dirickx and Art Director Caroline Barclay about their work on Emerald Fennell's Saltburn (2023). A sticky, uncomfortable, hedonistic riot, this film explores desire, wealth, and power in an aristocratic family home one summer. Fake bathroom's were built, themed parties were thrown. Between them, they take us through the living, breathing mood boards they created to direct th...
2023-11-1735 min
FilmtalkzMax Goldini: Why Communication is Key in Post ProductionFilmworkz speaks with with Max Goldini, a colorist at Pictureshop, as he takes us through his journey into the industry, his experience grading BBC's 'Ambulance' and 'Everything I Know About Love', and why your greatest tool in post production is communication. 'Create Incredible' has now changed to 'Filmtalkz', but fear not, all episodes are still available here. Have you got a story you want to tell? Sign up to the Filmworkz Academy to find out more ways we can support you. Follow us for more on: ...
2023-11-0134 min
FilmtalkzRowan Woods: Putting together the London Film FestivalFilmtalkz catches up with Rowan Woods, the London Film Festival's Series and Episodic Programmer for the BFI, just as the festival is about to begin, to chat about what we can expect, the months of planning that goes in to it, and how it caters to all audiences. We touch on the infamous Don't Worry Darling (2022) drama and the impact social media has had in democratising film festivals, the new generation of film critics with apps like Letterboxd, and how the role of the film festival has changed in a post-streaming service world. ...
2023-10-0340 min
FilmtalkzThe Team Behind 'Moishe': And That's A Wrap On our final episode of this season of Create Incredible, we go back to where we began by interviewing first time director Maya Katherine. Last time she was taking us through how her first short film Moishe came together and what it was like trying to break into the industry - this time we catch up on its progress since then and how it's been in post production. And she's not alone! She's joined by a few of the key figures in this film coming together, including Jaxon Knopf who plays the le...
2023-07-1838 min
FilmtalkzDan Gill: Grading Natural HistoryWe all love to watch a classic nature documentary, there's nothing quite like it - especially for Picture Shop's Colorist Dan Gill. BBC's 'Blue Planet II' was what first got him inspired, and now he's grading hit shows like Netflix's Our Great National Parks, Wild Babies, Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale and BBC Two's Natural World: Florida - America's Animal Paradise. Since the show is filmed over many months, lots of different shots are put together which might look different in tone and color, and Dan uses Nucoda to make seamless transitions for an overall smooth and stunning look into our n...
2023-06-2846 min
FilmtalkzMark Song: How To Grade A Cannes WinnerThis year's Cannes Camera D'Or winner, 'Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell' (2023), has been hailed by Variety for its 'meticulous, intricately staggered compositions (that) paint in the rich, wet greens of the surrounding forest, the mineral blues of weather-heavy skies and the interrupting gauze of mist over everything...' It's a poignant tale of grief and love, a man must return his nephew to his rural village in Vietnam whilst grappling with his own ghosts and desires. Color and symbolism were key - this is where Mark Song comes in. As a Sen...
2023-06-1444 min
FilmtalkzMichael Coronado & Pedro Morelos: Restoration is PreservationRestoration artists Michael Coronado and Pedro Morelos joins 'Create Incredible' from the Duplitech offices in LA, to talk about the growing industry of restoration, how they got into this world, tips for starting out, and what draws them to restoring old footage. With both having some great titles under their belt, films like Legally Blonde, The Hurt Locker, Captain America, and Belladonna of Sadness, these two have a strong grasp and understanding of the restoration industry and why it's so important to share the incredible work that film restoration can do. Foll...
2023-06-0142 min
FilmtalkzOliver Schmitz: Defying CensorshipOliver Schmitz is a South African director and screenwriter, who found fame in 1988 with the release of 'Mapantsula'. It is considered to be the first anti-apartheid feature film by, for and about black South Africans, and tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system. The film originally debuted in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival to massive critical acclaim and is often studied in film schools due to its ar...
2023-05-1148 min
FilmtalkzPeter Doyle: Color Grading 'The Lord Of The Rings'Peter Doyle is an innovative and pioneering colorist, currently at Post Works in New York, renowned for his creative and original approaches to color grading that has played a part in changing the industry itself. His career spans iconic and much loved franchises to award winning blockbuster films like Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Gentleman, Fantastic Beasts, Paddington, The Hobbit, The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Theory of Everything, and the latest Creed. The list goes on: chance's are, you've probably seen something he's worked on… On 'C...
2023-04-2454 min
FilmtalkzBrecht Declercq: Who Gets To Keep Their HistoryBrecht Declercq has been working at the International Federation of Television Archives for nearly 7 years, serving as their President for the last two, representing and leading the federation in its vision and mission in their quest to protect media archives. He has worked all over Europe, starting out as a radio archivist for the Flemish public broadcaster VRT, as digitisation manager at meemoo, the Flemish Institute for Archives, and now in Switzerland where he works for FIAT/IFTA. 'Create Incredible' sits down with him to talk about the importance of preservation, glo...
2023-04-1144 min
FilmtalkzDoug Weir: The Dance Craze Story'Create Incredible''s latest guest is Doug Weir, who supervises film remastering and restoration at the BFI and was a key figure in releasing a recently restored version of the concert documentary 'Dance Craze' (1981), bringing to life footage of some of the most iconic British musical figures, like Madness and The Specials. Two tone was a movement in the late 1970s born out of regional British cities under a period of economic turmoil, and was a take on the Ska music brought over by Jamaican immigrants in the 60s. Doug takes us thr...
2023-03-2955 min
FilmtalkzBlake Jones: My Dinner With Alfred HitchcockBlake Jones is Create Incredible's latest guest, and is a color grading legend, with nearly three decades worth of experience. Film is in Blake's blood: born in the hospital opposite the studio, both his parents worked at Disney, which meant he would see films like 'Mary Poppins' and 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' be put together. Blake's own portfolio is vast, grading films like 'Forbidden Planet', 'Batman', and most notably '2001: A Space Odyssey', and lets us in on the process required to put them together. He also is an experienced instructor, taking us through why i...
2023-03-2039 min
FilmtalkzPurab Kohli: Fame, Legacy And Philosophies Of Fun'Create Incredible's' latest guest is Purab Kohli, an experienced Bollywood actor, model, and former video jockey, who initially found fame in India but is now moving to audiences around the world. Although starting off presenting TV programmes, like a travel show and the Indian equivalent of MTV, he found early success with Hip Hip Hurray. He has since gone on to take part in movies like Rock On, My Brother Nikhil, andAirlift, as well as finding international acclaim in roles in Sense 8 and The Matrix Resurrections, and gives us the lowdown on what it was l...
2023-02-021h 08
FilmtalkzMichael Robayo: Mastering The Music VideoThis week on 'Create Incredible', we chat with Michael Robayo who is an independent filmmaker from the Bronx, New York, who frequently works on music videos, dance films, and documentaries. Michael also set up his own production company, Site B studios, and works alongside artists and filmmakers who are committed to create human stories grounded in realism but told with contemporary visual flare. He is self taught and praises the internet for leading a creative boom that allows people to practice their craft. What's more, he explains how social media has chan...
2023-01-1643 min
FilmtalkzChin We: Next Gen FilmmakerThis week's guest is Chin We, an award winning British Nigerian visual artist and filmmaker; through film, photography, and mixed media, she explores themes of social and cultural identity, representation, heritage, and the African diaspora. Her latest project takes her into the world of film, as she begins post production on 'Nwanyịb��fe' - an experimental art documentary that follows the journey of 6 women all over the world reflecting on who they are and who they want to become. The film touches on themes ranging from mental health, LGBTQIA+, female identity, motherhood and family, ancestry...
2022-12-1648 min
FilmtalkzFabio Bedoya: Saving Peru's Film HeritageOur guest this week is Fabio Bedoya, who is a film restoration artist and colorist in Peru. Thanks to the DAFO grant that provides some small local companies funds to digitize and restore the film heritage of their nation, Fabio has been able to restore projects like Color de Mujer, Caminos de Liberación, and Viento del Ayahuasca. Fabio openly talks about the struggles of getting into this industry in South America, why restoration is so important in protecting Peruvian heritage, and why he is proud to be one of Filmworkz's 'Incredibles'.
2022-12-0951 min
FilmtalkzThe Critics: DIY Directors to Creative VisionsThe Critics have been making waves in the film industry for the last few years, with their latest short film 'Ogun Ola: War is Coming' being picked up and produced by Morgan Freeman, and for recently winning the #YouTubeBlack Black Voices Fund. This group of young creatives from Nigeria have become famous for their DIY approach to their creative sci-fi films, originally filming everything on an old iPhone, a broken microphone stand, and a green cloth in the background. They've since made over 25 movies, learning online how to edit in photoshop and releasing their projects to their th...
2022-12-0243 min
FilmtalkzWhitemore Masudi Ngwira: The Reality Of Working On Reality ShowsThis week, Whitemore Masudi Ngwira is our special guest, and he lets us in on what it's *really* like working on reality shows as a colourist. Whitemore Masudi has worked predominantly on TV shows for South Africa's major broadcasters, some of which include the popular Our Perfect Wedding and Date My Family. Whitemore also belongs to a whole host of societies and committees, such as the Southern African Freelancers' Association, the South African Guild of Editors, and Colorist Society International to name a few, as well as sitting on various judging panels like SAFTA, thanks to his extensive career in the...
2022-11-1147 min
FilmtalkzKristen Dania: Breaking Into The IndustrySophia Stanford chats with writer and director Kristen Dania about his experience directing short films and how he's trying to break into the industry. Kristen initially started out as a photographer for concerts and then built on his armoury of filmic experience by documenting short films and then went onto film school. His two latest short films have been selected for several film festivals and he is working on his first feature film. Kristen gets honest with us about what it's like joining the industry with no connections, how to navigate film festivals, and why c...
2022-10-101h 02
FilmtalkzMaya Katherine: Directing My First FilmIn this episode, our own Sophia Stanfold talks with Maya Katherine about her first film 'Moishe', which she wrote and directed herself during lockdown. 'Moishe' follows the story of young Jewish boys in Ukraine during the 1800s, who were often violently taken from their homes to be integrated into the rest of the Russian Empire and convert to Christianity. Maya chats to us about her process on the development of 'Moishe', the importance of building a portfolio, tips and tricks, and what it's like to be a young female director. Follow us for mo...
2022-10-1054 min