Film Crew Love Brother Imhotep

If you love film. 

If you love crew. 

If you love culture. If you love history. 

You will love John Simmons, ASC.

 Part One of a candid conversation with the legendary Cinematographer.

 Who was his mentor, and what he thinks of the term mentor when describing himself. 

His cinematic spirit of protest. 

The first job out of Film School, and what caused Carlton Moss to hang up in his face.

 The value of passion, yet a vow and pledge for diversity. 

Apologies for brevity and Technicality. 

 Errors of the head. Not the heart. 

All Film. All Crew. All Love. #🎬✊🏿♥️

You want to talk Hair.

In Hollywood.

Talk to Carla "Joi" Farmer.

Fresh off the filming of Coming to America 2, and in the middle of production on Will Smith's "King Richard project" detailing the father of the tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, Carla Joi knows the culture of hair. 

A veteran hair stylist with over 20 + years in the industry, Carla Joi joins the Film Crew Love podcast to discuss:

The collaborative pride of leading the Hair Department on Coming to America 2.

The inspirational work and story of Richard Williams, and how she seeks to make it authentic.

Her work on the Netflix project Dolemite, and how she prepares for period work.

The collaborative process with talent,

What she seeks in staffing her department,

The joys and adjustments to working in different locales, 

and her future aspirations.

Film.Crew.Love.

Richard Vialet, one of the DP of the new Starz series, P-Valley, joins the Film Crew Love Podcast.

Richard discusses:

His initial interest, and subsequent apprehension with #PValley, his reflection and realization on what ultimately excited him.

The culture and vibe of his sets, and being diligent regarding the male gaze on a strip club set.

His collaborative process with Tyler Perry's equally rewarding and demanding shooting style.

How he prioritizes story, seeks cinematographic challenges, and how that lines up with his biggest fear.

His future plans, and what project he missed out on that made him decide to take every meeting.

Also his underrated, overrated, and properly rated.

DP Richard Vialet.

All Film.  All Crew. All Love.

A veteran Director of Photography with a deep love for cinema and culture Tommy Maddox joins the Film Crew Love podcast. 

In the midst of this era of introspection, reawakening, and relevance Tommy shares:

Why being the Cinematographer of #Snowfall is personal for him.

His admiration, appreciation, and friendly rivalry with Spike Lee.

His talented crews, how he acquires them,  and his responsibility to diversity on film sets.

The future of the industry as he sees it, and what he hopes it produces.

What he recommends to young filmmakers,

And where he professionally aspires to be in the future.

This, and so much more rich discussion with Tommy Maddox Upshaw.

All Film. All Crew. All Love.

Trivia.

What crew member is first in and last out on:

#Insecure

#WrinkleInTime

#StraightOuttaCompton

#TheSoloist

#TrainingDay

And Upcoming  Amazon #UndergroundRailroad series Directed by Barry Jenkins just to name a few..?

Location Manager Alison Taylor.

Twenty Five years and counting, a three time California Location Award winner, Alison Taylor  joins the Film Crew Love podcast to shed light on one of the most valuable, yet most underrated professions in the industry.

She praises an LA Times article that acknowledges  the Locations of Los Angeles in Insecure, yet fails to acknowledge the actual Locations Department.

She discusses her appreciation and admiration  for Barry Jenkins and Ava Duvernay,

The creative and logistical responsibility she undertakes on each project,  the project that she passed on,

and professional and personal lessons she has learned from a “project that will go unnamed.”

Also

Who’s underrated,

overrated, and

properly rated from an industry veteran.

All Film. All Crew. All Love.

A crew is only as diverse as a production manager's rolodex.

Heidi McGowan, is the veteran Production Manager of ABC's hit show, #Blackish

The crew reflects her diverse taste.

Heidi joins the Film.Crew.Love podcast to discuss her career as  African American Production Manager. 

She discusses how she  has learned and grown in her position in Hollywood,   her views of diversity and inclusion, and what she is fearful of going forward.

We discuss:

Who's underrated, Who's Overrated, and Properly Rated.

Her most rewarding and challenging projects.

Her ideal job.

And who she want to work with in the future.



All Film. All Crew. All Love.