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Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we'll be examining the innovative ways today's best filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.4 • 80 Ratings

Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we'll be examining the innovative ways today's best filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.

    'Vanderpump Rules' Executive Producer Alex Baskin

    'Vanderpump Rules' Executive Producer Alex Baskin

    Veteran producer Alex Baskin takes us behind the scenes of one of the best non-scripted shows on television. Hear how they balance reality with emotional storytelling, and how they prevented last season's 'Scandoval' from breaking the show.
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    • 27 min
    'Wildcat' Director Ethan Hawke

    'Wildcat' Director Ethan Hawke

    The great actor-turned-director talks about developing the film for his daughter Maya Hawke (who stars as author Flannery O’Connor) after "Stranger Things" blew up, wrestling with O’Connor’s history with racism, what he learned about directing from all the greats he’s worked with as actor, and why the theme of creativity and what it means to be an artist has become the driving force behind so much of his own work as an artist at this stage of his career.
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    • 40 min
    'Challengers' Director Luca Guadagnino

    'Challengers' Director Luca Guadagnino

    For his fourth time joining the Toolkit discussion, director Luca Guadagnino takes us into the sultry, sweaty world of "Challengers." Much more than just a tennis movie, this film pushed Guadagnino to make bold choices with camera and music, and lean into storyboards and rehearsal more than his previous work.
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    • 20 min
    'Shogun' Creators Justin Marks & Rachel Kondo

    'Shogun' Creators Justin Marks & Rachel Kondo

    The co-creators of the stunning FX miniseries join us to discuss the rigorous process that made the show so captivating, from period detail to character psychology and a nuanced approach to subtitles.
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    • 51 min
    'Dogfight' Director Nancy Savoca

    'Dogfight' Director Nancy Savoca

    This little seen 1991 gem is coming to the Criterion Collection. And even if you have seen this movie, the story of how it got made will shock you. Savoca talked about how she transformed a studio film destined to be another Porky’s teen sex comedy into a subtle masterpiece. Savoca talks about how her young star, River Phoenix, saved the ending from being reshot by the studio and his incredible talent and moral compass at just 20 years old.
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    • 49 min
    'The People's Joker' Director Vera Drew

    'The People's Joker' Director Vera Drew

    You may remember "The People’s Joker" as that film Warner Brothers tried to shut down for copyright infringement during the 2022 Toronto film Festival. The more interesting story about this film is the ingenuity and a punk rock spirit in which it was created. Drew takes us on a journey of how her origin story as a trans woman coming up in the comedy world started (in her head at least) to merge with that of the Joker, and the rather unusual way this film was dreamed up.
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Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
80 Ratings

80 Ratings

Matt52083 ,

Wonderful - but one issue

Love the podcast and the thoughtful interview questions and the breadth of filmmakers featured. The sound mix - specifically the host’s mic - is absolutely awful. It’s extremely hard to hear and follow questions on occasion.

La Escuelita ,

Top Level Interviewers

You all always ask the right questions. Appreciate the thoughtfulness + preparation you bring to the interviews.

pjmouer ,

Excellent podcast, terrible sound

These interviews are thoughtful and inspiring but you guys have a serious problem with your audio normalizing. The ads will blast my ears out and then the interviews will be so quiet I can’t hear it. And between host and interviewees there will often be large discrepancies as well. I understand their audio is likely coming from different sources but it can be leveled it out. There’s just no excuse for it to be this bad in the year of our lord 2023–good audio can be had cheaply and easily. And people have been pointed this out for years. Hope it gets fixed because it deters me from listening often.

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