Behind The Screen

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.

TV & Film
Film Interviews
Technology
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'The Woman King' - Polly Morgan
The Cinematographer for 'The Woman King', starring Viola Davis, shares what it was like to film these powerful women on location in South Africa.
25 min
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'Don't Worry Darling' - Matthew Libatique
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.
31 min
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'Jaws' - Jeremy Carroll
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.
22 min
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'Ted Lasso' - Melissa McCoy & A.J. Catoline
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.
33 min
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'Pam & Tommy' - Tatiana S. Riegel
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.
31 min
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"Bridgerton' - Kris Bowers & Justin Kamps
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.
32 min
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'Jurassic World: Dominion' - Colin Trevorrow
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.
25 min
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'Top Gun: Maverick' - Joseph Kosinski
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.
33 min
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'Top Gun' - Billy Weber & Chris Lebenzon
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.
28 min
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'The Bad Guys' - Pierre Perifel, John Venzon & ...
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.
39 min
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Career Achievement Award - Paul Massey
39 min
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Career Achievement Award - Lillian Benson & Ric...
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.
60 min
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Scott Feinberg's look at the 2022 Oscar Noms
The THR awards columnist and host of Awards Chatter, Scott Feinberg, joins Carolyn to discuss the 2022 Oscar nominations.
30 min
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Behind the Screen Roundtable - Cinematography 2021
On this special episode of Behind The Screen, Carolyn sits down with a group of 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'. The group talks about their projects as well as safety on sets, the recent union negotiation, and the future of their craft.
76 min
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'Belfast' - Kenneth Branagh & Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
The Director and Film Editor of 'Belfast' join Carolyn to share their experience making a film that is deeply personal for Branagh.
47 min
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'West Side Story' - Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson ...
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.
43 min
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'Sing 2' - Bono & Garth Jennings
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.
36 min
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Behind the Screen Roundtable - Animation 2021
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.
61 min
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'Encanto' - Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jared Bush, Byr...
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.
35 min
45
'King Richard' - Kris Bowers
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.
26 min
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'Dune' - Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphil...
The Supervising Sound Editors and Re-recording Mixers for 'Dune' share how they brought the sounds of Arrakis to life using interesting recording and mixing techniques.
43 min
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'The Harder They Fall' - Mihai Malaimare Jr. & ...
The Director of Photography and the Production Designer for 'The Harder They Fall', a new Netflix western, join Carolyn to talk about the visual styles of the film and how they were able to keep the safe set while using firearms.
34 min
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'Last Night in Soho' - Steven Price
The Composer for 'Last Night in Soho', featuring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, joins Carolyn to talk about his process for creating the score as well as working with Anya on an extended version of 'Downtown' from the movie.
28 min
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'Dune' - Greig Fraser
The Director of Photography of Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' shares what it was like shooting the desert scenes in Abu Dhabi and Jordan with an indie-sized crew.
47 min
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'Maya and the Three' - Jorge R. Gutiérrez
The Writer and Director for the new Netflix animated film 'Maya and the Three' joins Carolyn to discuss the themes behind this project that took years to get made and meant so much to him.
43 min