Super Secret Filmcast

On todays show we have Henry and Ryan to talk about the making of The Heights.Henry Proegler is a Producer based in Austin, TX. Proegler originally teamed up with Director Ryan Booth to make FIVE STAR, a documentary about high school football, which led to them starting their production company, Hank & Booth. They are currently producing STAGES, Booth’s first feature, based on THE HEIGHTS , as well as developing several unscripted projects.Ryan Booth is a director living in Texas. Booth’s filmmaking career took off in 2011 when his first short film won a contest hosted by Vimeo and Canon and premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He spent the next few years cutting his teeth as a Director of Photography, working on commercial projects for MTV, Spotify, Under Armour, Pepsi, and Home Depot, as well as music videos for Atlantic Records, Sony, and Universal Music. He DP’d two documentary features in 2015, one of which was commissioned by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Academy Award-winning director of Birdman, that explores the modern implications of the themes woven into Iñárritu’s latest film, The Revenant. In 2013, he was the cinematographer for This is Where We Live, a narrative feature that premiered at SXSW and had a successful festival and theatrical run. You can find Ryan's work at: http://www.ryanbooth.tvFind him on Instagram @RyanBooth You can find Henry's work at: hankandbooth.comInstagram @proeglerThanks for tuning in!

On todays show we have Dan Walser!Dan Walser is the Executive Producer at Neighborhood, a commercial production company based in LA and Philadelphia. His journey to producing is anything but typical. Dan graduated college with an English degree with no intention of pursuing a career in production. He spent 5 years teaching high school American Literature, then transitioned to the non profit sector, running a transitional living home for women and children struggling to overcome homelessness. Then, in 2012, he moved to Philadelphia to co-run Neighborhood, 6 months after it launched. His initial role was to conceive and oversee Neighborhood's apprenticeship program, which offers paid employment and career development for the formerly incarcerated. (Here is a TED talk from Director Ricky Staub, Neighborhood's Founder, about the apprenticeship: TED Talk // Business Without Boundaries.)Through this process, Dan fell in love with the role of producing. More specifically, the opportunity to develop original pieces with emerging directors who have a vision to tell transformative stories about beauty in the midst of darkness. Dan has developed 2 widely acclaimed, Vimeo-Staff picked original projects alongside 2 amazing young directors, Dan DiFelice and Ricky Staub. In 2015, Dan developed and produced the Vimeo-Staff Picked Carved in Mayhem, directed by Dan DiFelice, which was a 2016 YDA Award Winner.In 2016, Dan developed and produced the Vimeo-Staff Picked The Cage, directed by Ricky Staub, which was the Narrative Grand Prize winner at the 2017 Heartland Film Festival, which qualifies it for 2019 Oscar consideration.Dan is now repped as a writer & producer at William Morris Endeavor, in pre-production on his first feature film. He lives in Ventura, CA with his wife Julia and their 3 boys. Check out his website here:neighborhoodfilmco.comThanks for tuning in!

On todays show we have TwinTaoers (Aaron & Winston Tao).They are an Asian-American multi-award winning filmmaking duo that pride themselves with their unique ability to create emotionally touching films through relationally authentic storytelling. By approaching each project they undertake with a cinematic eye and an acute attention to detail, the twin brothers strive to make every character and story relatable so audiences can connect with them worldwide. “Sleep Well, My Baby,” won silver at the Cannes YDA Awards for "Changing the world frame by frame," and was also shortlisted for "Best Short Film." It was awarded a Webby Honorable mention, Vimeo Staff Pick, and was distributed as the fourth installment of the FilmSupply Presents series. Their branded film, “SuperMaarko” won them a Webby Award for People’s Voice, as well as nominations for “Best Emerging Directors,” and “Best Narrative,” at the One Screen Film Festival. Their work has played at academy accredited festivals and have been official selections at Cannes Short Film Corner, Beijing International Film Festival, and Warsaw, as well as the DGA in LA. They have also secured distribution on various New Media platforms throughout Asia and America, and were featured in the 2016 Source Creative Presents Los Angeles Showcase. Their work has spanned both the international and domestic markets. TwinTaoers currently reside in Los Angeles. You can check out more here:WebsiteInstagramThank you!

On todays show were talking to the Directors behind Mindcastle.Casey and Danielle are the directing duo MINDCASTLE. Together they are known for their powerful emotional storytelling. They developed their cinematic eye with a foundation in photography that flourished into directing. While in college, they were approached by ESPN to create a piece for the NFL Draft. This led to working on numerous films, commercials and TV shows, traveling all over the world and working with top athletes such as Derek Jeter and Russell Wilson. Since transitioning to directing commercials, MINDCASTLE has worked with brands such as Patron, The New York Rangers, Facebook, Canon and Microsoft. Casey and Danielle thrive in collaborative settings and enjoy working with brands and agencies to build ideas from the ground up. They love to be a part of the whole process, often designing and creating unique props and elements for their films such as over one hundred hand-created basketball team branded mixtapes for their ESPN film “Mixtape.” They were also fortunate to work with ARRI on the development of the Alexa Mini, providing feedback on the design and functionality. This led them to create the successful and award winning launch film “The Journey.” MINDCASTLE’s work has acquired numerous accolades including the One Show’s One to Watch directors, Young Director’s Awards at Cannes, One Screen Festival’s Emerging Writers as well as an Emmy Award. Check out more of them here:Website InstagramThanks for listening!

This week I want you to know about Frames: A one-day film conference in Grapevine Texas! Click here for more info, and use code ssfg for 25% off registration! if you dig the show please share it with your friends and leave us a rating/review on iTunes! Supersecretfilmcast.comNicholas Schrunk is an award-winning feature film and commercial director focusing on action and adventure sport storytelling. With a diverse filmmaking career including camera operation, directing photography and feature film production, Schrunk has an extensive understanding and hands-on approach to the filmmaking process. Utilizing his diverse background, Schrunk combines his reason-driven interest in science with traditional visual design. The result is an awe-inspiring collection of work that illustrates stories that are both visually and emotionally moving. Schrunk’s work infuses heavy visual direction into a hearty dose of documentary style. It’s through a combination of breathtaking visuals and an unconventional observational filming style that he tells stories.He most recently directed the award-winning documentary feature, “Blood Road” which follows Rebecca Rusch’s journey on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in search of the place where her father lost his life when he was shot down during the Vietnam War. Blood Road won Best of Fest at the Bentonville Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival.  As the creative director at Red Bull, Schrunk uses his passion for film to develop, direct and produce stories for their commercials and feature films. He won the 2014 Webby award for best online sports content for his skateboard film “Perspective” and premiered the film “On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter” at the prestigious San Sebastian Film Festival. He's also directed stories for Audi, Nike, Under Armour, GoPro, Garmin, Oakley, and NBC.To Watch Blood Road Visit BloodRoadFilm.com To support the show and get access to bonus content check out patreon.com/ebourcier

Jared Hogan is a DirectorYou might know him from Good the podcast or his work for Elevation Church - but for the last 8 months he has been a freelance director.  This week we talk to Jared about his career transition, finding work in commercials, and our identity as creatives. Find Jared on Instagram - @jared_hoganJared's Website: jaredhogan.comYou can find Jared's work at: https://vimeo.com/jaredhoganTwitter: https://twitter.com/jaredhoganThanks for listening! If you like the show, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving us a rating on iTunes. 

Dan Walser is the Executive Producer and Co-Owner of Neighborhood Film Co., a production company based out of LA and Philadelphia. A writer and former high school English teacher, Dan originally joined Neighborhood to create the nuts and bolts of its now acclaimed apprenticeship program, which provides production training and career mentorship to formerly incarcerated men. Through this process, he came to love producing, particularly working alongside directors to develop deeply personal narrative films. In addition to producing successful commercial work, his first two narrative projects for Neighborhood, Carved in Mayhem and The Cage, were both Staff Picked and have garnered high praise in the commercial space and the feature world. He lives with his wife Julia and their 3 boys in Ventura, CA. Neighborhood Film Co WebsiteIf you like the show: Share it with your friends, head over to iTunes (shortcut is supersecretfilmcast.com) and leave us a rating and review!The Super Secret Filmcast is a series of conversations with filmmakers from around the industry hosted by Evan Bourcier.What was your favorite part of this episode?

Show notes - they exist!Anyway - Danny Yourd and John Pope may call each other "work wives", but they're a director/dp duo that has been making Sundance winning documentaries and high level commercials ever since they met 6 years ago. They were kind enough to have a chat with me at Masters in Motion about their work, life, and collaborations.You can subscribe at supersecretfilmcast.com.As always, if you'd like to support the show you can do that at Patreon.com/ebourcier - by pledging $5 a month you get the ability to ask Podcast guests questions. If you're interested in asking questions of killer DPs like Bradford Young and Patrick O'Sullivan you're going to want to hop on that ;) You can find Danny's work at: https://vimeo.com/dannyyourdYou can find John's work at: http://www.jpempire.com/ The Super Secret Filmcast is a podcast on modern filmmaking hosted by Evan Bourcier. Each week we talk about a different aspect of the film industry. You can also find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. If you've enjoyed listening, please rate // review // share -- you're our best way of spreading the word. Who da man? You do man! Continue supporting the educational mission, get access to bonus content and perks (like asking the podcast guests questions) by joining Patreon.  

First off: It's Booth time.This is another interview that was recorded at Masters in Motion in Austin Texas - big shoutout to the event for having this many cool people under one roof!Second off: I decided it's incredibly difficult to try and write a bio for someone as visible as Ryan, so I copied the one on his site.Ryan Booth is a director living in Texas. Booth’s filmmaking career took off in 2011 when his first short film won a contest hosted by Vimeo and Canon and premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He spent the next few years cutting his teeth as a Director of Photography, working on commercial projects for MTV, Spotify, Under Armour, Pepsi, and Home Depot, as well as music videos for Atlantic Records, Sony, and Universal Music. He DP’d two documentary features in 2015, one of which was commissioned by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Academy Award-winning director of Birdman, that explores the modern implications of the themes woven into Iñárritu’s latest film, The Revenant. In 2013, he was the cinematographer for This is Where We Live, a narrative feature that premiered at SXSW and had a successful festival and theatrical run.In addition to DP projects, Booth has been taking on more and more directing work. Most recently, his directing has attracted the attention of Pulse Films, the award winning production company behind Beyonce’s Lemonade and the Cannes Prix du Jury winner, American Honey. Booth has multiple directing projects in the works with Pulse, including a television show set to begin production in the summer of 2016Ryan and I talk about everything from Instagram to writing pitches to getting signed to being a Director/DP to defining success...It's a good one. You can find Ryan's work at: http://www.ryanbooth.tvFind him on Instagram @RyanBoothDigital Sputnik Digital Sputnik DS-1 Ok, I love these guys. These lights are my new go-to fixtures, and I'll be doing some videos over the next few weeks on all the cool stuff you can use them for (check my IG story in the meantime). The DS-1s are single heads with power supplies that can be battery powered (AB/V-mount etc), the DS-3s are 3 heads on cables running to one power supply, so you can pack smaller, but can't run batteries. They offer full RGB control, remote control over WIFI, solid output, and 2 DS-1s fit in a 1510.Find more info at: digitalsputnik.comTo receive 15% off send an email to Kaur@DigitalSputnik.com and tell him I sent you!What did you think of this episode? Who do you want to have on the show next?The Super Secret Filmcast is a podcast on modern filmmaking hosted by Evan Bourcier. Each week we talk about a different aspect of the film industry. You can also find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. If you've enjoyed listening, please rate // review // share -- you're our best way of spreading the word. Who da man? You do man! Continue supporting the educational mission, get access to bonus content and perks (like asking the podcast guests questions) by joining Patreon.  

Ok I'll say it. He shot Rogue One.He also shot Zero Dark Thirty, Foxcatcher, Lion, and the yet to be released Mary Magdalene, among many other amazing movies.I honestly don't really know what else to say other than that his work is obviously amazing, and he was one of the most kind and humble interviews I've ever gotten to do. We talk about everything from coming up in film to shooting Alexa 65,  his love for LED lights, and some Rogue One stuff (obviously). I mention it at the end of the episode, but we have some super cool guests coming up, so I'm excited to see the show getting a lot of traction! Always open to suggestions. Greig suggested that the place he wants people to keep up with him is his Instagram, which you can find HERE. The Super Secret Filmcast is a podcast on modern filmmaking hosted by Evan Bourcier. Each week we talk about a different aspect of the film industry. You can also find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. If you've enjoyed listening, please rate // review // share -- you're our best way of spreading the word. Who da man? You do man! Continue supporting the educational mission, get access to bonus content and perks (like asking the podcast guests questions) by joining Patreon.  

nother Week, Another Podcast.This is the second Masters in Motion session to be released - wherein we talk to the Daniels.Daniels have quickly become a powerhouse directing duo in commercials, music videos,q and narrative work. Their feature Swiss Army Man received nationwide theoretical release this year and has quickly become a cult classic.We took a little time at Masters in Motion to chat about their journey in filmmaking from how they started out to where they'll be headed in the future - big thanks to them for taking the time to chat. You can find their website at http://danieldaniel.usThe Super Secret Filmcast is a podcast on modern filmmaking hosted by Evan Bourcier. Each week we talk about a different aspect of the film industry. You can also find the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. If you've enjoyed listening, please rate // review // share -- you're our best way of spreading the word. Who da man? You do man! Continue supporting the educational mission, get access to bonus content and perks (like asking the podcast guests questions) by joining Patreon.