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Welcome to The Prelim – the Podcast that pulls back the curtain on the film industry, and discusses the raw, unfiltered reality of set life with the crew.
Hosts Tony Muller and Pablo Jara, (veteran AC's) sit down with the unsung heroes of your favorite blockbuster films and hit TV shows to bring you an all-access pass onto Hollywood sets.
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Candid crew conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.
Wild, unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories from the all the trenches -- movies, television, live events, music videos, and commercials.
Career-building wisdom from the legends who built Hollywood, one slate at a time.
No script. No filter. Just real life set stories.
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Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder how the massive, jaw-dropping light shows in Marvel blockbusters come to life? This week on The Prelim Podcast, host duo Tony Muller and Pablo Jara sit down with veteran Lighting Console Programmer Scott Barnes—the wizard behind the boards for Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: Civil War, and Spider-Man: No Way Home to name only a few of the blockbusters films he has worked on in his career! Scott Barnes is widely recognized as one of the film industry’s premier...
Send us Fan Mail Department of One: Legendary Script Supervisor Edye Rice-George is our guest this week on The Prelim Podcast! Ever wonder how Hollywood’s biggest directors—from Spike Lee and David Fincher to Joe Pytka and Antoine Fuqua—keep their sets running seamlessly? In this episode, we sit down with iconic script supervisor Edye Rice-George, a true Hollywood powerhouse whose career reads like a masterclass in cinematic excellence. Whlie actors and directors get the glory, Edye is the i...
Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to survive—and thrive—at the top of the makeup department on major Hollywood sets? In this masterclass of an episode, we sit down with veteran Key Makeup Artist and Department Head Laverne Caracuzzi-Milazzo (The Office, Freaks and Geeks, All American: Homecoming, Freakier Friday). From turning down a retail post under Emilio Pucci in Florence to spending time on set in every medium, Laverne shares the raw, unfiltered reality of working behind the lens...
Send us Fan Mail What happens when Hollywood isn't just a dream, but your actual backyard? 🎬 In Part 1 of this wild, unfiltered ride, camera department veteran Lou Demarco AC joins The Prelim Podcast to trace his unreal journey from hanging out with Fonzie and Ron Howard on a 6th-grade field trip to pulling focus on massive Hollywood blockbusters. Lou’s father was a true industry pioneer—the man who practically invented modern film craft service while feeding early-morning crews on the old ...
Send us Fan Mail On-Set Dresser Bobby Garofalo stops by the studio to spill the inner-workings, fast-paced madness of a career in the Hollywood art department. From landing a college football scholarship to pulling grueling 48-hour shifts waiting on Mariah Carey, Bobby breaks down the hidden mechanics of film sets in the art department—and why saying "no" to a Director of Photography might cost you your job if not handled correctly or could save the shoot that day? Bobby shares his j...
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