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S2E04 - Sounds of an Inner Life
How do you establish a sense of space through sound, not just as a means of describing a physical space, but the inner state of a person? Filmmakers Nisha Platzer and Nayuribe Montero Jimenez join us to discuss how they pulled that off when
S2E03 - Indie Post Production
This time around we’re using our personal experiences to shed light on one version of how post production on an independent film can play out, discussing how we helped Daniel Jeffery and Mackenzie Warner finish the short film they co-wrote,
S2E02 - Varda by Agnès: What is Videography?
In which we discuss Agnes Varda’s final film, Varda by Agnes, and the questions it poses about the nature of cinema: is it simply a piece of lecture videography? The swan song from one of the greatest artists of our time? Both? The fundamen
S2E01 - Fail Safe and Contrast
We kick off our second season talking about one of our favourite films, Fail Safe, and its extraordinary use of contrast not just as an aesthetic, but as the guiding philosophy behind the whole film. Sidney Lumet’s nuclear thriller employs
Inter-season Special - State of the Podcast & Listener Q&A
As season 1 comes to a close, Devan and Will take stock, answer your questions, and look forward to the new season.
Ep 20 - "Cinematic" feat. Nathan Douglas, James Penco & Paige Smith
There seem to be as many meanings for the word “cinematic” as there are people who use it, so we enlisted the help of our listeners to provide their own definitions, all of which we read and respond to in this episode. With help from some o
Ep 19 - Storyboarding with Studio Ghibli
Join us for a laid back discussion about internationally acclaimed animation director Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and how he utilizes storyboards to plan and create his films. One of our regular hosts, Devan Scott, is away this week, so
Ep 18 - Vancouver Cinema and Late Capitalism feat. Josh Cabrita
How do prolific local filmmaking communities come about… and how do they slip away? Curator and film critic Josh Cabrita joins us as we take our own home of Vancouver as a case study for how creative and institutional stagnation happens, an
Ep 17 - Finding Star Wars feat. Drew Stewart
Ever seen the original Star Wars trilogy? Which versions? Multiple new “official” editions of the films have emerged since 1997, with the original films as seen in the 70s and 80s left without any official release. The work of tracking all
Ep 16 - Sounds of Commerce in Early Documentary feat. Tanya Goldman
Join us as we open our ears to the stylized sounds of a bustling commercial existence circa the 1930s — that is, the way they sound in some of the more daring documentaries of the time. Tanya Goldman, a Cinema Studies PHD candidate at NYU,
Ep 15 - Visual Textures with Christopher Blauvelt
What does an image feel like? Is it smooth? Coarse? Soft? Sharp? Distorted? These are decisions that cinematographers, directors, and anyone else involved in the creation of a visual language for a specific film must grapple with. Christoph
Ep 14 - Revisionist Audio
It’s grievance time! Will and Devan take on the world of revisionist audio in film restoration. A niche subject? Probably. Something you should care about? Most definitely! When you pop in the latest lovingly-restored 4k Blu-Ray release by
Ep 13 - Documentary Writing and Mr. Jane and Finch feat. Alison Duke
What does it mean to write for documentaries? Alison Duke of Oya Media Group (https://oyamediagroup.com/) takes us through her experience co-writing the television documentary Mr. Jane and Finch — a process that netted her the Canadian Scre
Ep 12 - Fourteen and discontinuous production feat. Dan Sallitt
There are a million ways to make an independent movie, and today Dan Sallitt came on the podcast to tell us about the one he chose to make Fourteen (https://grasshopperfilm.com/film/fourteen/). The film's story spans many years, and was sho
Ep 11 - Prince of Darkness feat. Mike Thorn
Author and critic Mike Thorn (https://mikethornwrites.com/) swings by to talk about Prince of Darkness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)), John Carpenter's 1987 horror film, and how it both expresses and interrogates
Ep 10 - Pre-Code Montage feat. Peter Labuza
USC Postdoctoral Fellow and https://twitter.com/Cinephiliacshost Peter Labuza (https://twitter.com/labuzamovies) joins us to dissect the history of montage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montage_(filmmaking)). Specifically, we discuss the u
Ep 9 - Hallmark Movies feat. Gloria Mercer
Independent filmmaker Gloria Mercer joins us on this one to talk about movies made for the Hallmark and Lifetime TV channels. The focus is on their best-known output, their romantic comedies, and we had a lot of fun chatting about how and w
Episode 8 - Long Takes feat. Kathleen Hepburn & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
We’re excited to host filmmakers Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers &Kathleen Hepburn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Hepburn), who join us for a discussion about long takes — shots that last for an extended period of time without cutting — an
Episode 7 - The Hunger Games and Cinemascope
Today we jumped into one of our favourite topics — the overuse of super a super-wide frame, i.e. cinemascope, in contemporary movies. The Hunger Games is our unfortunate case study today, but the conversation touches on everything from the
Episode 6 - King Hu's Kinetic Editing in Dragon Inn and Legend of the Mountain feat. Ryan Swen
Today film critic Ryan Swen joins us for a double header discussion of King Hu's Dragon Inn and Legend of the Mountain and how they reflect the evolution of Hu's editing style, an aesthetic marked by an extraordinary evocation and emphasis
Episode 5: Robert Altman, Zooms, and the Camera's Point of View
This time around we tackle the way Altman's process and worldview effected his famous use of lengthy zoom-ins and zoom-outs. We touch on a glut of films and side-topics, (hopefully) befitting the master of meandering ensemble narratives.
Episode 4: Self-Reflexivity and Perfect Blue feat. Paige Smith
Filmmaker Paige Smith joins us to talk about the animated psychological horror film Perfect Blue and its copious use of self-reflexivity — when a work openly acknowledges itself, forcing the viewer to recognize the trappings and mechanics o
Episode 3: Worldizing Sound and American Graffiti
Walter Murch’s sound technique worldizing defines George Lucas’s American Graffiti, emulating how a sound would be heard in the particular location of each scene. In this episode, Devan and Will discuss the technique and how Murch uses it t
Episode 2: Small Crews feat. Sophy Romvari
In this episode we chat with Toronto-based filmmaker (and one of our favourite collaborators) Sophy Romvari about why she scales down her films’ budgets, crew sizes, and production length.
Episode 1: Contagion and Steven Soderbergh's Digital Cinematography
In this episode, Devan and Will discuss Steven Soderbergh’s pioneering use of digital image capture in his remarkable run of films that followed his transition away from celluloid-based filmmaking starting with Che in 2008. Focusing on his
Episode 0: Welcome to Film Formally
In this intro episode we offer a taste of our podcast, with a quick rundown of our format and a few samples from upcoming episodes. If you're tired of movie podcasts that reach a mile wide and an inch deep, we've got just the thing for you,
