Filming Action Underwater - Award-winning DP IAN SEABROOK on Batman v Superman, Jungle Cruise, Deadpool 2 - Highlights

Filming Action Underwater - Award-winning DP IAN SEABROOK on Batman v Superman, Jungle Cruise, Deadpool 2 - Highlights

Award-Winning Underwater Director of Photography

It’s about leaving the planet in a better condition than it is currently. What you’re witnessing is years of neglect. It’s the humans who have screwed it all up, and the warming of the earth is no different. The oceans are changing. The topography is changing. Mussels are being fried when the tides recede. This is all unnatural. Or maybe it’s natural. I think it’s Mother Nature just being pissed off and saying, “This is what you get.” And so it’s up to everyone to change their ways. Their shopping habits, their eating habits, how much gas they use. All that stuff which people think “that can’t affect anything.” Well, you’re seeing the result of it now

IAN SEABROOK - Underwater Cinematographer of Batman v Superman, Deadpool 2, & Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson

IAN SEABROOK - Underwater Cinematographer of Batman v Superman, Deadpool 2, & Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson

Award-Winning Underwater Director of Photography

It’s about leaving the planet in a better condition than it is currently. What you’re witnessing is years of neglect. It’s the humans who have screwed it all up, and the warming of the earth is no different. The oceans are changing. The topography is changing. Mussels are being fried when the tides recede. This is all unnatural. Or maybe it’s natural. I think it’s Mother Nature just being pissed off and saying, “This is what you get.” And so it’s up to everyone to change their ways. Their shopping habits, their eating habits, how much gas they use. All that stuff which people think “that can’t affect anything.” Well, you’re seeing the result of it now

Alice Brooks - Cinematographer of In The Heights, Tick, Tick…Boom!…- Highlights

Alice Brooks - Cinematographer of In The Heights, Tick, Tick…Boom!…- Highlights

Award-winning Cinematographer
In The Heights, Tick, Tick…Boom!

There’s this children’s book called Miss Rumphius, and I’ve carried it around with me my entire life. It’s about a woman who grandfather tells her three things, and the last one is the most difficult thing of all and that’s to fill the world with beauty. And I give this book to every one of my friends who are having babies, I have a copy with me almost at all times, and I’m reminded of that feeling that Jonathan Larson had in Tick, Tick…Boom! Of how much time do we have to do something great.

ALICE BROOKS - Cinematographer of In The Heights, Tick, Tick…Boom!…

ALICE BROOKS - Cinematographer of In The Heights, Tick, Tick…Boom!…

Award-winning Cinematographer
In The Heights, Tick, Tick…Boom!

There’s this children’s book called Miss Rumphius, and I’ve carried it around with me my entire life. It’s about a woman who grandfather tells her three things, and the last one is the most difficult thing of all and that’s to fill the world with beauty. And I give this book to every one of my friends who are having babies, I have a copy with me almost at all times, and I’m reminded of that feeling that Jonathan Larson had in Tick, Tick…Boom! Of how much time do we have to do something great.

Behind the Scenes: From 'Get Out' to 'The Luminaries' w/ Australian Cinematographer of the Year DENSON BAKER - Highlights

Behind the Scenes: From 'Get Out' to 'The Luminaries' w/ Australian Cinematographer of the Year DENSON BAKER - Highlights

Australian Cinematographer of the Year (ACS), Denson Baker’s credits include the feature film Ophelia starring Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts, Measure of a Man with Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson, The Luminaries with Eva Green and Eve Hewson, and Domina with Kasia Smutniak and Isabella Rossellini, and the opening and final scenes of Jordan Peele's Academy Award winning Get Out.

Behind the Scenes: From 'Get Out' to 'The Luminaries' w/ Australian Cinematographer of the Year
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Behind the Scenes at The Luminaries courtesy of Denson Baker

DENSON BAKER

One of the first things that we did when we did when we arrived in New Zealand to start pre-production was to travel to some of the actual locations where the story is set. One of them is Hokitika on the West Coast of the south island of New Zealand. And we discovered there’s an absolutely fantastic very small but a little museum that was full of so much incredible archival photography that you could not find searching the internet and the imagery just inspired so many thoughts and ideas and design. What was really interesting is it’s so unique to New Zealand.

This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Anja Westhues. Digital Media Coordinator is Hannah Story Brown. 

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Mia Funk is an artist, interviewer and founder of The Creative Process.

Australian Cinematographer of the Year DENSON BAKER on Creating Visual Narratives

Australian Cinematographer of the Year DENSON BAKER on Creating Visual Narratives

Australian Cinematographer of the Year (ACS), Denson Baker’s credits include the feature film Ophelia starring Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts, Measure of a Man with Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson, The Luminaries with Eva Green and Eve Hewson, and Domina with Kasia Smutniak and Isabella Rossellini, and the opening and final scenes of Jordan Peele's Academy Award winning Get Out.

Australian Cinematographer of the Year DENSON BAKER on Creating Visual Narratives
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Denson Baker · Australian Cinematographer of the Year · ACS (Highlights)
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Behind the Scenes at The Luminaries courtesy of Denson Baker

DENSON BAKER

One of the first things that we did when we did when we arrived in New Zealand to start pre-production was to travel to some of the actual locations where the story is set. One of them is Hokitika on the West Coast of the south island of New Zealand. And we discovered there’s an absolutely fantastic very small but a little museum that was full of so much incredible archival photography that you could not find searching the internet and the imagery just inspired so many thoughts and ideas and design. What was really interesting is it’s so unique to New Zealand.

This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Anja Westhues. Digital Media Coordinator is Hannah Story Brown. 

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Mia Funk is an artist, interviewer and founder of The Creative Process.

Behind the Lens: JONATHAN FURMANSKI on Filming Search Party, Good Boys, Inside Amy Schumer - Highlights

Behind the Lens: JONATHAN FURMANSKI on Filming Search Party, Good Boys, Inside Amy Schumer - Highlights

Cinematographer Jonathan Furmanski’s credits include the film Good Boys. For TV, he’s lensed the cult crime comedy Search Party, Inside Amy Schumer, and The Detour. He’s shot on massive glaciers, active volcanos, and in international combat zones. His documentary feature films include The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers, 30 for 30: Doc & Darryl, Big Men and The Family Business: Trump and Taxes.

Behind the Lens: JONATHAN FURMANSKI on Filming Search Party, Good Boys, Inside Amy Schumer
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JONATHAN FURMANSKI

Directing is its own art form, so I have great respect and appreciation for directing and all the directors that I’ve had an opportunity to work with, but I just know that’s not me. So I’m happy that cinematography found me or I found it. I appreciate what you said about how cinematography, obviously is its own art form and can function as a character in a project and in the audience’s experience of watching that project. I think cinematography can–I don’t want to say make or break a project–because I think ultimately the writing and the performances are the foundation of any good project, but I think that cinematography can either elevate or undermine both the writing or the performances, depending on how it’s treated and how it’s executed. So, to me, it’s a fundamental part of the process.

This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Leni Sperry-Fromm. Digital Media Coordinator is Yu Young Lee. 

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Mia Funk is an artist, interviewer and founder of The Creative Process. 

The Art of Cinematography: JONATHAN FURMANSKI From Search Party to The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

The Art of Cinematography: JONATHAN FURMANSKI From Search Party to The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Cinematographer Jonathan Furmanski’s credits include the film Good Boys. For TV, he’s lensed the cult crime comedy Search Party, Inside Amy Schumer, and The Detour. He’s shot on massive glaciers, active volcanos, and in international combat zones. His documentary feature films include The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers, 30 for 30: Doc & Darryl, Big Men and The Family Business: Trump and Taxes.

The Art of Cinematography: JONATHAN FURMANSKI From Search Party to The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandlin
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JONATHAN FURMANSKI

Directing is its own art form, so I have great respect and appreciation for directing and all the directors that I’ve had an opportunity to work with, but I just know that’s not me. So I’m happy that cinematography found me or I found it. I appreciate what you said about how cinematography, obviously is its own art form and can function as a character in a project and in the audience’s experience of watching that project. I think cinematography can–I don’t want to say make or break a project–because I think ultimately the writing and the performances are the foundation of any good project, but I think that cinematography can either elevate or undermine both the writing or the performances, depending on how it’s treated and how it’s executed. So, to me, it’s a fundamental part of the process.

This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Leni Sperry-Fromm. Digital Media Coordinator is Yu Young Lee. 



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Mia Funk is an artist, interviewer and founder of The Creative Process. 

Love, Loss & The Art of Writing with DELIA EPHRON - Highlights

Love, Loss & The Art of Writing with DELIA EPHRON - Highlights

Author, Screenwriter and Producer

So the great thing about being a writer is you can take the pain of your life and make something out of it. And you can mix it up with the happier parts and make something even better out of it. I mean, it's kind of all these things end up being gifts when you're older.

From Siracusa to You've Got Mail with Author, Screenwriter, Producer DELIA EPHRON

From Siracusa to You've Got Mail with Author, Screenwriter, Producer DELIA EPHRON

Author, Screenwriter and Producer

So the great thing about being a writer is you can take the pain of your life and make something out of it. And you can mix it up with the happier parts and make something even better out of it. I mean, it's kind of all these things end up being gifts when you're older.

From Broadway to Blue Bloods with Tony Award Winner GREGORY JBARA - Highlights

From Broadway to Blue Bloods with Tony Award Winner GREGORY JBARA - Highlights

Gregory Jbara is a Tony award-winning stage actor with a impressive career spanning over four decades . On Broadway, Gregory has stared in renditions of Chicago, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Billy Elliot, which earned him the 2009 Tony award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Since departing from the stage, Gregory has spent ten seasons alongside Tom Selick in the CBS drama Blue Bloods.

From Broadway to Blue Bloods with Tony Award Winner GREGORY JBARA - Highlights
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GREGORY JBARA on Chicago, Billy Elliot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels & the Acting Life

GREGORY JBARA on Chicago, Billy Elliot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels & the Acting Life

Gregory Jbara is a Tony award winning stage actor with a impressive career spanning over four decades . On Broadway, Gregory has stared in renditions of Chicago, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Billy Elliot, which earned him the 2009 Tony award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Since departing from the stage, Gregory has spent ten seasons alongside Tom Selick in the CBS drama Blue Bloods.

GREGORY JBARA on Chicago, Billy Elliot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels & the Acting Life
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JOSH PAIS - Actor, Writer, Producer & Committed Impulse Founder - Highlights

JOSH PAIS - Actor, Writer, Producer & Committed Impulse Founder - Highlights

Joshua Pais has appeared in over a hundred movies and TV shows, including recurring roles in Ray Donovan, Mrs. Fletcher, The Good Wife, Maniac, The Sopranos, and Law and Order: SVU. His film work includes Motherless Brooklyn, Joker, Touchy Feely, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Music of the Heart, Assassination of a High School President, and I Saw the Light. The son of holocaust survivor and theoretical physicist Abraham Pais, Josh is the founder of Committed Impulse, a comprehensive acting technique which involves creating from the energetic (atomic) truth in the body.

JOSH PAIS - Actor, Writer, Producer & Committed Impulse Founder - Highlights
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This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Emma Ryan. Digital Media Coordinator is Hannah Story Brown.

Mia Funk is an artist, interviewer and founder of The Creative Process.

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Exploring Complex Characters: JOSHUA PAIS on His Journey from Ray Donovan to Motherless Brooklyn

Exploring Complex Characters: JOSHUA PAIS on His Journey from Ray Donovan to Motherless Brooklyn

Joshua Pais has appeared in over a hundred movies and TV shows, including recurring roles in Ray Donovan, Mrs. Fletcher, The Good Wife, Maniac, The Sopranos, and Law and Order: SVU. His film work includes Motherless Brooklyn, Joker, Touchy Feely, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Music of the Heart, Assassination of a High School President, and I Saw the Light. The son of holocaust survivor and theoretical physicist Abraham Pais, Josh is the founder of Committed Impulse, a comprehensive acting technique which involves creating from the energetic (atomic) truth in the body.

Exploring Complex Characters: JOSHUA PAIS on His Journey from Ray Donovan to Motherless Brooklyn
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This interview was conducted by Mia Funk with the participation of collaborating universities and students. Associate Interviews Producer on this podcast was Emma Ryan. Digital Media Coordinator is Hannah Story Brown.

Mia Funk is an artist, interviewer and founder of The Creative Process.

JACK THORNE - BAFTA Award-winning Playwright & Screenwriter - Highlights

JACK THORNE - BAFTA Award-winning Playwright & Screenwriter - Highlights

Jack Thorne is an internationally acclaimed playwright and BAFTA award-winning screenwriter. His adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials is currently airing on HBO and the BBC, and his new series The Eddy was recently released for Netflix. Thorne’s screenwriting career began on the Channel 4 series Shameless and BBC series Skins. Later this year, his feature adaptation of The Secret Garden will be released and feature films Enola Holmes and Swimmers are on the way. Thorne’s films include The Aeronauts, starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, Wonder, starring Julia Roberts and A Long Way Down starring Toni Collette. As a playwright, Jack’s credits include the Tony and Olivier award-winning West End and Broadway hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

JACK THORNE - BAFTA Award-winning Playwright & Screenwriter - Highlights
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Curating Community: Behind the Scenes at GUILD HALL MUSEUM - Highlights

Curating Community: Behind the Scenes at GUILD HALL MUSEUM - Highlights

Museum Director & Chief Curator · Guild Hall of East Hampton

I think that what you're doing is definitely offering a service to so many people and letting them explore various forms of creativity and how you can use that creativity to enhance the world. I don't mean it in a highfalutin way, but I think that art does influence the world on many different levels. On a daily level, but on a more global level.

Exploring the Artistic Landscape of the Hamptons w/ GUILD HALL MUSEUM's CHRISTINA MOSSAIDES STRASSFIELD

Exploring the Artistic Landscape of the Hamptons w/ GUILD HALL MUSEUM's CHRISTINA MOSSAIDES STRASSFIELD

Museum Director & Chief Curator · Guild Hall of East Hampton

I think that what you're doing is definitely offering a service to so many people and letting them explore various forms of creativity and how you can use that creativity to enhance the world. I don't mean it in a highfalutin way, but I think that art does influence the world on many different levels. On a daily level, but on a more global level.