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Kevin McCarthy interviews Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon about their film The Odyssey and various aspects of filmmaking.

Episode 56 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. For timing: Interview with Christopher Nolan from 4:45 to 16:48 Interview with Matt Damon from 18:11 to 26:54 Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon join the show to talk all about their incredible new, THE ODYSSEY. In the interview, we cover the filmmaking craft behind The Odyssey, IMAX, Interstellar, Bill Irwin, Cyclops, David & Patricia Keighley, the mirror system, the blimp for the IMAX camera, Sound Design, Cinematography, Framing for multiple formats and more. This is part 1/3 of my series for the film. Episode 2 will be released next week featuring Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, John Leguizamo, Lupita Nyong'o and Himesh Patel. Episode 3 will feature a very special conversation and review of the film. Note: All behind-the-scenes footage from "The Odyssey" used in this interview is from the official Universal Pictures featurette about the making of the film. The video is from EPK, which is uploaded directly by the film studios. #christophernolan #theodyssey #mattdamon #imax #filmmaking #interstellar #billirwin #cyclops

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