Post Production Club

Richie Baneham — one of the visual effects masterminds behind James Cameron’s Avatar franchise — joins the show to break down his incredible career in animation and VFX. From his early days animating on The Iron Giant to helping push the boundaries of filmmaking with 2009’s Avatar, Richie has spent decades turning impossible ideas into reality. Now, as the Executive Producer and VFX Supervisor on Avatar: Fire and Ash, Richie sits at the center of one of the most ambitious film productions ever made — translating James Cameron’s bold vision into groundbreaking visuals that redefine what’s possible on screen. With two Academy Awards already under his belt, Richie is now on the road toward what could be his third Oscar for Best Visual Effects. In this conversation, he shares stories from the front lines of blockbuster filmmaking, the evolution of performance capture, and what it really takes to bring Pandora to life.

In this episode, we sit down with Jordan Maltby, founder of Shadow Magic Studios, whose specialty is building time-saving post-production solutions for editors, agencies, and producers.Jordan breaks down the tech, workflows, and automations he’s created that help teams collaborate across the globe, work faster, and save real money. We get into his background in high-end post, how Shadow Magic started, and his philosophy of designing tools that boost creativity.

Wicked editor, Myron Kerstein is back! He talks all things Wicked For Good–the new sequel to Wicked Part 1.

Hear about James' journey to the world of Minecraft. Thomas is a London born editor who now lives and works in Los Angeles. His first feature credit was 'Borat - Cultural Learning of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'. After the worldwide success of that movie he continued his 20 year collaboration with Sacha Baron Cohen working on the British comedians next 3 films. His passion for comedy has led to projects with James Bobin, creator of HBO's Flight of The Conchords, who later went on to direct the 2 most recent Muppet movies for The Walt Disney Company. The past few years have seen him working on projects as diverse as Pokemon Detective Pikachu, The Toxic Avenger, and The Bubble.

This episode features Marco Costa, the editor of Challengers featuring Zendaya. Challengers is the fourth film Marco has edited with Director Luca Guadagnino so we talk what It's like to collaborate with him and the process of editing a non-linear story like Challengers.

This week we're talking about the incredible Emmy nominated series, "Welcome to Wrexham", with two of the editors, Michael Oliver and Michael Anthony Brown. Michael Oliver has won several awards including an Emmy for his work on 24/7 Penguins/Capitals as well as the Olympics and many others. Michael Anthony Brown is on his 4th Emmy nomination after winning three on other shows in the sports world, including season 1 of Welcome to Wrexham. Join us as we dive into the editing bay and take a look at the secret sauce behind this hit show, and what it takes to work in sports media.

Today, we’re hanging out with Vinny Alfano, who is young, but mighty. He’s the sound designer and re-recording mixer behind the comedy specials from all your favorite comedians like liza Shlesinger, Louis C.K., and Mike Birbiglia. He was Grammy-nominated for his work with Sarah Silverman on her special Someone You Love. We talk about how he took advantage of Netflix’s 5.1 surround mix to fully immerse viewers in Birbiglia’s comedy special. With microphones placed all around the Vivian Beaumont Theater at New York City’s Lincoln Center, to ensure the recorded special was just as moving as the live experience. He also did sound for In The Heights. We talk about the challenges to do post on that musical during the height of the pandemic. He’s a humble and chill dude, a New York native, and even did sound for this episode of the podcast. It’s by far the best sounding episode so far. Enjoy!

Today we get to talk with motion design master Jake Mathew, who has worked on everything from car commercials to the Oprah Show, the doing title sequences single handed for marvel movies and TV shows. Jake is a force to be reckoned with and has so much knowledge, insight, and experience to share. We talk about software, his journey, and what it takes to be at the top of the motion design game.

In todays episode we talk to Cecilia Peck and Inbal B Lessner, the dynamic duo behind the hit Netflix documentary Escaping Twin Flames which follows the story's of several survivors of the cult that still operates today. They talk to us about what it's like to work on these heavy story's, best practices for unscripted storytelling, and their journeys into the film industry.

In this episode, we take a look at VFX Editing and what it takes with Craig Scorgie, award winning Editor who recently finished work on In Flames, which premiered at the Directors Fortnite in Cannes. Join us as he shares his industry journey, his different roles, and the creation process for In Flames as well as much more.

In this episode, we dive back into the captivating world of editing with Matt Platts-Mills, noted English editor who recently finished work on The Gentlemen which is out now on Netflix. Join us as he shares his industry journey, love of story, and how to navigate a career in the film industry.

Josh Galbincea, a VFX Supervisor known for his work on "She-Hulk," "No One Will Save You," and "Succession," as well as a VFX artist for "Man of Steel," "Captain America," "Battle Los Angeles," shares his journey from his Midwest roots to Hollywood. Josh offers tips and tricks for directors looking to incorporate more VFX into their stories, discusses how to generate original ideas, and advises on the essential software skills needed to get hired by top VFX studios.