Film School'd
Eric Skwarczynski
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Filmmakers make films. Films make filmmakers.
From blockbuster premieres to grindhouse theaters, late-night cable to the local video store – there is no greater classroom for aspiring filmmakers than cinema itself.
Join your host, Eric Skwarczynski, as he dives deep into the minds of legendary directors, producers, actors, and more to discover their biggest influences... and to explore the impact their films are leaving behind.
This is Film School'd.
Grab your popcorn, class is about to begin.
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09/09/22 • 48 min
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017: From Scuba Diving with Aerosmith to Battling the MPAA | Samantha Hart's Unbelievable Hollywood Journey
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12/06/21 • 69 min
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An award-winning Creative Director/Writer, Sam is also an experienced director and producer. As a creative director, she's been instrumental in the creative development of campaigns for films, brands, and non-profits. Her creative direction for United Way Chicago, entitled "We're All Connected," earned her the prestigious Gold Hugo Award.
Samantha's career began in the entertainment industry, under the mentorship of David Geffen at his venerable record label, Geffen Records working with artists Nirvana, Guns' N Roses, and Aerosmith. She went on to become Creative Director at Gramercy Pictures (now Focus Films.) Samantha's creative vision brought prominence to such independent features as Dazed and Confused, Fargo, The Usual Suspects, and Four Weddings And A Funeral. She continued her run of hits at Fox Searchlight with Waking Ned Devine and Boys Don't Cry before moving to Universal Pictures as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising. Segueing to commercial advertising in 2004, she owned and operated Foundation Content, the production/editorial powerhouse she co-founded in Chicago with James Lipetzky, before the duo rebranded in Los Angeles as Wild Bill Creative in 2017.
BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell, is Sam's first book, and was published on March 15, 2021, now available everywhere. Publisher's Weekly calls it "Unforgettable and raw... Hart's powerful debut, a gritty memoir rife with graphic details of abuse and triumph over it will break hearts." Kirkus Reviews raves, "Hart is a gifted storyteller...the book is ultimately inspirational.
Samantha is currently working on a novel entitled, "The Capricious Life of Charlie Lane," as well as a volume of drawings and prose called, "When I Was A Muse."
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012: Nat Brehmer | The History of Puppet Master
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11/08/21 • 45 min
On this episode of the Film School'd Podcast, Eric sits down with author, Nat Brehmer, to discuss his book, Puppet Master Complete: A Franchise History.
This book is a comprehensive history of the most successful straight-to-video horror franchise of all time: Puppet Master. It provides an in-depth exploration of all 14 films to date--including a made-for-TV crossover and a theatrical reboot--and the action figures, comics, and other merchandise that have helped to keep the brand alive for the past 30 years. Puppet Master was the first film for independent producer extraordinaire Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment, launching a franchise and a micro-budget studio that have both continued to this day. What led to the film's success? How did a little movie about killer puppets, designed to cater to the then-booming video market, wind up surviving video stores themselves? How did a series that had never even had a theatrical entry wind up with an unusually successful toy series? All of these questions are answered within these pages. Featuring new interviews with some of the biggest creative minds behind the franchise, as well as dozens of behind-the-scenes photos, this book is the ultimate guide to horror's most murderous marionettes.
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09/30/22 • 60 min
American Cinematographer Magazine named Anka Malatynska as one of the “10 Rising Stars of Cinematography 2019."
Variety named her "Top 10 Cinematographers to Watch" in 2020.
She certainly deserves the accolades.
Anka has had an incredible career as a cinematographer, with work including Monsterland, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, and Steve Buscemi's upcoming film, The Listener, starring Tessa Thompson.
Truly a director’s cinematographer, Anka listens to her collaborators with a deep heart and intent, resulting in powerful friendships and collaborations.
Anka has continually sought out and created work that is bold and diverse. She is as adept at leading a hundred-person crew through the monsoon-soaked jungles of South East Asia as she is at cultivating an intimate atmosphere on a three-person documentary shoot. Through her work, she has hobnobbed with dignitaries and diplomats and hung out with East L.A. gangsters. She speaks three languages fluently and is comfortably conversational in half a dozen more, which only enhances Anka’s ability to make absolutely anyone and everyone feel comfortable in front of the lens.
The daughter of a Himalayan mountain climber and Polish immigrant scientist mother, Anka is deeply passionate about living an inspired life. Outside of filmmaking, Anka herself is a mother, a wife, a surfer, a yogi, a traveler, and a purposefully inspiring human being. Usually living in New York and Los Angeles, when she is not on set she spends the majority of the time traveling with her husband and son. For six months during the COVID pandemic in 2020, they resided in Nicaragua.
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10/28/21 • 55 min
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Paul Talbot is a film historian and independent filmmaker. He has written for Video Watchdog, Psychotronic Video and Filmfax. His movies include Hellblock 13.
10/25/21 • 39 min
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On This Episode of the Film School'd Podcast, Eric Skwarczynski sits down with actress Michelle Morgan.
Michelle is the fourth of six children from a Chilean-Canadian family. Born in Calgary, she grew up in Toronto and Vancouver. After studying Theatre and Classical Literature at the University of Toronto, Michelle went on to pursue a career in theatre and film.
Michelle stars on the hit CBC series, "Heartland", where she plays the character Lou Flemming, the prodigal daughter who returns to Heartland from New York after her mother's death.
With over 15 years of experience acting in film and television under her belt, Michelle Morgan has enthusiastically begun a trajectory towards directing and writing. Her first short film, "Mi Madre, My Father" (2017), was selected by Telefilm for the "Not Short on Talent at Cannes" for the Cannes Film Festival short film corner. Recently Michelle directed three episodes of the new CBC digital series "Hudson" (SevenTwentyFour), a spin-off of the long-running series "Heartland". Michelle's second short film, "Save Yourself", is a romantic comedy set on the beaches of Tofino, BC. Recently, Michelle was selected to join the Women in the Director's Chair, Story & Leadership Program where she will develop her feature film project, a post-apocalyptic western titled "The Plains".
10/04/21 • 56 min
Lucas Cantor is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and speaker.
He has worked in NBC's music department for the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Athens, Torino, Beijing, Vancouver, London, Sochi, Rio, and Pyeong Chang. He won two Emmys for the Olympics (2008 and 2012). Lucas co-produced Lorde's cover of Everybody Wants To Rule The World on the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack.
Lucas Co-Wrote the theme song for Major League Soccer on Fox with Dan Martinez
Lucas delivered a TEDx talk on the subject of Artificial Intelligence and creativity
Lucas is the Chief Composer at the Melbourne Deep Learning Group at the University Of Melbourne, Australia
He composed music for the Netflix Anime Cannon Busters
He finished Schubert’s 8th Symphony (the unfinished symphony) with the help of AI. The full symphony was premiered in London at Cadogan Hall.
He's the composer for Wu-Tang In Space. A collaboration between Impossible foods, and the Wu Tang Clan.
He currently writes music for DreamWorks Animation's Spirit: Riding Free and for Cannon Busters (coming in 2019), both on Netflix.
He wrote the theme and background music for the LA Times Podcast: The Reel.
In 2017, Lucas scored the A Rotten Holiday featuring Disney's Descendants.
He was the orchestra composer and conductor for the Kenzo X H&M fashion show in October 2016.
In 2014 and 2015, he was the musical director of The Lyric Project, a musical presented by ASCAP.
In 2014, he was the executive producer of Score!, an orchestral concert of music for television presented by ASCAP and the Television Academy.
In 2013, he was the composer for The Devotion Project, a series of short films about LGBTQ couples.
12/13/21 • 44 min
Andrew Kasch is a Los Angeles-based director and editor with an extensive background in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. He is a two-time Saturn Award winner and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art & Design.
Andrew's lifelong obsession with the genre led him into career-making film documentaries and independent festival shorts before he eventually moved into scripted television. He has edited over 60 projects, including The Flash, Beavis & Butthead, Black Lightning, and Titans. He is best known for co-directing the acclaimed award-winning documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, as well as the anthology horror feature Tales of Halloween, and directing/editing the cult television series Legends of Tomorrow for DC.
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028: Oscar-Winning Make-Up Artist | Ve Neill
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08/19/22 • 53 min
Ve Neill has earned 23 international nominations that include 8 Oscar nominations. She won three Academy Awards for Beetlejuice, Mrs. Doubtfire and Ed Wood, two Emmys for Pee-wee’s Playhouse and The Shining, a BAFTA for Pirates of the Caribbean, five Saturn Awards and Local 706 Best Character Makeup Award. She’s also the first Artist to be awarded Hollywood Foreign Press “Makeup Artist of the Year.” Ve created space travelers for Star Trek the Motion Picture and the hit comedy “Galaxy Quest”; Rock ‘n’ Roll Vampires for “The Lost Boys”; visions of the Afterlife for “Beetlejuice”, transformed Johnny Depp into “Edward Scissorhands”, Jack Sparrow, “Ed Wood” and “Sweeney Todd” and Robin Williams into “Mrs. Doubtfire.”
She’s also Headed some of the largest movie franchises in the world; Batman, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Amazing Spiderman and The Hunger Games. She’s been on the Local 706 Executive Board, an educator, a businesswoman and a judge on the hit TV series for Syfy “Face Off”. She has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by her guild, Local 706. She had three films come out in 2018, “Shock and Awe” starring Woody Harrelson and James Marsden, “A Star is Born” starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga and the quirky life inspired film “Welcome to Marwen” starring Steve Carrell and Leslie Mann directed by Robert Zemekis. In 2019 she completed The Highwaymen, where Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson chased down Bonnie and Clyde.
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01/03/22 • 51 min
Katie Chonacas is a globally outstanding Greek-American actress with over two decades of experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry. She began her career as a classically trained actor, model, poet, producer, painter, and philanthropist at an early age. Katie rapidly gained a reputation for her natural beauty and went on to work for prominent companies. Her modeling career quickly led her to Los Angeles, where she relocated full-time and discovered a true love for acting.
After dominating in modeling, appearing on television, and working with famous stars in cinema. Katie opted to pursue her love of music, and landed a deal with 50 Cent and G-Unit, superstars in the music industry, and went on tour with them throughout Spain and South Africa. She also starred in a number of popular music videos, like P!nk's "Who Knew", Hilary Duff's "Stranger" and The Chemical Brothers' "The Golden Path", to add to the list.
She made her television debut on CBS's CSI: NY, Cold Case, FX Network's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Law & Order SVU to name a few. She appeared in films such as A Perfect Getaway with Milla Jovovich and Steve Zhan, Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas' The Code, as well as a sensual scene with Nicolas Cage in Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
Katie works as a professional voice-over actor specializing in cartoon animation voices with her branded name Cartoon Katie. She brought to life characters such as Soup from the popular international video game Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2, Georgia as Nancy Drew's best friend in Nancy Drew's Codes and Clues. Katie has a raspy golden voice such as Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, Demi Moore. She aims to be on the pulse of all the brands and upcoming brands in the voiceover commercial industry.
Couples Therapy, a globally acclaimed lockdown improv comedy web series was created in the beginning of March 2020. Katie directed and produced the web series which is in numerous International Film Festivals, the web series has received over 27 official selections, 17 Best New Media & Best Web Series so far. Katie has also received 4 Best Actor & Best Director honors for her performance in the show.
Chonacas is an NFT artist who published the first "love poem" on the blockchain, along with the original polaroids from artist Robert Sturman. The poetry book, A Lover's Fairytale, was composed between 2004 and 2012 as a reflection of her experiences while traveling across the world. It aspires to empower you through art's words, allowing you to adapt, transform, and improve your own life.
Chonacas started a popular podcast titled She's All Over The Place. It didn't take long for it to become a successful podcast, with over 700 downloads per episode and over 4000 monthly. She's All Over the Place podcast is about business in the entertainment industry, as well as the arts, culture, education, and mental health. Some notable guests are Dr. John Jaquish, a scientist (who works with Tony Robbins), and Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, the multi-billionaire female CEO of ECOS.
Katie formed the production company, The Sophisticated Psychos, a duo with Nicky Scorpio. The Sophisticated Psychos create one-of-a-kind music and web series with a distinct flavor. Their music and beats contain scientifically validated solfeggio healing frequencies, ensuring that listeners not only love the music but also feel better, resulting in a positive ripple effect.
She also recently released her debut solo album Dreamland 1111 on her birthday, 11.11 under her birth name Saint Kyriaki rooted in her Greek Orthodox tradition. Magically aligned with spiritual presence, the album is influenced by language as an artistic expression of creative filmmaking to convey colours and celebrate other artists and the divine femininity.
Chonacas is also recognized for her generosity, having donated to charities including Children International, Team in Training, Eva's Heroes, The Brightest Star Foundation, and Love Cures Cancer. She's also made two public service announcements: one for Pantene Pro V, in which she gave eight inches of her hair, and the other for the BP Oil Spill. She worked on the original TV show Noble Exchange for Halogen TV, a social-justice television network, in the summer of 2010. She is a strong supporter of women's empowerment, mental health, and environmental protection. Indeed, her vision is evident in all of her works.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Film School'd have?
Film School'd currently has 53 episodes available.
What topics does Film School'd cover?
The podcast is about Film History, Film Interviews, Podcasts and Tv & Film.
What is the most popular episode on Film School'd?
The episode title '023: Laura Cayouette | Know Small Parts' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Film School'd?
The average episode length on Film School'd is 58 minutes.
How often are episodes of Film School'd released?
Episodes of Film School'd are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Film School'd?
The first episode of Film School'd was released on Sep 27, 2021.
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