66 - Lee Unkrich - Author of "Stanley Kubrick's The Shining" Book from Taschen

01/06/23 • 54 min

For episode 66, I have an Oscar winning director. But I don’t talk to him about his films at all. Instead I talk to him about a book he’s written. Lee Unkrich is probably best known by film fans as the director of Toy Story 3 and Coco. He of course won an Oscar for both of those movies. What you might not know is that he is a lifelong fan of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. For many years he has run a website “the overlook hotel”, which he fills with everything and anything he can about his favourite film.
After ten years or so in the making, he is just about to release his book, published by Taschen and limited to 1000 copies (in the collector edition at least). It’s called Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. I spoke to Lee just after Christmas 2022. So here’s our conversation. I hope you enjoy it.
Taschen's new "Stanley Kubrick's The Shining"

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65 - Rose Duignan - ILM Production Supervisor

In this episode of the Filmumentaries podcast, I discuss the journey of Rose Degnan, a key figure in the visual effects industry, particularly her experiences at ILM during the production of Star Wars. The conversation covers her entry into filmmaking, the evolution of visual effects, the work culture at ILM, and the balance between personal life and a demanding career. Rose shares insights on the importance of appreciation in the workplace and the transition from practical effects to digital technology. She also shares her experiences in the film industry, discussing the balance between quality and efficiency in filmmaking, the importance of mentorship, particularly for women in a male-dominated field, and her reflections on working with George Lucas. She highlights the complexities of visual effects in Star Wars, the evolution of budgeting and production practices, and the need for greater diversity in the industry.
Thanks for joining me in 2022 and I hope you can do so again for the next year of episodes of The Filmumentaries podcast in 2023! Happy New Year.

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67 - Jean Bolte - ILM Digital Texture Artist

For this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with the ultra talented and lovely human being... Jean Bolte, that’s BoltE, rhymes with Nick Nolte as she told me.
Jean has worked in the film industry for many years. She started in wigs and beard, then moved to ILM in time for Willow for which she was a model maker. The thumbnail for the episode shows Jean working on the ostrich for the famous morphing scene.
She then went to work on Hook, Jumanji, Men in Black, The Phantom Menace and so many more huge movies as a digital texture artist.
She’s recently handed in her notice to ILM but is going to be staying very much in the creative world.
Jean was just so great to talk to, we hit it off immediately. Chatting with her was surprisingly relaxing and also very inspiring.
So here’s my conversation with texture artist and supervisor Jean Bolte... Nick Notle and I’ll be back at the end for a bit more jabbering on.
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