Stoned on Set, Unsung Heroes, and an Alice Cooper Situation (w/ Guest Frances Parker, ACE)

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07/07/23 • 56 min

Two Stops Over with Vance Burberry and Nigel Dick

Editor Frances Parker, ACE shares her experiences editing multiple episodes of Game of Thrones, her history (and a nod to) working with the VFX department, and her thoughts on how editors support the actor. Fran is currently working on House of the Dragon. Some of her other credits include Andor, The Crown, Life, and Band of Brothers, for which she won an Emmy Award for Best Editing in 2002.

Vance & Nigel catch up on what they’ve been up to including their recent jobs and travels. Vance shares some highlights from NAB, tells his story about Diddy & Faith Evans’ “I’ll Be Missing You” tribute music video, and the night shooting a video for A Tribe Called Quest with Busta Rhymes. Nigel tells us about shooting for his stock footage library on his recent trips to Scotland and Norway and how he almost directed the “I’ll Be Missing You” video. For the last segment, Nigel provides tips for multi-cam live shoots from a directing perspective.

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Previous Episode

Four Fingers Less, Fisheye Becomes a Thing in Hip Hop, and Dancing with VFX for Elvis (with Guest Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS - Cinematographer)

Cinematographer Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS shares how she got the lensing right for the 50s, 60s, and 70s scenes in the motion picture, Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann, tells us about the tricky dance she does between accurately depicting period lighting while still making it look cinematic, and she gives us insight on ways to improve the lack of diversity in the industry. Some of Mandy’s credits include Elvis, Mulan, Hidden Figures, and Australia.

Vance & Nigel discuss which of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees was their favorite, why they don’t love the recent trend of films getting longer and longer, and Nigel tells us who he thinks should have been nominated for Best Eyebrows in a Motion Picture. Vance shares how he helped hip hop music videos get the iconic fisheye look in the 90s with director Hype Williams.

You can find Mandy on Instagram @mandywalkerdp

Next Episode

Rubber Suit, Underwater Frame Hog, and Adapt to Survive (w/ Guest Pete Romano ASC)

Pete Romano ASC, renowned underwater cinematographer, joins Vance and Nigel and shares his interesting career path, eventually working on a long list of iconic films including The Abyss, Titanic, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, The Call of the Wild, The Life Aquatic, and For Your Eyes Only. We get to go behind the scenes with Pete as he shares stories working with the likes of James Cameron and Tom Cruise. Pete shares how his company Hydroflex, makers of premier underwater camera housings and lighting, came to fruition after making his first housing while working at Industrial Light & Magic. He also recounts what may be the silliest, or stupidest, thing he’s ever done in his career.
Vance and Nigel get inspired discussing their recent work travel experiences, from Spain to the Pacific Northwest and the Caribbean. They share some laughs at the insanity of shooting in one city to look like another, and the challenge of casting the right faces for a location when you’re on the other side of the world. Nigel reveals the documentary he’s been working on, centered around a saloon that eventually became the heart of the grunge movement. In the last segment, Vance shares his insights on what it takes to be an underwater cinematographer or camera operator.

Two Stops Over with Vance Burberry and Nigel Dick - Stoned on Set, Unsung Heroes, and an Alice Cooper Situation (w/ Guest Frances Parker, ACE)

Transcript

Announcer | Welcome to the Two Stops Over podcast with your hosts cinematogrpaher Vance Burberry and director Nigel Dick. A show about stuff that goes on behind the camera, along with some mischief, and special guests tossed in for fun.
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Nigel | Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we're back. We've been away, we've been busy. And that's what we do when we're not making a podcast. We actually do stuff, don't we?
Vance | Yeah, we do. I've been doing stuff. You've been doing stu

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