Post Production Club – Details, episodes & analysis

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 have the awesome opportunity to hear from three of the editors behind the legendary Saturday Night Live. We talked with Ryan Spears, Paul Del Gesso, and Kristie Ferriso who let us in on the high stakes, down to the wire editing process involved in bringing the show to life each week. Ryan was part of the team responsible for the Emmy nominated "I'm Just Pete" (music video), and has also won two emmys for SNL’s Murder Show (Segment), and SNL’s HBO Mario Kart Trailer (Segment), while Paul and Katie worked on the Emmy nominated "Bowen's straight" (Sketch) among countless other sketches the three of them have been involved in creating. Join us for a look inside 30 Rock and see what it takes to edit for SNL.

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.

In this episode, we dive into the captivating world of editing with Shelly Westerman and Payton Koch, the dynamic duo behind the hit show "Only Murders in the Building." Join us as they share their insights into the art of crafting suspenseful scenes and their journeys to get where they are today.

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.

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're talking about sound design with the legendary songwriter, sound designer, and composer Evan Frankfort. He shares all about life in the sound design industry and the unique challenges of working on everything from personal albums, TV shows, Features, and more in this packed episode. Tune in to get some tips, tricks, advice, and laughs. Check out Evan's Portfolio and Credits here: https://www.evanfrankfort.com/

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 this episode we talk with Melinda Zehner Guerra, the editor extraordinaire behind shows like A Black Lady Sketch Show, Ru Paul's Drag Race, American horror stories, and Naked and Afraid. She has so much experience and knowledge to share and tells us all about working on unscripted TV, her tips, tricks, and best practices, and what its like to win an Emmy.

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.