Year: 2021

For this episode, number 28 I spoke with Star Wars set decorator and Alien Art Director Roger Christian about his beginnings in the industry as well as the fortuitous moments in his life when he […]

Back in April 2021, the same weekend that I spoke to my previous guest, matte artist Jim Maxwell, I also spoke with documentarian Jon Lefkovitz. I’d found Jon’s vimeo account while browsing for videos about Walter Murch, […]

For this episode, number 24 (April 2021), I have a conversation with director Peter Macdonald. Peter was in fine fettle and was happy to answer all and any questions I had about his career as […]

For Episode 23 I spoke with camera assistant Madelyn Most. Listed as “second assistant camera” on both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Madelyn offers another unique perspective from within the 70’s and 80’s […]

Episode 22 is my conversation with associate producer and writer Ivor Powell. Ivor worked for many years with RSA, though his career started working in the press department on 2001: A Space Odyssey for Stanley […]

For episode 21 of The Filmumentaries Podast I spoke with model maker and visual effects supervisor Patrick McClung. Pat has worked in the industry since 1979 on some of the biggest films of the last […]

In February 2021 I spoke with Gavin Rothery, Director of “Archive” (2020). He was also the production designer and VFX supervisor on Duncan Jones’s “Moon” (2009). Gav is a real creative force of nature and […]

For this episode, episode 19, I’ve returned to Jaws. If you don’t already know my work… from 2006 to 2014 I created some feature length documentaries, or filmumentaries as I called them on some of […]

For Episode 18 I spoke again to the director of Dangerous Days (the amazing Blade Runner documentary), Charles de Lauzirika and also Bruce Wright who works for Disney Animation. But more importantly for this episode, […]