Film Riot

Doc Filmmaker for Quibi, Lucas Harger

Yesterday marked the launch of Quibi, a 2-billion dollar bet by Hollywood and tech giants Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman to change the face of content consumption on the go. There have been lots of opinions about Quibi’s viability, potential for success, and its mobile-only platform. Well, today we give you an inside peek with a filmmaker who has worked directly with one of its productions.

Lucas Harger is an Emmy award-winning editor with several docs under his belt. He was Ryan’s collaborator on both BALLiSTIC and There Comes a Knocking. Today Ryan and Lucas talk about his latest project Prodigy, a doc series for the Quibi brand. Along with discussing the ins and outs of post for this new mobile platform, the guys dive into what makes a story work and the cross over between doc and narrative.

 

 

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CREDITS

 

 

PODCAST: EPISODE 31 – Alison James

Alison James is an incredibly talented writer/director on the rise and headed toward her first feature film. After winning Best Narrative Short at the Austin Film Festival for her short film, Judas Collar, Alison was able to land reps at WME and has since been developing what will be her first feature film.

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Connect with Alison:
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Judas Collar Website

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PODCAST: EPISODE 21 – ZACH LIPOVSKY

Zach Lipovsky is a director that has recently finished two feature films – one that he did for Disney and the other a small indie film he made on his own with directing and writing partner Adam Stein.

Check out Zach’s amazing app, Shotlister: shotlister.com

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MARK DUPLASS: The Cavalry Isn’t Coming

 

PODCAST: EPISODE 20 – SETH WORLEY

Seth Worley is back to talk about making his latest short film and his continued path to making his first feature.

Stay updated with Seth’s new film here: darkercolors.com

Check out Seth’s other Red Giant shorts here: youtube.com/redgiant

Seth also sells amazing products for Filmmakers! Find those goodies here: plotdevices.co

 

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MARK DUPLASS: The Cavalry Isn’t Coming

 

PODCAST: EPISODE 16 – Josh Connolly

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Josh Connolly joins the podcast today to talk about Film Riot and how he found his way into filmmaking.

 

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PODCAST: EPISODE 15 – AVI YOUABIAN

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Avi Youabian is an editor with credits like The Walking Dead, Constantine, Frequency, The Brave, and a director with credits in The Walking Dead, Zoo, and Tainted Love.  Today, Ryan talks to Avi about directing, editing, and the difference between television and film with editor/director.

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We also collaborated with Musicbed on an upcoming video to celebrate the launch of Membership. Let’s just say there are tanks, grenades, and teddy bears involved. Check it out later this week on the Film Riot YouTube channel!

Connect with Avi Youabian

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PODCAST: EPISODE 02 – EVAN SCHIFF

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On today’s episode, Ryan talks to Evan Schiff (editor of John Wick 2 and the upcoming John Wick 3) about VFX editing, Assistant editing, working with Guillermo Del Toro, editing action scenes, and dealing with studio notes.

Episode Sponsor: 

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We also used the Ice Light in a recent episode of Film Riot where we made a forest/Jungle scene indoors.


Connect with Evan:
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