The Film School Chronicle

This is it, our final episode. The four creators of the show reflect on two years of interviewing, what insights we learnt, some of our favorite moments, and what we're doing next. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to and supported the show! Until next time, we have been The Film School Chronicle.   Hosted by and Featuring Bryce Quinn, Carmelo Keating, Sandro Karayan, and Jakob Keane Camera and Lighting by Sandro Karayan and Jakob Keane Produced and Edited by Bryce Quinn Intro Theme created by Lachlan James Intro Graphic created by Harry Dobson

In our final interview, we bring on award-winning writer/director Martha Goddard, who tells us about her experiences as a writer and director working in Queensland and around the world. The interviews are finished, but The Film School Chronicle isn't quite done yet, so stay tuned for next episode when we say a proper goodbye!   Hosted by Bryce Quinn and Carmelo Keating Featuring Martha Goddard Camera and Lighting by Sarah Stone and Sandro Karayan Produced and Edited by Sandro Karayan Intro Theme created by Lachlan James Intro Graphic created by Harry Dobson

In our second episode from last year (sorry for the delay Neo and Clive!), Carmelo interviews two GFS Alumni both heading into the industry. Listen in for their stories and experiences from the Grad Slates of 2021, and their plans for getting into the industry.   Hosted by Carmelo Keating Featuring Clive D'Silva and Narsingrao Pochiraju Camera and Lighting by Sandro Karayan Produced and Edited by Bryce Quinn Intro Theme created by Lachlan James Intro Graphic created by Harry Dobson

In a long awaited special episode, we interview almost all of the cast and crew of ‘Secrets to a Swayin' Band'! This feature film, written and directed by Harrison Sheppard, was released on YouTube in 2021, and is genuinely a great watch. If you haven't already seen this rockin' comedy, watch this episode, and then go check it out!  (P.S. this episode gets a bit crazy with the eight guests, so we recommend watching on YouTube to understand the chaos)   Hosted by Carmelo Keating Featuring (in order of introduction): Harrison Johnson, Nathan Eban, Nathanael Weller, Ross McCann, Brendan Kater, Harrison Sheppard, Lachlan Margetts, and Harrison Bass Camera and Lighting by Sandro Karayan Produced and Edited by Bryce Quinn Intro Theme created by Lachlan James Intro Graphic created by Harry Dobson

This month we interview Geordie Lillis, cinematographer, camera operator, director and editor. Tune in to hear his stories of overcoming a broken spine and a lightning strike (yes really), and getting on not one but two major productions during his final year at film school!   Hosted by Carmelo Keating and Sandro Karayan Featuring Geordie Lillis Camera and Lighting by Sarah Stone, Sandro Karayan, and Jakob Keane Produced and Edited by Bryce Quinn Intro Theme created by Lachlan James Intro Graphic created by Harry Dobson

We're back! This month with a new format, a new setup, and a new intro! This episode's guest is Lucas Tomoana, camera operator and podcaster. Tune in to hear his experiences in the film industry working on drama productions, with his podcast @cinemapodgrapher, and a bunch of other great stories!   Hosted by Carmelo Keating and Alessandro Karayan Featuring Lucas Tomoana Filmed by Sarah Stone Produced and edited by Bryce Quinn Additional editing by Jakob Keane Intro theme created by Lachlan James Intro graphic created by Harry Dobson

Join the crew live from the Griffith Market Day at Southbank campus! We're joined by over 25 guests over the course of one day, so check it out see who we interviewed. If we interviewed you, thanks for coming on the show!

Joining Carmelo on the show this week is now GFS Alumni from 2021 Jarod Woods. Tune in now to hear tips, tricks and advice from a graduate of Griffith Film School covering anything from making connections and getting aboard projects, to finding a good balance between uni and professional work. 

After twenty-five episodes of podcasting, the crew is taking a break. That's right, for the month of September (and potentially October) the team will be working on a bunch of things to upgrade and improve the quality of the show. Most of our ideas are outlined in this week's episode, featuring a casual chat between Bryce, Carmelo, and Sandro the cameraman. We do have some surprises on the way, so stay tuned for our return, we'll be back before you know it!

Joining us for the first time, QUT students! Bryce and Carmelo interview Kai Giovanni and Reuben Haigh, both first-year students studying Film and New Media at QUT. Listen in as they compare and contrast the experiences of their respective universities.

This week's guests are Cole Forfang Phan and Will Smith, two composing students studying at Griffith Conservatorium. Bryce and Carmelo have the pleasure of interviewing them about composing music in Winton, working on scores with film students, and what inspires their music.

Covid won't stop us this time! We pre-recorded this episode, featuring Lawrence Greene and Krathyn White, two second-year GFS students, and both mature-aged students too. These wise guys impart us with some wisdom, and reflect on their lives before uni. Also, we have our first round of audience questions. If you like the segment, let us know in the comments!

Carmelo returns! And this week, he and Bryce are interviewing Andy Nehl, a celebrated Australian screen producer (among other things), currently working as head of TV at Griffith Film School. Listen to his stories about the screen industry, and 1st-Years should tune in for some handy tips about working in the TV Studio!

The live on-set podcast strikes again! This week, it's from the Griffith Screen Society's screening of the 2021 episodic series, which they played at New Farm Cinemas. GSS were also kind enough to let us steal some of the talent behind Final Girl, an episode of from the Horror series, as well as more guests from Ain't It Fun (the comedy series) for some quick interviews. Enjoy! P.S. Sorry about the sound, it was quite noisy in the lobby.

On this very special episode of the podcast, Bryce interviews as many crew members from Crackpot as he can before he runs out of camera storage. This particular Grad Slate had wrapped production only an hour prior to recording, and the sounds in the background are of the set and gear being packed away. We won't get to do this kind of recording again anytime soon, so enjoy!

This week, Bryce and special co-host Ethan are joined by Ani Parry and Nathan Simmons, the very first 1st-year students from Griffith to be interviewed! Tune in to hear their stories from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year film sets!

A little later than usual thanks to COVID lockdown, Bryce interviews Ethan Stuart-Hensley, Madi Lee, and Ethan Larkin. These three have all just returned from an outback filmmaking bootcamp in Winton, Queensland. Tune in to hear their stories of writing scripts and making short films in the outback, as well as some other crazy tales!

On this weeks episode, Carmelo and Bryce are joined by fellow second-year Griffith Film School students, Connor Sharpe and Adam Schneideman. They discuss their experiences working together on set, and some external projects as well.

Bryce and Carmelo are joined by two very special guests on this episode: Tayla Ring and Seth Griffiths-Kemp, the showrunners of the episodic series 'Ain't It Fun'. It's a bit of longer, crazier episode, so strap in and enjoy the show!

After another short break to recover from being on set, Bryce and Carmelo are back with writer and producer Ryan Greaves! Listen in to hear his stories about working on animation projects with Universal Pictures and, most recently, working with Ron Howard and Netflix!

This week, Skye Trenerry and Cindy Ford join Carmelo and surprise host Sandro, for an episode about their TV Series Grad Slate.

Powerhouses Tahlia Miller and Anya Suffolk join the show this week, schooling Carmelo and Bryce on time management and juggling social life, work, uni, and outside projects. Listing their different titles and roles would be too long, so tune in to hear them instead.

In a more casual episode of the podcast, Bryce and Carmelo introduce two other members of the crew, Jakob and Sandro, who have been helping to create the show.

Carmelo and Bryce are joined this week by the director and D.O.P. from the 'The Playlist', an experimental Grad Slate in love with music and dance.

Carmelo and Bryce interview Emma Jordin, a film school student living the dream. Emma has recently found work in the industry, and they ask her how it really is on a big film set.

Taking point this week, Carmelo and his co-host Bryce interview the Director and Producer of 'To Wake From One's Own', a Grad Slate delving into some strong themes.

This week, Brigitte Freeme and Lizzie Mahoney join the show to talk about 'I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME', a play written and directed by Brigitte about nine women, set in and around a courthouse.

After a brief hiatus, we're back! This week, we get our first interview with third-year Griffith film students, talking about their Grad Slate film, 'Killara'.

Remy Webber comes on the show this week to tell Bryce about Golden Media, a media business he started with a few friends from film school.

Bryce and Carmelo interview Michael Olive, co-producer of SMILE the Series, a horror web series currently in post-production.

Bryce and Carmelo interview Julian Lily-Howe, the President of the Griffith Screen Society. This episode's topics include: GSS and what it's all about, how Bryce and Carmelo both tried and failed to get onto the GSS committee, and the time Julian ate chocolates with a world famous actor.

Bryce sits down with Harry Sheppard, the writer, director, and producer of 'Secrets to a Swayin' Band', a feature film released on Youtube late last year.

Bryce and Carmelo introduce the show and have a little chat about themselves, film school, and what they are excited for in the coming year.