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In part two of our chat with Claudia Raschke and Tom Hurwitz, ASC, they dove into the importance of being mindful of editing as a continuous process when shooting, not merely as a post-production process alone.

Last November, in New York City, the Manhattan editors workshop held its fifth consecutive evening entitled sight sound and story the art of cinematography.  Jim Kamp was invited to moderate a chat with acclaimed cinematographers Claudia Raschke, DP on such docs as “Mad Hot Ballroom” and “RBG”, and Tom Hurwitz, ASC who was DP on such notable docs as the Oscar-winning “Harlan County, USA” and “The Queen of Versailles”   In part one, Claudia and Tom discussed their perspective on how they approach telling each story visually.

On our final episode from New York, we were joined by fashion photographer, portraitist, designer and concert musician, Aleksandr Karjaka.  He extols the similarity of photography and music by describing how he captures the essence of a subject by listening with his eyes --and watching and interacting with the subject, not the camera.   When he’s not behind a camera you might see him behind a clarinet at Carnegie hall or the metropolitan opera house, fashion designing or teaching fashion photography at Parsons School of Design – the New School.

Jason Vong and Vivienne Lee are not just content creators, but workshop leaders, hybrid film - photo shooters and popular influencers.  Their engaging YouTube banter and tech tips have helped them garner a huge following of photo enthusiasts on social media.   They joined us at Photoplus to talk about how they started ...and gave tips on developing one’s individual style by encouraging community engagement and infusing personality into content.    

Brian Matiash is a widely published photographer, author and Zeiss Ambassador based in Utah who fuses landscape and travel photography with experiential storytelling and educational ventures helping emerging photographers hone their craft through his podcasts and tutorials. Today’s Guests: Brian Matiash https://matiash.com https://www.youtube.com/user/brianmatiash @brianmatiash Host & Producer: Jim Kamp https://sugaredstudios.com

Growing up in New York City, cinematographer Charles Libin absorbed the gritty, seventies-era filmmaking of movies made in Manhattan like “Taxi Driver”, “Mean Streets”, and “Dog Day Afternoon”. The Brooklyn-based cinematographer has over the years done documentary camerawork on several Jonathan Demme films including his Neil Young Trilogy, and numerous performance films including Julian Schnabel’s “Lou Reed: Berlin” as well as feature work for Jim Mckay’s “En El Séptimo Día,” one of the Hollywood Reporter’s ten best films of the year. Libin’s latest documentary work is the soon-to-be released “The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash”. We sat down with Charles to discuss his influences growing up in such a heady time in New York during the evolution of on-location shooting. Today’s Guests: Charles Libin http://www.charleslibin.com @charleslibin Host & Producer: Jim Kamp https://sugaredstudios.com

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn about the how the collaborative process between artists of different disciplines — photography and dance — unfolds and how the image-maker balances pre-visualization with spontaneous shooting with dancers. On episode 45 of Full Exposure, we hung out with photographer John Kane in his bucolic workspace and home in the hills of north western Connecticut. John’s wonderful workspace is a home and a farm and a studio all rolled into one; a location to instill envy in the hearts of photographers. His farm and converted barn/studio is a rustic photo wonderland of technical photo gears and inspiring, simple pastoral splendor. John has been widely published in magazines and for over thirty years has photographed the world-renowned New York City dance troupes Momix and Pilobolus, collaborating on several book projects such as: “The Human Alphabet” and “Fashion and Color.” Today’s Guests: John Kane http://johnkanephoto.com http://eatdrinkphotographitaly.com @johnkanesilversunstudio Host & Producer: Jim Kamp https://sugaredstudios.com Dancers: Heather Magee @HeatherCatherineMagee Heather Conn @13feather Pilobolus: @pilobolus #pilobolus https://pilobolus.org @rneej @kentmatt @kent.emily Momix: @momixofficial #momix https://www.momix.com

On episode 44, we spoke with Katrina Medoff and Tracy Sayre, co-founders of the Women’s Weekend Film Challenge and got a crash course in how a great idea blossoms into launching a collaborative film project. The film challenge, is a women-in-film initiative that’s less a contest and more a hybrid networking creative event that places professional filmmakers on crews that write, shoot and edit a short film in just one weekend. WWFC has produced 24 films — with over 500 professional female filmmakers in New York City. To date, some of the films have been selected for 60 film festivals and counting. The project has grown rapidly and Katrina and Tracy will be launching the film challenge in Los Angeles in 2020. Today’s Guests: Katrina Medoff, Tracy Sayre https://womensweekendfilmchallenge.com @womensweekendfilmchallenge @katya_m22 @sayretracy Host & Producer: Jim Kamp https://sugaredstudios.com

Learn how DoP Alexa Wolf uses her skills to create a potent visual style with little budget for the music video “Paths” by artist Jenna Kyle directed by Rachel Kessler. Like many Directors of Photography, Alexa Wolf came to cinematography, in New York City after working in camera, grip & electric departments. Now she’s a DoP on narrative features and commercial projects, with a focus on supporting womens’ and #LGBTQ stories. Today’s Guest: Alexa Wolf http://www.alexawolf.com/ @awolfdp Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ Special Thanks: @theicfc @cinematographersxx @edenmart11 @icglocal600 @american_cinematographer @cinemavisionrentals @alexander_creatives @zeisscinematographyamericas @zeisscinematography Music Video Credits: Starring – Jenna Kyle (@jennakkyle) Director – Rachel Kessler (@rchlksslr) Movement Director – Elena Vazintaris Producers – Jenna Kyle, Rachel Kessler Editors – Rachel Kessler, Brit Phelan Cinematographer – Alexa Wolf Production Designers – Jenna Kyle, Caroline Perkins Makeup – Katie Paige Robinson, and Jenna Wren Kyle assisted by Ashley Lynne Scalf Hair – Braids by Brielle Johnson Wardrobe – Jacqueline Kilivris of PLANETARY ASSAULT, Lawanda of Jenny Coutour Styling – Jenna Kyle 1st AD – Becky Losito 1st AC – Yuya Kudo Colorist – Troy Dobbertin PA – Percy Stogdon Special Thanks – Winnie Cheung, Bruno Esrubilsky, and Matt Kanbergs Watch the official music video for “Paths” by Jenna Kyle here: https://youtu.be/p1__Gp1hs04

Learn how DoP Alexa Wolf uses her skills to create socially focused visual storytelling on the set of “The Gathering”. Like many Directors of Photography, Alexa Wolf came to cinematography, in New York City after working in camera, grip & electric departments. Now she’s a DoP on narrative features and commercial projects, with a focus on supporting womens’ and #LGBTQ stories. She photographed a short for the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival titled “The Gathering” looking at how women have been marginalized in the film industry, gaining more light recently amidst the #MeToo movement. In this episode, @kampjames spoke with @awolfdp about the short she lensed for the 2019 @brooklynfilmfestival directed by @emilyelizabeth_thomas. Today’s Guest: Alexa Wolf http://www.alexawolf.com/ @awolfdp Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ Special Thanks: @theicfc @cinematographersxx @edenmart11 @icglocal600 @american_cinematographer @cinemavisionrentals @alexander_creatives @zeisscinematographyamericas @zeisscinematography Watch “The Gathering” at brooklynfilmfestival.org/thegathering @brooklynfilmfestival The Gathering Cast: @chanellyo @chelseawattsny @elizabethwardland & Caroline Hewitt The Gathering Crew: directed by: @emilyelizabeth_thomas prod. company: @derbycontent ep: @rebeccaniles agency: @tbwachiatny ecd’s: @juliaaaguliaaa @amylferguson_ agency producer: @saraharoldson line producers: @lizzie.shapiro & Madeleine Askwith dp: @awolfdp ad: @bombshelljungle pd: @euge_c costume: @logordon_ ( assist by @bradydrose ) edit: @stephania.dulowski / @exileedit color: @jennymontgomery / @company_3 vfx: @admgreenberg sound mix: Craig Logiudice / @soundloungeny audio post producer: @laurenemullen ep for sound lounge: @beccabombs post producer: @charlottedelon teaser mix: @robdifondi bts & promo photos: @jingyulin_  

Daresha Kyi is an award-winning filmmaker who writes, produces, and directs for film and television. Earlier this year at the South by Southwest Film Festival we chatted with cinematographer, Amy Bench, who shot Daresha’s documentary for the American Civil Liberties Union and Little By Little Films, “Texas Strong” an intimate portrait of conservative christian mother Kimberly Shappley and her seven-year-old trans daughter Kai. In the film, Kai’s mom rejects her community’s beliefs to support her 7-year-old transgender daughter and her struggle to navigate school, where she’s been banned from the girls’ bathroom. To view the ‘Trans in America’ series, visit the ACLU web page: https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights/trans-america View Texas Strong on the Condé Nast platform ‘them’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuIkLNsRtas Texas Strong Credits: Director: Daresha Kyi Producers: Lindsey Dryden, Shaleece Haas Executive Producer: Molly Kaplan (ACLU), Chase Strangio (ACLU) Advisory Board: Wriply Bennet, Sam Berliner, Debi Jackson Cinematographer: Amy Bench Editor: Jamie Boyle Assistant Producer: Nora Wilkinson (ACLU) An ACLU & Little By Little Films production For updates on Daresha Kyi’s upcoming feature documentary ‘Mama Bears’: https://www.dareshakyi.com/mamabears Today's Guest: Amy Bench (for Daresha Kyi) http://amybench.com @dareshakyi @dpamyb Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

For the last of four interviews from Hollywood, we spoke with legendary cinematographer Dean Cundey. To multitudes of cinephiles, Dean’s career as a visual storyteller needs no introduction. From his childhood fascination with set design to his partnerships with directors like Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and John Carpenter, Dean Cundey is considered by countless cinema fans as one of the most prolific and influential cinematographers of the last four decades. His filmography reads like an IMDB greatest hits box office groundbreaking blockbusters and genre classics like "Halloween", “The Thing”, ”Escape from New York”, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, “Back to the Future” and “Jurassic Park” to name just a few. He was fortunate to take classes with Oscar-winning DoP James Wong Howe and following on that, Dean is regularly involved in mentoring aspiring cinematographers through the ASC Master Class Program. Today's Guest: Dean Cundey, ASC https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005678/ @deancundey Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On the third installment from Hollywood, we had a chat with Bill Bennett, ASC. As a pilot and cinematographer for over two decades he has shot in a range of challenging environments and has been called upon by many of the world’s top auto brands to shoot their cars. He has photographed, aerospace and aircraft — along with people and places –for numerous television commercials. Of his many exciting assignments he photographed the liftoff of the very last space shuttle mission at Cape Canaveral. A key member of the ASC Imaging Technology Council, Camera Division, he delves into the future of film archiving, projection and emerging film tech. Today’s Guest: Bill Bennett, ASC https://www.wfb4.com/ @cinebill Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

“Every click of the shutter is a totality of the music I’ve heard, the love and pain I’ve seen and lived, and has shaped the way I see.” — John Simmons, ASC On part two of our series of interviews at the American Society of Cinematographers Clubhouse in Hollywood, we speak with John Simmons, ASC, an award-winning cinematographer for film and television who is also a still photographer, painter and multimedia artist. He grew up in Chicago and like many directors of photography, he began his career taking photo. He speaks passionately about his enduring love of still photography, on being a champion for diversity in the ASC and how early influences encouraged him --not only to pursue a career in cinema from photography-- but how they still guide his ongoing drive mentor up and coming visual storytellers. In our interview, speaks poignantly about the power of the image: “The eternal effect of the image - the effect of an image changes someone - that new person influences the next person and that next person is influenced by the values established by the first person - and there all a result of experiencing an image - just like movies and music become the images and soundtracks of our lives.” — John Simmons, ASC Today's Guest: John Simmons, ASC https://www.johnsimmonspictures.com/ @johnsimmonsasc Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On the first of four episodes at The American Society of Cinematographers Clubhouse we speak with six-time past President of the ASC, Brooklyn-born Director of Photography Richard Crudo. His impressive film resume includes many notable feature and television credits from Raising Arizona to American Buffalo. He served for three years as a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is also a frequent guest lecturer at universities around the world and a regular contributor to American Cinematographer Magazine. Today's Guest: Richard Crudo, ASC http://www.richardcrudoasc.com/ @crudoasc Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 36, we sat down with New York-based - Italian-born cinematographer Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO. Encouraged by her dad when he gave her a camera at a young age, she was drawn first to still photography - and then evolved to film storytelling. Growing up in Naples, her influences range from legendary DP Vittorio Storaro to directors Stanley Kubrick and Lena Vurt-Muller. Widely accepted statistics say that while women account for around 51% of film-goers. Somewhere around 4% of directors and only 3% of cinematographers are women. It’s no wonder that Valentina speaks passionately about expanding opportunities for women in the film industry. Along with shooting features, shorts, music videos and commercials for HBO, Canal Plus, RAI, Showtime and Netflix... Valentina has also dedicatedly supported social-issue groups shooting non-fiction branded content for Planned Parenthood and the Children’s Aid Society. She was also featured in the American Cinematographer for her camera work on the dramatic short “The Stand.” Today's Guest: Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO http://valentinacaniglia.com/ @valentinacanigliadp Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames For a bonus segment of Valentina describing how she danced as she shot part of the "Unstoppable" campaign for Planned Parenthood -- visit us on instagram @zeissfullexposure

On episode 36, we sat down with New York-based - Italian-born cinematographer Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO. Encouraged by her dad when he gave her a camera at a young age, she was drawn first to still photography - and then evolved to film storytelling. Growing up in Naples, her influences range from legendary DP Vittorio Storaro to directors Stanley Kubrick and Lena Vurt-Muller. Widely accepted statistics say that while women account for around 51% of film-goers. Somewhere around 4% of directors and only 3% of cinematographers are women. It’s no wonder that Valentina speaks passionately about expanding opportunities for women in the film industry. Along with shooting features, shorts, music videos and commercials for HBO, Canal Plus, RAI, Showtime and Netflix... Valentina has also dedicatedly supported social-issue groups shooting non-fiction branded content for Planned Parenthood and the Children’s Aid Society. She was also featured in the American Cinematographer for her camera work on the dramatic short “The Stand.” Today's Guest: Valentina Caniglia, AIC IMAGO http://valentinacaniglia.com/ @valentinacanigliadp Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames For a bonus segment of Valentina describing how she danced as she shot part of the "Unstoppable" campaign for Planned Parenthood -- visit us on instagram @zeissfullexposure

On episode 35 of Full Exposure, we speak with James Cawley a director-cinematographer from Utah specializing in outdoor recreation and tourism films. Working with small crews, he traverses the state and remote locations around the world — working to develop a lean style of producing while keeping cinematic production values in locales and with budgets that typically only support documentary style productions. Today's Guest: James Cawley http://www.centerstar.io @jamesdcawley Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 35 of Full Exposure, we speak with James Cawley a director-cinematographer from Utah specializing in outdoor recreation and tourism films. Working with small crews, he traverses the state and remote locations around the world — working to develop a lean style of producing while keeping cinematic production values in locales and with budgets that typically only support documentary style productions. Today's Guest: James Cawley http://www.centerstar.io @jamesdcawley Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

The New Haven 48 Hour Film Project is a crash course in speed filmmaking. On episode 34 of Full Exposure, learn from a veteran TV and film producer how speed-filmmaking can help hone your film production skills AND having fun! Host Jim Kamp speaks with Trish Clark, regional producer in New Haven, Conn. for the 48 Hour Film Project, an international yearly timed competition and the longest-running competition of its kind. The 48 Hour Film Project pits aspiring film and videomakers from across the country and in Europe to a test of rapid fire filmmaking in a whirlwind two days being challenged to develop a story concept, cast, shoot, edit and deliver a short film. The head-spinning race culminates in a night of screening the entries followed by a judging to determine the finalists to see who will advance to the national Filmapalooza festival. The 48 Hour Film Project New Haven is July 26th to the 28th, 2019.   Today's Guest: Trish Clark https://www.48hourfilm.com/newhaven/ @newhaven48hfp Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

The New Haven 48 Hour Film Project is a crash course in speed filmmaking. On episode 34 of Full Exposure, learn from a veteran TV and film producer how speed-filmmaking can help hone your film production skills AND having fun! Host Jim Kamp speaks with Trish Clark, regional producer in New Haven, Conn. for the 48 Hour Film Project, an international yearly timed competition and the longest-running competition of its kind. The 48 Hour Film Project pits aspiring film and videomakers from across the country and in Europe to a test of rapid fire filmmaking in a whirlwind two days being challenged to develop a story concept, cast, shoot, edit and deliver a short film. The head-spinning race culminates in a night of screening the entries followed by a judging to determine the finalists to see who will advance to the national Filmapalooza festival. The 48 Hour Film Project New Haven is July 26th to the 28th, 2019.   Today's Guest: Trish Clark https://www.48hourfilm.com/newhaven/ @newhaven48hfp Host & Producer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 33 of Full Exposure, we sit down with Boston-based photojournalist and filmmaker Lauren Owens Lambert who documents her passion: the human aspect of conservation and climate change research. Her work focuses on people as a vital part of natural cycles, a perspective that is sometimes lost in contemporary views on climate. You will learn how volunteers and biologists rescue and rehabilitate tropical sea turtles that wash up on the freezing shores of Cape Cod each winter. You'll also learn how Atlantic salmon are a federally endangered species in the U.S. with the last remaining wild populations found in only eight rivers in Maine, as well as the salmon conservation efforts being conducted across New England: including the removal of dams, the opening of waterways and increasing of buffer zones along rivers. Lauren's work is seen widely in photographic and conservation publications. Lauren partners with groups such as The Nature Conservancy and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She has exhibited at Photoville in New York and has presented her work at the United Nations for the Ocean Data Alliance. Today's Guest: Lauren Owens Lambert https://www.laurenowenslambert.com/ @lauren.o.lambert Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 33 of Full Exposure, we sit down with Boston-based photojournalist and filmmaker Lauren Owens Lambert who documents her passion: the human aspect of conservation and climate change research. Her work focuses on people as a vital part of natural cycles, a perspective that is sometimes lost in contemporary views on climate. You will learn how volunteers and biologists rescue and rehabilitate tropical sea turtles that wash up on the freezing shores of Cape Cod each winter. You'll also learn how Atlantic salmon are a federally endangered species in the U.S. with the last remaining wild populations found in only eight rivers in Maine, as well as the salmon conservation efforts being conducted across New England: including the removal of dams, the opening of waterways and increasing of buffer zones along rivers. Lauren's work is seen widely in photographic and conservation publications. Lauren partners with groups such as The Nature Conservancy and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She has exhibited at Photoville in New York and has presented her work at the United Nations for the Ocean Data Alliance. Today's Guest: Lauren Owens Lambert https://www.laurenowenslambert.com/ @lauren.o.lambert Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 32 of Full Exposure, New York City-based photographer and documentary filmmaker Amy Elliott discusses how persistence and innate curiosity are two elements instrumental in effective non-fiction visual storytelling. For the past 10 years she's been documenting small towns around North America and showcasing the quirky yet endearing life that connects the town’s residents. In her 2010 film World's Largest, she traveled around the U.S. documenting 58 of America's largest attractions like the World's Largest Killer Bee in Hidalgo, Texas and efforts to create the World's Largest Lava Lamp in Soap Lake, Washington. In her latest documentary, Salvage, Amy looks at Yellowknife, Canada where she took repeated treks over the course of 5 years to the remote Northwest Territories to document the curious wonder of the city’s social life surrounding a town dump and struggle to keep it accessible. Today's Guest: Amy Elliott https://twitter.com/acephotonyc http://www.ace-photography.com/ Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

On episode 32 of Full Exposure, New York City-based photographer and documentary filmmaker Amy Elliott discusses how persistence and innate curiosity are two elements instrumental in effective non-fiction visual storytelling. For the past 10 years she's been documenting small towns around North America and showcasing the quirky yet endearing life that connects the town’s residents. In her 2010 film World's Largest, she traveled around the U.S. documenting 58 of America's largest attractions like the World's Largest Killer Bee in Hidalgo, Texas and efforts to create the World's Largest Lava Lamp in Soap Lake, Washington. In her latest documentary, Salvage, Amy looks at Yellowknife, Canada where she took repeated treks over the course of 5 years to the remote Northwest Territories to document the curious wonder of the city’s social life surrounding a town dump and struggle to keep it accessible. Today's Guest: Amy Elliott https://twitter.com/acephotonyc http://www.ace-photography.com/ Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

Filmmaker Robin Hauser is a proven storyteller of complex topics. In her award-winning documentary, "Code—Debugging the Gender Gap" she examined the dearth of women in computer coding. Now, in her latest film, "Bias", Robin posits compelling questions: how have primal human survival instincts made racial and gender bias an innate part of ourselves; and with the rise of machine learning, with increasing reliance on AI, can we protect Artificial Intelligence from our inherent biases? Her film is an engrossing exploration and clarion call that will frighten and also enlighten. Today's Guest: Robin Hauser @biasfilm https://www.biasfilm.com/ Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

Filmmaker Robin Hauser is a proven storyteller of complex topics. In her award-winning documentary, "Code—Debugging the Gender Gap" she examined the dearth of women in computer coding. Now, in her latest film, "Bias", Robin posits compelling questions: how have primal human survival instincts made racial and gender bias an innate part of ourselves; and with the rise of machine learning, with increasing reliance on AI, can we protect Artificial Intelligence from our inherent biases? Her film is an engrossing exploration and clarion call that will frighten and also enlighten. Today's Guest: Robin Hauser @biasfilm https://www.biasfilm.com/ Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

Brooklyn-based Barbara Vekarić is an emerging producer, director and writer originally from Croatia. Barbara’s first feature length-film is “Aleksi” – ‘Lazy. Crazy. Sexy.’ – a slice of life comedy set on the bucolic adriatic seaside. The title character is a troubled, aimless twenty eight year-old, jobless after college, living at her parents vineyard while plotting an escape from her safe but mundane upper middle class life. The bubbly Vekarić discusses her process of story development and journey from literature student to up-and-coming filmmaker on the indy scene; and she discusses her feelings of how character — and location — are even more important to her than story in the success of a narrative film. Today’s Guest: Barbara Vekarić @barbaravekaric https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4920188/ Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

Brooklyn-based Barbara Vekarić is an emerging producer, director and writer originally from Croatia. Barbara’s first feature length-film is “Aleksi” – ‘Lazy. Crazy. Sexy.’ – a slice of life comedy set on the bucolic adriatic seaside. The title character is a troubled, aimless twenty eight year-old, jobless after college, living at her parents vineyard while plotting an escape from her safe but mundane upper middle class life. The bubbly Vekarić discusses her process of story development and journey from literature student to up-and-coming filmmaker on the indy scene; and she discusses her feelings of how character — and location — are even more important to her than story in the success of a narrative film. Today’s Guest: Barbara Vekarić @barbaravekaric https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4920188/ Interviewer: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames

Producer-director Jenna Ricker has worked solely in narrative film until now. In “Qualified,” her first non-fiction feature, the film’s subject is a pioneer in motor sports — and feminism — Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in the Memorial Day spectacle, the Indianapolis 500. Janet started out as an aerospace engineer with a longing for flight and a parallel love of motor sports, which in turn steered her into racing on the stock car circuit. In 1977, her passion and skill for auto racing — honed on road tracks like Daytona and Sebring — led her to be enlisted as the first woman to qualify for Indy. This required her to not only be an elite athlete reaching the pinnacle of American auto racing, breaking into one of the last bastions of the male dominated sport, but she also had to endure a barrage of public insults and belittlement; yet she persisted. “Qualified” is a documentary covering a pivotal moment in U.S. sports history, a gripping and inspiring chronicle of the calm resolve of racer Janet Guthrie. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Jenna Ricker https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789315/

Producer-director Jenna Ricker has worked solely in narrative film until now. In “Qualified,” her first non-fiction feature, the film’s subject is a pioneer in motor sports — and feminism — Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in the Memorial Day spectacle, the Indianapolis 500. Janet started out as an aerospace engineer with a longing for flight and a parallel love of motor sports, which in turn steered her into racing on the stock car circuit. In 1977, her passion and skill for auto racing — honed on road tracks like Daytona and Sebring — led her to be enlisted as the first woman to qualify for Indy. This required her to not only be an elite athlete reaching the pinnacle of American auto racing, breaking into one of the last bastions of the male dominated sport, but she also had to endure a barrage of public insults and belittlement; yet she persisted. “Qualified” is a documentary covering a pivotal moment in U.S. sports history, a gripping and inspiring chronicle of the calm resolve of racer Janet Guthrie. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Jenna Ricker https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789315/

Emerging cinematographer Andi Obarski has shot numerous documentaries, short and long form narratives and music videos. Her ceaseless drive and energy is a great example of how to make it in today’s competitive film industry. The New York City-based cinematographer has recently become a 2021 American Film Institute Cinematography Fellow. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Andi Obarski - Cinematographer http://www.andiobarski.com/ @aobarski

Emerging cinematographer Andi Obarski has shot numerous documentaries, short and long form narratives and music videos. Her ceaseless drive and energy is a great example of how to make it in today’s competitive film industry. The New York City-based cinematographer has recently become a 2021 American Film Institute Cinematography Fellow. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Andi Obarski - Cinematographer http://www.andiobarski.com/ @aobarski

Sasha Gordon is a Russian-born now New York City-based award-winning writer, director and composer. Following on her critically acclaimed 2016 romantic comedy “It Had to Be You”, Sasha’s South by Southwest entry was “Maggie” a dramedy episode pilot about motherhood. Maggie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win best pilot at South by Southwest. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Sasha Gordon - Writer, Director, Composer http://www.sashagordonmusic.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732883/

Sasha Gordon is a Russian-born now New York City-based award-winning writer, director and composer. Following on her critically acclaimed 2016 romantic comedy “It Had to Be You”, Sasha’s South by Southwest entry was “Maggie” a dramedy episode pilot about motherhood. Maggie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win best pilot at South by Southwest. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Sasha Gordon - Writer, Director, Composer http://www.sashagordonmusic.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732883/

LA-based writer, director, actor and rock cellist! Kestrin Pantera arrived in Austin in style aboard her lime green karaoke RV to promote her latest dramedy premiering at South by Southwest. “Mother’s Little Helpers,” unfolds as four siblings come together upon learning their former ’70s flower power mother has weeks to live. Kestrin’s first feature, the award-winning, “Let’s Ruin it With Babies,” headlined international film festivals. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Kestrin Pantera - Writer, Director, Actor https://www.kestrin.com/ @kestrinpantera

LA-based writer, director, actor and rock cellist! Kestrin Pantera arrived in Austin in style aboard her lime green karaoke RV to promote her latest dramedy premiering at South by Southwest. “Mother’s Little Helpers,” unfolds as four siblings come together upon learning their former ’70s flower power mother has weeks to live. Kestrin’s first feature, the award-winning, “Let’s Ruin it With Babies,” headlined international film festivals. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Kestrin Pantera - Writer, Director, Actor https://www.kestrin.com/ @kestrinpantera

Filmmaker Christine Chen wears many hats: a writer, director, photographer, entrepreneur and an Academy-qualified producer/director. She fell in love with capturing images and telling stories through film the first time she got her hands on an early camcorder. Ever since, Christine’s love of film turned into a lifelong passion incorporating her perspectives growing up as a first generation Asian-American. Her debut feature is Funemployment. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Christine Chen - Director, Producer, Writer https://www.christinewchen.com/ @cchenmtf Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Filmmaker Christine Chen wears many hats: a writer, director, photographer, entrepreneur and an Academy-qualified producer/director. She fell in love with capturing images and telling stories through film the first time she got her hands on an early camcorder. Ever since, Christine’s love of film turned into a lifelong passion incorporating her perspectives growing up as a first generation Asian-American. Her debut feature is Funemployment. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Christine Chen - Director, Producer, Writer https://www.christinewchen.com/ @cchenmtf Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Rory Doyle is the winner of the 2019 Zeiss Photography Award. A native of Maine, Rory moved to the delta town of Cleveland, Mississippi to teach when he happened on a sight that struck him; African-American cowboys on horseback. He went on to gain the trust of locals and began work on his photo story “The Delta Hill Riders.” The essay has also earned Rory recognition with the Smithsonian Photo Contest Grand Prize as well as gallery exhibitions world-wide. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today’s Guest: Rory Doyle – Documentary Photographer https://www.rorydoylephoto.com/ @rorydoylephoto Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Rory Doyle is the winner of the 2019 Zeiss Photography Award. A native of Maine, Rory moved to the delta town of Cleveland, Mississippi to teach when he happened on a sight that struck him; African-American cowboys on horseback. He went on to gain the trust of locals and began work on his photo story “The Delta Hill Riders.” The essay has also earned Rory recognition with the Smithsonian Photo Contest Grand Prize as well as gallery exhibitions world-wide. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today’s Guest: Rory Doyle – Documentary Photographer https://www.rorydoylephoto.com/ @rorydoylephoto Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Cinematographer Josh Silfen dreamed of making movies from an early age which eventually led him to NYU film school to study cinematography. He met director Emily Ting through mutual friends at NYU, and has collaborated with her on shorts, commercials and her first feature. Emily Ting’s second feature, “Go Back to China” premiered at SXSW and follows a spoiled Chinese-American who is compelled to return to mainland China to work in her father’s toy factory. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Josh Silfen - Cinematographer http://joshsilfen.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387362/ @joshsilfen Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Cinematographer Josh Silfen dreamed of making movies from an early age which eventually led him to NYU film school to study cinematography. He met director Emily Ting through mutual friends at NYU, and has collaborated with her on shorts, commercials and her first feature. Emily Ting’s second feature, “Go Back to China” premiered at SXSW and follows a spoiled Chinese-American who is compelled to return to mainland China to work in her father’s toy factory. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Josh Silfen - Cinematographer http://joshsilfen.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387362/ @joshsilfen Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

On today’s episode, we spoke with documentary cinematographer Amy Bench. We initially spoke with Amy about shooting Deresha Kyi’s doc short “Trans in America: Texas Strong” screened here in Austin. Amy directed her own film premiering at SXSW in the Texas Shorts competition. “A Line Birds Cannot See” is an animated documentary about a 12-year-old setting out across the desert, escaping kidnapers on a search for her mother and a place where they can be safe. After our interview, Amy learned her film won the Texas Shorts Special Jury Award. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today’s Guest: Amy Bench - Cinematographer http://amybench.com/ @dpamyb Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

We begin our extensive coverage of the SXSW Film Festival with guest host Snehal Patel, Zeiss Cine Sales Manager, Americas, interviewing Ava Berkofsky, Cinematographer. Ava Berkofsky was born in Wales, raised in the mountains and cities of California, and is now a Los Angeles and NYC-based Director of Photography. Her background in fine art and documentary photography informs her textured approach to cinematography, capturing the nuance of place, time, and subjectivity. Ava is also the lead DP of HBO’s INSECURE, where she worked with Director/EP Melina Matsoukas to create and execute the look and feel of the show. She holds an MFA from the American Film Institute. Guest Host: Snehal Patel – Zeiss Cine Sales Manager, Americas https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehalmp Today’s Guest: Ava Berkofsky – Director of Photography http://www.avaberkofsky.com/ @aberkofsky Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure  

On this episode of Full Exposure we pay another visit to one of our favorite Manhattan locations -- the Union Square daylight studio of photographer Andrew French. We spoke with Andy about the amazing light in his studio in episode seven. He hosts portrait and figure workshops in this, one of the few remaining north light studios in New York City. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Andy French - Portrait Photographer https://www.andrewfrenchworkshops.com/ @afrenchstudio @andrewfrenchworkshops @andrewfrenchphotographer Models: Carina Allen @carinaallen Chi Kuynh @chikuynh Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

As an award-winning writer, director, producer, editor and actor, Ann Lupo wears a lot of hats. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she has worked as an editor on music videos, commercials and a feature documentary for CNN. Her feature film debut is In Reality, a romantic autobiographical film on love and longing that’s funny and poignant mixing fantasy and reality. For In Reality, Ann wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred….and has even taken on self-distribution of her film. In Reality has screened at thirteen film festivals domestically and internationally, winning nine awards including the Jury and Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival and the Special Jury Mention at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Ann Lupo - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor https://www.annlupo.com/ http://www.inrealityfilm.com/ @ann_lupo Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

For over thirty years award-winning documentary photographer, filmmaker and journalist, Richard Falco has covered the world for major magazines and published books on the September 11th attacks and paramedics in Harlem. He is now the Coordinator of Multimedia Journalism in the Masters in Communication Program at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and the Director of the Vision Project, a multi-faceted organization dedicated to promoting investigative journalism, photography, multi-media and education. A vast archive of this important work can be seen and heard at visionproject.org. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Richard Falco - Documentary Photographer, Filmmaker and Journalist https://www.falcophotography.com/ https://www.visionproject.org/ Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure  

On episode sixteen of Full Exposure, we met Sean Weiner and several filmmakers from the Creative Culture program at the Jacob Burns Media Center in New York. On today’s show, we caught up with some of the filmmakers in Park City Utah at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Sean and our crew spoke with them to get their thoughts as they attended one of the biggest film festivals on the circuit. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guests: Sean Weiner https://twitter.com/sweinerspeak/ https://burnsfilmcenter.org/creative-culture-fellowship-program/ Jalena Keane-Lee - http://www.jalenakeanelee.com/ @jalena.kl Moira Fett - http://www.mfettproductions.com/ @moirafett.film Brit Fryer http://www.britfryer.com/ César Martínez http://www.cmphoto84.com/ Lydia Cornett https://www.lydiacornett.com/ Jacob Burns Film Center https://burnsfilmcenter.org/ Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

The Jacob Burns Film Center, north of New York City is a growing hub for cinema education and media literacy giving a platform to emerging filmmakers within its Creative Culture Fellowship program. Graduate-level students are mentored in developing their storytelling skills as they produce two film projects during their time at Creative Culture. The program and its sponsors have invested in furthering the careers of 22 promising filmmakers. The week of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, we stopped by to chat with Sean Weiner, the Director of Creative Culture —the key mentor for the fellows— and three of the young filmmakers in the program: Jalena Keane-Lee, Moira Fett and Maya Cueva about the development of their projects and their skill sharing experiences at the Burns Media Center. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guests: Sean Weiner https://twitter.com/sweinerspeak/ https://burnsfilmcenter.org/creative-culture-fellowship-program/ Jalena Keane-Lee - http://www.jalenakeanelee.com/ @jalena.kl Moira Fett - http://www.mfettproductions.com/ @moirafett.film Maya Cueva - https://www.mayamcueva.com/ @maya.cueva_ Jacob Burns Film Center https://burnsfilmcenter.org/ Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Victoria Negri is an award-winning writer, director, producer and actor. She made her feature directorial debut in the 2016 film Gold Star, it’s a story of a music school dropout resistant to connecting with her father but finding herself as her dad’s primary caregiver after he suffers a crippling stroke. Victoria drew from her experience with her own father’s illness to tell the story. On Gold Star, which won five awards on the festival circuit, Victoria wore a lot hats. She wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the film which co-stars "Stranger Things'" Catherine Curtin and oscar-nominated actor Robert Vaughn in his last on-screen performance. Victoria stopped by the studio recently to speak about her six year journey making such a personal film and her rising career in the industry. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Victoria Negri – Writer, Director, Producer, Actor http://www.victorianegri.com/ http://www.goldstar-film.com/ @victorianegri Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure