Podcast appearances and mentions of kevin shahinian

I first became aware of Kevin Shahinian's work a few weeks ago while watching some of the presentations at Cinesummit. Kevin's company Pacific Pictures specializes in ultra high end films for weddings however, I want to stay away from using a term like Wedding Videographer, because if you have seens Kevin's work, it is truly inspiring. His company specializes not only in creating films that spotlight weddings, but also in creating short narrative films starring members of the wedding party along side real actors.One of the things that stood out for me especially regarding indie filmmaking was Kevin's description of shooting the short film Matroshka, where he shot almost everything on his own, including directing non actors and running his own sound. Honestly, describing his work doesn't do it justice. You need to check out his videos for yourself. You can see his work here: http://www.pacificpicturesblog.com/blog/If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and leave a review.Proud Member of the IFH Podcast Network!For more great filmmaking and screenwriting podcasts:

If you’re a corporate or wedding filmmaker, are you setting yourself apart with your style? A lot of filmmakers, especially wedding filmmakers, feel they don’t have the freedom they want with weddings, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Today we’re talking with luxury wedding filmmaker Kevin Shahinian about having a vision and being directorial as well as finding high-end clients who are willing to pay you what you’re worth. Check out the full show notes: http://studiosherpas.com/58  Stay up to date with everything we're doing at Studio Sherpas: http://www.studiosherpas.com 

Statistics show that most podcasts peter off in the first six weeks. We're now six MONTHS strong into ours, and it's only getting better (IMHO). Six months of a "Radiolab" and "This American Life" style show about the art and craft of cinema and filmmaking, delivered EVERY WEEK, has been quite a feat. Six months of stories that will inspire, encourage and/or just flat-out entertain. Whether you're a filmmaker, a photographer, or any other kind of artist, the themes and topics we explore will connect with you.To celebrate this milestone, we're looking back at some of our favorite stories. Tuesday I shared a few of my favorite personal stories. Today, I'm sharing a few guest stories that have stood out to me:Sky City Haya producer Thom Weinland's funny discovery" about the "Wizard of Oz"Me and show regular JD get into one of our typical debatesCelebrated spoken word artist Marshall Davis Jones is back with the funny story behind how he trained his voice and testing it out on John LeguizamoFilmRiot host Ryan Connolly shares how absolutely everything went wrong on his "U.F. Oh Yeah" film setPhillip Bloom offers filmmaking perspectivePeabody award-winning filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon and I talk about women in filmAnd award-winning wedding filmmaker Kevin Shahinian gives valuable insight about finding your style Legally License Music for Your ProductionIf you need to legally license music for your productions, from every genre, look no further than Song Freedom. Click here and use offer code radio for a one-time Standard Gold Level license worth $30.Learn How Stillmotion Tells Emmy Award-winning StoriesStillmotion's Muse Storytelling is the process they use to tell the kind of stories that has helped them garner five Emmys, and go from shooting weddings to shooting the Super Bowl. They've generously offered our listeners a special offer. Details are in the episode.Grow in Your Craft and CareerWe're also supported by YOU, the listeners. Become a Dare Dreamer FM Premium member and gain access to bonus episodes, ebooks, templates, and other resources to help you grow in your craft and career.Music in this Episode"Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar. CC BY-SA.Le Jazz - Hot A. Courtesy of Song Freedom. All rights reserved.Datpiff by The Good Lawdz. CC BY-SA.Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeodRequiem for a Fish by The Freak Fandango Orchestra.Wake Up by Kai Engel. CC BY.Through Another Man’s Eyes by Cullah. CC BY-SA.Two Days by Jahzzar. CC BY-SA.Divider by Chris Zabriskie. CC BY.Places Unseen by Rosevere. CC BY-SA.

Since 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Disney-Pixar's Toy Story, I thought it would be fun to do a special about animation. Actually, the truth is, one of my conversations with frequent show guest JD Cochran got off on a 45-minute tangent about South Park...so I used it as a basis for an episode. I also talk with Slashfilmcast co-host Jeff Cannata and wedding filmmaking master and USC film grad Kevin Shahinian about why Pixar is arguably the most successful studio in Hollywood.Support our SponsorClick here and use offer code radio for a one-time Standard Gold Level license worth $30.Music in this EpisodeThe opening pre-roll music is "Never Knew" by Dani Elliott courtesy of Song Freedom. The rest of the music is curated from Free Music Archive:"Backed Vibes Clean" and "Off to Osaka" by Kevin MacLeod. CC BY."Subtle Libraries" by Fabian Measures. CC BY."Another Version of You" by Chris Zabriskie. CC BY."Emotion as a Weapon" by Telepathic Teddy Bear. CC BY.

Today we start our journey to find that elusive creature known as one's signature style. What exactly does it mean for a filmmaker, or any artist for that matter, to have a signature style? How does he or she get one? How do they develop it? Why should we care? Today we start in earnest the core topic for this first season of Radio Film School. Everything beforehand has been building up and preparing us for this journey. And we have some very inspiring interviews to start us off.Award-winning filmmaking Kevin Shahinian, renown for his Bollywood-style wedding films and Hollywood-calibre production values, provides incredible and poignant insight into the style question from a sophisticated point of view. I have a discussion with Film Riot host Ryan Connolly about his style (and whether or not he thinks he has one). And "Legends of the Knight" director Brett Culp rounds us off with some sage advice on how to develop one's personal style.In the bonus segment post-credits, I FINALLY get around to discussing with JD how it was he that prompted me to pursue filmmaking full-time as a profession.Music in this EpisodeWe have some more great use of Song Freedom songs. Tune it to find out how you can get a FREE Song Freedom song license.Music from today's episode was curated from the Free Music Archive and Song Freedom. Click here to see the Song Freedom mixtape for this episode (All rights reserved). In order of appearance:"Save the Last Dance for Me" by the Drifters"Dancing Machine" by the Jackson 5"Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO"Early News" by Dream City Orchestra"Forever Young" by Bob DylanFree Music Archive Songs used:"Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar. CC-BY-SA."Let's Start at the Beginning" by Lee Rosevere. CC-BY-SA."transcanada" by Fog Lake. CC-BY."The Last Slice of Pecan Pie" by Josh Woodward. CC-BY."Low Horizon" by Kai Engel. CC-BY."Divider", "Cylinder Six" and "Pick Up a Convict on Alcatraz" by Chris Zabriskie. CC-BY."Datpiff" by The Good Lawdz. CC-BY-SA.PhotosGo to today's blog post to check out old photos of yours truly.

Episode 13 of the Digital Convergence Podcast by 16x9 Cinema with host Carl Olson - a visual artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Within every Hollywood film is a love story. Our guest for this episode of the Digital Convergence podcast is a filmmaker who has pioneered the development of the wedding concept film: Kevin Shahinian of Pacific Pictures. Kevin has a talent for making a documented event look as if it had been scripted, staged, and produced by a Hollywood movie studio. Viewing Kevin's work on the Pacific Pictures Vimeo channel, you can readily see that Kevin is a master of producing concept films in a number of different genres. His productions range from Bollywood comedy / musicals to intense thrillers (with a happy ending of course!). Recently, Kevin undertook the ambitious challenge of merging a wedding concept film with documenting the actual wedding event. Teaming up with an amazing and talented film crew - including Patrick Moreau (Stillmotion), Joe Simon (Joe Simon Wedding Films and featured in Episode 4 of the Digital Convergence podcast), and Casey Warren (MIND|Castle Studios) - Kevin set off to Udaipur, India, to the breathtaking region of Rajasthan. This area is also known as the "City of Lakes." Entirely shot using video DSLR's (Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 7D), "City of Lakes" was filmed entirely on location during the 3 day long wedding event. In this episode Kevin talks with me about the challenges of producing "City of Lakes. Were the results worth it? "City of Lakes" premiered for the first time at NAB 2010 in Las Vegas. Kevin talks about the positive reaction to the film. He talks about those who were present for the premiere and their reaction to his work. Kevin talks about why he chose to use video DSLRs to shoot this film and the challenges inherent to the format. "City of Lakes" will be released in full on Pacific Pictures' website on Friday, April 23. Kevin was in the process of encoding and uploading "City of Lakes" as we spoke for a few minutes about him and his work. It was indeed a treat talking with Kevin. No doubt we'll be seeing more from this talented story teller and cinematographer!