This week on BEHIND THE LENS we take an up close and personal look at two narrative features making their World Premiere at DANCES WITH FILMS, plus it’s all about Forky with Disney and Pixar’s TOY STORY 4!
Joining us LIVE in the first half of the show is Writer/Director BRETT BENTMAN who’s on hand to talk about his new film 90 FEET FROM HOME which makes its world premiere at DWF on June 20th. An emotionally powerful film that draws you in from beginning to end, take a listen as Brett talks about bringing this true story to the big screen, the film’s themes, the challenges of finding the perfect cast (which he has done beautifully) and what each brings to their respective roles and the film as a whole (more Shawn Michaels, Adam Hampton, and Thom Hallum, please!), Anthony Gutierrez’ rich cinematography and their collaborative influences for the film’s visual tonal bandwidth, and more!
And then Writer/Director/Editor/Cinematographer MARCUS MIZELLE is back with us LIVE talking about his new film CHAMELEON which also makes its world premiere at DANCES WITH FILMS on the 22nd. Last time Marcus was on #BTLRadioShow we talked about the comedy “Actor For Hire”. This time it’s the thriller CHAMELEON. While we devote plenty of time to Marcus’ crafting of CHAMELEON with casting and cinematography, editing, an intricate timeline that fuels the tension and the story twists and turns, sound, and the film’s score, Marcus also gives great insight based on his experience in the film industry. Having worked on set in a multiplicity of capacities, honing his skills as he moved into directing, Marcus talks about the value of getting on set and doing whatever job there is and learning the ropes. He’s got some wonderful words to say about working with the late great cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, as well as one of my favorite people, director Ric Roman Waugh.
But before Brett and Marcus join us, we’re talking TOY STORY 4. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, TOY STORY 4 is perfection!! And we’ll talk a bit about why, plus hear from Tony Hale with his thoughts on voicing one of the new additions to the world of TOY STORY – FORKY!
