{"id":37403,"date":"2024-06-18T22:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T05:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/?p=37403"},"modified":"2024-06-18T22:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T05:50:01","slug":"btl-radio-show-06-17-2024-with-special-guests-dances-with-films-filmmakers-nick-acosta-xenia-leblanc-and-stimson-snead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/miscellaneous\/behind-the-lens-podcast\/btl-radio-show-06-17-2024-with-special-guests-dances-with-films-filmmakers-nick-acosta-xenia-leblanc-and-stimson-snead\/","title":{"rendered":"BTL Radio Show – 06\/17\/2024 with special guests, Dances With Films filmmakers NICK ACOSTA, XENIA LeBLANC, and STIMSON SNEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s a trifecta of festival films this week on BEHIND THE LENS and all three are “MUST SEE FESTIVAL FILMS” with “Must Meet” Festival Filmmakers at the upcoming Dances With Films<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span> film festival in Hollywood – THE PICKUP, THE EXPOSED, and TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX.\u00a0 It’s an episode of #BTLRadioShow that you don’t want to miss, especially all of you first-time\/indie\/festival filmmakers!<\/p>\n

As different as night and day, these are unique films in subject and in filmmakers. Two films are shorts making their World Premieres at DWF (THE PICKUP and THE EXPOSED) and the third is a feature that will blow your mind with fun and the mind-bending idea of time travel. And a first for BTL – we’ve got husband and wife filmmakers joining us with each writing and directing a different film and in competition at the same film fest!<\/p>\n

First up, take a listen as husband and wife filmmakers NICHOLAS ACOSTA and XENIA LeBLANC join us in talking about their respective films, THE PICKUP and THE EXPOSED.\u00a0 While Xenia wrote and directed the thriller, THE EXPOSED, she also starred in Nick’s action-heavy film THE PICKUP.\u00a0 Both shorts are superb with THE PICKUP packing in action and humor while THE EXPOSED turns on a dime with a shocking reveal – and in only 5 minutes!\u00a0 \u00a0Listen as each talks about their approaches to each of their films.\u00a0 Xenia gets into the minutiae of crafting THE EXPOSED and the practical filmmaking limitations imposed on the production while finding visual and emotional tonal bandwidths.\u00a0 Nick also digs deep into the production of the slick and sleek THE PICKUP, shooting on the streets of LA during the pandemic lockdown, using practical effects, including miniature cars,to create some of the very cool stunt sequences, directing Xenia and co-star Adam McArthur who did their own stunts and driving, overall casting, finding the humor, and more.\u00a0 Plus, Xenia and Nick also talk about the DWF submission process.<\/p>\n

THE EXPOSED makes its World Premiere at Dances With Films on June 22nd at 11:45pm PT as part of the Midnight Shorts Block 1.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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