We talk with former Clevelander and current Austinite Ryan Girard about his career as a director and editor, as well as how he’s adjusting to moving to a new place with little to no film connections. This is the perfect episode if you are a filmmaker who plans to move and wants to know how to connect with local film shops or production companies.

With “The Session” now available to watch on YouTube, we figured we bring back the directors of the award-winning short film to the podcast. Directors Chris Webb and Conrad Miles join us on this episode of Spokes.

We travel to Perth, Australia, in today’s episode as we talk with cinematographer and the host of the Wandering DP Podcast, Patrick O’Sullivan. We talk about how he got into cinematography, as well as his work in recent projects including being the DP for an Australian feature film.

We talk with Detroit-based DP, Ray Rushing, about his evolution from corporate photographer to freelance cinematographer in Episode 28 of Spokes.

We have Cleveland-based cinematographer Nicholas Weiss on this week’s episode to talk about the state of filming commercials and the messages behind them during the pandemic, as well as the outlook for the film industry in 2021.

An award-winning cinematographer who has worked on critically-acclaimed projects ranging from GLOW to Ramy, we welcome Adrian Peng Correia to Spokes to talk about being a DP, as well as some emotional moments on-set.

Two DPs. One Podcast Episode. We talk with Cleveland-based cinematographer Caleb Crossen on this episode about his work and thing to know as a DP.

We conclude Director’s Month with Cleveland-born, LA-based director, Nick Cavalier, who specializes in documentaries pertaining to mental health and hero-centered themes.

Christmas came a little early here on the podcast, as we continue Director’s Month with the director of The Last Christmas Party, Julian C. Santos.

On this week’s episode, we go into the challenges and lessons of filming a musical with Moondance director, Cooper Flannigan. This is week three of Director’s Month on the podcast.

If you have followed our company in the past couple of years, you might recognize this familiar face in this week’s episode of Spokes. We chat with director Zach Daulton as we continue Director’s Month on the podcast.

We start Director’s Month on the podcast with the director and writer of the upcoming movie, The Cran, Tyler Savino. We go into his process of making the film, as well as his inspirations and how he created his production company, Bucketnaut.

We go in-depth about the grip and electric department with Cleveland-based grip and co-owner of Ohio Cinemotion, Patrick Ryan.

We talk with Southwest Ohio-based actor-producer, Chase Crawford, about making the transition from acting to producing, his production company, Four by Three Productions, and why he’s only planning to do this for at least ten more years.

We break away from the typical filmmaking content and talk about how to form your vision in your filmmaking career with a long-time friend and fellow filmmaker, Randy Panado.

She could possibly be one of the busiest people in the entertainment industry, even during a pandemic! Listen as we talk with host, actor, and Tik-Tok influencer, Jami Kinton, about her numerous roles in film, TV, and commercials.

We continue our discussion from the last episode with our panel going into filming in Cleveland and some of the valuable things they have learned on set. This is the second part of our Film Crew Roundtable.

We begin Part One of a two-part series featuring some of Cleveland’s young film crew union members. They have worked on films such as Native Son, I See You, and upcoming movies Cherry and The Marksman (originally The Minuteman).

In this episode, we talk to producer and founder of the Canton Film Fest, James Waters, about how he became a producer, as well as what it takes to become one. We follow his interesting journey, from studying sports medicine and business management to rising from a production assistant to what he is today.

Occasionally going by the names DJ $crilla and Hill Harris, Chris B. Harris joins us in this episode to talk about his career in music, as well as his work being featured on numerous films and TV series.

We go one-on-one with Cleveland-based set and graphic designer, Ben Needham, on the importance of set design in production. Among other topics in this episode include the technology behind his work, as well as his interest in immersive theatre.

We made it to Episode Ten! In this landmark episode, we bring in Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Curren Sheldon. We talk about his beginnings in filmmaking, including filming alongside his wife, Elaine, and the process of creating their Netflix Original documentaries, Recovery Boys and Heroin(e). Recovery Boys and Heroin(e) are currently available to watch on Netflix.

We welcome on-set colorist Jeffrey Hagerman to the show. His work ranges from commercials for Cadillac and Under Armour, to films and tv shows, including the pilot episode of Mr. Robot. In this episode, James and Jeffrey dive into the importance of hiring a colorist, as well as solutions for productions with lower budgets.

In this episode, we bring in Sweden Society of Cinematographers-certified cinematographer Roy Rossovich to talk about his experiences in the film industry. We focus on Roy’s rise from becoming a Hasselblad Master in photography, to an FSF member in cinematography.