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#31 - 16x9 Inc. Sales Manager: Kyle Heffernan
On Episode 31, Kevin and Stu talk with Kyle Heffernan the Sale Manager at 16x9 Inc. For 10% off products at 16x9 Inc. use promo code: FGI169. Orca, Orca DSLR, NOGA, P...
#30 - We’re Back: Kevin, Josh and Stu
Just in time for the holidays, the FGI podcast returns! On this episode, we introduce our new co-host Stu McLaughlin and talk about what's been happing with us since e...
#29 - Rigging Gaffer: Tom Dean
Thomas Dean relocated from North Carolina to Georgia back when the film incentives first came to the state. Now in Atlanta Tomas has built his career as a rigging gaff...
#28 - Rigging Electric: Fernando Garcia
Fernando Garcia has been living in Atlanta, GA since 2017. Previous to that, he was living in Tampa, FL where he started as a PA. He joined IATSE local 479 to pursue w...
#27 - Unit Photographer: Brian Douglas
An Atlanta based Unit Still Photographer, Brian Douglas, has over 40 credits since 2015, most notably Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Strangers: Prey a...
#26 - Executive Producer: Randy Greenberg
Part 2 of 2: Randy Greenberg is an Executive Producer of The Meg and Cowboys & Aliens and past studio senior entertainment executive; founder of The Greenberg Group, a...
#25 - Executive Producer: Randy Greenberg
Part 1 of 2: Randy Greenberg is an Executive Producer of The Meg and Cowboys & Aliens and past studio Senior Entertainment Executive; founder of The Greenberg Group, a...
#24 - Art Department Coordinator: Shanice Williamson
Raised between Queens, NY, and Irving, TX, Shanice Williamson, having befriended, engaged with, or worked with folks from many different backgrounds, is a cultural sha...
#23 - Director of Photography: Seamus Tierney
An award-winning cinematographer from New York, Seamus Tierney has paved the way for himself in the film and television industry starting as a gaffer on set in New Yor...
#22 - Talking Careers: Post COVID-19
Kevin and Josh talk COVID-19 and what changes they are already seeing and hearing. Set life could very well change for the foreseeable future but more importantly, the...
#21 - Episode Highlights
Recap episode! Kevin and Josh dive into some of their favorite soundbites from the first 20 episodes of FGI. This episode is a great refresher on what has been talked ...
#20 - Greenlit Co-Founder & Producer: Stu McLaughlin
Stu McLaughlin is a Producer and Co-Founder of Greenlit Entertainment who specializes in EPK and marketing services for the entertainment industry. He began his career...
#19 - Cooke Optics Sales, Americas: Eric Johnston
Eric Johnston has over 20 years of industry sales and product management experience with some of the largest brands in the film industry including Cooke Optics, OConno...
#18 - Director of Photography: Michael Dallatorre
Mike D grew up in South Central Los Angeles and was featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary "Colors Straight Up" which followed his participation in the inner city...
#17 - Director: Kevin O'Brien
Kevin O'Brien was born into a nomadic military family but did most of his growing up in Virginia. Never crossing his mind that filmmaking was a career choice, smash cu...
#16 - Producer: James Duke
James Duke is an accomplished filmmaker, educator, and communicator. As an independent filmmaker, James has almost twenty years of experience in film, television, and ...
#15 - Director of Photography: Nick Matthews
Raised in the American South, Nicholas Matthews is a Los Angeles based cinematographer. He is known for his work on Cuck (2019), which follows an extremist loner's des...
#14 - SVP of West Coast Operations for GreenSlate: Julie Walker
Julie Harris Walker is the SVP of West Coast Operations for GreenSlate. She has spent the last 25 years in Los Angeles, working in the entertainment industry as a Comm...
#13 - Actor: Justin Kucsulain
Justin Kucsulain is a Los Angeles actor known for his work on Homeland (2018), Sleepy Hollow (2017), Bloodline (2016), and The Walking Dead (2016). He is also black Be...
#12 - Producer: Doug Fox
Doug Fox is the co-owner of The Power Station film studio and began his career producing and directing commercials for Saatchi and Saatchi/Toyota, Sony Music and Lava ...
#11 - Partner & Producer at Digital Caviar: Michael Brown
Since being honorably discharged from the Navy for 5 years of service Michael Brown has written, directed, and edited dozens of commercials, music videos, and document...
#10 - Wrapbook Production Insurance Broker: Adam Darragh
Adam is a production insurance broker with Wrapbook, living in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before getting into production insurance, he was an Assistant Director on non-un...
#09 - DGA UPM & Assistant Director: Jonathan Chambers
Jonathan (JC) Chambers has produced or managed more than 900 projects in the film, television, and advertising/commercial arenas throughout his career. His projects ha...
#08 - Supervising & Segment Producer: Cat Sullivan
Cat Sullivan is a writer & producer that specializes in comedy and competition reality television. She's produced for shows like Nailed It!, Top Chef, and Chelsea Hand...
#07 - Art Department Coordinator: Zachary Ramos
Zachary Ramos has over 10 years of experience in Film & Television on various features, reality, and commercial productions. A member of I.A.T.S.E. 477 as an Art Depar...
#06 - Talking Careers: Joshua Long & Kevin Echemendia
This episode of FGI is special because it's just Kevin and Josh talking mono a mono from their time at advertising agencies to commercial and feature film productions....
#05 - Tampa Bay Film Commissioner: Tyler Martinolich
Tyle Martinolich is the Film Commissioner for Tampa Bay. He is a graduate of The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and has been working primarily as a Producti...
#04 - Director of Photography: Brandon Cox
Brandon Cox is a Director of Photography based in LA California, who has worked on films such as The Collector, Heist, and Line of Duty. He is a graduate of The Savann...
#03 - Film Commissioner & Producer: Tony Armer
Tony Armer is the Film Commissioner for St. Petersburg Clearwater FL. He is an Award-Winning Filmmaker and the Founder of the internationally acclaimed Sunscreen Film ...
#02 - Gaffer & Product Photographer: Andrew Ortoski
Part 2 of 2: Andrew Ortoski is a Gaffer and Product Photographer in the commercial and motion picture industry. Andrew has worked on films like Parker, Tomorrowland, S...