The Lowdown - Episode 19 - Film Reporter Jeff Sneider
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After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Sneider moved to LA and began writing for Variety. Currently a film reporter at TheWrap, he has also written for MTV Movies Blog, Hollywood Life, Washington Square News and the Colorado Springs Independent.
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The Lowdown - Episode 19 - VP @ Ritchie/Wigram Prod. Jeff Ludwig
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New Jersey native Jeff Ludwig has worked in Hollywood for over seven years at companies such as The Firm, Anonymous Content, and Lionsgate. Ludwig currently presides as Vice President over at Guy Ritchie's production company, Ritchie/Wigram Productions. On this episode of The Lowdown, Ludwig discusses what it's like working in development at a company whose bottom line is developing 100 million dollar franchises.
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The Lowdown - Episode 18 - Writer/Director Ryan Landels
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Writer/Director Ryan Landels has traversed the land of short films, commercials, and features garnering attention throughout them all. He’s staked a place in the online arena, working on , the Streamy-winning show , as well as producing and developing an entire slate of shows for the Webby-honored . ...
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The Lowdown - Episode 17 - Architectural Designer Nick Kinney
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Nick Kinney is an architectural designer based in Los Angeles. From 3D animation on projects like the , to designing the giant at Coachella 2014, Nick and his company provide a bountiful of design expertise.
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The Lowdown - Episode 16 - Producer/Director Jason Baum
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Jason Baum is an LA based Director/Producer who has produced music videos for , , , and more.
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The Lowdown - Episode 15 - Writer Jake Emanuel
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Jake Emanuel, along with writing partner WIllie Block, are LA-based writers who most recently were apart of the writing room for the FX show .
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The Lowdown - Episode 14 - Writer Willie Block
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Willie Block, along with writing partner Jake Emanuel, are LA-based writers who most recently wrapped on Season 1 of the FX animated series .
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The Lowdown - Episode 13 - Steadicam Op/DP David Shawl
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David Shawl is an an award winning Cinematographer and Steadicam Operator in Los Angeles. He is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild - IATSE Local 600, the Society of Camera Operators (SOC), the Steadicam Operators Association, the Steadicam Guild, and is SCUBA Certified. ...
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The Lowdown - Episode 12 - Andrew Spieler (Filmmaker/AD)
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A Boston native, Andrew earned his BFA as a Writer/Director from the SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory before earning his MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute. His graduate thesis short "The Response" won First Place at the Student BAFTA/ LA Awards and was a Blue Panel Finalist for the Student Emmy and West Coast Regional Finalist for the Student Academy Awards. Andrew has been active in the Independent Feature world as a First Assistant Director on films such as , and . He is currently writing his own feature script with the prospects of going into production by...
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The Lowdown - Episode 11 - Tony Piantedosi (Director of Acquisitions & Development)
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Tony Piantedosi has been with Premiere Entertainment Group since January 2013. Formerly Director of Development at Televix Entertainment, he oversees all feature film development and acquisitions for PEG. Piantedosi grew up in Boston, where he graduated cum laude from Northeastern University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies and Communications. ...
info_outlineA Boston native, Andrew earned his BFA as a Writer/Director from the SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory before earning his MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute. His graduate thesis short "The Response" won First Place at the Student BAFTA/ LA Awards and was a Blue Panel Finalist for the Student Emmy and West Coast Regional Finalist for the Student Academy Awards. Andrew has been active in the Independent Feature world as a First Assistant Director on films such as We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Faults and V/H/S/2. He is currently writing his own feature script with the prospects of going into production by the end of the year.
On this episode of the Lowdown, Andrew talks about his adventures as an AD and how that relates to his goals as filmmaker.
For more information on Andrew please visit: www.andrewspieler.com