Year: 2016

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Based in Italy, Luigi Rocchetti has worked with some of the greatest filmmakers of our time as the lead Makeup artist. He currently just wrapped the remake production of Ben-Hur. It was such a pleasure speaking with him about the art of makeup in film. Matthew Toffolo: You…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Tim Kail’s site http://www.workofwrestling.com is easily the best site devoted to the World of Professional Wrestling. I think of him as the Bill Simmons of Wrestling. Strong opinions. Passion. Long researched columns. And LOVE of the sport. His frustrations for the WWE is legendary – but not without merit…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Anne Seibel earned an Oscar Nomination for “Midnight in Paris”. Based in Paris, she has worked with some of the top directors in the world today, including Steven Spielberg, David Frankel, M. Night Shyamalan, Sofia Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and 3 Production Designer assignments with Woody Allen. Go to…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Mitesh Mirchandani is a rising cinematographer in the industry who is currently based in based in Mumbai. Only 26, he DP’d the feature film Neerja, which could be the sleeper hit movie of 2016. From here on out, his future is bright. http://www.miteshdop.com/ Interview with Mitesh Mirchandani: Matthew Toffolo:  How…

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It was a great honor to sit down with the very talented DP Adam Kimmel. His career has spanned almost 30 years, starting out as a teenager being an apprentice for Cinematographer Michael Chapman. His Cinematographer credits include: “The Ref”, “Beautiful Girls”, “Almost Heroes”, “Jesus’ Son”, “Capote”, “Lars…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Chatting with Jeff Cutter about Cinematography and his career could have lasted all day. I generally like to limit the questions to about 10-15 when I do these film interviews because these are very busy people and generally less is more. With Jeff, I literally could have asked…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Chatting with Cinematographer Checco Varese on the phone for almost an hour inspired me. He brought so much passion to the way he talked about cinematography and creativity in general. He’s a man that obviously loves what he does. To learn more about Checco, go to his website:…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Submit your Fan Fiction Screenplay or Short Film via FilmFreeway: Use code “fanfiction50” and receive 50% off your submission today. I know it’s often hard to get fan fiction work recognized and when I found out about the festival I saw it is a wonderful opportunity. The the quality of…