junkyard theory film podcast

VFX Supervisor on WandaVision and the Marvels, Tara DeMarco talks about what it takes to visualize different worlds and bring them to reality on screen.

Robert Radler, director of the 80s hit Best of the Best talks about what it took to create a hit martial arts flick.

Emmy Award-Winning Producer of Blue Eye Samurai walks us through the hit Netflix show and what lies ahead for Mizu.

Editor of Cobra Kai and part-time ninja warrior Zack Arnold speaks about the editing process and all things Cobra Kai!

Senior Technical Director at DreamWorks Animation and homeboy, Lakshika Udakandage talks about his experience working on some of the biggest animation films of all time, including Kung Fu Panda and Puss In Boots 2.

American actor and director, Nick Cassavetes talks about The Notebook, God is a Bullet, John Q and his father John Cassavetes.

Script supervisor David Bush talks about maintaining continuity on set and the nuances of a job that makes the edit work but doesn't receive the spotlight it deserves.

Linda Flowers, make-up artist behind Spider-Man No Way Home, Fast X, Iron Man 2 (oh go check her IMDb, she's the coolest!) talks about all things hair, makeup and what her process entails when actors don't actually have any hair to style.

Actors Jorma and Onni Tommila talk about the brutal blood and gore that was Sisu. Go check this Finnish-John-Wick film out if you haven't yet.

Clayton J. Barber, fight choreographer, stuntman and unit director talks about how anime influenced the fight scenes in Creed and goes deep into the philosophy of his art! Amazing convo and super thanks to Clayton for coming on board the show!

Star of the 90s sensational shows, The Legend of William Tell and Swiss Family Robinson, Kieren Hutchison makes his debut on Junkyard Theory. We talk about our love for movies, acting, changing through the times and Kieren's plans for the future.

Academy-Award Nominated director and story artist Joel Crawford talks about the process behind bringing to life everyone's favorite kitty cat, Puss in Boots back in a sequel more than a decade in the making, how the story connected people of all ages, how the animation landscape has evolved and what's in store for our furry friend and the folks over at Dreamworks Studios. Massive thanks to Joel for taking the time to come on board the show!

Film and TV line producer and co-founder of Circle 360, Yasas Ratnayake talks about his venture into the fields of acting and filmmaking, his passion for documentary films, shooting reality shows in Sri Lanka and the future of a possibly industry within the country. Yasas online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasas.rr/ Circle 360: https://circle360lk.com/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #YasasRatnayake

Costume designer Daniel Orlandi whose credits include Logan, Jurassic World, Da Vinci Code and the upcoming Borderlands movie talks about his career throughout the years, how he tackles designing a costume, why he loves dressing crowds and why he thinks costumes shouldn't drag too much attention. Daniel online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.oh.orlandi/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #DanielOrlandi

In this special episode we talk to the Sri Lankan cast on the TV show Little America. The first American tv show with an entirely Sri Lankan cast, a truly historic moment that deserves recognition. Actors Bernard White, Isuri Wijesundara, Thushari Jayasekara, Anuradha Seneviratne, author and cultural consultant Nayomi Munaweera along with casting director Keertana Sastry join us for a chat about the immigrant condition and rising up the ranks of Hollywood being Sri Lankan. And so much more! Watch the Little America episode here: https://tv.apple.com/ca/episode/the-9th-caller/umc.cmc.2an6m40xlzwtxvxy3fbeetwqr _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #LittleAmerica

******NOTE******** We found an error in this video, please kindly use the below link to watch the corrected version. https://youtu.be/mI_QwlKhaZI ******************** In this special episode we talk to the Sri Lankan cast on the TV show Little America. The first American tv show with an entirely Sri Lankan cast, a truly historic moment that deserves recognition. Actors Bernard White, Isuri Wijesundara, Thushari Jayasekara, Anuradha Seneviratne, author and cultural consultant Nayomi Munaweera along with casting director Keertana Sastry join us for a chat about the immigrant condition and rising up the ranks of Hollywood being Sri Lankan. And so much more! Watch the Little America episode here: https://tv.apple.com/ca/episode/the-9th-caller/umc.cmc.2an6m40xlzwtxvxy3fbeetwqr _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #LittleAmerica

Composer, orchestrator and conductor - Timothy Williams joins us for a conversation about the films he has scored, what the process of conducting and orchestrating are like and how focus groups change the final product. Timothy online: Website: https://timothywilliams.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothywilliamsofficial/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #TimothyWilliams

Sound designer and composer Ben Jacquier joins us for a chat about his process of sound designing, composing and how having fun led to him becoming an Instagram sensation. Ben online: Website: https://www.benjacquier.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjacquier/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #BenJacquier

Renowned BBC Radio 5 presenter and author Nihal Arthanayake talks about his style of interviewing, his Lankan roots, how listening is his greatest tool and the origin of the "I'm so Sri Lankan..." meme! Nihal online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TherealNihal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealnihal/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #JunkyardTheory #NihalArthanayake

Michael V. Eppinette, creature designer behind the Feral #Predator from #Prey (2022) talks about revamping the legendary Yautja while staying true to the heart of its character and how the film came to be. Michael online: Website: https://www.artstation.com/mveppinette Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michael_vincent_art/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #Prey #JunkyardTheory #Predator

Actress Maggie Wheeler who played the role of Janice on the hit tv show FRIENDS talks to Junkyard Theory about ALL THINGS JANICE, how THAT VOICE came about and her long career in the industry. Maggie Wheeler online: Website: https://maggiewheeler.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiewheeler_official/ Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/maggiewheeler Golden Bridge Community Choir: https://goldenbridgechoir.com/ _______________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #MaggieWheeler #JunkyardTheory #Bumbleebee #Friends

Actor Mark Ryan talks to Junkyard Theory about his days playing "Nasir" on the 80s Robin of Sherwood series and voicing Bumblebee and other robots for the Transformers franchise. Watch till the end to hear his Bumblebee voice for the Sri Lankan fans! Epic thanks to Mark for coming on board! _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #MarkRyan #JunkyardTheory #Bumbleebee #Nasir

Simon Rhee, actor, martial artist, action designer and choreographer talks about his journey in the film industry, working with his own brother in Best of the Best and how the stunt world has evolved through out the ages. PS: Apologies for the audio glitches, something weird was acting on the connection that night. _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #SimonRhee #JunkyardTheory #Action

Popular character actor Larry Hankin has nearly 200 acting credits to his name and talks about his beginnings as a stand-up comedian, why he NEVER wanted to become an actor, how he ended up in Hollywood and some on-set stories about his character Mr. Heckles from FRIENDS. Super thanks to Larry for coming on board! Larry on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/thereallarryhankin/ _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #LarryHankin #JunkyardTheory #Friends

Adam Robitel, director of Escape Room 1 & 2, The Taking of Deborah Logan and Insidious The Last Key takes us through his career from making indie horror movies to creating studio franchises, why he finds horror appealing, how to make the audience care for your character and the similarities between horror and comedy. Super thanks to Adam for coming on board! Adam on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/adamrobitel/ _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #AdamRobitel #JunkyardTheory #escaperoom

Allan Ungar, writer/director behind Tapped Out (2014), Gridlocked (2015) and the Uncharted Fan Film starring Nathan Fillion joins us for a chat on all things action and the dynamic of doing them indie style. Allan's article on NFS: https://nofilmschool.com/2016/07/how-pull-convincing-action-scenes-budget Allan on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/allanungar/ _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #AllanUngar #JunkyardTheory #Uncharted

We talk to the cast of the Bhullar Family on Big Sky. Cast members Bernard White, Janina Gavankar, Vinny Chhibber and Yuvraj Dhesi aka Jinder Mahal talk about the South Asian experience in Hollywood and how Big Sky is making history with the first South Asian crime family on North American television! All episodes available on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/big-sky-ffef9dd4-c116-4bdb-9e76-a7ea41ad95cf Temporal short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2WL-IITz_k Janina on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/janina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Janina Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaninaGavankar Vinny on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/vchhibber/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vchhibber Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vinny.chhibber.awp Bernard on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/bernardwhite8783/ Yuvraj on social: IG: https://www.instagram.com/jindermahal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JinderMahal _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #BigSky #JunkyardTheory #BhullarFamily

In this special episode of Junkyard Theory, we talk to the Academy-Award Nominated Costume Designers behind the space epic DUNE! Both Jacky and Bob discuss the intricate design process from preproduction to the globe-hopping shooting schedule and so much more. Thanks to both Jacky and Bob and wishing them well for the 2022 Academy Awards! We would like to thank @WarnerBros for coordinating this episode and for helping make this happen! _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #Dune #JunkyardTheory #CostumeDesign

President of Film Music & Publishing at Universal Studios, Mike Knobloch had a chat with Junkyard Theory where he talked about the process of putting together soundtracks that both serve the story and also connect with an audience. He relates the stories behind Charlie Puth's See You Again, Pharrell Williams' Happy and so much more. _________________________________________________________________ Junkyard Theory is Sri Lanka's only film education and webinar platform with Hollywood filmmakers as guest speakers. Hosted by: Akash Sunethkumara Produced by: Ruwanga Samath Follow Junkyard Theory on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junkyardtheo... Instagram: https://instagram.com/junkyardtheory Twitter: https://twitter.com/JunkyardTheory Website: https://www.junkyardtheory.com/ Akash on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaka... Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialakashsk #MikeKnobloch #JunkyardTheory #FilmMusic