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Welcome to The Prelim – the Podcast that pulls back the curtain on the film industry, and discusses the raw, unfiltered reality of set life with the crew. Hosts Tony Muller and Pablo Jara, (veteran AC's) sit down with the unsung heroes of your favorite blockbuster films and hit TV shows to bring you an all-access pass onto Hollywood sets. Tune in for: Candid crew conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. Wild, unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories from the all the trenches -- movies, television, live events, music videos, and commercials. Career-building wisdom from the legends who built Hollywood, one slate at a time. No script. No filter. Just real life set stories.
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- 4 days ago1h 17m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 21 — Scott Barnes
Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder how the massive, jaw-dropping light shows in Marvel blockbusters come to life? This week on The Prelim Podcast, host duo Tony Muller and Pablo Jara sit down with veteran Lighting Console Programmer Scott Barnes—the wizard behind the boards for Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: Civil War, and Spider-Man: No Way Home to name only a few of the blockbusters films he has worked on in his career! Scott Barnes is widely recognized as one of the film industry’s premier...
- 1 weeks ago1h 24m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 20 — Edye Rice-George
Send us Fan Mail Department of One: Legendary Script Supervisor Edye Rice-George is our guest this week on The Prelim Podcast! Ever wonder how Hollywood’s biggest directors—from Spike Lee and David Fincher to Joe Pytka and Antoine Fuqua—keep their sets running seamlessly? In this episode, we sit down with iconic script supervisor Edye Rice-George, a true Hollywood powerhouse whose career reads like a masterclass in cinematic excellence. Whlie actors and directors get the glory, Edye is the i...
- 2 weeks ago1h 18m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 19 — LaVerne Caracuzzi-Milazzo
Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to survive—and thrive—at the top of the makeup department on major Hollywood sets? In this masterclass of an episode, we sit down with veteran Key Makeup Artist and Department Head Laverne Caracuzzi-Milazzo (The Office, Freaks and Geeks, All American: Homecoming, Freakier Friday). From turning down a retail post under Emilio Pucci in Florence to spending time on set in every medium, Laverne shares the raw, unfiltered reality of working behind the lens...
- 3 weeks ago1h 27m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 18 — Lou Demarco
Send us Fan Mail What happens when Hollywood isn't just a dream, but your actual backyard? 🎬 In Part 1 of this wild, unfiltered ride, camera department veteran Lou Demarco AC joins The Prelim Podcast to trace his unreal journey from hanging out with Fonzie and Ron Howard on a 6th-grade field trip to pulling focus on massive Hollywood blockbusters. Lou’s father was a true industry pioneer—the man who practically invented modern film craft service while feeding early-morning crews on the old ...
- Oct 5, 20261h 13m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 17 — Bobby Garafolo
Send us Fan Mail On-Set Dresser Bobby Garofalo stops by the studio to spill the inner-workings, fast-paced madness of a career in the Hollywood art department. From landing a college football scholarship to pulling grueling 48-hour shifts waiting on Mariah Carey, Bobby breaks down the hidden mechanics of film sets in the art department—and why saying "no" to a Director of Photography might cost you your job if not handled correctly or could save the shoot that day? Bobby shares his j...
- Sep 28, 20261h 20m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 16 — Colin Follenweider
Send us Fan Mail He's been punched, thrown, and set on fire in some of the biggest movies of the last two decades — and lived to tell every story.💥 This week on The Prelim Podcast, Tony and Pablo sit down with veteran stunt performer and coordinator Colin Follenweider, whose résumé reads like a highlight reel of modern Hollywood action adventure movies: Avengers: Endgame, Deadpool & Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers: D...
- Sep 21, 20261h 10m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 15 — Matt Kenedy
Send us Fan Mail You've seen his photos on billboard posters and across the internet - now hear how this Unit Stills Photographer gets the shot. 📸 Behind every blockbuster poster, every teaser image splashed across the internet — someone was standing feet away from the actors capturing it, invisible, while the cameras rolled for the movie itself. Meet our good friend and Unit Still Photographer Matt Kennedy—the man behind those iconic shots who almost never gets credit for taking them! Matt...
- Sep 15, 20261h 13m
The Prelim Podcast I Episode 14 — Jorge Jara
Send us Fan Mail Behind every legendary movie frame lies a legacy —and sometimes, that legacy is family.🎬❤️ This week on The Prelim Podcast, we proudly present a milestone moment in our show's history: our very first generational episode! Joining our host Pablo Jara (Tony is away on assignment this week) in the studio is a man whose hands helped shape 45 years of cinema history—and who also happens to be Pablo's Dad—master Panavision Camera Technician, Jorge Jara (or JJ as many refer t...
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Welcome to The Prelim – the Podcast that pulls back the curtain on the film industry, and discusses the raw, unfiltered reality of set life with the crew. Hosts Tony Muller and Pablo Jara, (veteran AC's) sit down with the unsung heroes of your favorite blockbuster films and hit TV shows to bring you an all-access pass onto Hollywood sets. Tune in for: Candid crew conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. Wild, unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories from the all the trenches -- movies, television, live events, music videos, and commercials. Career-building wisdom from the legends who built Hollywood, one slate at a time. No script. No filter. Just real life set stories.
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