Brandon from the popular Instagram account @filmlights joins Vance & Nigel to discuss all things social media including how the elusive algorithms work and change, the phenomenon of TikTok brain, and the gap between having the expertise to create quality work vs. the know-how to post it effectively on social media. They also delve into Brandon’s filmmaking origins and how he’s learned and honed his skills while shooting a film over the course of 12 years.

Vance & Nigel talk about what they’ve been up to while it hasn’t been busy, Nigel talks about his approach to editing a project that he didn’t direct and Vance shares more about his underwater cinematography course. The guys share a couple of their favorite telecine stories, including the prank Nigel once played on the head of the post production facility.

For the final segment, we switch it up and have our guest Brandon ask Vance & Nigel a question!

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Actor Alan Blumenfeld has over 190 credits on IMDb, including a movie Nigel directed, 2gether. Alan shares insights on the differences of working in theater, TV, and film. He also tells us his process of translating unclear direction into something playable, offers advice to young aspiring actors, and reminisces about his first job post-pandemic working with Al Pacino on the series Hunters. Alan is also our first guest to demonstrate his craft live on an episode.

Nigel and Vance discuss the movies they’ve been watching this awards season, including those nominated for the ASC Awards, and Vance tells us about the addition of a new award category he’s excited about. The guys discuss how music video and narrative cinematographers inspire each other, what makes an actor “A-List,” and both share their Harrier jet stories. Nigel reveals his acting chops, including his on-stage debut as a 12 year old at an all-boys school.

You can visit Alan's website at alanblumenfeld.com 

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Founding partner of artist agency Intrinsic, Jonathan Silverman sheds some light on some of the misconceptions people have about agents and what they do. He delves deep into Vance & Nigel’s pressing questions exploring the right time to get an agent, staying on good terms with everyone, and his thoughts on big agencies vs. boutique agencies. And find out what he’s been doing to stay entertained during the historic SAG strike and how he expects the industry to pick up now that it has ended. 

Nigel reacts to Vance recalling shooting Propaganda Films promos for David Fincher. Britney Spears gives Nigel a shout-out in her new memoir “The Woman in Me” for directing her breakout music video, “…Baby One More Time,” the first of four Nigel directs for Britney, including “(You Drive Me) Crazy,” which Vance shot. Our hosts share similar feelings about the ugly side of reaching stardom at a young age, but first Nigel clears up a nasty rumor. 

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Netflix docuseries “Tour de France: Unchained” filmmakers, EP & Showrunner Ameila Hann and Director Jamie Batten, join Vance & Nigel to discuss the unique logistical challenges of capturing such a complex and demanding sport, and how they used the “inbuilt drama” of the Tour as a narrative foundation to tell real human stories.

Nigel congratulates Vance on being admitted to the American Society of Cinematographers, and they tell us about a time sitting in the telecine room in the 80s, when Vance thought he had blown his chances of becoming a DP. Nigel explains how his passion for the Tour de France began while waiting to meet Britney Spears for the first time and how he went on to shoot at the Tour, as a one man band, two years in a row.

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Pete Romano ASC, renowned underwater cinematographer, joins Vance and Nigel and shares his interesting career path, eventually working on a long list of iconic films including The Abyss, Titanic, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, The Call of the Wild, The Life Aquatic, and For Your Eyes Only. We get to go behind the scenes with Pete as he shares stories working with the likes of James Cameron and Tom Cruise. Pete shares how his company Hydroflex, makers of premier underwater camera housings and lighting, came to fruition after making his first housing while working at Industrial Light & Magic. He also recounts what may be the silliest, or stupidest, thing he’s ever done in his career. 

Vance and Nigel get inspired discussing their recent work travel experiences, from Spain to the Pacific Northwest and the Caribbean. They share some laughs at the insanity of shooting in one city to look like another, and the challenge of casting the right faces for a location when you’re on the other side of the world. Nigel reveals the documentary he’s been working on, centered around a saloon that eventually became the heart of the grunge movement. In the last segment, Vance shares his insights on what it takes to be an underwater cinematographer or camera operator. 

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Editor Frances Parker, ACE shares her experiences editing multiple episodes of Game of Thrones, her history (and a nod to) working with the VFX department, and her thoughts on how editors support the actor. Fran is currently working on House of the Dragon. Some of her other credits include Andor, The Crown, Life, and Band of Brothers, for which she won an Emmy Award for Best Editing in 2002. 

Vance & Nigel catch up on what they’ve been up to including their recent jobs and travels. Vance shares some highlights from NAB, tells his story about Diddy & Faith Evans’ “I’ll Be Missing You” tribute music video, and the night shooting a video for A Tribe Called Quest with Busta Rhymes. Nigel tells us about shooting for his stock footage library on his recent trips to Scotland and Norway and how he almost directed the “I’ll Be Missing You” video. For the last segment, Nigel provides tips for multi-cam live shoots from a directing perspective. 

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Cinematographer Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS shares how she got the lensing right for the 50s, 60s, and 70s scenes in the motion picture, Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann, tells us about the tricky dance she does between accurately depicting period lighting while still making it look cinematic, and she gives us insight on ways to improve the lack of diversity in the industry. Some of Mandy’s credits include Elvis, Mulan, Hidden Figures, and Australia. 

Vance & Nigel discuss which of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees was their favorite, why they don’t love the recent trend of films getting longer and longer, and Nigel tells us who he thinks should have been nominated for Best Eyebrows in a Motion Picture. Vance shares how he helped hip hop music videos get the iconic fisheye look in the 90s with director Hype Williams.

You can find Mandy on Instagram @mandywalkerdp 

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes

Acting coach, teacher, and author Judith Weston tells us why she believes everybody in the world should take an acting class, how to talk to actors about the emotional event of the scene instead of result-oriented direction, what mysterious lines are, and why she likes working with directors more than lawyers. Some of Judith’s directing students include Alejandro Iñárritu, Ava DuVernay, Taika Waititi, Steve McQueen, and David Chase.

You can find Judith on Instagram @judywestonhoskins and on her website at judithweston.com. 

Our hosts have been busy! They talk about Nigel’s recent jobs that have had him hopping back and forth between coasts and Vance shares some info about his ongoing underwater cinematography course. They also discuss why wetsuits are so boring and Nigel tells us about the time he was shooting his second movie and an actor stormed off set. 

Also in this episode, we have our first live listener Q&A segment! If you have a question for Vance & Nigel, send us a DM on Instagram and we may invite you to ask them live in a future episode.

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Host: Vance Burberry ACS, Nigel Dick
Producers: Vance Burberry, Nigel Dick, Lindha Narvaez
Executive Producer: Lindha Narvaez
Associate Producer: Tyler Taylor
Intern: Jorja Moes