The Lacuna Works podcast is made for independent film makers, by independent film makers. Our hope is that we can encourage people into making films - any films, from shorts to features - by talking about what we have done and how we have done it.<br /> <br /> Published monthly (or thereabouts), this podcast presented by Graham Guy and Ben Slythe looks at the world of films and occasionally television, and how The Lacuna Works has started to make inroads into the industry. We will also be answering questions - if we can - so if you have anything you want to ask us then please drop us a line to info@thelacunaworks.co.uk with the subject line "Podcast question". http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcast.html The Lacuna Works http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-gb Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:53:19 +0000 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:53:00 +0000 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ The Lacuna Works - Podcast The Lacuna Works podcast is made for independent film makers, by independent film makers. Our hope is that we can encourage people into making films - any films, from shorts to features - by talking about what we have done and how we have done it. Published monthly (or thereabouts), this podcast presented by Graham Guy and Ben Slythe looks at the world of films and occasionally television, and how The Lacuna Works has started to make inroads into the industry. We will also be answering questions - if we can - so if you have anything you want to ask us then please drop us a line to info@thelacunaworks.co.uk with the subject line "Podcast question". film, maker, filmmaker, independent, indie The Lacuna Works Podcast Team graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com Graham Guy no http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/artwork_feed.jpg http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcast.html 144 144 Following the new format we look at news of all things Lacuna, and new DVD and cinema releases. In the 10 Min Film School we discuss how to choose locations on a budget, and in the tech Q&A section we look at bit depth and sampling frequency. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20110115_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@thelacunaworks.co.uk TV & Film 7A4C76D9-2866-4D9F-B9C0-764FDA515128-38500-0002B7F4BAB87B6C-FFA Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:53:00 +0000 Episode 19: 15th January 2011 - Locations and Bit Depths Following the new format we look at news of all things Lacuna, and new DVD and cinema releases. In the 10 Min Film School we discuss how to choose locations on a budget, and in the tech Q&A section we look at bit depth and sampling frequency. 1:08:56 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no The first of a new format to our podcasts, featuring news, the Ten Minute Film School (it lasts more than 10 mins!), new releases, and a technical section. Let us know what you think. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20101127_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@thelacunaworks.co.uk TV & Film F141AE3E-D14A-4303-8CF5-CABC85225FE5-3760-00006D618AE51323-FFA Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:03:39 +0000 Episode 18: 27th November 2010 - Relaunch Minute Film School (it lasts more than 10 mins!), new releases, and a technical section. Let us know what you think. 1:07:26 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no This episode features an interview recorded at Frightfest, along with an update on what we are doing and what is coming up. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100915_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@thelacunaworks.co.uk TV & Film 7672ACC3-7D89-435C-931E-28101EE78A35-2172-000026645CB5B4B1-FFA Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:50:58 +0100 Episode 17: 15th September 2010 - Frightfest Special This episode features an interview recorded at Frightfest, along with an update on what we are doing and what is coming up. 34:56 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no Ben returns to the podcast this month and things immediately take a turn for the chaotic. This episode starts out well, talking about film scheduling and our forthcoming shoot of The Cobra Lily, but soon descends to something resembling Farming Weekly. At the last minute however we recover, and Ben talks about Tobe Hooper - even though we are not entirely sure how to pronounce his name. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100727_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@thelacunaworks.co.uk TV & Film 9BB5B110-6675-4AA5-B040-2D5A69E5A60B-3641-000038A8175435F9-FFA Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:29:43 +0100 Episode 16: 27th July 2010 - The Cobra Lily, Scheduling, Underwood, and Tobe Hooper Ben returns to the podcast this month and things immediately take a turn for the chaotic. This episode starts out well, talking about film scheduling and our forthcoming shoot of The Cobra Lily, but soon descends to something resembling Farming Weekly. At the last minute however we recover, and Ben talks about Tobe Hooper - even though we are not entirely sure how to pronounce his name 31:15 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no In this rather unusual episode, our casting director Angela Dee stands in for Ben who is off doing his own thing somewhere, and talks about the casting process. But what really makes this episode unusual is the fact that we recorded it outside in a park in Marlow. And this meant we were at the mercy of local skateboarders, kids, and dogs. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100628_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film A6A750EA-B1B0-401E-985D-8E89A8CA1235-6726-000087554F2C0E59-FFA Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:02:35 +0100 Episode 15: 28th June 2010 - Cannes update, Casting, and BluRay vs satellite In this rather unusual episode, our casting director Angela Dee stands in for Ben who is off doing his own thing somewhere, and talks about the casting process. But what really makes this episode unusual is the fact that we recorded it outside in a park in Marlow. And this meant we were at the mercy of local skateboarders, kids, and dogs. 26:26 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no Graham and Ben talk about the bullet time photography used in The Matrix and many other films since and look at the directing error or decision of crossing the line - what it is and why you should not do it. Since the Cannes film festival is about to start they look at what will be there and what goes on, and Ben talks about Lloyd Kaufman, the man behind Troma. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100508_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film B0B66A87-5B29-49DF-800F-ACE8E86AA494-22627-0000E65E1FA14209-FFA Sat, 08 May 2010 21:01:20 +0100 Episode 14: 08th May 2010 - Bullet Time, Crossing the Line, Cannes, and Lloyd Kaufman Graham and Ben talk about the bullet time photography used in The Matrix and many other films since and look at the directing error or decision of crossing the line - what it is and why you should not do it. Since the Cannes film festival is about to start they look at what will be there and what goes on, and Ben talks about Lloyd Kaufman, the man behind Troma. 37:54 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no Graham talks about the various options open to the filmmaker when lighting smoke, rain, and other effects. Ben discusses John Carpenter and we give you an update on our websites and other projects. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100412_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film 42433603-48C9-48D4-8110-ECF0807BF3DB-1395-0000119DE652FB12-FFA Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:14:40 +0100 Episode 13: 12th April 2010 - Lighting effects, John Carpenter, and Websites Graham talks about the various options open to the filmmaker when lighting smoke, rain, and other effects. Ben discusses John Carpenter and we give you an update on our websites and other projects. 28:34 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no Our Oscars special. Don't expect any new revelations into the world of the Academy awards with this podcast, but this are our few thoughts on the way the gold statues were handed out this year. Also we talk briefly about a DIY dolly. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100313_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film CBD0E286-B2E2-49B9-BE06-E8EB98F73B82-2790-00000F748BB009B6-FFA Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:57:21 +0000 Episode 12: 13th March 2010 - Bonus edition: Oscars and Dollies Our Oscars special. Don't expect any new revelations into the world of the Academy awards with this podcast, but this are our few thoughts on the way the gold statues were handed out this year. Also we talk briefly about a DIY dolly. 15:01 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no We realised that somewhere along the line we had forgotten to talk about lighting, so this week we fix that and talk about basic lighting techniques for simple setups. Ben talks about the film legend that is John Landis, and then we go on to discuss some of the websites that we use regularly. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100305_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film D2F23C04-4EDC-48EA-B72B-ACDD7695AA61-456-0000017A5C8FBC29-FFA Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:00:04 +0000 Episode 11: 5th March 2010 - Lighting, John Landis, and Websites We realised that somewhere along the line we had forgotten to talk about lighting, so this week we fix that and talk about basic lighting techniques for simple setups. Ben talks about the film legend that is John Landis, and then we go on to discuss some of the websites that we use regularly. 35:17 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no Have you ever wondered what 422 or 420 meant? No? Well you will after you have listened to this podcast episode as Ben and Graham try to make sense of something best described with diagrams on a whiteboard using only an audio recording to do so. We also talk about Avatar again, and Ben discusses one of his favourite directors, George A Romero. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100210_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film B6E5A81B-D5A4-4BF0-A87C-5F76B67D7802-1361-000003A133D830D3-FFA Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:06:41 +0000 Episode 10: 9th February 2010 - Colour sampling, Avatar again, Tapeless workflow, George A Romero, and the Oscars Have you ever wondered what 422 or 420 meant? No? Well you will after you have listened to this podcast episode as Ben and Graham try to make sense of something best described with diagrams on a whiteboard using only an audio recording to do so. We also talk about Avatar again, and Ben discusses one of his favourite directors, George A Romero. 33:08 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no In our first podcast back from the Christmas break, Ben and Graham talk about the debate surrounding the HD 'look' being discussed on the TV forums as to whether the BBC's HD channels are 'HD enough'. There is an update on our forthcoming film AB, and Ben talks about Michael Haneke, the award-winning German director. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20100116_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film 867117DB-061E-4E8D-9B98-BA5D2F3B36C0-3790-000014DC9F8C966A-FFA Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:39:53 +0000 Episode 9: 16th January 2010 - The great HD debate, AB update, Bokeh, and Michael Haneke In our first podcast back from the Christmas break, Ben and Graham talk about the debate surrounding the HD 'look' being discussed on the TV forums as to whether the BBC's HD channels are 'HD enough'. There is an update on our forthcoming film AB, and Ben talks about Michael Haneke, the award-winning German director. 27:30 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no Ben discusses the clapper board, what it's for and how it's used, Graham carries on the sound discussion from last episode and explains balanced lines and what they are for, and then Ben talks about George Lucas. We had to record this in a noisier than usual location this time so apologies for the background din. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091214_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film CFE0E2B2-00CD-4098-A31B-7829040E388B-3279-0000A3E35036FE8E-FFA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:23:55 +0000 Episode 8: 14th December 2009 - Clapper boards, Balanced Lines, and George Lucas Ben discusses the clapper board, what it's for and how it's used, Graham carries on the sound discussion from last episode and explains balanced lines and what they are for, and then Ben talks about George Lucas. We had to record this in a noisier than usual location this time so apologies for the background din. 25:06 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no We talk about the re-launch of The Lacuna (Net)works, our networking evenings, and Uwe Boll, the director. We also talk about the use of booms or fish-poles for microphones, and how to avoid common mistakes. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091130_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film 9A33035E-56E4-42ED-8B3A-BD479EA9EF14-5004-0000B150D156F6F2-FFA Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:38:07 +0000 Episode 7: 30th November 2009 - Networking meeting, Sound boom, and Uwe Boll We talk about the re-launch of The Lacuna (Net)works, our networking evenings, and Uwe Boll, the director. We also talk about the use of booms or fish-poles for microphones, and how to avoid common mistakes. 25:27 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no A question that is asked all the time is how to make film shot on a cheap camera look as though it was shot on film. We look at what is really meant by this question and try to find a possible answer. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091122_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film 81E8AC64-451F-4843-8FEC-0B00B6079AEB-309-000002624B3AD3F7-FFA Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:46:33 +0000 Episode 6: 22nd November 2009 - Film Look, and Jaws. A question that is asked all the time is how to make film shot on a cheap camera look as though it was shot on film. We look at what is really meant by this question and try to find a possible answer. 29:31 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no After Underwood was shown at the Horror UK film Festival in Fareham Ben interviewed Joe Jenkins about the films, the festival and what is next. We then cover the subject of F-Stops and explain what is meant by the term Anamorphic that you see on DVDs. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091111_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film B170A64E-442A-4DAA-AF28-547662296247-1672-00008148EF67BDDC-FFA Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:40:08 +0000 Episode 5: 11th November 2009 HorrorUK Interview, F-Stops, and Anamorphic After Underwood was shown at the Horror UK film Festival in Fareham Ben interviewed Joe Jenkins about the films, the festival and what is next. We then cover the subject of F-Stops and explain what is meant by the term Anamorphic that you see on DVDs. 17:17 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no After an episode of us talking non-stop about sound, this one concentrates on vision, and the picture elements of film making. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091103_The_Lacuna_Works.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film 037047C3-CFE2-4DF3-9EFF-845CF9696707-465-000004F5328E0974-FFA Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:53:43 +0000 Episode 4: 3rd Novemer 2009 White Balance, Chromakey, and Filters After an episode of us talking non-stop about sound, this one concentrates on vision, and the picture elements of film making. 19:20 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no This episode we are starting to answer questions put forward by our listeners, and we start with the subject of what microphone you should buy to improve your budget video camera. Ben talks about Foley and how to make it, and we update you on AB. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091018_thelacunaworks.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film ED1A0F3D-CDB0-4EC6-B138-A2CF8852EFD4-3850-00001297159F73CF-FFA Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:40:17 +0100 Episode 3: 18th October 2009 Sound, Microphones, and Foley This episode we are starting to answer questions put forward by our listeners, and we start with the subject of what microphone you should buy to improve your budget video camera. Ben talks about Foley and how to make it, and we update you on AB. 16:25 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no The second of our podcasts, where we talk about the mysteries of the Ground Glass Intermediate, and introduce Victor Fleming, the most successful director that you will have never heard of. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091011_thelacunaworks.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091011_thelacunaworks.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:40:21 +0100 Episode 2: 11th October 2009 GGIs and Victor Fleming The second of our podcasts, where we talk about the mysteries of the Ground Glass Intermediate, and introduce Victor Fleming, the most successful director that you will have never heard of. 19:26 Graham Guy and Ben Slythe no This is our first ever podcast, where we introduce ourselves, talk a bit about our company, and describe some of our projects. http://www.thelacunaworks.co.uk/podcasts/20091005_thelacunaworks.mp3 graham.guy@invision-multimedia.com TV & Film F895A7E6-0F94-4E60-9EC2-2FB801B681C6-394-000009FFA7BBCA72-FFA Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:40:26 +0100 Episode 1: 5th October 2009 The first podcast! This is our first ever podcast, where we introduce ourselves, talk a bit about our company, and describe some of our projects. 13:34 The Lacuna Works Podcast no