31: Doing it all - "Monsters of Man" Director Mark Toia on Self-Distribution and Financing Your Film

This week, Damian talks with guests Zeke Margolis from Melrose Mac (melrosemac.com), Nick Anderson from creative.space, Vince Auletta from Parsec (parsec.app), and Bill Thompson from Signiant (signiant.com) about the state of editing in 2021. It's been a year since the start of the pandemic shutdown so we found it necessary to revisit the topic of Remote Editing. Specifically, we discuss how remote editing has become a semi-permanent part of post production life. We cover desktop streaming, locally hosted media solutions, sneakernet, multi-site synchronization, remote collaboration, cloud computing and cloud storage, and a host of other topics.  Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

On todays episode of the PVC podcast, guest hosts Matt Jeppsen and Dean Friske chat with director Mark Toia about the making of his killer robot debut feature "Monsters of Man.” Matt and Dean talk with Mark about how he created the slick sci-fi thriller, and the challenges in self-financing and self-distributing the film. "Monsters of Man" is now available to rent on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Apple TV and more. You can also watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bINTjSKwu3Q Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

2020 was quite the year in many ways for everyone. As unabashed camera geeks, we saw 2020 not only as a year for lockdowns, working from home, and everything that was thrown at us, but also a year for incredible cameras announced and released. Make no mistake, 2020 was a dumpster fire. For cameras, though, 2020 was an outstanding year. This year included the release of cameras like the RED Komodo, the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K, the Canon R5, R6, C300 Mark III, C70, Sony FX6, Sony A7s III, and many more. In this podcast, we attempt to look back on the year of the camera and what it meant to be a filmmaker in uncertain times. Kenny and Brian come from two different perspectives. Brian spent the year covering the events of 2020 from a photojournalist and videographer's point of view. In comparison, Kenny embraced new production workflows, live-streaming tech, and navigating working safely during a global pandemic. A common theme these two filmmakers found was the camera technology released in 2020 made life easier to be a filmmaker and to find one's voice. 2020 proved to be the year of incredible camera advancements. Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

On this end of year episode of the PVC Podcast, Scott connects with podcast regulars Gary Adcock and Michael Kammes about this unique year that is about to, thankfully, be history. They chat about how the media creation industry dealt with the unprecedented challenges that presented themselves throughout the year. In a bit of hope they also look forward to 2021 and what the landscape could look like as we start to return to the new normal. Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

With the holiday season upon us, Kenny, Brian and Scott have a chat about Holiday Gifts for shooter and editors and shooter/editors. It’s not all about the latest camera or the faster laptop but also a discussion of little things to make life easier, stocking stuffers anyone can use and other items that might bring a smile during this 2020 Christmas season. Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

In this PVC Podcast Scott sits down with PVC’s own Damian Allen to talk about the big new Resolve 17 beta. They are joined by Alexis Van Hurkman who literally wrote the book on Resolve as he is responsible for Resolve’s deep and expansive manual. The meat of this podcast is about one of Resolve 17’s signature features, the new Resolve color management. This is a topic that is often misunderstood but is important when it comes to proper workflow especially in an HDR world. They also touch on other new features in the Resolve 17 beta including the new color warper, the HDR Grade palette, Render In Place, Fusion as well as the new hardware control surface the Resolve Speed Editor. Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

This week, Scott sits down with versatile editors Oliver Peters and Tony Gallardo to talk about the "big 4" non-linear editing applications. They debate some of the strengths and weaknesses and talk about what makes the discussion of NLEs such a religious experience for many of those commenting on the internet. This is a reasoned discussion on the often controversial topic.  Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

Part 2 of Scotts sit down interview with adventure filmmaker Philip Grossman. In this series, Scott talks to Philip about his travels into some of the most remote parts of the world and how he captures stunning images while in remote locations. They talk not just about the cameras and filmmaking gear that Philip relies on but also about the travel gear he uses to make these adventures possible. Check out Philip's Instagram (@pgp.images) Twitter (@PGPImages) & Website (https://www.philipgrossman.com/) Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

In this 2 part episode of the PVC podcast, Scott sits down with adventure filmmaker Philip Grossman to talk in detail about his travels into some of the most remote parts of the world. They talk not just about the cameras and filmmaking gear that Philip relies on but also about the travel gear he uses to make these adventures possible. Check out Philip's Instagram (@pgp.images) Twitter (@PGPImages) & Website (https://www.philipgrossman.com/) Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo

In this episode of the PVC Podcast host Damian Allen talks to PVC regulars Kenny McMillan and Brian Hallett about all things camera. Specifically, they take a look at recent announcements by Canon, Blackmagic, Red, Sony, and even the untimely (or is it timely?) demise of Olympus' camera division. Like the podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast app! If you have questions hit us up on Twitter at @Provideo