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Creating shows like The Office, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Wilfred doesn't come easy, but getting first hand knowledge from director, Randall Einhorn helps us see what it'd be like to work on the set of shows we'd only dream of holding a camera on. Learn how this prime-time Emmy nominated pro landed the job, along with his must-have piece of equipment and sound advice most any production pro should take to heart.

This season’s Marvel Studios mega grosser Black Panther is scoring big at the box office and with audiences. Under the guidance of DP Rachel Morrison’s Gaffer, Dan Cornwall and Lighting Programmer, Elton James, VER provided Enhanced Environments for three sets on the feature, shot at OFS and EUE/Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta.

As many people are going to be working remotely for the foreseeable future, it’s important to find ways to keep teams engaged and up to date. Just because you’re not able to be in the same office doesn’t mean things like training should get neglected.

From couch-surfing to sets like Walking Dead and Quantico, it takes grit. It takes determination. It takes an unwavering, fierce passion for the film industry to stay on top of producer’s minds. And, being a certified Apple Tech sure can’t hurt, either. At least according to JC Conklin, whose recent credits included Director’s Assistant on Walking Dead and Office Assistant, then Runner on ABC’s Quantico.

As a full-time professional voiceover artist, I wasn’t sure how much my work would change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, I already had my website and portfolio built at voicebymaria.com, I had a ProductionHub profile, I had already built a broadcast-quality studio in my home office (it was quite a challenge for my husband to get my StudioBricks OnePlus booth into my office after the delivery people dropped it off in our driveway!). And I was familiar with Zoom years before everybody started using Parks & Rec sets as silly backgrounds to amuse their co-workers. I’ve been recording, editing, conference-calling and participating in live-directed sessions from my professional home studio for eight years now, voicing commercials for national brands such as Pillsbury, Panera, Hoover and Dannon. But things HAVE changed - in ways I wasn’t expecting.

Kinetic Media believe it’s OK to brag a bit when hard work is recognized, and we agree! (Plus, having an Emmy statue sitting in their office is definitely worth a few bragging rights.) Learn the importance of story telling & making your production company flourish while discovering production trends from experts who know how to get the creative juices running, while snagging an Emmy while they’re at it.

In our latest interview, we dive deep with Yan Miles, the Emmy-winning editor behind A24’s and Apple TV+’s recent crime thriller, Sharper. We discussed everything from approaching a non-linear script and how paradoxically Yan created a linear timeline in his office before turning it back into a puzzle organized in chapters rather than a series of events, as well as crafting a mystery training montage to highlighting small gestures and subtle dialogue hints, and more.

One of my favorite things about working in this industry is having the opportunity to talk so many really talented people. In our ProductionHUB exclusive series The Directors, we’ll bring you behind the scenes to find out about the styles, techniques, and equipment that are shaping the future of film and television production today.

For me personally, I actually got into this business out of being a gear head. As a kid I always collected things like comic books, card collections, and even stamps. Don’t tease me for that last one. There was a huge sense of pride as I was acquiring, playing with, and caring for these collections. Back in college when I became more serious about shooting video, the idea of collecting camera equipment was no different. A sense of excitement overtook me as I added another lens, pelican case, or light. Each piece of gear not only allowed me to learn a new technique, but it offered me a new creative experience too. Years later when I started Image Brew, I fortunately learned early on that owning equipment allowed me to be more flexible and billable by offering different options and tools to my clients. But we’ll get back to that later.

Film shoots are slowly returning after months of being shut down due to the coronavirus crisis. With the return of film shoots comes new budget line items to deal with COVID-19. These costs include additional personnel, new equipment, medical testing, and lots of sanitization. In addition to the added direct costs, there are indirect increases in costs due to slower work and increased shooting time. The additional costs of regulatory compliance can be incredibly difficult for independent film productions.