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We Need to Talk About Oscar

We Need to Talk About Oscar offers in-depth interviews with filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals. Although inspired by titles you expect to be represented at the Oscars, our conversations extend to buzzy indie projects and TV shows, exploring both the technical aspects of filmmaking and the personal stories behind them.

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27:34

We Need to Talk About Emmy #10: Florian Hoffmeister...

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2024/06/21

This time on the show, Áron speaks with Florian Hoffmeister, the cinematographer of “True Detective: The Night Country”, the fourth season of the beloved HBO anthology series.Florian shared his experiences on the technical and logistical challenges of shooting in the extreme conditions of Iceland. From the complexities of filming both indoors on stages, and outdoors in the low-light conditions, to the special lighting techniques required, as well as the safety measures necessary for working i...

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24:13

Unpacking “Jazzy”: Inspiration, emotion and execution

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2024/06/14

In our next episode, Áron interviews four key contributors behind the film “Jazzy”: Andrew Hajek (DoP & co-writer), Morrisa Maltz (Director & co-writer), Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux (Actress & co-writer), and Vanara Taing (Co-editor & co-writer).“Jazzy” explores the transition from childhood to young adulthood. When her best friend moves away, Jazzy navigates a profound sense of loss and her first taste of independence.In this conversation, the team discusses the birth and in...

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18:09

Is there an “Antidote” to all this?

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2024/06/11

Next up, we welcome James Jones, the director of the documentary “Antidote” on the show.The film tells the courageous stories of whistleblowers and activists who risk everything to expose Putin's authoritarian regime, facing dire consequences for their bravery.Áron talks with James about the parallels between “Antidote” and the 2022 documentary “Navalny”, shedding light on the relentless pursuit of truth in the face of tyranny. They also delve a bit into the use of AI in documentary filmmakin...

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17:56

How the night changes over "The Weekend"

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2024/06/09

The second episode of our coverage at this year’s Tribeca is here, as Áron sat down with the director, Daniel Oriahi and the two leads, Uzoamaka Aniunoh and Bucci Franklin, of the genre-bending horror thriller, “The Weekend”.In this interview you can learn about Daniel’s inspirations for the visuals of the movie and how the actors coped with the mental challenges of the shootThis fresh take on the ‘nightmare at the in-laws’ -genre will make you second guess your trust in your surroundings and...

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47:55

The Rich Tale of a Director Who Decided to Give His...

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2024/06/07

The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival kicked off this week and in this episode you can hear Áron talking with director Tolga Karacelik and cinematographer Natalie Kingston to discuss their much-anticipated film, "The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer". The story follows a struggling writer in the midst of a divorce who befriends a retired serial killer. The killer unexpectedly becomes both his marriage counselor by day and his advisor on killing for his next book by...

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47:49

We Need to Talk About Emmy #9: Weronika Tofilska and...

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2024/06/05

In this episode, Szilveszter sits down with the director, Weronika Tofilska (0:55), while Áron speaks with the cinematographer, Krzysztof Trojnar (26:23), of the gripping new show 'Baby Reindeer'.This series, adapted from Richard Gadd's acclaimed one-man stage play, chronicles his harrowing experience with a female stalker and the dark, hidden trauma it forces him to confront. Weronika and Krzysztof, who collaborated on the first four of the seven episodes, share their journey of bringing thi...

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25:30

We Need to Talk About Emmy #8: Showrunner Steven...

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2024/05/29

For this episode we got to talk to Steven Knight about his latest limited series, FX’s The Veil, headlined by the one and only Elisabeth Moss.Research, his writing process, generating yet keeping tension under control and homages are among the topics Áron covered with the show's writer, creator, showrunner.Steve has written (and at times directed) films like Locke, Spencer or Eastern Promises, and well-known, critically acclaimed TV shows, such as the Peaky Blinders or Taboo.Just in the last ...

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28:28

We Need to Talk About Emmy #7: Marty Beller on...

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2024/05/24

Creating a score that perfectly matches the atmosphere of a new show is a challenge, but when a series is renewed, the composer faces the additional task of evolving, while maintaining the music’s familiar essence. Our next guest, Marty Beller, found himself in this exact situation transitioning from Season 1 to Season 2 of ‘American Rust’. In this episode, Marty talks to Áron about balancing the differences and similarities between playing in a band like They Might Be Giants and composi...

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15:04

Production designer Jess Gonchor on stepping into...

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2024/05/20

In this episode, Áron interviews Jess Gonchor, the production designer behind the enchanting world of John Krasinski’s ‘IF’.The film follows a young girl navigating a tough time in her life, who begins to see the forgotten imaginary friends of those who have grown up.Jess shares his insights on creating the whimsical and poignant settings that bring this unique story to life. Drawing on his extensive experience, including his acclaimed work on films like ‘No Country for Old Men’, ‘Little Wome...

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14:36

The idea of a score with Sidd Koshla, composer of...

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2024/05/17

In this episode, Áron sits down with Sidd Khosla, the talented composer behind the evocative score of 'The Idea of You'. While the boy band August Moon fills the film with infectious hits, it's Sidd's music that truly brings the quieter, more emotional moments to life. Join us as we explore how Sidd crafted a soundtrack that perfectly complements the highs and lows of the story, drawing on his rich experience from acclaimed projects like 'This Is Us' and 'Only Murders in the Building'.

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19:32

We Need to Talk About Emmy #6: Editor Viks Patel on...

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2024/05/13

Today’s guest is no stranger to editing wonderfully constructed, tension-filled episodes or TV shows, since Vikash Patel has worked on projects like Ozark or Five Days at Memorial. This time we cover his work on HBO’s The Sympathizer, where he edited the first two and the fifth episode. Viks told Áron his experience from working shoulder to shoulder with Director Park, to realizing what’s written on the pages of the script in the editing room.

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16:06

'Monkey Man' composer Jed Kurzel

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2024/05/09

The score for Dev Patel’s directorial debut and true passion project, Monkey Man, has an authentic yet undeniably fresh feel to it. If you would like to go behind the scenes of the approach and process that led to the birth of the music playing in the background while Dev Patel’s character, Kid beats the sh*t out of everyone, you’re in the right place, as in this epsiode Szilveszter sits down with the film’s composer, Jed Kurzel.

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25:10

We Need to Talk About Emmy #5: Barry Ackroyd BSC on...

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2024/05/06

The first three episodes of HBO's The Sympathizer showed us that even everything but rather nothing is as we see it... And then comes the fourth which is almost completely a standalone installment right in the middle of the limited series. However this is no accident, it's entirely deliberate. On today's episode cinematographer Barry Ackroyd joins Áron to talk about coming in for a single episode, his experience in shooting explosions and war, as well as who would play him in a movie.

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43:18

We Need to Talk About Emmy #4: ‘Shōgun’ Ep1&2, with...

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2024/04/23

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57:43

Inside the visuals of ‘Immaculate’, with...

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2024/04/11

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95:34

We Need to Talk About Emmy #3: The craftsmanship...

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2024/04/08

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25:12

We Need to Talk About Emmy #2: The music of ‘RIPLEY’...

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2024/04/05

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32:57

‘Immaculate’ editor Christian Masini on creating the...

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2024/04/03

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22:44

How composer Will Bates used an out of tune 19th...

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2024/03/27

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16:56

We Need to Talk About Emmy: ‘The Gentlemen’ series...

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2024/03/23

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