Spoiler Alert Radio
Film
Spoiler Alert Radio features conversations on the craft of film making. We discuss film making with some of the most engaging and talented cinematographers, production designers, editors, composers, sound designers, and more. Both entertaining and...
Location:
Ada, MI
Description:
Spoiler Alert Radio features conversations on the craft of film making. We discuss film making with some of the most engaging and talented cinematographers, production designers, editors, composers, sound designers, and more. Both entertaining and informative, Spoiler Alert Radio gives you a sneak peek behind the scenes in the world of film. It is aired on Pacifica Radio Network affiliates throughout the country. Please note that due to terrestrial radio syndication, there is a 3-4 week delay in publishing podcast episodes.
Language:
English
Episodes
Julian Apezteguia - Argentinian Cinematographer - Bolivia, Carancho, The Clan, Upon Open Sky, 27 Nights, Crazy Old Lady
3/27/2026
Born in Buenos Aires, Julian attended film school before starting his career in television.
Switching to film, Julian started in the camera department, with roles as cinematographer for feature films, documentaries, television series, and music videos.
Julian's feature film credits include: Bolivia, Chronicle of an Escape, Carancho, Ardor, The Cat Vanishes, The Clan, The Angel, Murder Me, Monster, The Crimes That Bind, and Upon Open Sky.
More recently, Julian worked on the films: 27 Nights and Crazy Old Lady.
Duration:00:29:01
Willie Nel - South African Cinematographer - Meerkat Moonship, Knuckle City, Children of the Storm, Settlers, Blood Psalms, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
3/20/2026
Based in Johannesburg, Willie began his career after graduating at the top of his class at the South-African Film and Drama Academy. He started out shooting hundreds of music videos and commercials before moving into longer form storytelling.
Willie's film credits include: Sleeper's Wake, Meerkat Moonship, Knuckle City, Children of the Storm, Settlers, Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story, and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.
Willie's television work includes: Hopeville, The Looming Tower, and Blood Psalms.
Duration:00:29:01
Gabriel Gutierrez - Spanish Sound Designer - Veronica, Klaus, La Abuela, My Penguin Friend, The Wailing, Senna
3/13/2026
Gabriel's film work includes: Klaus, Automata, Veronica, Greta, While At War, La Abuela, My Loneliness Has Wings, Sister Death, My Penguin Friend, and The Wailing.
Gabriel's television work includes: Criminal, La Unidad, The Girl In The Mirror, Santo, and Senna.
Duration:00:29:01
Leonie Prendergast - Irish Costume Designer - Dreams of a Life, Jimi: All Is By My Side, Pilgrimage, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Gretel and Hansel, Miss Scarlet, and In the Land of Saints and Sinners
3/6/2026
Leonie's feature film work includes: Dreams of a Life, What Richard Did, Jimi: All Is By My Side, Glassland, Pilgrimage, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Gretel and Hansel, Nocebo, and In the Land of Saints and Sinners.
Leonie's television work includes: Moone Boy, Ripper Street, Miss Scarlet, Modern Love, and The Tourist.
Duration:00:29:01
Evgenia Alexandrova - Cinematographer - Mi Iubita Mon Amour, Machtat, Heartless, The Balconettes, and The Secret Agent
2/27/2026
Evgenia has worked as Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Camera Assistant, and Camera Operator.
Born in Russia, she first studied Management at Saint Petersburg State University before pursuing a Master's Degree at ESSEC in Paris. She later turned to cinema and joined La Femis in the Cinematography department.
Evgenia's feature film work includes: Mi Iubita Mon Amour, the documentary Machtat, Heartless, The Balconettes, Childfree, and more recently the Oscar-nominated film, The Secret Agent.
Duration:00:29:01
Tijn Hazen - Dutch Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer - Anbessa, A Man and A Camera, Moloch, Holly, Hardcore Never Dies, The Mountain Won't Move, The Secret Agent
2/20/2026
Tijn graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy and abides by the maxim: "you don't have to hear what you see and you don't have to see what you hear."
Tijn's narrative feature films include: Nocturne, Home, Moloch, Holly, Hardcore Never Dies, Torch Song, and the acclaimed, The Secret Agent.
Tijn's documentary work includes: Anbessa, A Man and A Camera, A Parked Life, Rules of War, and The Mountain Won't Move.
Duration:00:29:01
Jeremy Reed - Production Designer - Factory Girl, Jungleland, Gretel and Hansel, Breathe, Dust Bunny, and They Will Kill You
2/13/2026
Jeremy began his career working in music videos for a wide range of artists, as well as award-winning commercials globally.
Jeremy's feature film work includes the films: Hard Candy, Factory Girl, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, My Dinner with Herve, Monster, Jungleland, Gretel and Hansel, Night Teeth, Last Looks, Breathe, Dust Bunny, and They Will Kill You.
Duration:00:29:01
Caity Birmingham - Production Designer and Art Director - The Wise Kids, White Bird in a Blizzard, Joe Pera Talks With You, Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian, Sorry, Baby
2/6/2026
Some of her early roles include: Production Designer for Stephen Cone's film The Wise Kids and Art Director for Greg Araki's White Bird In A Blizzard.
Caity's Production Design work for television includes: Comedy Bang Bang, Documentary Now, Joe Pera Talks With You, and Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian.
Her feature film work includes: Becoming Bond, Stay Awake, The Adults, and Omni Loop.
More recently, Caity designed the feature film Sorry, Baby, written and directed by and starring Eva Victor.
Some of Caity's upcoming projects include: The Dink, Via Negativa, and Never Change.
Duration:00:29:01
Ian Phillips - Production Designer and Art Director - A Single Man, Parks and Recreation, Celeste and Jesse Forever, The Good Place, 13 Minutes, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, and A Man on the Inside
1/30/2026
Ian's earlier Art Director work includes the films: Rest Stop, Twilight, and A Single Man.
Ian's Production Design work in film includes: Celeste and Jesse Forever, 13 Minutes, and A Very Jonas Christmas Movie.
His television Production Design work includes: Parks and Recreation, Love, The Good Place, and A Man on the Inside.
Duration:00:29:01
John Lavin - Production Designer and Art Director - Your Sister's Sister, Touchy Feely, Lucky Them, Three Busy Debras, Penelope, Train Dreams, The Rivals of Amziah King
1/23/2026
John's feature film work as Production Designer includes: Your Sister's Sister, Touchy Feely, Lucky Them, Laggies, Sword of Trust, and Outside In.
His television design work includes: Three Busy Debras, The Viking Returns, and Penelope.
John's more recent Art Director work includes: Train Dreams and The Rivals of Amziah King.
Duration:00:29:01
Ben Barker - British Sound Editor and Designer - 127 Hours, Gravity, First They Killed My Father, Nimona, Civil War, Night Always Comes, and Warfare
1/16/2026
Ben's feature film work includes: 127 Hours, Gravity, Ex Machina, First They Killed My Father, Bird Box, Nimona, Wonka, Speak No Evil, Civil War, Night Always Comes, and Warfare.
Ben's television work includes the projects: Five Days at Memorial and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Duration:00:29:01
Nelson Ferreira - Canadian Sound Supervisor - Requiem For A Dream, The Expanse, The Shape of Water, Dual, Megalopolis, and Frankenstein
1/9/2026
In 1991, Nelson founded Sound Dogs, a studio that has since grown into Canada's premier sound editing, recording, and design company with hundreds of film and television titles to their credit.
Nelson has worked with renowned directors such as Darren Aronofsky on Requiem for a Dream and Guillermo del Toro on The Shape of Water, which earned Nelson both Oscar and BAFTA nominations.
Nelson's other film work includes: The Breadwinner, Dual, Priscilla, Nutcrackers, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
Duration:00:29:01
Adam Janota Bzowski - London-based Film Composer - Saint Maud, Here Before, Out of Darkness, Femme, Truelove, The Wasp, and Night Always Comes
1/2/2026
As a child, Adam was fond of the intermittent static found in between radio stations, eventually leading him to study Sound Art at the University of Brighton.
Adam started out working as a sound designer on award-winning animations and projects for studios like Parabella, before transitioning to composing.
Adam's feature film score work includes: Saint Maud, Here Before, Out of Darkness, Femme, The Marsh King's Daughter, The Wasp, and Night Always Comes.
Adam's television score work includes: Black Mirror, Truelove, and Fear.
Duration:00:29:01
Tracey Wells - British Makeup and Hair Designer - Batman Begins, I'll Find You, Gran Turismo, White Bird, Tuesday, and Christmas Karma
12/26/2025
Tracey's passion is period work, with a great collection of hair stock, and producing her own prosthetics.
Tracey's features include: Quantum Of Solace, Batman Begins, The Raven, Urban Hymn, Extinction, I'll Find You, Gran Turismo, White Bird, Tuesday, and Christmas Karma.
Duration:00:29:01
Tamara Deverell - Canadian Production Designer - Still Mine, Star Trek: Discovery, Guillermo del Toros Cabinet of Curiosities, Nightmare Alley, Priscilla, and Frankenstein
12/19/2025
Tamara has devoted her talents as a Production Designer and Art Director to a wide range of projects spanning multiple genres, periods, and visual styles.
As Art Director, Tamara worked on Crash and eXistenZ for David Cronenberg, Guillermo del Toro's Mimic, and X-Men with Oscar–winning designer John Myhre.
Tamara's feature film work as Production Designer includes: Still Mine, Priscilla, Nightmare Alley, and Frankenstein.
Tamara's television credits include: Suits, The Strain, Incorporated, Star Trek: Discovery, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.
Duration:00:29:01
Alex Terzieff - Stunt Coordinator and Performer - Band Of Brothers, Dallas Buyers Club, Wild, Z Nation, Train Dreams, and Night Always Comes
12/12/2025
Alex's film work includes: Band Of Brothers, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Dallas Buyers Club, Wild, Alone, Train Dreams, and Night Always Comes.
Alex's television series work includes: Z Nation, Three Busy Debras, and Penelope.
Duration:00:29:01
Giovanna Ferrari - Animator and Storyboard Artist - Song Of The Sea, The Breadwinner, Wolfwalkers, My Father's Dragon, and the short film Eiru
12/5/2025
Giovanna is originally from Italy and earned a degree in animation from the National School of Cinema in Rome. She then worked on feature films across Europe, including spending ten years in France.
Giovanna then moved to Ireland, where she is currently based, working for Cartoon Saloon.
Giovanna's work on features includes the films: Song Of The Sea, The Breadwinner, Wolfwalkers, and My Father's Dragon, and more recently, she made her directorial debut with the acclaimed short film, Eiru.
Duration:00:29:01
Asta Hafthorsdottir - Icelandic Makeup Designer - Kon-Tiki, The 12th Man, Norsemen, Everybody Hates Johan, Touch, and King and Conqueror
11/28/2025
Asta's film credits include: 101 Reykjavik, Undercurrent, Summerland, Kon-Tiki, The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle, The 12th Man, The Quake, The Good Heart, The Wave, Everybody Hates Johan, and Touch.
Asta's television credits include: Lazy Town, Dag, Norsemen, Beforeigners, Welcome To Utmark, and King and Conqueror.
Duration:00:29:01
Anna Cahill - Australian Costume Designer - Better Watch Out, A Place To Call Home, The Pretend One, Talk To Me, and Bring Her Back
11/21/2025
Anna's feature film work includes: Better Watch Out, The Pretend One, Christmas Ransom, Talk To Me, and Bring Her Back.
Anna's television work includes: A Place To Call Home, Random and Whacky, Drop Dead Weird, and Street Smart.
Duration:00:29:01
Manuel Alberto Claro - Chilean-Danish Cinematographer - Reconstruction, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac, Hope, The Pact, and Belladone
11/14/2025
Manuel's film work includes the feature films: Reconstruction, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac, The Untamed, The House That Jack Built, Hope, A Taste Of Hunger, The Pact, When In Rome, and Belladone.
Manuel's television work includes: Face To Face and The Kingdom: Exodus.
Duration:00:29:01