Podcasts by Whats a Grip?

What's a Grip?

On "What's a Grip?," Script Supervisor Jillian Terwedo and Development Executive/Producer Annie McGrath interview below-the-line professionals in the film & television industry in an effort to demystify the on-set and studio-side roles that contribute to the filmmaking process.

Further podcasts by A. McGrath & J. Terwedo

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What's a Grip?
11. What's a Comedy Researcher? from 2020-08-27T16:03:52

Bethy Squires is a researcher for fact-based comedy shows, meaning she's responsible for making sure every d*ck joke on Drunk History is a historically accurate d*ck joke. She shares he...

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10. What's Standards&Practices? from 2020-08-20T07:00

Rasheea Hall is VP of Standards & Practices for the Fox Broadcasting Company, and she's here to teach us that S&P is about WAY more than bleeping curse words (although there's definitely plenty ...

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9. What's a Dubbing Director/Adapter? from 2020-08-13T07:00

Tyler Rhoads has made a career for himself as a director and script adaptor for dubbing international projects into English. He talks through what exactly that means, shares which languages are ...

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8. What's Remote Production? from 2020-08-06T08:00

Jillian is back on the hot seat in the first episode recorded since the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about her experience working on the quarantine episode of Apple TV's "Mythic Quest," which wa...

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7. What's a Costume Designer? from 2020-05-21T07:30

Natalie O'Brien is a talented costume designer who’s been making her mark on the independent film world. Natalie talks about her early days hustling on low budget...

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6. What's a Story Producer? from 2020-05-14T16:33:08

Kristin Carroll is a Story Producer for reality television. Yes, we thought the concept of “frankenbiting" was pretty interesting too. Kristin talks about her car...

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5. What's Current Programming? from 2020-05-07T07:35:13

Sandra Leviton is an independent film producer and one of the most driven people we've ever met. She walks us through her professional path -- which, like so many in the industry, is winding -- ...

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4. What's a Script Supervisor? from 2020-04-30T08:03:51

Script Supervisor is one of the most important and misunderstood jobs in the film business. Often mistaken for other departments with “script” in their title, Script Supervisors work on set and ...

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3. What's an Art Director? from 2020-04-23T16:15:59

Alyssa Hill is an Art Director who has worked on some of our favorite series. From "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" to "I'm Dying Up Here" to the upcoming "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels," sh...

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2. What's a Film Loader&2nd AC? from 2020-04-16T15:46:05

Lacey Joy works as a film loader and 2nd camera assistant. She talks passionately about how her first love, photography, led her to the camera department, gets in...

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1. What's a Casting Director? from 2020-04-16T15:35:58

Welcome to the first episode of “What’s A Grip? The Below The Line Podcast!” To kick things off, we spoke with Cara Chute Rosenbaum, a Casting Director who’s been responsible for casting shows s...

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0. What's This Podcast? from 2020-04-13T18:36:46

Just a little intro to what we're trying to accomplish here -- meet us (Annie & Jillian), and get to know "What's a Grip?". If you're a filmmaker looking to understand your crew a little better,...

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