Filmmakers Drinking Bourbon

Dan Carruthers from Gwynne Sound is back in the Bourbon Booth with Brandon and Alex to continue talking Brand Sonics, earning a living doing what you love, branding yourself as an artist, recording original music, and developing 365 layers of improvement.

Tony Gallardo shows Alex and Frank how to make a 'Brown Derby' and then chats about hurricanes, the editing process, motion graphics, computers, go-to Bourbons, working on features, and more.

VFX Editor Josh Ries tells Alex how he jumped the ladder while working on The Get Down and landed as the VFX editor of Ocean's 8; chatting along the way about the collaborative process, living in NY, and a female Bond.

Assistant Editor Rachel Watson chats with Frank about getting your foot in the door, unions, the editing process, working on Point Break, Cowboys and Aliens, and The Dark Tower; plus plenty of Star Wars talk.

Dan Carruthers of Gwynne Sound discusses how sweet it is to find your voice and passion, and then Brandon and Alex explore gear and the more bitter aspects of festival filmmaking.

Mike Farino from S****y Rigs chats about ingenious and s****y rigs, unions, set safety, and the apocalypse. Then Brandon and Alex discuss flute finger, blouses, disappointment, and invite Bart into the booth to talk about Talk.

We celebrate our 100th episode in front of a live audience where Brandon and Alex bring on members of the audience to talk about clarinets, dope rail, bra straps, grip, cameras, and debut their short film Kill Game.

Luke Seerveld of YouTube series 'Meet the Gaffer' chats with Brandon and Alex about going big and soft, producing from below, the philosophy of being chill, and mentoring the next generation of filmmakers.

Dave Donaldson of YouTube series 'Grip Tips' covers different aspects of gripping with Brandon and Alex, including do's and dont's, working on The Avengers, and a sneaky way to familiarize yourself with the grip truck.

Ed Phillips, CEO of Matthews Studio Equipment, chats with Brandon and Alex about the history of c-stands, new product development, MSE's mark on the industry, the digital revolution, lessons in business, and more.

Leap Agency joins Brandon to discuss what they look for in freelancers, promoting and investing in yourself, how to work with an agency, consistency, timelines, humility, stoic philosophy, crushing on Ted Bundy, and more.

Brandon and Alex chat with Instagram micro-filmmaker John Morena of Area 52 Flix about his exhausting goal of making 52 highly-visual experimental micro-shorts this year.

Brandon and Alex quickly catch up to discuss projects, animosity, style icons, comedy, music, watching and being watched.

Alex and Wes drop by to chat with Austen Moret of Silverside Recording about ADR, voice acting, audio production, first gigs, false confidence, and a reason to shoot wedding videos.

Sound mixer Geoff Maxwell and iZotope's Geoff Manchester join Brandon and Adam to chat about audio - from capture through post-production and how one affects the other.

Alex invites one-man-band, Josh Emerson, onto the show to talk about sound kits, canon and RED cameras, training, reels, light meters, mountain climbing, and why it's beneficial to do BTS work.

Brandon and Alex catch up, sip some bourbon, and tackle listener-submitted topics from the FDB #Slack group. Topics include training, mistakes, pricing, coaching, networking, cameras, Alex's marital status and more.

Alex brings his 1st AC, Roger Holliday on to talk about what a 1st AC does, staying focused, digital vs film, words of advice, and saving the day at the Kentucky Derby.

Brandon talks with the director of 'Split', Jamie Buckner, about how his bowling rom-com was mistaken for a big budget murder thriller. He provides insights on making the film as well as his work on the show 'Billions'. Plus Brandon ends the episode with a big cliffhanger.

Breaking Bad's production coordinator, Carol Kravetz, talks with Brandon and Adam about learning the good habits it takes to coordinate shows and bad habits to drop while breaking into the industry.