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Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon Season 6 Episodes

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Episode 39: Directing Great Television: A Crossover with the Just Shoot It Podcast!

July 8th, 2022

This week we have a special crossover podcast with the good folks over at JUST SHOOT IT. Pete sat down with Matt Enlow and Oren Kaplan for a second time to chat episodic directing television and how he's been bringing his unique vision to projects since they last talked in August of 2020. When three directors get together things go super in depth, up, down, and sideways. Enjoy.

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Kaley Cuoco On Developing And Starring In "The Flight Attendant"

May 6th, 2022

Kaley Cuoco is an actress, best known for her work in "8 Simple Rules", "Charmed", and "The Big Bang Theory". After discovering the unreleased novel while scrolling through Amazon, "The Flight Attendant" became Cuoco's first project as a producer. In this episode, Kaley joins Pete to discuss the lessons learned from working with John Ritter, landing her role as "Penny Hofstadter" in 'The Big Bang Theory', transitioning out of sitcoms, mastering the art of multitasking, and more.

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Seven Tips For Blocking Scenes In Television

March 16th, 2022

On this special craft episode, Pete highlights the importance of "blocking" when shooting scenes for television. Pete talks in depth about understanding which character has the most important entrance, identifying which angle provides the most meaningful coverage for the characters, how blocking can help communicate the subtext of a scene, doing your research on a show's "typical" style, and more.

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Sera Gamble On Screenwriting, Showrunning, and Netflix's Hit Series You

March 2nd, 2022

Sera Gamble is a writer and producer, best known for her work on "Supernatural", "The Magicians", and Netflix's hit series "You". In this episode, Sera sits down with Pete to talk about her 10,000 hour long journey from poetry to screenplays, television screenwriting's chain of command, writing a story through the eyes of Joe Goldberg, social media's influence on storytelling and more.

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The Director's Currency In Television Is Speed...

February 23rd, 2022

On this special Craft Episode, Pete answers a handful of questions given to him by listeners like you. Pete discusses the importance of blocking a scene in preparation for rehearsals, redefining your expectations when executing a project, the benefits of putting together a web-series, directing actors, and more. The episode concludes with a live reading from the "Introduction" of his new book, "Transitions: A Director's Journey And Motivational Handbook", available now.

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Kelly Edwards On Her Journey To The Executive Chair And Beyond

February 16th, 2022

Kelly Edwards has made her mark at more than a dozen studios and production companies over her 30 year journey. From inside the network ranks to her recent producing deal with HBO, Kelly is currently living out her dream as a writer on Fox's "Our Kind Of People". On this episode, Kelly joins Pete to talk about the importance of having a support system and fighting fear, overseeing emerging artist diversity programs, developing HBO access, the creation of her book "The Executive Chair: A Writer's Guide To TV Series Development", and more.

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Crystle C. Roberson On Carving Her Own Path Into Directing

February 9th, 2022

Crystle C. Roberson is best known for her work on OWN's 'Greenleaf', 'All American' on the CW, and ABC's 'Queens'. Inspired by a scene from Spielberg's 'The Color Purple', Crystle went from photography to producing director. On this episode, Crystle joins Pete to talk about merging photography with motion picture, shooting short films over the weekends, the do's and don'ts of directing television, a day in the life as a producing director, and more.

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Geeta Gandbhir On How Narrative Film Created A Foundation For Her Approach As A Documentarian

February 2nd, 2022

Geeta Gandbhir got her start working as an Assistant Editor for Spike Lee films like "Malcolm X", "Clockers", and "Bamboozled". It wasn't until post 9\/11 that she transitioned from narrative films to documentaries. On this episode, Geeta joins Pete to talk about the role of an editor and what makes them good, her process when it comes to selecting scenes in post, her transition into directing, and the making of her HBO miniseries "Black and Missing".

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Dan Attias On Directing Great Television

January 26th, 2022

DGA Award-winning Dan Attias is one of the most accomplished and respected Directors working in television today. You've likely marveled at his creative choices on episodes of "Homeland", "Billions", "The Wire", "The Americans", "The Sopranos", and more. He's also written the book, "Directing Great Television: Inside TV's Golden Age". On this episode, Dan joins Pete to talk about facing the blank page, taking responsibility for being the storyteller, acknowledging the many ways you can approach a story, his guiding principals for each stage of filmmaking and more.

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Pete's New Book "Transitions" Is Now Available!

January 2nd, 2022

Our last episode was in May of 2021 but we're back to update you on a helluva year and just what Pete's been up to. We've also got the complete breakdown on Pete's new book, "Transitions: A Director's Journey + Motivational Handbook." Season 2 will continue with new episodes coming soon.

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