{"podcast":{"title":"Eyes On: How Hollywood Works","slug":"eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628","podcast_index_feed_id":7493628,"rss_url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20405275/EO_How_Hollywood_Works8liui.jpg","author":"Retrofit Films","episode_count":13,"summary":"Ever wonder how a movie actually gets made? Eyes On: How Hollywood Works is the filmmaking podcast that pulls back the curtain on the people who bring films and TV to life, the artists, technicians, and storytellers working up and down the call sheet. Hosts Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling sit down with the cinematographers, production designers, casting directors, script supervisors, special effects makeup artists, sound designers, puppeteers, VFX artists, and crew whose work you've seen in your favorite movies, even if you've never heard their names. Each episode is an honest, jargon-free conversation about craft, collaboration, career paths, and the wild reality of working in the entertainment industry. Whether you're a film student trying to break in, a working professional curious about other departments, or just a movie lover who wants to know how the magic really happens, Eyes On gives you a front-row seat to the business and the art of moviemaking. Past guests include script supervisor Hannah Driscoll, casting director Jeff Gafner, production designer Meg Bell, cinematographer Garrett O'Brien, sound designer Mark Camperell, and special effects makeup artist Carleigh Herbert.…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:20:39.607468+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628"},"episode":{"title":"Eyes On Cinematographer Garrett O'Brien","slug":"eyes-on-cinematographer-garrett-o-brien","published_at":"2025-10-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/eyes-on-cinematographer-garrett-o-brien","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628","url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com/e/eyes-on-cinematographer-garrett-obrien/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9itefbcu6phpdcmb/EO_Ep6_GarretOBrien_091625_MASTER.mp3","summary":"Ever wonder what a director of photography actually does? Most people know the director calls the shots. But the DP is the one figuring out how those shots look, feel, and tell the story. Garrett O'Brien has been doing this at the highest level for years. He's got two feature films out last year: WALTZING WITH BRANDO, starring Billy Zane as Marlon Brando, and BAD MAN, starring Seann William Scott, a dark comedy based on a true story about a man who convinced an entire sheriff's department he was a state narcotics agent. In this conversation, Garrett gets into the real work behind the job: how he reads a script as a cinematographer, the detailed scene-by-scene breakdown he does before every film, and why communication is the skill that separates good crews from great ones. He also talks about shooting on location in Tahiti, recreating scenes from THE GODFATHER, going digital while making it look like 16mm film, and what happened when he had to step into a production mid-shoot with almost no prep. It's a candid, practical look at a craft that most audiences never see, from someone who lives it every day.","meta_description":"Ever wonder what a director of photography actually does? Most people know the director calls the shots. But the DP is the one figuring out how those shot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/episodes/eyes-on-cinematographer-garrett-o-brien/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/eyes-on-cinematographer-garrett-o-brien.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}