{"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 Costume Designer Erica D Schwartz","slug":"eyes-on-costume-designer-erica-d-schwartz","published_at":"2026-07-29T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628/eyes-on-costume-designer-erica-d-schwartz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eyes-on-how-hollywood-works-7493628","url":"https://www.eyesonpod.com/e/eyes-on-costume-designer-erica-schwartz/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5pdyjqcjqddqdkv5/Schwartz_Audio.mp3","summary":"How does a costume designer build a viral red carpet look in one week? Emmy winning costume designer Erica Schwartz did exactly that for Hacks stars Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs, and she takes us all the way inside the job. This one is a craft master class disguised as a great conversation. Erica breaks down recreating an iconic Marty Supreme Premiere look with custom painted shoes and 3D printed hardware, how she reads a script and gets inside a character before casting, why the actor usually wins the fight over a look, and how costume quietly solves problems for the sound and props departments. Along the way: Eli, the last working chimp in Hollywood, generative AI and body scanning creeping onto LED volume stages, and her love affair with the drag world, where more is more. Then it gets political. Erica sat on the contract committee that fought the AMPTP for pay equity on behalf of costume designers, a traditionally female department that was paid less than half of the art directors, and they won. It is the accomplishment she is proudest of, and it is why she wears her joy on her sleeve, literally.","meta_description":"How does a costume designer build a viral red carpet look in one week? Emmy winning costume designer Erica Schwartz did exactly that for Hacks stars Megan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2375,"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-costume-designer-erica-d-schwartz/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-costume-designer-erica-d-schwartz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}