{"podcast":{"title":"First Time Go","slug":"first-time-go-6464248","podcast_index_feed_id":6464248,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/9ddc691d-2273-47d5-a1b9-5a4acb0670f5","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/first-time-go","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2023/7/16/21/0c15e674-8c90-4b18-8b97-c53f23462b2f_230528_110552_88def817163bbbaf04b3c82bcdb5bd9f.jpg","author":"Benjamin Duchek","episode_count":118,"summary":"A weekly podcast highlighting the creators of independent film and the business behind it. Hosted by Ben Duchek.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T10:19:10.852638+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248"},"episode":{"title":"Special Cannes Podcast:  Akiko Ashizawa 芦澤 明子","slug":"special-cannes-podcast-akiko-ashizawa","published_at":"2026-06-02T16:30:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248/special-cannes-podcast-akiko-ashizawa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/9ddc691d-2273-47d5-a1b9-5a4acb0670f5/episodes/62729996-0685-4e1d-821c-a6dbd41a4560","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/62729996-0685-4e1d-821c-a6dbd41a4560/stream.mp3","summary":"What an incredible honor to be joined by famed cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa, who was honored at the Cannes Film Festival with the 2026 Pierre Angénieux Tribute . We talk about her career, how she thought the tribute was spam!, females in cinematography, and more. The episode is recorded thanks to a translator. In this episode, Akiko and I discuss: how she found out about the Pierre Angénieux Tribute and thought it was spam! ; how she got her start; what defines Japanese cinema and its visual style; her views on technology and cinematography; her mentors and her advice for young cinematographers like Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan; why there aren't more female cinematographers and whether it's improved since she started. Akiko's Indie Filmmaker Highlight: Shuichi Okita 沖田 修 Links: 2026 Pierre Angénieux Tribute Akiko Ashizawa","meta_description":"What an incredible honor to be joined by famed cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa, who was honored at the Cannes Film Festival with the 2026 Pierre Angénieux…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1289,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-time-go-6464248/episodes/special-cannes-podcast-akiko-ashizawa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248/special-cannes-podcast-akiko-ashizawa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}