{"podcast":{"title":"Half the Picture","slug":"half-the-picture-7015166","podcast_index_feed_id":7015166,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/euh4y6qv0qgliz9kiwukx7hz.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/half-the-picture","image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/skzaoudrgivtljdug3ty9wj8/podcasts/euh4y6qv0qgliz9kiwukx7hz/mu59co3d627ud1ku79om0y25.png","author":"Billy Barnell","episode_count":40,"summary":"Join us on Half the Picture as your host Billy Barnell sits down with a different filmmaker, actor, or artist each episode for a relaxed, revealing conversation. Get the full picture on some of the most talented and noteworthy folks in showbiz and the long and winding roads of their careers. Expect candid stories, creative insights, and regular detours into the weird and wonderful corners of the film and pop culture world! If you'd like to watch the episodes, check out our YouTube channel at the link below! https://youtube.com/@halfthepicturepodcast?si=qQmePirZ_6RgQxh_","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T06:22:46.934477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166"},"episode":{"title":"#37 - JOHN OTTMAN","slug":"37-john-ottman","published_at":"2026-05-29T18:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166/37-john-ottman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KST4B9CQK1Q51T6DMY3QNCAT.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KST4B9CQK1Q51T6DMY3QNCAT.mp3","summary":"Half the Picture’s guest this episode is John Ottman, the Oscar-winning film editor and composer who has cut and scored some of the most popular and biggest blockbusters of the last 25 years such as Bohemian Rhapsody (edited), X-Men: Days of Future Past (edited/composed), The Nice Guys (composed), Superman Returns (edited/composed) and The Usual Suspects (edited/composed) amongst many others. John joined Billy on the pod’ to chat about his process cutting ‘Michael’, the new biopic centred around the life and music of Michael Jackson and the behind the scenes process of editing the film with producer Graham King. He also delved into how he’s managed to straddle both the editing and composing disciplines across his career, his memories of working on the X-Men franchise, how he edited The Usual Suspects in his living room and his retrospective thoughts on Superman Returns. For all this and more, listen on! Note: This interview was recorded on 27th April, 2026. Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96 ‘Film Editor/Composer JOHN OTTMAN talks Bohemian Rhapsody, Michael, X-Men & Superman Returns' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.","meta_description":"Half the Picture’s guest this episode is John Ottman, the Oscar-winning film editor and composer who has cut and scored some of the most popular and bigge…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-the-picture-7015166/episodes/37-john-ottman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166/37-john-ottman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}