Film & TV

TV Thought Leader Philip Gilpin on the Status of the Industry

Philip Gilpin is the Founder and CEO of Catalyst Stories, the home of the Catalyst Content Festival. Our host, Cirina Catania, is on the Advisory Committee for that festival and she wrangled Philip for a live stream to a theatre of young filmmakers in Lake Forest, Illinois. The information was so valuable that we thought…

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Optimize Yourself with Fitness Guru and Cobra Kai Editor, Zach Arnold

Zach Arnold’s editing career was on overdrive. His work on shows such as Cobra Kai, Glee, and Burn Notice was garnering him major awards, including an Emmy. But he was working around the clock, had limited time with family, and the many hours sitting in a dark room on the computer had wreaked havoc with…

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Maxim Jago – What is Creativity?

Our OWC RADiO host, Cirina Catania, is also the Executive Director of the non-profit, High School Media Collective (HSMC), and she is sharing her recent interview with Maxim Jago, the Founder and Director of the Creativity Conference. Brilliant creatives from all over the world share their ideas at the Conferences, and open our eyes to…

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David Borish on Data-Driven Storytelling and the Importance of Caribou Herds to the Inuit

Since this interview with David Borish about his movie, “Herd – Inuit Voices on Caribou,” the film has been picked up for a Canadian broadcasting release beginning with a live screening on CBC Atlantic on Saturday, August 6th 2022 . The film will also be available on CBC Gem for free across Canada beginning the…

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Cinema Therapy – Alan Seawright and Bradley Olsen Having Fun and Helping Others

Who knew watching movie clips could be therapeutic, literally? Alan Seawright and Bradley Olsen, tell all in a lively conversation with OWC RADiO Host, Cirina Catania. Could this be an entertaining way to get psychological counseling? Probably! And almost 1 million subscribers agree with us. Solve your problems, watch movies, laugh, cry and feel better…

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Will Driscoll – creating digital humans

Digital Humans are no longer just for movies. In fact, in the media space, they are in play extensively throughout our daily world. Will Driscoll is the co-founder and CEO of Wild Capture, and his technology company creates these amazing creatures! As he puts it, “We help build the bridge between volumetric video and digital humans for robust media and tech production needs.” I’ve been fascinated by this for years and it was fun to find out more about how it is done. Stay tuned! Will is truly amazing!

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Chris Brown on the New and Improved NAB 2022

Arriving at the new and improved NAB facing West Hall, we were amazed at how great it felt to be back. Chris Brown, Executive VP and Managing Director, Global Connections and Events for NAB took a few minutes from his very busy day to interview with our show runner and host, Cirina Catania. Listen in….

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Justin Joseph Hall – Fourwind Films INTERVIEW ON OWC Radio

Justin Joseph Hall, an award-winning filmmaker and founder of Fourwind Films based in Brooklyn, New York talks with OWC Radio Host, Cirina Catania about the company’s work which has been acquired by major television networks such as HBO. Fourwind has worked on many awarded-winning projects receiving industry recognition from The Emmys, Tribeca Film Festival, and…

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Ian Grech Edited “14 Peaks – Nothing is Impossible”

Ian Grech edited an amazing documentary currently streaming on Netflix called “14 Peaks.” Our host, Cirina Catania, talked with him about how he managed to juggle over 100 hours of footage in multiple formats using Premiere Pro. “14 Peaks – Nothing is Impossible.” is a compelling documentary currently available on Netflix. It tells the story of…

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Feature Rich Vegas Pro 19, An Interview with Gary Rebholz and Sumit Rai

VEGAS Pro 19 is out and ready to wow you. I talked with Gary Rebholz, Product Owner of MAGIX/VEGAS Creative Software and Sumit Rai, Chief Product Officer on the VEGAS Creative Software team. We took a deep dive into the new features, including: Cloud-Based Media Management and Collaboration using their Hub, Royalty Free Stock footage,…

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