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Victoria Fraser & Marc Weinberg are partners in life and work. They’ve written for numerous film and TV projects, the most recent being “Outrage.” It stars Reed Birney as a conservative talk show host who’s being held captive in a basement. They also served as Executive Producers. Our lively chat includes: – Marc as a film critic for Richmond Magazine – Victoria working for Disney – How they met and decided to work together – Their writing process – The inspiration for “Outrage” – Getting

Max Fischer is a Richmond cinematographer who’s worked on numerous commercials, movies and TV shows. In addition to shooting the new thriller, “Saturnalia,” Max also served as Executive Producer. We’ll discuss: – The film’s idea born out of the strikes – The meaning of the title & Easter eggs – Giallo’s influence – Shooting at Dover Hall & the Pump House – Music by the best-known giallo composer – Eating mutton as a vegetarian in Mongolia – Getting the movie on streaming and beyond LINKS

Richmond native Steve Segal started animating as a young boy and his first major project was “Futropolis” (my podcast about the movie with him and co-director Phil Trumbo is linked below). After he left Richmond, his career included: – Creating animations on early computers – Getting to meet John Lassiter – Scenes he animated on “Toy Story” – Being a scene planner on “A Bug’s Life” – Working on animation for “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” – Directing “It’s Tough to be a Bug” at Disney World – Cont

Brandon Shillingford started Exposure Cinema in 2024 for people to explore, watch, discuss and connect through film. There have been several screening events with the next one coming up this month, “One for the Money,” which he’ll describe in this interview. We’ll also discuss: – Why he’s in Rome – Taking film class in high school – His previous jobs at NPR, CNN and VPM – Why he started Exposure – His podcast on cinema – The event coming up LINKS: Exposure Cinema My podcast with Hard Lig

Phil Trumbo was born and raised in Virginia and he started his career as an animator here with the movie he co-produced with Steve Segal, “Futropolis” (podcast with them about the movie is linked below). After he left Richmond, Phil’s career took him “careening” in several directions: – Not getting accepted in VCU’s art program – Being in bands, including The Orthotonics – Working on national commercials & MTV spots – Animating the opening and dinos for “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” – Designing for

Julian Glander is an accomplished designer, illustrator and animator who’s first feature, “Boys Go to Jupiter” is showing at this year’s Richmond Animation Festival (April 25 & 26). Julian will be here for the screening on April 26 at the Byrd and the animated shorts will show on the 25th at Studio Two Three. Julian has lots of cool things to say: – Reciting the alphabet backwards on “Jepordy” – Desiging for Disney, Cartoon Network & Nickelodeon – The inspiration for “Boys Go to Jupiter” & wh