Best Of 2020 featuring Bradford Young, Kira Kelly, Greig Fraser, Anthony Dod Mantle, Wally Pfister, Brendan Davis, Don Coscarelli, Frederick Wiseman, Iris Ng, Bruce Van Dusen, Julie Taymor and Ron Howard

In our first-ever Best Of compilation episode, we have a dozen
clips of listener favorites from 2020 and some of our selects as
well. Cinematographer Bradford Young goes deep into his filmmaking
philosophy and influences, such as on Selma; Kira Kelly talks about
making the documentary 13th with director Ava DuVernay; Greig
Fraser on Lion, Star Wars and The Mandalorian; Anthony Dod Mantle
describes exploring New York City for The Undoing; Wally Pfister on
his early career working on Roger Corman movies; Brendan Davis on
leaving China as the pandemic hit; director Don Coscarelli
remembers working with cinematographer John Alcott on The
Beastmaster; legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman talks about
his process of assembling his films; cinematographer Iris Ng on
making documentaries that are personal narratives; commercial
director Bruce Van Dusen tells an anecdote from an Ex-Lax
commercial; director Julie Taymor on the visual language of The
Glorias; and finally director Ron Howard on directing the
documentary Rebuilding Paradise versus his approach to narrative
films. Be sure to check out the full episodes, and let us know what
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