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The Screening Room Podcast delivers interviews, discussions and commentary tracks with creatives from the worlds of TV, film, art and comics.
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Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
A Tale of Two Tims! Rutvig's May convention appearances continue, this time in sunny Folkestone for a Star Wars event.
Rutvig spoke to fellow Topps artist (and 'booth buddy') Jamie Richards about his recent, exclusive Star Wars Celebration Topps cards, as well as convention scene newcomer, artist Dustine West. Dustine talks candidly about a life changing accident that lead him to become an artist.
And finally, Rutvig has a lovely conversation with Star Wars stalwart CFX performers Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar) and Tim Dry (J'Quille) from Return of the Jedi.
Enjoy!
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Host Rutvig Vaid recently appeared as a guest artist at a small Transformers Convention called TFUKCon in Birmingham, England and the headline guests were Transformers comics legends Simon Furman (writer) and Andrew Wildman (artist). Rutvig got to speak to them about their work in comics, film and television. Listen as they talk about their varied careers and find out what advice they have for anyone considering going into the profession(s). Enjoy and have a great week ahead. Seriously. We mean it.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
In this week's episode, host Rutvig Vaid has a chat with LA based CFX performer Leilani Shiu. Leilani talks all things Star Wars television, including her work on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and what it's been like working alongside some of the biggest directing talent working in television today.
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Thanks as always!
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
In this week's episode, host Rutvig speaks with legendary film sculptor Brian Muir. Brian's work has ranged from Star Wars, to Indiana Jones, to James Bond and then back to Star Wars!
They discuss Brian's varied career of 4 decades in the film industry and how he got his start in the business.
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Thanks as always!
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
In this special episode (originally intended to be an episode of host Rutvig Vaid's upcoming Toy Review Channel My Toy Stuff) Rutvig talks to old convention pal and fellow Star Wars fan Jay Fear. Jay has been splashed across media this past week as he was granted his dying wish of meeting Hollywood A-Lister Ryan Reynolds at the recent Wrexham football game. Jay talks about his condition, the experience of meeting Reynolds and about his vintage Star Wars collection.
Some parts of this episode may be unsettling for some listeners, but we both hope that if anybody else is in the same position as Jay, that they find some comfort by listening to his story.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
The Screening Room is finally back and we kick off this new season with a raw recording of Lucasfilm artist Doug Chiang's Saturday panel from Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023. Chiang is an Academy Award winning artist who has worked extensively in film over the last few decades as a Concept Artist, Head of Design and now VP and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
In this festive edition of The Screening Room, Rutvig talks with singer, songwriter, actor and producer Elroy 'Spoonface' Powell.
Elroy talks about his time as the voice behind the dance hit, Barry White cover "You See the Trouble With Me" with group Italian group Black Legend, as well as his acting career with roles in Star Wars The Force Awakens, Fighting With My Family and most recently, the Netflix Christmas hit, Jingle Jangle.
You can find more info on Powell's work, as well his voiceover agency at the below links:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3129960/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elroy_Powell
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And from everyone at The Screening Room, we wish you a Happy Christmas!
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
In this week's episode host Rutvig talks to entertainment industry choreographer and movement director Lucy Hind. Lucy has worked on a number of projects across her extensive career including the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics Games, theatre work from Broadway to the West End, and television projects like CBEEBIES Christmas shows, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden and Truth Seekers to name but a few.
Lucy gives a fascinating insight into the complexities of her work, particularly the Paralympic Opening Ceremony in 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4FgGSY5BY
Enjoy!
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Last weekend brought the sad news of the passing of a Star Wars legend: Dave Prowse. The British actor and weightlifting champion portrayed numerous characters during the 60s and 70s, but is perhaps best known for playing the iconic villain Darth Vader, as well as the children's safety advocate The Green Cross Code Man.
In this episode, Rutvig remembers his many encounters with Dave over the years and the impact Dave's work had on him as a child.
The book Dave talks about in the audio clip at the end of this episode is Play Safe with the Stars: Child’s Guide to Safety and used copies can be readily found online. The audio clip was edited from this interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6AxQyBsbu8 used with respect to the original author(s).
RIP Dave. Thank you for the memories.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
John Higgins is a British comics artist renowned for his work on 2000AD, Watchmen and Batman: The Killing Joke. Rutvig discusses with Higgins his incredible decades long career in comics.
Whilst this interview was originally recorded mid 2018, it leads us into Rutvig's new From Page to Screen series, where he will examine books and their film counterparts in real time, starting next week with the animated film Batman: The Killing Joke. Make sure you have both your copy of the graphic novel and the film lined up and ready. And even if you don't, either way, it should be an interesting series, looking at how well the work translates across mediums.
You can learn more about John Higgins' work here: http://artofjohnhiggins.com
Enjoy!
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
This week, Rutvig chats with Hollywood stuntman, actor and magician Matthew Stirling. Matthew has worked on some of the biggest films to date, including the more recent Disney Star Wars films, and has also appeared on Britain's Got Talent.
Listen to Matt talk about his incredibly varied work in the industry.
You can view Matt's filmography here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1946831/
and here: http://www.stirlingstunts.co.uk
Enjoy.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
In this impromptu episode, Rutvig reacts (sort of) to the recent Kanye West appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, and West's comments about Star Wars and the Hero's Journey.
Amongst the various ramblings, Rutvig recounts some early fancy dress costumes, as well as reciting passages from Joseph Campbell's book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (with little understanding of much of it). He also tries to relate elements of the book, as best he can, to the beginning chapters of each Star Wars trilogy; Episode 4: A New Hope, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and Episode 7: The Force Awakens.
Next week, we'll return to our 'regular format' with an interview with Hollywood (and Star Wars) stuntman (and Britain's Got Talent star) Matthew Stirling.
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
In this week's episode, Rutvig talks to long time theatre buddy and actor, Charan Singh. The two discuss how they first met in London (at Rutvig's first ever audition no less), their starts on stage and later, with Charan (now a resident of Singapore) speaking specifically about his evolution from stage to screen actor, to his directorial debut and more.
We apologise for the slightly poor audio on the guest's side. Technology! You gota love it!
Enjoy.
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
In our Halloween Special, host Rutvig Vaid talks to actress Patricia Tallman. With an incredible filmography under her belt both as man actress and stunt performer, Tallman is perhaps known to most fans for her work on the 90s Star Trek series' and films, and Babylon 5, as well as playing the updated version of Barbara in the 1990 Night of the Living Dead remake.
She also talks a little about her other ventures, such as her travel agency / events work B5events.com:
You can follow her on social media at the following: https://linktr.ee/patriciatallman
Happy Halloween everybody!
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
The Screening Room returns next week with a host of new guests including Patricia Tallman, Charan Singh and Matthew Stirling to name but 3. And Rutvig will also be recording some special episodes titled From Page to Screen, starting with the Batman graphic novel, The Killing Joke where he will look at the source material and go through it in real time whilst watching the filmed version.
Enjoy!
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
In this week's episode, Rutvig chats to old college chum and film and TV graphic designer, Jenn Moye. Jenn talks about her career and how she evolved from her fine arts background, to working on some of the largest franchises in the world as a graphic designer. Some of her credits include The Walking Dead and the MCU films Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game.
If you've ever wondered what's involved in being a graphic designer on large Hollywood blockbusters, this is the episode for you!
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Host Rutvig Vaid chats with British Actor Richard Cunningham, who talks about his start in acting (you may be surprised where Richard first starting performing) and overcoming his fears performing, through to his education at LAMDA, the beginnings of his professional career in Theatre, TV and film and of course, no conversation with Richard would be complete without some stories about his time on the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which, you may be surprised to learn, was lengthier than it may seem.
An entertaining and insightful conversation with a delightful guest.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
In this weeks episode Rutvig Vaid is joined by filmmaker and returning guest, Sam Jeffries. The pair deliver a comedy I mean, commentary track for the erm, critically acclaimed, underrated classic, Robocop 2!
They chat all things Robocop (and how good the *original is), Sam's love of Uwe Boll, and the colour of Robocop's helmet amongst other things. All whilst sipping on a sweet, sweet **Budweiser.
Enjoy.
*For the record, we love Robocop 2 too! But not Robocop 3. That film was not good.
**The Screening Room is not sponsored by or affiliated in any way with Budweiser. Though it probably wishes it was.
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
In this week's episode, host Rutvig Vaid is joined by illustrator, cartoonist and all round artist, Nicholas Diak AKA Lumberjack Nick. Nick is best known for his Star Wars illustrations - which can be found across his many online platforms - but is also the person responsible for The Screening Room illustrations.
We talk about his career, his past projects and his thoughts on the hit animated series Star Wars The Clone Wars.
Enjoy.
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
In this week's episode, Rutvig talks to actor and super tall person (7'1"!) Ross Sambridge.
Ross performed as one of the Snoke body doubles from the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as well as playing a Wookiee slave in the spin off film, Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The original interview was conducted in November 2018, so the discussion doesn't touch on anything learned in The Rise of Skywalker. But we do talk about the process and learn some things about how that incredible CG character was brought to life on screen.
The article referenced in the introduction can be found here:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/star-wars-the-last-jedi-visual-effects/
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Enjoy.