OPENING CREDITS® Podcast

‘Baby Reindeer’ Editor Benji Gerstein on his Emmy-winning work

Want to know how to cut it as an Editor? Benji Gerstein takes a break from his busy schedule to tell us all about his job - including his award-winning work on the smash

'Too Much' Co-Creator Luis Felber on soundtracking his own life

Luis Felber, aka Attawalpa, joins us this week to talk all things music, as well as the many other roles he had in making the hit new Netflix comedy, 'Too Much,' starring

'Dept. Q' Writer & Director Scott Frank comes in for questioning

As a former detective and a former resident of Edinburgh, respectively, we jumped at the chance to sit down with the Writer and Director of the new Netflix crime drama 'D

What do Trump's movie tariffs actually mean? We ask the experts

In our first ever emergency episode, we unpick Donald Trump's 'tweet-bomb' from last week in which he announced a 100% tariff on all movies made in "foreign lands." This

Our outies met Ben Stiller and Adam Scott! BTS at the 'Severance' finale screening in London

Talk about ‘Severance’ on your podcast enough and you might just get invited to a screening Q&A. That’s what happened to us anyway when we got to go to the season finale

'Home Alone' costumes and Carling... it's the Pod Quiz Christmas Special!

'Tis the season finale, so our now traditional Pod Quiz is back with a festive twist! Once again, we’ve spared all expense to make fancy dress costumes (this time as the

'Paddington in Peru' Production Designer Andy Kelly answers questions from kids

Let’s prepare for Paddington! Laura has returned from digging in the credits of ‘Paddington in Peru,’ having successfully unearthed the Production Designer, Andy Kelly,

'Black Doves' Creator Joe Barton unwraps his latest (mince) spy thriller

Joe Barton is the writer and creator of the brand new festive Netflix spy series, 'Black Doves,' starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw. Steve managed to grab a chat w

'BFDG' Production Designer Jonathan Green thinks the film industry can only get better

We know a lot of you work in the film industry, or are looking to get into it. We also know that it's been a tough year for film crew due to a seemingly never-ending work

'Succession' titles designer William Lebeda on making actual opening credits

It's finally happening, we're actually going to talk about opening credits on OPENING CREDITS®. So, if you're one of the few people who have been sorely disappointed tha

'Sex Education' Intimacy Coordinator David Thackeray on tackling those awkward scenes

Don't listen with your parents, this week is all about sex (scene) education. David Thackeray was one of the first ever Intimacy Coordinators; a relatively new role in f

'Iron Man' VFX studio Perception tell us how they made Tony Stark's tech

We're heading Stateside this week, but don't worry, we're talking movies, not politics. We're joined in this episode by not one, but two guests; Jeremy Lasky and Danny G

'Bridgerton' Hair & Makeup Designer Erika Ökvist addresses the acrylic nail controversy

Keep your wigs on, Emmy and BAFTA-winning Hair & Makeup Designer Erika Ökvist is on the podcast this week to tell us how she balanced aesthetics with authenticity when cr

'KAOS' Director Georgi Banks-Davies tells us whether you even need to direct Jeff Goldblum

We may have peaked... we have our first Director on the show this week! Georgi Banks-Davies joins us to talk about the modern-day Greek mythology that is 'KAOS' on Netfli

'The Gentlemen' Costume Designer Loulou Bontemps talks chicken suits, expensive watches and working with Guy Ritchie

And we're back! Steve and Laura are kicking off Season 4 by meeting the Costume Designer of the hit Netflix show 'The Gentlemen.' Loulou Bontemps joins us this week to t

It's that time again: the end of season Pod Quiz returns!

For the Season 3 finale we've brought back the Pod Quiz, but this time it's Laura's turn to ask the questions. Listen to Stephen squirm as his knowledge of the past 10 e

Sparks are flying! We find out how a Practical Electrician lights up a film set

We were in the dark about film set lighting, so we had the bright idea to track down a Practical Electrician, aka a Prac Spark, aka Danny Fealey, to illuminate us. Danny

Putting the focus on mental health: why the film industry is introducing Wellbeing Facilitators

The double-whammy of Covid and the actors' strikes in recent years has had a significant impact on the crew in the film & TV industry, so this week we're putting the focu

VFX Special! Part 2: Territory Studio Founder David Sheldon-Hicks

In this second and final part of our VFX special with Territory Studio, we meet the Founder and Creative Director; David Sheldon-Hicks. David talks us through his journe

VFX Special! Part 1: Territory Studio Tour

Discover how visual effects are made in the first of our 2-part special with Territory Studio. If you've seen any major movies in recent years then you would've definite