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129 – Virtual Reality with Arvel Chappell III pt. 1

Arvel Chappell III studied Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly and Film at USC, and now he works for a major studio advancing VR. Why do we crave alternate worlds and realities? Is it possible to have a compelling narrative in VR? How much does Artificial Intelligence play into it? Arvel and Dave share some Tokyo Black Porter from Yo-Ho Brewing and discuss all of this.

Music at the end from Phoebe Bridgers with Motion Sickness.

69 – Movies with Chris Mancini pt. 1

Chris Mancini (@chrisjmancini) is one of the hosts of the Comedy Film Nerds Podcast. He is also a writer, producer, and director. He stopped by to chat about what makes movies worthwhile, what he loves about them, and where they might be going. A chat with his co-host Graham Elwood (@grahamelwood) starts things off. To watch their documentary Earbuds, click here.

The song at the end (provided by Dan) is Wakin’ on a Pretty Day by Kurt Vile.

37 – Film Restoration with Samuel B. Prime pt. 1

Samuel B. Prime of L.A. Cine Salon drops by to share some Sam Adams 13th Hour and chat about his love of film, film restoration, archiving, and the masterpiece Catch My Soul. A call to Artie (@ArtieFissio) kicks things off.

The music at the end is That Kind of Girl from the album Kicking Every Day by All Dogs.