Stefan Avalos's guest appearances

Stefan Avalos

The Documentary Life

KUCI: Film School

Triple M Night Shift

El Calabozo del Reverendo Wilson

James Jones

Eric Becker

Shaleece Haas

Steve James

Jennifer Brea

Bing Liu

John Pirozzi

Irene Taylor Brodsky

John Delorean

Anthony Powell

Tim Wardle

Jon Kasbe

Joshua Riehl

Olivier Sarbil

Edward Watts

OwlTail

It’s a story that beggars belief—a bipolar practitioner of “candle magick” living in a dilapidated farmhouse in rural Ohio with a lifelong obsession for building violins (and covered in tattoos of master builders such as Stradivarius) convinces a world-renowned soloist via social media that he is capable of creating a perfect replica of the world’s most valuable violin, Guarneri’s Il Cannone. A quirky look into one man’s DIY enthusiasm and perseverance when facing down a self-created, impossible task, Strad Style is the feel-good doc of 2017. Stefan Avalos is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Having started his life as a classically trained violinist and knowing the obsessions that are part of the violin-world, he became intrigued with the story of Daniel Houck, while working on a broader documentary about New vs old violins. While this movie is still in process, “Strad Style” emerged as a story that became HIS obsession. Stefan joins us to talk about the making of this magical documentary.For news and updates go to: stradstyle.com

It’s a story that beggars belief—a bipolar practitioner of “candle magick” living in a dilapidated farmhouse in rural Ohio with a lifelong obsession for building violins (and covered in tattoos of master builders such as Stradivarius) convinces a world-renowned soloist via social media that he is capable of creating a perfect replica of the world’s most valuable violin, Guarneri’s Il Cannone. A quirky look into one man’s DIY enthusiasm and perseverance when facing down a self-created, impossible task, Strad Style is the feel-good doc of 2017. Stefan Avalos is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Having started his life as a classically trained violinist and knowing the obsessions that are part of the violin-world, he became intrigued with the story of Daniel Houck, while working on a broader documentary about New vs old violins. While this movie is still in process, “Strad Style” emerged as a story that became HIS obsession. Stefan joins us to talk about the making of this magical documentary. For news and updates go to: <a href="http://stradstyle.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stradstyle.com</a>

Strad Style / Film School interview with Director Stefan Avalos

Shooting BTS (behind-the-scenes), or EPK (electronic press kit) as it’s known in the film industry, can be a great and a rather appropriate way for a documentary filmmaker to make some additional income. I mean, who else to better create short promotional-type videos or vignettes than a filmmaker who owns their own gear, can conduct and shoot an interview, shoot some broll, then edit into a small concise package for quick delivery? In this episode, we examine the position that is tailor-made for the documentary filmmaker, how to get into it, and how what you are already doing in your doc life makes you the perfect candidate for this industry position. Podcast ConversationFor our shared conversation segment, I am honoured to have on feature and documentary film director, Stefan Avalos. You may remember Avalos from the very early days of digital film. And with a good reason, since he and fellow filmmaker Lance Weiler were true pioneers in the digital film field, with their ground-breaking feature, The Last Broadcast. And now, with his new film, Strad Style, winner of Grand Jury and Audience Awards, Avalos enters the hallowed halls of documentary.To say that this was one of my favourite conversations with a doc industry guest in recent times, would be putting it lightly. Topics like his hand in digital cinema history, the influence of a doc like American Movie on his work, and the various headscarfs that his lead subject in Strad Style was prone to wearing. It’s enlightening, hilarious, and inspiring all at once. So yeah, not an episode to be missed! Related Resources In the first segment of the episode, I mentioned the work of documentary filmmaker, Les Blank, in particular his documentary film, Burden of Dreams, which was basically the making-of Werner Herzog‘s Fitzcarraldo. Enjoy the trailer for the film:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOYi9WLLVU Stefan Avalos’ digital feature film, The Last Broadcast, was not only a massive influence on my filmmaking career, but really digital cinema, as a whole. Here’s a trailer for the film:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCptQ1M7Rs And now, we can all be thankful, that Avalos has decided to make his first feature documentary, the brilliant, Strad Style! Check out the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlUiXHrpnI SubscribeApple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!

Shooting BTS (behind-the-scenes), or <a href="http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/3838_epk_directorproducer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EPK </a>(electronic press kit) as it’s known in the film industry, can be a great and a rather appropriate way for a documentary filmmaker to make some additional income. I mean, who else to better create short promotional-type videos or vignettes than a filmmaker who owns their own gear, can conduct and shoot an interview, shoot some broll, then edit into a small concise package for quick delivery? In this episode, we examine the position that is tailor-made for the documentary filmmaker, how to get into it, and how what you are already doing in your doc life makes you the perfect candidate for this industry position. <h3>Podcast Conversation</h3>For our shared conversation segment, I am honoured to have on feature and documentary film director, <a href="http://www.stefanavalos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stefan Avalos</a>. You may remember Avalos from the very early days of digital film. And with a good reason, since he and fellow filmmaker <a href="http://lanceweiler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lance Weiler</a> were true pioneers in the digital film field, with their ground-breaking feature, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8NzDgFtlrU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Broadcast</a>. And now, with his new film, <a href="http://www.stradstyle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strad Style</a>, winner of <a href="http://www.slamdance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand Jury and Audience Awards</a>, Avalos enters the hallowed halls of documentary.To say that this was one of my favourite conversations with a doc industry guest in recent times, would be putting it lightly. Topics like his hand in digital cinema history, the influence of a doc like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMFZOu8rDUQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Movie</a> on his work, and the various headscarfs that his lead subject in Strad Style was prone to wearing. It’s enlightening, hilarious, and inspiring all at once. So yeah, not an episode to be missed! <h3>Related Resources</h3><h3> </h3>In the first segment of the episode, I mentioned the work of documentary filmmaker, <a href="http://lesblank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Les Blank</a>, in particular his documentary film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_Dreams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burden of Dreams</a>, which was basically the making-of <a href="http://www.wernerherzog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Werner Herzog</a>‘s <a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-fitzcarraldo-1982" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fitzcarraldo</a>. Enjoy the trailer for the film:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOYi9WLLVU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOYi9WLLVU</a> Stefan Avalos’ digital feature film, The Last Broadcast, was not only a massive influence on my filmmaking career, but really digital cinema, as a whole. Here’s a trailer for the film:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCptQ1M7Rs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCptQ1M7Rs</a> And now, we can all be thankful, that Avalos has decided to make his first feature documentary, the brilliant, Strad Style! Check out the trailer:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlUiXHrpnI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlUiXHrpnI</a> <h3>Subscribe</h3><h4><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> |</h4> <h3>Rate and Review</h3>If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a> and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!

How to Make a Living Shooting EPK/BTS + Conversation with Digital Film Pioneer, Feature Film, and Documentary Director, Stefan Avalos