Rough Cut

Wonbo Woo is Wired Magazine’s Executive Producer of Video. In just over a year, Wonbo tripled Wired’s subscribers on YouTube; the channel has 5.4 million at the time of this episode’s recording. Wonbo got his start in broadcast journalism, working for ABC’s Nightline, then NBC’s Nightly News. He’s based in New York.Find Wonbo Woo on InstagramFind Rough Cut on InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagramhttps://www.roughcutpodcast.com/This episode is brought to you by Musicbed, which has made it easier than ever for you to find the song you're looking for with intuitive and easy-to-use browse and search, amazing indie artists and bands, incredible composers, and thousands of songs to choose from. To create your free account, go to musicbed.com. Plus, as a Rough Cut listener, you’ll get one month of subscription for free — or 20% off of a single-song license. Just enter promo code ROUGHCUT, all one word, when you check out. 

Vanessa Carr is a Brooklyn-based cinematographer specializing in vérité-style shooting. Vanessa shot a handful of episodes for the New York Times docu-series, The Weekly, and has contributed to PBS Frontline, VICE, NY Times Op-Docs, and HBO. In this episode, Vanessa discusses what’s in her field kit, how The Weekly honed its unique style, and what she wishes she knew as a younger DP.Find Vanessa Carr on InstagramFind Rough Cut on InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagramhttps://www.roughcutpodcast.com/This episode is brought to you by Musicbed, which has made it easier than ever for you to find the song you're looking for with intuitive and easy-to-use browse and search, amazing indie artists and bands, incredible composers, and thousands of songs to choose from. To create your free account, go to musicbed.com. Plus, as a Rough Cut listener, you’ll get one month of subscription for free — or 20% off of a single-song license. Just enter promo code ROUGHCUT, all one word, when you check out. 

Mohammad Gorjestani is an Iranian-American filmmaker based in San Francisco, specializing in branded films. His work has appeared at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, as well as on Vimeo Staff Picks, The Guardian, VICE, CNN, and The Atlantic. Gorjestani’s film Exit 12 was commissioned by Square and was later acquired by Fox Searchlight.Find Mohammad on InstagramFind Rough Cut on InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagramhttps://www.roughcutpodcast.com/This episode is brought to you by Musicbed, which has made it easier than ever for you to find the song you're looking for with intuitive and easy-to-use browse and search, amazing indie artists and bands, incredible composers, and thousands of songs to choose from. To create your free account, go to musicbed.com. Plus, as a Rough Cut listener, you’ll get one month of subscription for free — or 20% off of a single-song license. Just enter promo code ROUGHCUT, all one word, when you check out. 

Courtney Coupe is the head of Great Big Story, a cinematic storytelling unit of CNN. Since it launched in 2015, Great Big Story has produced countless mini-documentaries, primarily distributed on Youtube. Courtney discusses how Great Big Story has honed their brand, why she thinks certain stories go viral, and why they turn down 80% of incoming pitches, even from their own producers.Check out Great Big Story on YouTubeFind Rough Cut on InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagramhttps://www.roughcutpodcast.com/This episode is brought to you by Musicbed, which has made it easier than ever for you to find the song you're looking for with intuitive and easy-to-use browse and search, amazing indie artists and bands, incredible composers, and thousands of songs to choose from. To create your free account, go to musicbed.com. Plus, as a Rough Cut listener, you’ll get one month of subscription for free — or 20% off of a single-song license. Just enter promo code ROUGHCUT, all one word, when you check out. 

Johnny Harris is a multimedia journalist at Vox. His show, Borders, is an international documentary series that explores people and culture at various border areas. Johnny also makes videos for his personal YouTube page, where he posts career advice and other musings.Johnny called in from his home in Washington DC to discuss how he was able to successfully pitch and execute Borders, his run-and-gun shooting style, and the benefits of working under pressure.Find Johnny Harris on InstagramFind Rough Cut on InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagramhttps://www.roughcutpodcast.com/This episode is brought to you by Musicbed, which has made it easier than ever for you to find the song you're looking for with intuitive and easy-to-use browse and search, amazing indie artists and bands, incredible composers, and thousands of songs to choose from. To create your free account, go to musicbed.com. Plus, as a Rough Cut listener, you’ll get one month of subscription for free — or 20% off of a single-song license. Just enter promo code ROUGHCUT, all one word, when you check out. 

Ed Ou is a visual journalist at NBC Left Field. He started his career as a teenager, shooting in the Middle East for Reuters and the Associated Press. He then worked for the New York Times covering East Africa and the Middle East during the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. Ed now makes videos and short documentaries for NBC. He lives in NYC but is originally from Canada.Find Ed Ou on Twitter and InstagramFind Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagram

Glen Zipper is a documentary producer based in Los Angeles. One of his first films, Undefeated, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2012. His more recent work includes the Netflix docu-series, Dogs, and the 2-part HBO documentary, What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali.Follow Glen on InstagramFor more info on Rough Cut visit https://www.roughcutpodcast.com/Jennie Butler on Instagram @jen_butSky Dylan-Robbins on Instagram @skydylanrobbinsRough Cut on Instagram @roughcutpodcast

Pamela B. Green directed and produced Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché, a documentary about the first female filmmaker. For her day job, Green produces movie trailers and other marketing materials for films.Be Natural appeared at festivals including Cannes, BFI, NYFF, and made its U.S. theatrical debut in April 2019.For more info on Rough Cut visit https://www.roughcutpodcast.com/Jennie Butler on Instagram @jen_butSky Dylan-Robbins on Instagram @skydylanrobbinsRough Cut on Instagram @roughcutpodcast

Meghan Oretsky is a curator at Vimeo, selecting videos for its Staff Picks page. She also founded Ladies with Lenses, a Vimeo channel and NYC-based screening series featuring women filmmakers. Meghan lives and works in NYC.Links from the episode:AdmanVimeo.com/watchBangn MediaBoooooomCartoon BrewHuman FountainsThe ProcedureDress CodeFor more info on Rough Cut visit https://www.roughcutpodcast.com/Jennie Butler on Instagram @jen_butSky Dylan-Robbins on Instagram @skydylanrobbinsRough Cut on Instagram @roughcutpodcast

Rachel Lears is a documentary producer and director based in New York. Her latest film, Knock Down the House, follows four female grassroots candidates, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as they take on establishment candidates in the 2018 primaries. Knock Down the House won the Festival Favorite Award at Sundance and debuted on Netflix on May 1. Rachel’s last film, The Hand That Feeds was nominated for an Emmy in 2017, broadcast on PBS, and won awards and recognition at Full Frame, DOC NYC, AFI Docs, and numerous other festivals on the 2014-15 circuit. In both films, Rachel collaborated with her husband Robin Blotnick.http://www.jubileefilms.com/rachel-learsFollow Rachel Lears on Instagram @racheliplearsFor more info on Rough Cut visit https://www.roughcutpodcast.com/Find Host Jennie Butler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jen_but/Find Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skydylanrobbins/Rough Cut on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roughcutpodcast/