Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon - Season 3 (2023)

Shannon Baker Davis is an award-winning television and film editor best known for 'Grown-ish', 'Queen Sugar', 'Top Chef', 'The Photograph', and "Prom Pact". In this episode, Pete gains access to the mind of an editor as Shannon describes what she looks for when navigating through various cuts, her transition from reality tv to scripted editing, the importance of pacing in a scene, and more.

On this special episode, Pete combines previous podcast conversations with a variety of actors to spotlight their perspectives. Join us as we revisit why Issa Rae enjoys the writers room, the first story that impacted Dorian Missick, the best note Keith Powell gave to an actor, how Aya Cash prepares for character roles vs. personal interviews, Kaley Cuoco's introduction to acting, and more... Complete Guest List: Issa Rae, Keith Powell, Aya Cash, Simone Missick, Spencer Garrett, Dorian Missick, Romany Malco, Rob McElhenney, and Kaley Cuoco.

Writing and selling a screenplay about a lawyer while working at a law firm is how Ellen became a writer best known for 'Desperados', 'Clifford the Big Red Dog', and her hit series 'Minx'. In this episode, Ellen and Pete discuss her transition into storytelling, how she discovered and developed the story of "Minx", the process of pitching a story to a studio and network, her experience directing for the first time, running the show, and more.

Shiri Appleby began her acting journey at age 5, working on the set of numerous television shows and commercials. An actress and director born in Calabasas, California, Shiri is best known for her breakout roles in "Roswell" and "Life Unexpected", and her directorial work on "Grown-ish" and "UnPrisoned". In this episode, Shiri and Pete discuss the performance of the Director, good vs. bad notes to give an actor, the importance of prepping and how it is your protection, adjusting to the new "Evercast" protocol in post-production, having chutzpah, and more.

To avoid having to write a final paper for a Philosophy and Religion Studies course, Brian put his creativity to the test and presented a short film. Now an Emmy-nominated VFX supervisor, Brian Kubovcik is the Head of Studio for FuseFX and known for "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law", "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan", and "Criminal Minds". In this episode, Brian and Pete enter the world of visual effects as they explore the process from making a bid to working in post, the importance of understanding camera and lighting, special tools and equipment that help inform the VFX team, ...

During a time when there was no clear blueprint for becoming a filmmaker in Hollywood, Charles Murray devoted his youth to educating himself via self-help handbooks from his local libraries. Charles is a writer, director, and producer best known for 'Sons of Anarchy', 'Luke Cage', 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars', and 'Tales of Jedi'. He serves as showrunner on season two of Amazon Studios' 'Outer Range'. In this episode, Charles and Pete discuss the importance of doing your own research and understanding the language of filmmaking, the journey to getting a pilot picked up...