Markus Mentzer's guest appearances

Markus Mentzer

Visual Revolutionary

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Ryan Brown

Rich Talarico

Lex Halaby

Claudia Lonow

Zeb Wells

Chad Damiani

Billy Brooks

Kathrin Eder

Reza Tabrizi

Nick Jasenovec

Michael Zakin

Jon Sperry

Lisa Wiegand

OwlTail

Director of Photography Markus Mentzer joins the show fresh off his third season on Netflix's hit comedy "I think You Should Leave" to talk about his inspiring journey from medical school graduate to filmmaker, and how walking away from medicine to pursue someting his was passionate about ended up leading him to the sets of everything from indie films to Hollywood blockbusters.  During our conversation Markus talks about the first film set he was on in the East Village of NYC and how he instantly fell in love with the camerade and collective creative energy and immediately knew that he wanted to change career paths, the difficult road of trying to find your place in the industry when you are self taught, what it's like filming a comedy show like "I Think You Should Leave", how he feels about the changes he sees in the industry and whether or not it's still a viable career path, and the advice he gives to others out there with dreams of one day working in narrative film.   To Learn More About Markus Mentzer Visit: https://markusmentzer.com/ And Follow Him On Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/markus.mentzer/ To Learn More About Visual Revolutionary Visit: https://www.visualrevolutionary.com/ And Follow On Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/

Director of Photography Markus Mentzer joins the show fresh off his third season on Netflix's hit comedy "I think You Should Leave" to talk about his inspiring journey from medical school graduate to filmmaker, and how walking away from medicine to pursue someting his was passionate about ended up leading him to the sets of everything from indie films to Hollywood blockbusters.  During our conversation Markus talks about the first film set he was on in the East Village of NYC and how he instantly fell in love with the camerade and collective creative energy and immediately knew that he wanted to change career paths, the difficult road of trying to find your place in the industry when you are self taught, what it's like filming a comedy show like "I Think You Should Leave", how he feels about the changes he sees in the industry and whether or not it's still a viable career path, and the advice he gives to others out there with dreams of one day working in narrative film.   To Learn More About Markus Mentzer Visit: <a href="https://markusmentzer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://markusmentzer.com/</a> And Follow Him On Instagram At: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/markus.mentzer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/markus.mentzer/</a> To Learn More About Visual Revolutionary Visit: <a href="https://www.visualrevolutionary.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.visualrevolutionary.com/</a> And Follow On Instagram At: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/</a>

Episode 226: Markus Mentzer / Director of Photography

Markus Mentzer (This is the End, Neighbors, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Garfunkel &amp; Oates) has one of those jobs that when you explain it to someone who doesn't work in the film business it sounds both bizarre and insanely impossible...which it is.  He's a 1st Camera Assistant (commonly known as a "Focus Puller") and among many other things he keeps the image you see in the movie theater in focus.  I consider it to be the hardest and most thankless job on a film set and when you find someone like Markus (who is simply masterful at it) you can't help but wonder about how he does it.  Makus's story is emblematic of what this podcast is all about.  He's got one of those ludicrously tangential career paths that we love to hear about and will, no doubt, inspire those of you out there who want to follow your dream (or run away from your nightmare).  Enjoy.

Markus Mentzer (This is the End, Neighbors, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Garfunkel &amp; Oates) has one of those jobs that when you explain it to someone who doesn't work in the film business it sounds both bizarre and insanely impossible...which it is.  He's a 1st Camera Assistant (commonly known as a "Focus Puller") and among many other things he keeps the image you see in the movie theater in focus.  I consider it to be the hardest and most thankless job on a film set and when you find someone like Markus (who is simply masterful at it) you can't help but wonder about how he does it.  Makus's story is emblematic of what this podcast is all about.  He's got one of those ludicrously tangential career paths that we love to hear about and will, no doubt, inspire those of you out there who want to follow your dream (or run away from your nightmare).  Enjoy.

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