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Katya Abedian

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Orms Air: The Orms Podcast

Rachel Reeves

Roger Ballen

Danielle Clough

LORRAINE LOOTS

MELISSA DELPORT

MISCHKE BOSSE

Anelisa Mangcu

Amy Ayanda

Justin Coomber

Dale Yudelman

Lauren Theunissen

Ana Kuni

Scanographer Mishal Weston

Colourist Francesca Vervekken

Jess Bosworth Smith

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This episode of Orms Air, the Orms Podcast is split into two parts, this is part one. Join us as we dive beneath the skin of Katya Abedian; writer, producer and director of breath-taking short film Skin Diver. Referred to as an ode to the tender hearted, this coming-of-age short film sheds much needed light on the power hidden beneath the surface of the empathic at heart who are unapologetically themselves. In this episode Jess Semple the producer of Orms Air takes the lead in the conversation and discusses Katya’s pre-production, shooting and post-production from one filmmaker to another.Haven’t watched Skin Diver? We would highly recommend that you do. Preferably on a screen bigger than your smartphone! It can be found on Vimeo with a simple title search or by following this link. In Part One of this episode Katya mentions:The cast and crew of Skin Diver in order of reference;Liam Solo, Cinematographer for this short film whose work can be found here.Tony Gum, who plays Amazi and whose work can be found here.Demi Van Der Westhuizen, who plays Saffron.Thami Cumngce Giyose, who plays the young girl at the open and close of this short film.Holmes Awa, Editor &amp; Colourist for this short film whose work can be found here.Caroline Mackintosh, who shot the underwater scenes for this short film and whose work can be found here.Max Richter, whose piece On The Nature of Daylight which you will recognise throughout this short film and whose work can be found here.James Harvey, whose original score plays throughout this short film.Daniel Thackwray of Big House Recording Studios who did the Sound Design and Final Mix for this short film. Katya touches on the following filmmakers whose work she drew inspiration from when creating Skin Diver;In terms of the central framing you’ll notice throughout Skin Diver, Katya references Wes Anderson as an inspiration for the symmetry and her interesting use of framing techniques. You can find out more about Wes Anderson here.Xavier Dolan as a constant inspiration in her work whose latest release Mommy Katya encourages everyone to watch immediately! Find out more about Xavier Dolan here.Terrance Malick whose work inspired the ethereal bubble and water scenes in Skin Diver, you can find out more about his work here.Bahá’í Faith: Katya references her faith that inspires and drives her to striving to make a difference and extend her helping hand towards those outside of and therefore within her own community. You can find out more about the Bahá’í Faith here.Katya mentions Tyla Mason the artist who designed the movie poster for Skin Diver in a beautiful homage to one of the films inspirations Wes Anderson. You can find more of Tyla's work here.Allison Swank of the Swank Group who advised Katya on handling production companies and staying independent.The site that Katya used to submit Skin Diver to international film festivals, FilmFreeway.

This episode of Orms Air, the Orms Podcast is split into two parts, this is part one. Join us as we dive beneath the skin of Katya Abedian; writer, producer and director of breath-taking short film Skin Diver. Referred to as an ode to the tender hearted, this coming-of-age short film sheds much needed light on the power hidden beneath the surface of the empathic at heart who are unapologetically themselves. In this episode Jess Semple the producer of Orms Air takes the lead in the conversation and discusses Katya’s pre-production, shooting and post-production from one filmmaker to another.Haven’t watched Skin Diver? We would highly recommend that you do. Preferably on a screen bigger than your smartphone! It can be found on Vimeo with a simple title search or by following this<a href="https://vimeo.com/259603067" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> link</a>. In Part One of this episode Katya mentions:The cast and crew of Skin Diver in order of reference;<ul><li>Liam Solo, Cinematographer for this short film whose work can be found <a href="https://youtu.be/IkHRrP8brKk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Tony Gum, who plays Amazi and whose work can be found <a href="http://tonygum.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Demi Van Der Westhuizen, who plays Saffron.</li><li>Thami Cumngce Giyose, who plays the young girl at the open and close of this short film.</li><li>Holmes Awa, Editor &amp; Colourist for this short film whose work can be found <a href="https://vimeo.com/userholmes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Caroline Mackintosh, who shot the underwater scenes for this short film and whose work can be found <a href="http://carolinemackintosh.com/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Max Richter, whose piece On The Nature of Daylight which you will recognise throughout this short film and whose work can be found <a href="https://www.maxrichtermusic.com/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>James Harvey, whose original score plays throughout this short film.</li><li>Daniel Thackwray of Big House Recording Studios who did the Sound Design and Final Mix for this short film. </li></ul>Katya touches on the following filmmakers whose work she drew inspiration from when creating Skin Diver;<ul><li>In terms of the central framing you’ll notice throughout Skin Diver, Katya references Wes Anderson as an inspiration for the symmetry and her interesting use of framing techniques. You can find out more about Wes Anderson <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Xavier Dolan as a constant inspiration in her work whose latest release Mommy Katya encourages everyone to watch immediately! Find out more about Xavier Dolan <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230859/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Terrance Malick whose work inspired the ethereal bubble and water scenes in Skin Diver, you can find out more about his work <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000517" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li></ul>Bahá’í Faith: Katya references her faith that inspires and drives her to striving to make a difference and extend her helping hand towards those outside of and therefore within her own community. You can find out more about the Bahá’í Faith <a href="https://www.bahai.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Katya mentions Tyla Mason the artist who designed the movie poster for Skin Diver in a beautiful homage to one of the films inspirations Wes Anderson. You can find more of Tyla's work <a href="https://www.tylamason.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Allison Swank of the <a href="https://www.allisonswank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swank Group</a> who advised Katya on handling production companies and staying independent. The site that Katya used to submit Skin Diver to international film festivals, <a href="https://filmfreeway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FilmFreeway</a>.

Beneath The Surface With Skin Diver Creator Katya Abedian | Part One

This episode of Orms Air, the Orms Podcast is split into two parts, this is part two.Join us as we dive beneath the skin of Katya Abedian; writer, producer and director of breath-taking short film Skin Diver. Referred to as an ode to the tender hearted, this coming-of-age short short sheds much needed light on the power hidden beneath the surface of the empathic at heart who are unapologetically themselves. In this episode of Orms Air, host Rachel Reeves and producer Jess Semple continue the conversation with Katya as she shares her creative beginnings, the female-centric future of the film industry and takes us on a journey to the well from which she draws creative enrichment.  Haven’t watched Skin Diver? We would highly recommend that you do. Preferably on a screen bigger than your smartphone! It can be found on Vimeo with a simple title search or by following this link. In this episode Katya references the following books, films and creatives who enriched her childhood and her current creative journey:A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAtonement by Ian McEwan, and film by Joe WrightBoth 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon by director Stanley Kubrick Composer Max Richter’s musicThe 2014 UNESCO study that Rachel references when the discussion turns to the representation of female creatives within the film industry can be found in this document by the National Film and Video Foundation here.Katya shares with us a saying from her Baha'i upbringing relating to the power of equality, which can be found here.Katya references the following creatives as being a part of her well of creative enrichment:South African photographer and filmmaker Kristin Lee MoolmanSouth African photographer and creative Tony GumSouth African photographer Adriaan LouwSinger Yoza Mnyanda of Darkie Fiction, you can find their music via their SoundCloud hereAllison Swank of The Swank GroupWriter, director and producer Jenna Cato BassXavier Dolan as a constant inspiration in her work whose latest release Mommy Katya encourages everyone to watch immediately! Find out more about Xavier Dolan here.Filmmaker Andrea Arnold and specifically her film American HoneyAmerican filmmaker Ava DuVernay Terrance Malick and specifically his film The Tree of LifeTwelve Years a Slave by filmmaker Steve McQueenActress, director and writer 

This episode of Orms Air, the Orms Podcast is split into two parts, this is part two.Join us as we dive beneath the skin of Katya Abedian; writer, producer and director of breath-taking short film Skin Diver. Referred to as an ode to the tender hearted, this coming-of-age short short sheds much needed light on the power hidden beneath the surface of the empathic at heart who are unapologetically themselves. In this episode of Orms Air, host Rachel Reeves and producer Jess Semple continue the conversation with Katya as she shares her creative beginnings, the female-centric future of the film industry and takes us on a journey to the well from which she draws creative enrichment.  Haven’t watched Skin Diver? We would highly recommend that you do. Preferably on a screen bigger than your smartphone! It can be found on Vimeo with a simple title search or by following this<a href="https://vimeo.com/259603067" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> link</a>. In this episode Katya references the following books, films and creatives who enriched her childhood and her current creative journey:<ul><li>A Thousand Splendid Suns by <a href="https://khaledhosseini.com/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khaled Hosseini</a></li><li>Atonement by <a href="http://www.ianmcewan.com/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ian McEwan</a>, and film by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942498/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Wright</a></li><li>Both 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon by director <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanley Kubrick </a></li><li>Composer <a href="https://www.maxrichtermusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Richter</a>’s music</li></ul>The 2014 UNESCO study that Rachel references when the discussion turns to the representation of female creatives within the film industry can be found in this document by the National Film and Video Foundation <a href="http://www.dac.gov.za/sites/default/files/NFVF%20SWIFT%20Gender%20Matters%20in%20the%20SAFI%20Report.pdf " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Katya shares with us a saying from her Baha'i upbringing relating to the power of equality, which can be found <a href="https://www.bahai.org/documents/nsa-usa/two-wings-bird" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Katya references the following creatives as being a part of her well of creative enrichment:<ul><li>South African photographer and filmmaker <a href="https://www.managementartists.com/photography-motion/kristin-lee-moolman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kristin Lee Moolman</a></li><li>South African photographer and creative <a href="http://tonygum.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Gum</a></li><li>South African photographer <a href="https://adriaanlouw.co.za/808-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adriaan Louw</a></li><li>Singer Yoza Mnyanda of Darkie Fiction, you can find their music via their SoundCloud <a href="https://soundcloud.com/darkiefiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></li><li>Allison Swank of <a href="https://www.allisonswank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Swank Group</a></li><li>Writer, director and producer <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3689536/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenna Cato Bass</a></li><li>Xavier Dolan as a constant inspiration in her work whose latest release Mommy Katya encourages everyone to watch immediately! Find out more about Xavier Dolan <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230859/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Filmmaker<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0036349/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Andrea Arnold</a> and specifically her film American Honey</li><li>American filmmaker <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148550/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ava DuVernay</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000517" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terrance Malick </a>and specifically his film The Tree of Life</li><li>Twelve Years a Slave by filmmaker <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2588606/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve McQueen</a></li><li>Actress, director and writer </li></ul>

Beneath The Surface With Skin Diver Creator Katya Abedian | Part Two 