MAGIC HOUR
Welcome to Magic Hour: a podcast about Screen Culture. Makers. Doers. Thinkers.
Hosted by Academic, Screenwriter and Musician, BEN MICHAEL. Coming at you from the VCA, Australia’s oldest film school.
Part of our mission at the Victorian College of the Arts is to share information with the public. The Film and TV school, over its 50-year history, has nurtured Alumni who have gone onto amazing careers. Often we are recording talks with them as well as other film industry professionals who come by and visit to our students.
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MAGIC HOUR - with director Alethea Jones
December 21, 2023 • 70 MIN
Associate Professor Nicolette Freeman skillfully delves into the Hollywood career of VCA Alumni, Alethea Jones, unraveling the directing journey behind renowned works like Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Mrs. Davis, and Fun Mom Dinner, offering invaluable insights, tricks, and tips that resonate deeply with aspiring film students.
MAGIC HOUR - with Roman Coppola
October 19, 2023 • 64 MIN
Hollywood royalty, Roman Coppola, stopped by VCA Film and Television whilst in Melbourne and spoke with producer Stephen Luby and a cohort of students about wide-ranging topics such as screenwriting, producing, making music videos, Wes Anderson, wine, theme parks and decentralized film financing. Tune in!
In Conversation with Writer Gabriel Bergmoser
October 12, 2023 • 65 MIN
VCA Alumni and "born writer" Gabriel Bergmoser speaks about his career as an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and novelist to Ben Michael - they cover topics such as ability to be prolific, his work ethic, adaptations, Hollywood, and being a published best-seller.
Magic Hour - Future models of Screen Funding
August 31, 2023 • 28 MIN
In this episode, five film industry insiders give their perspective on the future of film funding.
VCA Alumni, writer/director Goran Stolevski - "Of an Age" (2022) and "You Won't Be Alone" (2022)
VCA Alumni Caleb Ribates - Lakad (2022)
Producer Emma Roberts - VR project Gondwana (2022)
Dr Kirstin Stephens - Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management
Dr Duncan Caillard - Culture and Communication
Magic Hour - interview with Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Adam Arkapaw
July 18, 2023 • 37 MIN
VCA Alumni, Cinematographer Adam Arkapaw is interviewed by Assoc. Prof. Annabelle Murphy.
Adam Arkapaw is an Australian cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the television series Top of the Lake and True Detective (Season 1), for which he has won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He is also known for his collaborations with director Justin Kurzel, whom he worked with on Snowtown, Macbeth, and Assassin's Creed.
Magic Hour - with documentary director Brett Morgen
July 18, 2023 • 31 MIN
Magic Hour host Ben Michael interviews documentary director Brett Morgen about his career culminating in the 2023 release of the David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream