But Why Tho? • 22nd May 2023

Tina Nawrocki Interview

During Digital Dragons 2023, we were lucky enough to talk with Tina Nawrocki, the animator of a little game you may have heard of called Cuphead. Her work also includes staying on with Studio MDHR to animate the game’s DLC, and all of it started working on film sets like The Aviator. However, after leaving the studio in 2020, her work has extended even farther with Netflix’s Green Eggs and Ham and WB’s Space Jam: A New Legacy. She even found time to provide original animation for Drake’s Knife T

But Why Tho? • 20th May 2023

Bloober Team & Horror with Laura Bernaś - INTERVIEW

We attended Digital Dragons 2023, Poland’s premiere gaming industry conference. Bloober Team is a developer based in Krakow, Poland, known for Layers of Fear, Observer, and The Medium. With Digitals Dragons taking place in Krakow, it’s only appropriate for one of the biggest developers in the city to be in attendance, especially since the developer has also won awards at previous Digital Dragon events. This year Bloober Team were focused on recruitment as well as panels, like the Science of Horr

Geekd-Out • 20th January 2020

[INTERVIEW] THE TALENTED STEPHANIE SHEH ⋆

Stephanie Sheh is one of the most prolific voices in the world of anime dubs. We recently got to chat with her about her career and some of her most recent work, including Netflix’s Cannon Busters. Stephanie voiced several prominent characters in anime, including Orihime Inoue (Bleach), Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon Crystal), and Hinata Hyuga (Naruto). Rogues Portal: Can you tell us where you got your start in pursuing anime? Specifically voice overs for anime? Stephanie Sheh: I had a

Geekd-Out • 13th May 2019

[INTERVIEW] HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U COSTUME DESIGNER WHITNEY ANNE ADAMS ⋆

Happy Death Day 2U is the sequel to Happy Death Day and one of the first horror films of 2019. We were able to speak with the costume designer, Whitney Anne Adams, regarding her career and creative process for the film. How did you get into costume design? “I did theater my whole life. I had been doing acting in high school, and I wasn’t very good at it. I got into costume design my first year of college, and I’ve always been a film person. I owned around 500 films by the time I finished high

Geekd-Out • 26th February 2019

The Power of Sound: Interview with She-Ra Composer Sunna Wehrmeijer ⋆

Netflix’s She-Ra was met with much praise when it debuted in late 2018 and was quickly approved for a second season. Besides the great animation, voice work, and writing; the show has garnered praise for it’s a remarkable score. We recently interviewed Emmy nominated composer Sunna Wehrmeijer and talked about the process involved with creating a story through sound and working with She-Ra. How did you get into composition? And from there you go from college into working on big productions. I s

Cageside Press • 12th June 2018

DWTNCS Main Event Profile: Dashawn Boatwright

With season two of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series (DWTNCS) premiering tonight, we spoke to headliner Dashawn Boatwright. Dashawn Boatwright or “Buck” as many of his friends call him, was born on Long Island but raised hundreds of miles away in Richmond, Virginia. He’s the product of a typical middle-class upbringing which shows in his blue-collar approach to life. Boatwright began his martial arts journey roughly six years ago. Like many fighters of his generation, he openly admit

For All Nerds • 2nd May 2018

Cynthia Summers: A Series of Unfortunate Events Costume Designer (Interview)

A Series of Unfortunate Events recently returned to Netflix. The series returned with bigger characters, sets, and brighter colors. We recently interviewed Cynthia Summers, costume designer of the second and third season. You’ve seen her work in Halo and the L Word. She talks about the transition to a fantasy setting and what fans can expect in the second and third seasons. Looking at your career, Series of Unfortunate Events seems like a big departure from the rest of your resume. Did you see

Cageside Press • 17th April 2018

Sumo Spotlight: Houston-Based Ichiro Young Interview

While this is an MMA-based website, we respect all martial arts and were able to interview an American sumotori named Ichiro Young. Cageside Press decided to a break from the usual MMA rabble and spoke with a young sumotori from Houston named Ichiro Young. He made his debut back in 2016 and has since picked up the ring name “Wakaichiro” which translates to Young Ichiro. Sumo wrestlers are held in high esteem in Japan and the sport’s origins can be traced back to the 16th century during the reig

Cageside Press • 15th April 2018

Guchi Gang: Kyoji Horiguchi Interview Ahead of RIZIN 10

We spoke to RIZIN’s top commodity Kyoji Horiguchi about his prospects for the future and the differences of flyweight and bantamweight. We checked in with a busy Kyoji Horiguchi ahead of his RIZIN 10 bout with Ian McCall, scheduled for May 6 on FITE TV. Kyoji has enjoyed much success since his unfortunate exit from the UFC, which is considered one of the worst loss of talent by the promotion among MMA fans. He’s still the second-best flyweight in the world and arguably a top 10 bantamweight des

For All Nerds • 27th March 2018

The Cinematography of Counterpart: Luc Montpellier Interview

Counterpart is one of the newest shows on the STARZ network. It premiered back in January to much critical and audience acclaim. Counterpart is a dark sci fi show in the familiar Cold War setting of Berlin. It stars J.K. Simmons as Howard Silk, a paper pusher at a UN agency. His clearance is so low that he doesn’t actually know what his branch does. Some events transpire that force his superiors to bring him up to speed on what they actually do. We recently interviewed the series cinematographer

For All Nerds • 21st March 2018

Gui DaSilva Pulls All the Stunts In Pacific Rim Uprising, Black Panther & More (INTERVIEW)

Stunt talent and coordinators are the unsung heroes of some of your favorite films. The Academy doesn’t even recognize their important contribution to film. They just don’t stand in for actors or act as henchmen and bystanders. They’re the ones training the actors, helping with shot continuity for key scenes, and making sure each action scene goes as well as it can while make sure people are a safe as possible. So this will be the first in what I hope is a series of articles featuring the people

For All Nerds • 6th March 2018

The Costume Designer of Underground and Preacher: Karyn Wagner (Interview)

Many of you are familiar with shows like Preacher, Underground, and Netflix’s The Red Road. There one common thread happens to be the master costume designer; Karyn Wagner. We got the chance to talk to her about her past work, story telling, and her most recent project; Waco. Waco is about the 1993 stand off between the FBI and the Branch Davidians. The show incorporates some real life facts and shows the stand off from multiple viewpoints. What got you into costume design? I notice you do a l

Cageside Press • 2nd March 2018

Bellator 195's Kristina Williams Talks Staying Calm in the Cage

Flyweight Kristina Williams has another big test ahead of her at Bellator 195, but she expects to handle that test by staying calm and collected. Bellator 195’s Kristina Williams surprised the MMA world when she beat ‘It Girl’ Heather Hardy bloody in Williams’ pro debut last October. Hardy was the talk of the town heading in, the pro boxing champ who made a splash in her debut at Bellator NYC last June. Williams was overlooked at best, and peppered with asinine questions following the victory b

For All Nerds • 1st March 2018

The Gunpowder Lion: Volker Bertelmann The Composer (INTERVIEW)

Recently we got to speak with composer Volker Bertelmann. You most likely know his work from the critically acclaimed film, Lion, and his most recent project is the HBO miniseries, Gunpowder. The show stars Kit Harington who most of you know as Jon Snow from Game of Thrones. In Gunpowder, Harington portrays Robert Catesby, who was a key conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot which is tied to the more infamous; Guy Fawkes. Bertlelmann shares how he crafts music to tell a story, how he manages his app

For All Nerds • 17th January 2018

Ruth E. Carter: The Costuming Master (INTERVIEW-Part 2)

In late 2017 we interviewed Ruth E. Carter, speaking on her legacy and her body of work as she costumed over 50 films and has contributed to the rich history of black cinema. You can read Part 1 right here on Fanbros.com. Ruth E. Carter is responsible for the fashions in everything from Do The Right Thing, to School Daze, The Butler, Selma, and has dressed everyone from Angela Bassett to Josh Brolin. Here’s what she had to say in part two of this exploratory interview: Black Panther seems like

For All Nerds • 3rd January 2018

INTERVIEW: Nathan Whitehead, The Musical Maestro of Video Games

Sound is arguably the second most important part to a genre film. It’s often used in place of dialog to convey emotions and rise in tension. The final scene in A New Hope isn’t the same without the John Williams score. FanBros recently spoke with game and movie, music composer Nathan Whitehead to speak about past and current projects. Beyond Skyline is his most recent film project and the sequel to the 2010 film, Skyline.

Cageside Press • 22nd September 2017

Bellator Kickboxing 7's Joe Schilling Not Looking to Promote Potential Opponents

This Saturday, Bellator is throwing a stacked double event with Bellator Kickboxing 7 and Bellator 183. On the kickboxing side of the event, Joe Schilling will be making his fourth appearance in Bellator Kickboxing. Cageside Press recently got some input from Joe Schilling regarding his current standing and feeling towards other fighters. Schilling was signed by Bellator Kickboxing in 2016, taking only a month off from his last last Glory bout. That’s after a number of MMA bouts under the Bella

For All Nerds • 20th September 2017

DOPE JOBS: Halt and Catch Fire Music Supervisors Yvette Metoyer & Thomas Golubić (Interview)

Music and ambient noise often sets the tone for a television show. Many shows have distinctive sounds like the guitar strumming associated with Breaking Bad or the often moody and dark tones of Mr. Robot. On every TV show, each song choice or theme is carefully crafted by a team of music supervisors. But how exactly do they do their jobs?To understand this process further, we spoke with two music supervisors from SuperMusicVision, Yvette Metoyer and Thomas Golubić. Metoyer and Golubić have work

For All Nerds • 13th June 2017

Interview With Dark Matter's Melissa O'Neil

Syfy’s hit series Dark Matter just returned for it’s third season. In case you’re not familiar with the show, it’s about a group of some of the baddest criminals in the known galaxy who lose their memories. Which makes them even more dangerous for certain people. The show spends a lot of time on the personal growth of each character as they cope with their current circumstances; while weaving together a larger narrative. Before Con Season gets in full swing, we managed to get an interview with M

Hidden Remote • 21st April 2017

Behind The Music Of ‘The Get Down’: Interview With Elliott Wheeler

‘The Get Down’ is Netflix’s popular musical series created by Baz Luhrmann. We talked with series composer Elliott Wheeler, to learn how music is used to tell a story. Elliott Wheeler is a composer who is known for The Great Gatsby and The Get Down. We reached out to him recently to learn about the process that goes into composing a musical series like The Get Down and how it aids in storytelling. Wheeler started off by discussing what went into the show’s foundation: I mean one of the things