Article Focus: Our guests on this Creative COW podcast are the talented husband and wife filmmaking team from Canada, producer Suzanne Chisholm and writer/editor Michael Parfit, creators of the new documentary motion picture, "The Whale."
Husband and wife filmmakers Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.
Join us for an informative discussion with first time filmmakers, Mike and Suzanne, as they give us an insider's view, behind the scenes, on their incredible journey that took them from the inkling of an idea for a magazine article to the big screen.
You'll learn what it took for these long-time members of the Creative COW community to realize their dream, as they followed the plight of an enchanting little whale named Luna, who simply could not bear to live a solitary existence alone in the sea.
We're sure you'll find Michael and Suzanne's to be terrifically informative, enlightening, and entertaining. So please listen in, as we welcome the creators of "The Whale" to Creative COW.
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Creative COW Podcasts: Interview with Mike Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm PART 1
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In Part 2 of my interview with producer Suzanne Chisholm and writer/editor Michael Parfit, creators of the new documentary motion picture, “The Whale,” we discuss the many technical challenges Michael and Suzanne faced during their two-years of filming and post, and the solutions they discovered along the way, including the invaluable help they received on the Creative COW forums.
In Part 3 of my interview with producer Suzanne Chisholm and writer/editor Michael Parfit, creators of the new documentary motion picture, "The Whale," we discuss the filmmaker's stylistic approach to the material, and Mike and Suzanne reveal how they managed to land the participation of Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson, whose efforts and contributions ultimately proved invaluable in getting "The Whale" onto the big screen.
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