Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 165
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: United Kingdom
Instagram: 12.0k followers
Contact Information
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info@filmumentaries.com
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Host
Jamie Benning - Filmmaker, author, and film historian who writes for Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, with a focus on filmmaking craft, film history, and behind-the-scenes production.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Christopher Jacobsen - Documentary Filmmaking, Daragh O'malley's Career, Marlon Brando, Sharpe, And Preserving Industry Stories.
Sean England - Foley Recording And Mixing, Sound Effects Creation, Skywalker Sound, The Clone Wars, And The Impact Of New Technology On Sound Work.
Wolf Kahler - His Acting Career, Being Cast In Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Working With Steven Spielberg, And Making The Classic Adventure Film.
Brad Fiedel - Film Composition, Electronic Scoring, Collaboration With James Cameron, Temp Tracks, And The Creative Process Behind His Terminator Scores.
John Goodson - Ilm's Model Shop, Physical And Digital Model Making, Spacecraft Design, Large-scale Miniatures, And The Transition From Practical To Digital Effects.
Recent Topics
Episodes
Ep 157 | ILM’s John Knoll on The Mandalorian and Grogu — motion control, stop motion and gaussian splats
October 13, 2026
John Knoll is Chief Creative Officer at ILM and visual effects supervisor on The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first time Mando and Grogu have been on a cinema screen. He describes two forces pulling against each other. It had to feel like it came from the same group of people who made the series, which meant keeping the handcrafted approach — puppets, creatures in rubber masks, motion control miniatures, stop motion.But roughly forty-five per cent of the film is IMAX, and you compose and cut di...
Ep 156 | Christopher Jacobsen: Daragh and Brando Documentary
September 22, 2026
This one's a bit different. It's shorter, and it's about a film that doesn't exist yet. Christopher Jacobsen is an actor and filmmaker, and full disclosure, the brother of one of my good friends. He's trying to get a documentary made about Daragh O'Malley, who played Sergeant Patrick Harper in Sharpe.Daragh and Sean Bean were the only two actors in every episode, from 1993 to 2008. Chris grew up a huge Sharpe fan. In 2021 he and his filmmaking partner Marco sent Daragh a short film script. Da...
Ep 155 | Skywalker Sound's Sean England on cattle gates, Brillo pads and Birkenstocks
September 07, 2026
Sean England has been at Skywalker Sound since 1993. He didn't arrive as a foley artist. He came in on the technical side, in the machine room and the transfer department, back when everything went to analog tape and film was spliced on a Kem. He calls those years his film school. He watched sound get made from one end of a picture to the other, then became a foley recordist, then a mixer, then went through the glass and became the artist.The show where he cut his teeth was The Clone Wars. Th...
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How many listeners does The Filmumentaries Podcast have?
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Who is an ideal guest for The Filmumentaries Podcast?
The Filmumentaries Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established film-industry practitioners, craftspeople, artists, or filmmakers with substantial production experience, notable screen credits, recognized specialist expertise, or firsthand involvement in influential films and effects facilities. Common among recent guests: Credits on well-known feature films or major television productions; Long careers at prominent studios, effects houses, or sound facilities; Specialist responsibility for practical effects, visual effects, sound, music, production design, or model making. Recent guests include Christopher Jacobsen, Sean England, and Wolf Kahler.
How hard is it to get booked on The Filmumentaries Podcast?
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
What topics does The Filmumentaries Podcast cover?
Recent episodes cover Film, Film Production, Practical Effects, Visual Effects, and Sound Design. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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