
Welcome to Below the Line, a film industry podcast where we talk about making movies from the crew perspective. My name is Skid: I'm a former Assistant Director and your host. For the show, I invite my production friends - both old and new - to tell stories from their time on set. Each episode is organized around a specific film, television series or some other theme relevant to working in Hollywood. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or peruse the list below: you might learn something new about one of your favorites.
Thoughts about a specific episode or comments about the podcast? I welcome your feedback: skid@belowtheline.biz
Episodes

Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Season 2 - Ep 2 - P.A. Bootcamp
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
A gaggle of production assistants walk into a bar . . . this episode, my guests are the founder, a trainer and a graduate of P.A. Bootcamp, a program for people starting out in the film business.

Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Season 2 - Ep 1 - Bonneville
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Welcome to Season 2! An assistant director, a camera loader and a producer walk into a bar . . . this episode, we're revisiting 2006's Bonneville (starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen), an indie road trip movie with a film crew based out of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 13 - Henry Danger
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Final episode of the season! A trio of assistant directors walk into a bar . . . this episode, I'm joined by the AD team for Henry Danger, a superhero tv show for kids currently airing on Nickelodeon.

Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 12 - Repli-Kate
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
A couple of prop guys and a production assistant walk into a bar . . . this episode, we share a few laughs about 2002's Repli-Kate (starring Ali Landry, James Roday, Desmond Askew and Eugene Levy).

Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 11 - Veterans in Hollywood
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Some military vets celebrate Veterans Day at a bar . . . this episode, my guests and I all spent time in uniform before starting careers in Hollywood, and we discuss the similarities, differences and lessons learned in the transition.

Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 10 - Snakes on a Plane
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
A stunt coordinator and a couple of assistant directors walk into a bar . . . this episode, we talk about 2006's Snakes on a Plane (starring Samuel L. Jackson), with a focus on the five days of rated-R reshoots.

Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 9 - Majestic Background
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Three extras walk into a bar . . . this episode, my guests are non-professional background artists who worked with me on 2001's The Majestic (starring Jim Carrey), when we were filming in Ferndale, CA.

Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 8 - Drowning Mona
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
An assistant director and a couple of prop guys walk into a bar . . . this episode, we share some stories from the set of 2000's Drowning Mona (starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell and Jamie Lee Curtis).

Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 7 - Attila
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
A wardrobe supervisor, a camera operator and an assistant director walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit the 2001 USA Network mini-series, Attila (filmed entirely in Lithuania and starring Gerard Butler in his first major role).

Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 6 - Sex and Death 101
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
A set medic, a production assistant and an assistant director walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2007's Sex and Death 101 (starring Simon Baker and Winona Ryder).

Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 5 - Panic
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
A gaffer, a property master and an assistant director walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2000's Panic (starring William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Tracey Ullman and Donald Sutherland).

Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 4 - West Wing Background, part II
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Four more extras walk into that same bar . . . this episode, we return to background holding and bring together another group of White House staffers from The West Wing.

Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 3 - West Wing Background, part I
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Three extras walk into a bar . . . this episode, all of my guests worked regularly as White House staffers on The West Wing during the show's seven-season run (1999-2006).

Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 2 - Seabiscuit
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
A stunt jockey, a set medic and a production assistant walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2003's horseracing epic, Seabiscuit (starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper).

Friday Sep 14, 2018
Season 1 - Ep 1 - Cellular
Friday Sep 14, 2018
Friday Sep 14, 2018
An assistant director and a property master walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2004's Cellular (starring Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and Jason Statham).

Monday Sep 10, 2018
Ep 0 - Teaser Intro
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Monday Sep 10, 2018
A former assistant director opens up a bar . . .