Show Notes
John Isberg director of Final Summer, took time out of his busy schedule, while the set was being prepped, to talk to us.
He started making short films in high school and wanted to go to film school but only managed Intro to Film before he dropped out because of the expense and his ADHD.
In his 20s he was in bands and during the process of making music videos he became very interested in the cinematography and lighting aspect of it.
During the second music video while he was helping the director, it ignited a renewed interested in film. After moving to Champaign, Il and playing in bands and teaching middle school, a movie was being made in town called Consumed (directed by Daryl Wein and co-written, co-produced and starring Zoe Lister-Jones) and John joined the crew as Grip and he loved it, even though his interest was really lighting.
[Grip - A grip is a technician who sets up, operates, and maintains the rigging and equipment that supports the camera (i.e., dollies, cranes, tracks, jibs, tripods, process trailers, etc.) and lighting (stands, diffusers, nets, etc.) to achieve the director and cinematographer's desired shot.]
After wrapping Consumed he developed depression even in the midst of the euphoria. He had the bug, bought a camera and started shooting music videos for bands around town. Then he interned with a local production company, Shatterglass Studios where he helped on commercial shoots until he went out on his own.
This is part one, don’t miss part two coming up soon!
Get ready for a physical release of Final Summer in the Fall of 2024! There’s talk of a 3D addition in the release. Keep an eye out!!
Find Jon Isberg here:
https://www.instagram.com/finalsummermovie?igsh=bjMzNmlha21lNnI5
https://www.instagram.com/swedefilmscu?igsh=MTlhZXN4MXpxODB4Yw==
His work:
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6533367/
And find us:
Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/
Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
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