2.30 Filmmaker Interview with Luke Salewski

In today's episode, I interview Luke Salewski about his film "The Lights Above," a genre crossing short film set in Los Angeles in the early day of 1942. The film was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Student Academy Awards.

Listen to hear about how Luke and his team creatively sourced their period furniture, a last minute casting change, and how they came to find the 1939 Cadillac convertible that is featured in the film.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
• The works of John Truby
  • The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
  • The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "The Lights Above” directed by Luke Salewski
• Battle: Los Angeles directed by Jonathan Liebesman
• 1941 directed by Steven Spielberg
• E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg
• Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi directed by Richard Marquand
• Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson
• "Jimmy" directed by Luke Salewski
• "Audio Description" directed by Luke Salewski

Follow Luke and the film on Instagram @lukejsalewski and @thelightsabovemovie and check out the film website at https://thelightsabove.com/.