Mandi Dillin: The Morning Show and Inception

Mandi Dillin: The Morning Show and Inception

Author: Boutique Media International March 22, 2025 Duration: 59:15
Julian Newby talks to Location supervisor Mandi Dillin. Dillin fell into the location business as young graduate looking for some kind of work in movies. She was invited to work briefly on the 2005 movie Fun with Dick And Jane as an assistant, and immediately got the bug. She has since worked as location manager, supervising location manager and ultimately executive producer, on a long list of productions including all seasons of the dystopian TV series Westworld with director Jonathan Nolan;...

Behind every great film or television scene is a place, and behind that place is a story. On Location with Julian Newby pulls back the curtain on the world of location shooting, moving beyond the finished screen to explore the real-world spots where magic and logistics collide. Each episode is a deep dive into the craft, featuring candid conversations with the people who make it happen: location managers who hunt for the perfect backdrop, producers who navigate impossible deadlines, film commissioners selling a region’s potential, and actors who adapt to unpredictable environments. We get into the nitty-gritty-the thrill of discovering a hidden gem, the challenge of managing a shoot in a bustling city or a remote desert, and the unexpected problems that become legendary set stories. Hosted by Julian Newby, who brings his editorial expertise from Location International and Location California magazines, this podcast offers an authentic, ground-level perspective. It’s for anyone fascinated by the intersection of storytelling and real geography, who appreciates that a location is more than a setting-it’s a character. Tune in for a global tour of film sets, hearing directly from the professionals who turn a simple "place" into the unforgettable scenes we all remember. This is a production from Boutique Media International, serving as an audio companion to their acclaimed annual publications, and it consistently delivers rich, specific tales from the front lines of production. You’ll come away from this podcast with a newfound appreciation for the complex, often heroic work that happens long before the director calls action.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 21

On Location with Julian Newby
Podcast Episodes
Professor Bettany Hughes: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:50
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a three-part documentary series from Israel/UK-based Keshet International and British production company SandStone Global, based on Professor Bettany Hughes’ 2024 book of the same na…
E.1027 - Eileen Gray and The House by the Sea [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:10
Actor Natalie Radmall-Quirke talks to Julian Newby about her role as Irish designer Eileen Gray in the drama documentary E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, filmed at the villa on the French Riviera that was d…
Find Me Falling: When Harry met Cyprus [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:39
Harry Connick Jr is the star of the Netflix movie Find Me Falling, filmed entirely on the island of Cyprus. In this podcast we hear from stars of the film Harry Connick Jr and Julian Newby meets Agni Scott, and writer, d…
Theodosia: Egyptology in Morocco [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:27
Theodosia is an Egyptology-themed tween live-action series produced by Cottonwood Media and ZDF. The new season, Theodosia: The Oasis of Magic, was filmed across Paris, Belgium and Morocco. Julian Newby meets with direct…
Tim Haines: Surviving Earth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:50
Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines talks to Julian Newby about his new series Surviving Earth. He explains how technology has moved on since his epic Dinosaurs series, enabling him and his crew to film creatures t…
Mike Fantasia: Killers Of The Flower Moon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:37
Julian Newby talks to Mike Fantasia, supervising location manager on Killers Of The Flower Moon. Fantasia reveals director Martin Scorsese’s insistence that the film was shot where the tragic story of the murders of the…
Ian Quinn: stunt performing on location [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:34
Veteran stunt co-ordinator and performer, Ian Quinn, tells Julian Newby how he insisted on taking a role in the movie Country Strong so that he could be on-set to protect its star Gwyneth Paltrow during a potentially dan…