Phillip Caruso sits with Paris Chong to chat about some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Tom Hanks. He was able to work with these directors due to his reputation and connections. When Caruso was starting out, Robert Zemeckis wanted to work with him because he had worked with Ron Howard. When he asked Zemeckis how he got to him, he was told that they looked at Ron Howard’s crew and “figured that if you’re working with Ron, then that’s who we want to work with.”
Caruso started working in the film business at a young age. His father had been involved in the industry and left him a lot of equipment. Caruso learned how to work the equipment as a child and started making his own films at fifteen. He got his union card as a still photographer and started working with Dino De Laurentiis.
If you enjoy Hollywood stories, Phillip has a lot of them.
Episode Timestamps
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:33) Phillip Caruso
(00:01:22) Working with Coppola
(00:07:40) You Call Robert Dinero "Bob"?
(00:09:53) Jumping Back to Casino
(00:13:14) Life On Set
(00:17:24) Becoming Set Stills
(00:26:02) Family
(00:28:02) Working With Ron Howard
(00:34:02) The Funnest Movies to Work on
(00:36:29) Wine & TV Work
(00:42:10) Where To Find You
(00:44:09) One Last Question
(00:45:50) Outro
Links to Phillip Caruso
Links to Articles
- A Lifetime of Memorable Images - Leica Showcase
- "The Making Of" Podcast - Link
- NYS Writers Institute Profile - Link
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