# Lighter Darker: Ep 004: Twisters with Lee Isaac Chung and Ashley Jay Sandberg

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Director Lee Isaac Chung (Minari, Twisters) and Executive Producer Ashley Jay Sandberg (Twisters, The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart) discuss working together to balance science and storytelling with their latest film, Twisters. They share stories from the set, including real-life challenges from Mother Nature. The filmmakers and the Lighter Darker hosts chat about films that inspired them to choose their career paths and some roadblocks they faced along the way.

Chapter Markers \[00:00:00\] Intro \[00:02:12\] Questions from the mailbag \[00:10:42\] Rejection letters \[00:19:44\] Film foundations \[00:28:20\] The quiet power of nature \[00:45:30\] Final question \[00:48:24\] The martini \[00:53:50\] Outro

Episode Links Ashley Jay Sandberg - IMDb Lee Isaac Chung - IMDb Twisters The Abyss (1989) - IMDb Back to the Future (1985) - IMDb E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - IMDb Kar-Wai Wong - IMDb The Wizard of Oz (1939) - IMDb Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - IMDb Phil Tippett on the set of The Empire Strikes Back Batman (1989) - IMDb Ben Snow - IMDb ILM VFX Supervisor Ben Snow on the set of Twisters Florian Witzel - IMDb The Martini

Rob - The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) - IMDb

Todd - Schlage Encode Plus™ Smart WiFi Deadbolt | Wifi smart lock

Jenny - Norsepaints (@norsepaints) • Instagram

Isaac - StarTalk Radio

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Email us at lighterdarker@ilm.com Transcript https://www.ilm.com/transcripts/s1e004-twisters-with-lee-isaac-chung-and-ashley-jay-sandberg/

- What it is: Full episode
- Series: [Lighter Darker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/library/rights-holders/series/186073a4d615)
- Previous episode: [Lighter Darker | Episode 3 | "Camera & Composition"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/1B_f5RmXZdI)
- Next episode: [Lighter Darker | The ILM Podcast Ep 005: Ghostbusters II with Bill George](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/hz08xBmjip4)
- Length: 55 min
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