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  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ashley Taylor about her advertising experience. Timestamps (5:18) Who is Ashley Taylor? (8:03) Ashley’s transition to AAF president. (11:12) What has it been like for Ashley to be the AAF president during a pandemic? (15:36) What does an account executive at NBC do? (19:48) What about […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Joe Fulton about his editing experience. Timestamps (4:12) Who is Joe Fulton? (22:42) From high school video projects to Emmy nominated. (25:01) How was the move from the Midwest to LA? (29:33) NLE software. (51:24) Remote directing/consulting. (52:32) Studying with the Cowboy. (1:02:30) House Call. (1:15:14) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Molly Luksik about her experience with ballet and starting her own studio. Timestamps (7:48) Who is Molly? (9:26) What is being a professional ballerina like? (21:57) How has the transition been from professional ballerina to opening your own ballet academy? (23:49) Imposter syndrome. (1:00:35) Good, cheap, […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Chad Halverson about drone tips and tricks. Timestamps (3:50) Who is Chad? (19:55) Drone stuff! (20:55) Chad’s reel. (31:47) Chad’s first drone crash. (38:49) Drone insurance. (52:15) Flying at night. (59:07) Has Chad ever done any international drone work? (1:02:47) FAA authorization and Part 107. (1:15:28) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Tom Kermgard of Kingdom Filmworks about Commercial Production and getting things done while still having fun. Timestamps (3:47) Who is Tom Kermgard? (18:26) From copywriter to Kingdom Filmworks. (24:53) What are the qualities you need to make it as a producer? (29:18) What was Tom’s experience […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat with Luke Kolarsky about studio and live production. Timestamps (3:18) Who is Luke? (5:56) What is it like being a jack of all trades at Backflip? (12:08) The Backflip studio demo reel. (14:37) Luke’s favorite studio set/project. (18:01) How long did the Avid Ratings set […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re going to go behind-the-scenes and talk about how we pulled EV Land together. We’re going to watch the short film and walk frame by frame to show you how we made the magic. Timestamps (14:45) Watching EV Land. (28:58) How has EV Land been received? (31:17) BTS Breakdown […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, Charlie, from MGE, is joining us to share the newly premiered short film ‘EV Land.’ This film tells the story of a ballerina who is trying to find her way. It combines ballet, hip-hop, and electric vehicles in an exceptional way. Timestamps (13:51) Watching EV Land! (38:01) The EV […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat live event production with Brent Hoffman. Timestamps (1:51) John had a baby! (4:16) Perodigm wall wrap. (8:43) Why live? (13:10) Restream.io (17:53) Why do you need to do that live? (26:31) Multi-cam live theatre productions? (31:28) What is the minimum equipment needed to go live? […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat taking your event live with Carolyn Averill. Timestamps (5:55) How did Ryan and Carolyn meet (8:39) What does Carolyn do? (18:31) What is unique about St. Ambrose? (27:01) Listener questions. (38:21) What kind of event is this? (45:51) More listener questions. (1:28:54) What kind of […]