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In Medias Res

A podcast about the business of being creative. Co-hosts Brandon Duke & Clayton Romero talk about running their company, Novis Opera, and talk to their friends in the arts & media community about what makes good content and how to get it made.

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Where We Go From Here from 2021-12-28T01:00:02

With every endeavor there are the fun parts and there are parts you avoid. Unfortunately, there are only so many hours in a day and sometimes you have to admit the work you’ve been avoiding has pil...

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IMR Breakdown - SERENDIPITY from 2021-12-21T01:02:07

Of all the genres in all the artforms, making a romance movie is one wrought with so many potential perils and traps that getting one right feels like an act of fate. In this episode, we’re here wi...

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IMR Breakdown - ARRIVAL from 2021-12-14T01:01:41

First contact is one of the great tropes of science fiction. Encountering the radically different and unique can hold a mirror up to humanity, but it's not everyday that a movie about aliens teache...

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The Art of The Sequel - Part 2 (with Shawn Arnold) from 2021-12-07T04:22:43

It’s rare that a sequel comes along that's just as good as the movie that came before it. When a sequel comes along that surpasses its predecessor, it’s almost a miracle. In this episode, we contin...

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The Art of The Sequel - Part 1 (with Shawn Arnold) from 2021-11-30T01:00:02

Telling a great story is a blessing and a curse. Everyone will be clambering for more, from the audience to the marketing people.Try to bottle lighting and you’ll wind up getting fried, but don’t y...

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IMR Breakdown - THE PRESTIGE from 2021-11-23T01:11:19

They Don’t call it movie Magic for nothing. Telling a great story has all the same rules as a magic trick. You gotta show them what they expect, then show them how it ‘s anything but ordinary and l...

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IMR Breakdown - SNATCH from 2021-11-16T01:04:43

We all know Romantic comedy, action comedy, buddy comedy, but what about crime comedy? Keeping a genre fresh is no mean feat. It takes a lot of fancy footwork, So it’s fitting that this early 2000’...

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IMR Breakdown - GHOSTBUSTERS - Part 2 from 2021-11-09T01:00:16

Sometimes watching a movie or reading a book decades after its release can be like raising the dead. If you know how to look, you can learn a lot about the place, time, and climate that gave birth ...

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IMR Breakdown - GHOSTBUSTERS - Part 1 from 2021-11-02T00:10:56

Conjuring a great comedy is like witchcraft. Even when you have all the right elements, you need a coven to make the magic happen. Tonight, we’re joined by James David Patrick to break down the 198...

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IMR Breakdown - SE7EN - Part 2 from 2021-10-26T00:00:35

We creators stand on the shoulders of giants, and with giants like Chaucer, Dante, and every religion known to man plugged into the collective unconscious… Well, let’s just say: the high ground co...

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IMR Breakdown - SE7EN - Part 1 from 2021-10-19T00:03:05

Some fiction is heavy because of the weight of its subject matter. Some is heavy because of how much detail it shows the audience. As Crime dramas go, SE7EN has enough of both qualities to dent the...

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IMR Breakdown - TENET - Part 2 from 2021-10-12T00:10:57

It takes many small puzzle pieces to tell a complete story. When you have to weave a tale that travels backwards and forwards in time simultaneously, that puzzle can become a lot to handle.
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IMR Breakdown - TENET - Part 1 from 2021-10-05T00:01:12

Time Travel is sexy, cool, and insanely dangerous. The creative that decides to take on a story that makes time travel a central pillar in its plot has a minefield to navigate. And yet, every gener...

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IMR Breakdown - COWBOY BEBOP - Part 2 from 2021-09-28T00:01:58

All art aspires to the condition of music. Cowboy Bebop exemplifies this better than any other. Its characters are finely tuned instruments and it’s storylines play out different movements. But whe...

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IMR Breakdown - COWBOY BEBOP - Part 1 from 2021-09-21T00:06:01

Take Spaghetti westerns, add Noir Crime drama, plus a dash of scifi, then prepare it with Japanese flair and what do you get? “The Work, which becomes a genre itself, is called Cowboy Bebop!” In t...

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Theatre of Sound (with the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company) from 2021-09-14T00:00:49

In a time when millions of dollars are being thrown at VFX budgets, only a few creatives are using the most powerful tool in creation, The human mind. The theater of the mind comes with its own set...

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Creating A Vibe - Part 2 (with Chris Burke) from 2021-09-07T00:09:43

Few things can have an effect on an audience like music. Like any supporting actor, it plays a vital role in conveying your message, filling the space, and creating a mood. Tonight, we bring back m...

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IMR Breakdown - THE CABIN IN THE WOODS - Part 2 from 2021-08-30T23:59:50

When you’re using your art to act as a mirror for your audience it can be a risky gambit. Like angry gods, they can be cruel and capricious, but show them the unexpected or original and you might f...

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IMR Breakdown - THE CABIN IN THE WOODS - Part 1 from 2021-08-24T00:00:03

Horror as a genre, has fallen prey to the original slow walking slasher: “profit margins”. It’s tropes are so overplayed that the audience already knows what’s going to happen. Tonight, we breakdow...

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Breaking Through (with Alan&Carrie Tupper from Kamikaze) from 2021-08-17T00:03:45

Creating a successful storytelling project is no small feat. Whether its online, in print, or on video, any one requires a lot of creative skill and no small amount of business savvy. To make a pro...

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A Cast Of One (with Peter Kenny) from 2021-08-10T00:00:07

Giving life to an entire novel is no small task, from the vilest depths to the most angelic heights, it takes a master of character to make each voice unique and real in the audience’s mind. In th...

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IMR Breakdown - LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS - Part 2 from 2021-08-03T00:07:08

A well-written short story is like a well-cooked stake. Balance the seasoning, heat, and preparation, and you’ve got a great meal. Mess up any one of those components and you’ll be left with a salt...

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Creating A Vibe (with Chris Burke) from 2021-07-27T00:00:24

In the best audio and visual art, music and sound design are a creative’s super power. They can pull heart strings, pour ice down your back, and put you on the edge of your seat. But like any great...

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IMR Breakdown - LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS - Part 1 from 2021-07-20T00:02:06

Few things can showcase a wide variety of artistic talent like a good short story anthology series, and like any group performance, what makes it work is solid fundamentals. Tonight, we’re breakin...

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Adventures In Audio (with Bret Wood) from 2021-07-13T00:01:27

In the year 2020, much of the film industry ground to a halt as the pandemic took hold of the world. As lockdowns went on, we saw the storytellers embrace the possibilities of audio-drama. One such...

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Elevating Voices (with James Kicklighter) from 2021-07-06T00:02

When it comes to inclusion, there is a fine line between tokenism and actual representation. So how do storytellers embrace the wonderful variety of the world without making it seem condescending o...

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IMR Breakdown - PRINCESS MONONOKE - Part 2 from 2021-06-29T00:00:51

Mythical beings and prophetic legends have long held a cushy seat in the “correct side”, but Princess Mononoke shows that even the spirits and gods are not immune to the dangers of extremism and ex...

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IMR Breakdown - PRINCESS MONONOKE - Part 1 from 2021-06-22T00:01:17

Of the stories to be told, “Man vs Nature” is one of the oldest and well trodden, yet set in feudal Japan where spirits and gods were so much a part of everyday life, this tale takes on new relevan...

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The Sea of Opportunity (with Kelly Biggs of WSI) from 2021-06-15T00:00:22

The internet is a vast ocean full of numerous and plentiful audiences, but how does a creative plumb the depths for THEIR audience across these treacherous waters. In this episode, we’re talking ab...

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IMR Breakdown - THE FIFTH ELEMENT - Part 2 from 2021-06-08T00:00:51

It’s not every day that a movie can come along simultaneously satirizing an entire genre while also revolutionizing it. In May of ‘97, THE FIFTH ELEMENT did just that. In this episode...we’re back ...

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IMR Breakdown - THE FIFTH ELEMENT - Part 1 from 2021-06-01T00:00:36

Science fiction is sneaky, especially when it's also an action comedy summer blockbuster. They push the boundaries of what we think of as possible and make us question our norms. In this episode, w...

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IMR Breakdown - THE USUAL SUSPECTS - Part 2 from 2021-05-25T00:00:46

Every filmmaker talks about “subverting expectations”, but if they want to learn how to do it well, they look to the THE USUAL SUSPECTS. Tonight, we’re back to finish the job and breakdown how this...

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IMR Breakdown - THE USUAL SUSPECTS - Part 1 from 2021-05-18T00:06:04

Few things make a great movie like a great villain. But when your cast of heroes are all criminals, what do you do then? If you’re Christoper McQuarrie, you create a villain of biblical proportion...

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IMR Breakdown - LOOPER - Part 2 from 2021-05-11T00:02:19

Paradoxes abound. Most stories about time travel are a contradictory mess. But every once in a while, somebody gets it right. In this episode, we’re back to finish our break down of LOOPER and to c...

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IMR Breakdown - LOOPER - Part 1 from 2021-05-04T00:02:13

Time Travel stories are often best avoided by the audience AND the Author. They are complicated, messy, and confusing. AND yet, some authors still manage to thread the needle.
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Skills Without Strings (with Raymond Carr) from 2021-04-27T00:02:32

It takes a lot of skills to execute your vision in a film, whether it’s writing, directing, producing or performing. Luckily once you’ve mastered a skill, you find it has applications in more place...

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IMR Breakdown - THE MATRIX - Part 2 from 2021-04-20T00:03:54

It’s not every day that a movie comes along that not only changes how films are made but one that also changes how we see reality itself, and THE MATRIX did just that.
In this episode, we’re b...

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Changing Roles (with Hannah Fierman) from 2021-04-13T00:03:27

When it comes to telling stories on film, the view working from in front of the camera can be very different from the view from behind it. While it’s not uncommon for actors to take on the role of ...

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Changing Roles (with Hannah Fierman) from 2021-04-13T00:03:27

When it comes to telling stories on film, the view working from in front of the camera can be very different from the view from behind it. While it’s not uncommon for actors to take on the role of ...

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IMR Breakdown - THE MATRIX - Part 1 from 2021-04-06T00:00

When the audience sits down in front of a movie, they’re looking to escape reality for a little while. When audiences sat down at this 1999 scifi, little did they know how the tables would turn. To...

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IMR Breakdown - FIGHT CLUB - Part 2 from 2021-03-30T00:02:07

t's not often that a movie comes along and defines culture in a myriad ways decades after its release. And few movies have knocked the mainstream on its ass like FIGHT CLUB. Tonight, we’re getting ...

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IMR Breakdown - FIGHT CLUB - Part 1 from 2021-03-23T00:02:05

There are few movies that pack a strong enough punch to leave a mark more than 20 years after their initial release. And there’s one movie that has spawned ALL the memes, insults, inspiration and ...

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IMR Breakdown - CONTACT - Part 2 from 2021-03-16T00:01:28

Be it Recording a stream, or building an alien teleporter, with technology, there’s always a degree of faith involved. Tonight, we’re back...again... to finish breaking down Robert Zemeckis’ film C...

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IMR Breakdown - CONTACT - Part 1 from 2021-03-02T01:01

What do you get when a famous atheist scientist pens a story about first contact and it comes off like a meditation on the nature of belief and the search for meaning? Based on the novel by Carl S...

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IMR Breakdown - OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? from 2021-02-24T01:01:13

The Coen Brothers took Homer's "The Odyssey" and transplanted it to the Depression Era American South. We're taking a look at "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" in this episode.

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IMR Breakdown - ALIEN - Part 2 from 2021-02-16T01:01:25

When last we left our heroic crew, the alien had just burst from their shipmate's chest, and was about to run amok throughout the ship. We're back to finish our breakdown of Ridely Scott's ALIEN.

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IMR Breakdown - ALIEN - Part 1 from 2021-02-09T01:01:10

In 1979, Ridley Scott directed ALIEN and changed the landscape of science fiction & horror films. In this episode we're giving this classic the full IMR treatment.

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IMR Breakdown - PULP FICTION - Part 2 from 2021-02-03T01:03:03

Because this movie has so much style, one episode was not enough. We're coming back to finish taking a good hard look at Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION.

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IMR - Bring On The Singularity from 2021-02-02T01:00:20

Such that way may cast off these fragile moral shells.... We're sick, we'll be back tomorrow. Promise.

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IMR Breakdown - PULP FICTION - Part 1 from 2021-01-26T01:01:21

In this episode, we breakdown Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" in order to learn from it.

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The Art of Enough from 2021-01-19T01:00:26

The art of writing is all about the economy of words. Don’t give enough detail and your writing is confusing or predictable, give too much and it’s wasted energy or self-indulgent. We’re here today...

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From The Root To The Fruit from 2021-01-12T01:03:16

When it comes to telling great stories, it’s important to have a deft hand while giving a sense of place. Too much and you’ll break the suspension of disbelief, too little and your stories will nev...

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The Finish from 2020-12-29T00:59:47

With the 2020 drawing to a close, it’s important to remember that the hardest years teach some of the best lessons. We’re here today to look back on the year that was and what we’ve taken away from...

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Ready To Enjoy? from 2020-12-22T01:02:43

There comes a point in every project where you have to decide if your project is finished or if you’ve still got more to do
As we come into the final week of our Kickstarter, we’re talking to ...

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Patience Pays Off from 2020-12-15T01:04:59

In art or in business, patience pays. As we enter week 2 of our Kickstarter campaign, we talk to actress Adena Brumer and writer Deanna Russell grinding through the process of doing what we do, Listen

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The Harvest Dance from 2020-12-08T01:04:23

When making wine and art, you gotta be willing to get your hands and feet dirty. As we go into we two of the Kickstarter campaign, we are stomping grapes and doin’ that Harvest Dance with Adena Bru...

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The Harvest from 2020-12-01T01:00:39

After years of tending the soil, it’s time to harvest the fruits of your labors. For one person, that can be a daunting prospect, but as they say, many hands make short work. After a long time of ...

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The Story Business (with Akshobh Giridharadas) from 2020-11-24T01:00:47

When most people think about storytellers, they think about novels, movies, and television, but
in the modern business world, now more than ever, storytelling is not just for the storybooks. ...

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The Story Business (with Akshobh Giridharadas) from 2020-11-24T01:00:47

When most people think about storytellers, they think about novels, movies, and television, but
in the modern business world, now more than ever, storytelling is not just for the storybooks. ...

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The Windup from 2020-11-17T01:01:34

There is so much romance about being a tortured, starving artist… until you’re tortured and starving, then you really would prefer to be a comfortable and well fed artist. For that, you need fundin...

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The Push Pull Game (with Leo Davis of Creative Tech Lab) from 2020-11-10T01:01:10

Like, subscribe, ring that bell, or sign up for the newsletter. What does the modern day creative focus on in order to find an audience and make it grow? It’s a balance of Push and Pull. We’re here...

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The Push Pull Game (with Leo Davis of Creative Tech Lab) from 2020-11-10T01:01:10

Like, subscribe, ring that bell, or sign up for the newsletter. What does the modern day creative focus on in order to find an audience and make it grow? It’s a balance of Push and Pull. We’re here...

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Daily Momentum (with Billie Jo Konze) from 2020-11-03T01:00:14

Tell someone you’re an actor and most people think: hired guns or simple employees. The reality is closer to being a one-person full-scale business. For a voiceover actor, Billie Jo Konze, it’s abo...

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Daily Momentum (with Billie Jo Konze) from 2020-11-03T01:00:14

Tell someone you’re an actor and most people think: hired guns or simple employees. The reality is closer to being a one-person full-scale business. For a voiceover actor, Billie Jo Konze, it’s abo...

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The Road So Far... from 2020-10-27T00:01:20

In 2017, we started a writing project that would over time evolve into a multimedia experience, including an audio-drama podcast involving 7 writers, 6 artists, and 26 actors.
We’re here today...

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Where Passion Leads (with Chris Mitchell of CMG Guitars & DevilCat Amps) from 2020-10-20T00:00:25

You can tell when a person is driven by passion. Personally or professionally, that passion breathes a little more light into everything they do. If you’re renaissance man, Chris Mitchell, and you'...

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Where Passion Leads (with Chris Mitchell of CMG Guitars&DevilCat Amps) from 2020-10-20T00:00:25

You can tell when a person is driven by passion. Personally or professionally, that passion breathes a little more light into everything they do. If you’re renaissance man, Chris Mitchell, and you'...

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Fail Better from 2020-10-13T00:01:24

Few things teach better than failure. When it comes to creatives and entrepreneurs, somethings you try just aren’t going to work, mistakes and botched first attempts are going to happen. In this e...

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Tools Of The Trade (with Leo Davis of Creative Tech Lab) from 2020-10-06T00:02:06

There was a time when if you wanted to make a beautiful movie or recording you had to mortgage your house to afford the equipment, now high quality professional tools are cheep enough that even the...

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Tools Of The Trade (with Leo Davis of Creative Tech Lab) from 2020-10-06T00:02:06

There was a time when if you wanted to make a beautiful movie or recording you had to mortgage your house to afford the equipment, now high quality professional tools are cheep enough that even the...

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Finger On The Pulse (with Chuck Thomas of Atlanta Film Chat) from 2020-09-29T00:01:12

Keeping your fingers on the pulse of any community can teach you a lot about the character of a City, a Movement, or a Culture. As our guest, Chuck Thomas, knows from hosting the Atlanta Film Chat...

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Finger On The Pulse (with Chuck Thomas of Atlanta Film Chat) from 2020-09-29T00:01:12

Keeping your fingers on the pulse of any community can teach you a lot about the character of a City, a Movement, or a Culture. As our guest, Chuck Thomas, knows from hosting the Atlanta Film Chat...

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Authors' Roundtable from 2020-09-21T23:55:42

For a while now, we’ve been talking about the collaborative process that is the Garfield’s Crossing Project. In this episode, we’ve assembled a few of our writers to talk about the process of creat...

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Polishing The Mirror (with Claire Bronson & Scott Poythress of Drama Inc.) from 2020-09-14T11:05

It was Shakespeare who said that the actor's purpose is to hold up a mirror to nature, to better reflect the world around them. For Claire Bronson & Scott Poythress and their partners at Drama Inc....

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Polishing The Mirror (with Claire Bronson&Scott Poythress of Drama Inc.) from 2020-09-14T11:05

It was Shakespeare who said that the actor's purpose is to hold up a mirror to nature, to better reflect the world around them. For Claire Bronson & Scott Poythress and their partners at Drama Inc....

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Exploring The Fringe (with Blair Bathory of Fear Haus) from 2020-09-08T00:00:09

For most people, walking the fringe is terrifying, regardless if it’s in art, business or society. However, for people like Blair Bathory, exploring the fringe is not only essential but also a frui...

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Exploring The Fringe (with Blair Bathory of Fear Haus) from 2020-09-08T00:00:09

For most people, walking the fringe is terrifying, regardless if it’s in art, business or society. However, for people like Blair Bathory, exploring the fringe is not only essential but also a frui...

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Courage To Be Curious (with Shawn Arnold from TMI Podcast) from 2020-09-01T00:00:20

Running a small business, especially a multimedia production company requires a person to be in a constant state of learning, whether its new skills, figuring out what’s on the market, and where th...

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Courage To Be Curious (with Shawn Arnold from TMI Podcast) from 2020-09-01T00:00:20

Running a small business, especially a multimedia production company requires a person to be in a constant state of learning, whether its new skills, figuring out what’s on the market, and where th...

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The Many-Headed Beast from 2020-08-25T00:01:16

The path of a businessman and the path of an artist often converge for mutual benefit, but the view of each person can be drastically different. To try and walk both paths can turn out to be a laby...

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With A Little Help From My Friends (with Ashton May & Travis Schmidt of The Hearsay) from 2020-08-18T00:06:54

Few things are more frustrating to an artist than finding the means to make their art. If you’re lucky, you’ve cultivated a social network you can call upon through crowdfunding. And every campaig...

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With A Little Help From My Friends (with Ashton May&Travis Schmidt of The Hearsay) from 2020-08-18T00:06:54

Few things are more frustrating to an artist than finding the means to make their art. If you’re lucky, you’ve cultivated a social network you can call upon through crowdfunding. And every campaig...

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Stirring The Embers from 2020-08-11T00:00:12

Running any business is tiring, but when your title reads: writer, editor, actor, head of marketing, and Owner, you’re almost certainly burning the candle at both ends and the middle. But every mac...

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Herding Lions (with Ben Bowlin from iHeartRadio) from 2020-08-04T00:00:19

Artists, by nature, have strong feelings about their work and think in unique ways. Managing a team of them can be like herding cats. As our guest Ben Bowlin of iHeartRadio knows, the higher up you...

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Herding Lions (with Ben Bowlin from iHeartRadio) from 2020-08-04T00:00:19

Artists, by nature, have strong feelings about their work and think in unique ways. Managing a team of them can be like herding cats. As our guest Ben Bowlin of iHeartRadio knows, the higher up you...

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Engaging Evolution from 2020-07-27T23:59:53

If you work on a creative project long enough, there comes a point where the project has to change to survive or die of stagnation...leaving you with two options, refuse evolution, or engage it. In...

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Motivation Of Media (with James David Patrick of Cinema Shame) from 2020-07-21T00:00:28

In the 21st century, the landscape of media is vast and ever-expanding. For storytellers the places where one can find inspiration and influences are endless. If you’re someone like James David Pat...

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Motivation Of Media (with James David Patrick of Cinema Shame) from 2020-07-21T00:00:28

In the 21st century, the landscape of media is vast and ever-expanding. For storytellers the places where one can find inspiration and influences are endless. If you’re someone like James David Pat...

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Audio Architecture from 2020-07-10T00:00:10

Part of storytelling is building a world for your audience. With art, you might use paint and ink. With film, it’s moving images. With audio drama you build with sound. In this episode, our very o...

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Lay Of The Land (with Ben Bowlin of iHeartRadio) from 2020-07-03T00:00:29

When you spend enough time working in any field, you can develop an intuitive sense for the lay of the land. If you’re Ben Bowlin, a veteran producer & host, you can use that skill to blaze new tra...

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Lay Of The Land (with Ben Bowlin of iHeartRadio) from 2020-07-03T00:00:29

When you spend enough time working in any field, you can develop an intuitive sense for the lay of the land. If you’re Ben Bowlin, a veteran producer & host, you can use that skill to blaze new tra...

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Bridge of Understanding (with Sean Powers of Georgia Public Broadcasting) from 2020-06-26T00:00:49

Wading through the murky waters of culture in a divided country, especially a region like the American South, can be a challenging task. If you’re someone like Sean Powers, you can use media to bui...

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Bridge of Understanding (with Sean Powers of Georgia Public Broadcasting) from 2020-06-26T00:00:49

Wading through the murky waters of culture in a divided country, especially a region like the American South, can be a challenging task. If you’re someone like Sean Powers, you can use media to bui...

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Harvesting Lightning from 2020-06-19T00:02:16

For the inexperienced writer, writing consists of sitting around with your kite and key waiting for lightning to strike. As a writer matures, you realize if you build a generator you can harvest al...

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The Strongest Seeds (with Bret Wood) from 2020-06-12T00:16:29

When a great story takes root in a writer’s mind, there’s nothing that can stop it from growing and finding life in the real world. Atlanta filmmaker, Bret Wood discusses how he transitioned from c...

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The Strongest Seeds (with Bret Wood) from 2020-06-12T00:16:29

When a great story takes root in a writer’s mind, there’s nothing that can stop it from growing and finding life in the real world. Atlanta filmmaker, Bret Wood discusses how he transitioned from c...

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Dancing With The Muse from 2020-06-05T00:00:15

Creativity can be a fickle mistress. She can be tender when times are hard and frigid when the going gets good. We’re gonna discuss how to sweet talk those muses into stepping out onto the danceflo...

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The Mission Is The Vision (with Heidi Rew & Mike Stoudt from Atlanta Voiceover Studio) from 2020-05-29T00:00:06

Running a creative business requires you to answer challenging questions all the time. Lacking a guiding light can quickly lead you off course and into disaster.
In this episode, we talk to He...

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The Mission Is The Vision (with Heidi Rew&Mike Stoudt from Atlanta Voiceover Studio) from 2020-05-29T00:00:06

Running a creative business requires you to answer challenging questions all the time. Lacking a guiding light can quickly lead you off course and into disaster.
In this episode, we talk to He...

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The Diplomacy of Art from 2020-05-22T00:00:44

When collaborating on any artistic project there will always be differences of opinion, which can sometimes set people at each other’s throats. We’re talking about how we decide when to take up the...

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While The Iron Is Hot (with Chris Brennaman from Infinite Realities Comics, Games & More) from 2020-05-15T00:00:28

What happens when a pandemic hits and stops all the people from going to the conventions? If you’re Chris Brennaman, you create Stay-At-Home Con and bring the conventions to the people.

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While The Iron Is Hot (with Chris Brennaman from Infinite Realities Comics, Games&More) from 2020-05-15T00:00:28

What happens when a pandemic hits and stops all the people from going to the conventions? If you’re Chris Brennaman, you create Stay-At-Home Con and bring the conventions to the people.

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Punk Rock For Introverts (with Jeff Adams from Icebox Radio Theater) from 2020-05-08T00:00:12

Most people probably think of audiodrama like old-time radio shows from the days before television, but Jeff Adams from Ice Box Radio Theater would compare it more to punk rock.

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Punk Rock For Introverts (with Jeff Adams from Icebox Radio Theater) from 2020-05-08T00:00:12

Most people probably think of audiodrama like old-time radio shows from the days before television, but Jeff Adams from Ice Box Radio Theater would compare it more to punk rock.

Icebox R...

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It Takes A Village from 2020-05-01T00:00:06

When starting a creative enterprise, one tends to be a generalist, trying to get many things done by themselves. But as you start to grow, you have to reach out to your community and specialize. H...

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Fighting The Artist's Instinct from 2020-04-17T00:13:35

As an artists your instincts can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. We're gonna help you figure out when to listen to them and when to shut them down.

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Mental Health from 2020-04-10T00:00:23

In these uncertain times it seems especially apparent how important Mental Health is. As creatives and Entrepreneurs we are especially neglectful. Here's how we keep the darkness at bay.

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Brain Crack from 2020-04-03T00:00:36

The search for inspiration can become an addiction that can crush your productivity. We're here to help you kick the habbit.

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Built to Last from 2020-03-27T00:00:05

In these troubled times, how do you set up a business that can weather any storm? The fellows at Novis Opera have some thoughts.

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Ready Enough from 2020-03-20T00:19:19

Perfection can be an obsession. If you don't jump off the cliff, you'll never find out if you can fly.

Quote and inspiration by Ze Frank: An Invocation for Beginnings
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Ground Rules from 2020-03-13T00:00:10

How we started a creative enterprise on a foundation of collaboration.

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The Adults' Table from 2020-03-06T01:01:15

We're talking about where we are today and dealing with the imposter syndrome.

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