Podcasts by The Creative Scramble

Ep 32: How much does a video really cost? from 2020-10-14T08:25:30

A discussion between Cal (Director of Photography) and Kieran (Director / Producer) all about the mo...

Ep 31: Kate Rostance - Managing cash flow and financial goals for a small business from 2020-07-17T11:34:55

Kate Rostance is the exec producer and chief plate spinner at Fat Free, a Nottingham based video production company.

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Ep 30: Cal&Kieran - The Dead Pixel story so far from 2020-04-06T06:37:46

The Creative Scramble podcast has been live for two years now and, during that time, both mine and Matty’s careers have developed considerably.

Over a year ago, we interviewed K...

Ep 29 - G6 Moco - Robots, high speed cameras and hiring staff from 2020-01-20T07:33:20

G6 Moco refer to themselves as film-makers, producers and visual engineers but what the hell is a visual engineer?

Visual engineering is about crafting the perfect shot f...

Ep 28 - Mark Sharman - Underwater Cinematographer for Blue Planet 2 and One Strange Rock from 2019-11-14T17:47:36

With credits including Blue Planet 2, One strange rock, Earth from Space and Blue Planet Live it’s safe to say Mark is a fairly well versed and experienced underwater cinematographer an...

Ep 27 - Our thoughts on networking events and putting yourself out there. from 2019-09-04T12:35:02

Cal - “I absolutely despise networking events….”

Hear from Matty and Cal as they discuss Matty’s experience of a meet up in London with fellow creatives and entrepreneurs...

Ep 26 - Adam Riozzi - From in house agency life to freelance commercial director from 2019-06-17T07:55:10

Adam Riozzi is a commercial director currently based in Sweden working worldwide. He began life as a graphic designer and soon progressed to in house production team for creative agency...

Ep 25 - Andrew Sandler - Music video and feature documentary film-maker from 2019-06-07T08:04

Andrew Sandler is an award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles, with a portfolio of videos that have amassed well over a billion views. He has worked with some incredible names in...

Ep 24 - Jon Moore - Prosthetics effects artist on Game of Thrones and Avengers from 2019-04-08T12:02:26

Jon got the bug for prosthetics at an early age after watching very age inappropriate horror films with his Dad. He would then practice make up and prosthetics by giving his parents black eyes a...

Ep 23 - Andy McKee - The life of a feature film editor from 2019-03-25T07:57:54

Andy Mckee is Manchester based Film Editor with credits including independent features 'In Another Life' (Winner of Best UK Feature at Raindance 2017) and the upcoming comedy 'Eaten By Lions'. Listen

Ep 22 - Kieran Edwards - leadership within an agency and working with social campaigns from 2019-02-25T19:55:03

Kieran Edwards is the operations director of creative agency agency Shoot The Moon. Shoot The Moon is a creative, design and photog...

Ep 21 - Charlie Watts - directing indie band Blossoms and how to sucessfully pitch for music videos from 2019-02-18T12:02:27

Charlie explains the process of pitching treatments for music videos, working with indie band Blossoms and his experience of being a professional film director.

Charlie gives tips for upco...

Ep 20 - Joe Nattrass - Working in the sound department of Bohemian Rhapsody, Paddington 2 and Overlord. from 2019-02-05T19:15:13

Joe Nattrass is a Sound Recordist, Sound Editor and 2nd Assistant Sound based in Manchester. Having only graduated from Futureworks Media School 6 years ago, Joe has gone onto to work on some ma...

Ep 19 - Stu Thomson (Cut Media) - Working with worldclass athletes from 2019-01-22T09:41:10

Stu Thomson was once a professional mountain biker travelling the world. Mountain biking has always been a passion of his but the travelling got too much. He instead decided to transition into f...

Ep 18 - Brother Film Co - Investing in gear and working with family from 2019-01-13T15:20:37

Brother Film Co are a video production company based in London made of of 3 brothers and 1 brother from another mother. They’ve worked with the likes of Redbull, National Geographic and Kettle C...

Ep 17 - Leanne Gater - Getting a documentary commissioned on Netflix. from 2019-01-07T12:49:13

In this episode we chat with producer/ director Leanne Gater about her latest documentary ‘The Tigers of Scotland’.

The Tiger...

Ep 16 - Simon Vacher - When penguins attacked my tripod in Antarctica from 2018-12-10T18:42:58

Simon Vacher is a wildlife cameraman who makes a living telling stories and capturing unique images from the hottest, coldest and remotest places on the planet.

He’s worked in places such ...

Ep 15 - Sam Highfield - Working as Visual Effects Supervisor for Disney from 2018-12-03T08:56:36

Sam Highfield is a Manchester based Visual Effects Supervisor who has grown a career from starting knowing nobody in the industry, self-teaching himself software like Adobe After Effects and Nuk...

Ep 14 - Zack Kravtis - Film-maker, entreprenuer, adventurer. from 2018-11-14T08:50:01

Zack Kravits is a filmmaker and entrepreneur based out in LA (another International guest for our humble podcast!) He has grown a hugely loyal fan base on YouTube and Instagram where has over ov...

Ep 13 - Tiff Tyler - Video and Podcast Producer for the 'The School of Greatness' from 2018-10-30T12:03:02

In this episode, Matty interviews Tiff Tyler - video and podcast producer for Lewis Howes' 'The School of Greatness' podcast.

Tiff gives us an insight into life working with Lewis and on a...

Ep 12 - Rachel Vanoven - The adventures of an international photographer from 2018-10-11T10:50

Rachel is an international photographer based out of Indianapolis, USA. She specialises in family portraits and new born baby photography. We delve into building an online fan base and the impor...

Ep 11 - KC Locke - Growing a Successful Directing Career through Instagram (Part 2) from 2018-09-25T10:40

KC Locke is a Manchester based Film Director with an awesome story for all creators with big ambitions.

Since leaving a job at a production company with no showreel (and no income!), KC pu...

Ep 10 - KC Locke - Growing a Successful Directing Career through Instagram (Part 1) from 2018-09-24T10:25

KC Locke is a Manchester based Film Director with an awesome story for all creators with big ambitions.

Since leaving a job at a production company with no showreel (and no income!), KC pu...

Ep 9 - Paul Brasil - Impacting the World with over 5 million Views a Week! from 2018-08-07T10:05

Paul Brasil is a Freelance Filmmaker based in New Jersey and the videographer behind the incredibly viral films from Social Media Influencer, Jay Shetty. Paul chats to us about how his journey i...

Ep 8 - Enos Desjardins - The Life of an Award Winning TV and Film Sound Designer from 2018-06-13T09:39

From designing the sounds of Robotic Dogs in Netflix's 'Black Mirror' series to the car tire screeches and gunshot sounds of 'The Sweeney', Enos Desjardins is an accomplished Sound Designer with...

Ep 7 - Filming whilst on holiday. Is it really a break? from 2018-05-13T09:25

We welcome back co-host Matty Singh who tells us of his recent travels around Italy and we get into a deep discussion about filming whilst on holiday. As passionate film-makers it can be hard to...

Ep 6 - 'Making the most of the down time' - An In-between-isode. from 2018-04-12T09:14

One year I decided travel around Australia and New Zealand for 3 weeks with my girlfriend and probably lost out on one days work. I dived the great barrier reef, climbed the Sydney Harbour bridg...

Ep 5 - Dom Stephenson - Coronation Street 3rd AD to directing his own short film. from 2018-04-06T09:06

Dom spends most of his days directing background artists on the cobbles of British soap 'Coronation Street'. After spending a horrendous 5 days bed bound in hospital one Christmas he was inspire...

Ep 4 - Rick Bailey - From abusive producers to working through a hernia from 2018-03-31T08:38

From abusive producers to working through a hernia. Rick Bailey is a freelance camera operator and discusses his work life balance and how having kids affects a self employed mentality. Rick als...

Ep 3 - Cal Thomson - From aspiring jackass star to professional film-maker. from 2018-03-18T11:00

Cal Thomson is a lighting camera operator, director of 'Dead Pixel Films' and co-host of the creative scramble. We hear about his introduction to film-making and aspiring to the likes of Johnny ...

Ep 2 - Matty Singh - Travelling the world with Manchester Utd. from 2018-03-18T10:00

Matty Singh is a professional video editor and co-host for 'The Creative Scramble'. We about Matty's 5 year skint at Manchester United, the largest and wealthiest football club in the world prod...

Ep 1 - A brief introduction to Matty and Cal from 2018-03-18T09:00

The Creative Scramble is a podcast for video professionals and creative entrepreneurs. It's hosted by editor Matty Singh and Camera Operator Cal Thomson. Episode 1 is a brief introduction to Mat...