Podcasts by The Mechanics of Storytelling
In this podcast, Ezra Justin Lee talks with different storytellers about their creative process— the mechanics and the techniques.
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Crafting Instagram Web Comics with Filmmaker&Web Comic Artist Elisa Oh from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.689927
- Coming up with ideas for Instagram Web Comics based on personal life experiences
- Structuring each comic strip’s leadup and punchline (comedy time!)
- Storyboarding — writin... Listen
Writing a Biography on North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-il with Author John Cha from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.685522
- Author John Cha’s personal history (1:52)
- Life of Hwang Jong-yop, mentor of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il (16:40)
- Connecting... Listen
Developing Stories for TV/Film with Toni Natalizio, Story Consultant and Creative Producer from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.674034
- Toni’s origin story (1:20)
- Arguing in the writers’ room (3:58)
- Toni’s professional journey: becoming a creative produce... Listen
Illustrating with Hannah K Lee, Art Director at The New York Times from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.663798
- Origin: Why/how Hannah started into art and illustration (2:00)
- Making her book of zines, comics, and drawings (11:12)
- Cultural exp... Listen
Stand-Up Comedy with Ann Chun from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.653850
- Origin: Why/how Ann started into stand-up comedy (1:30)
- On Failing: How do you push through the failures? (6:15)
- Coming up with New... Listen
Making Trailers with Eric Butler, Creative Director&Executive Producer (USA Network, HBO) from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.594288
- Using sounds to effect emotional response in trailers (3:45)
- “What is a ‘marketing campaign’ and ‘creative marketing’?” (9:30)
- How Eric started at HBO (10:55)
- Config... Listen
Making Zines/Comic Books with Eddie Ahn from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.587209
- How Eddie got into drawing comics (1:00)
- Eddie talks about his previous zine/comic book “Sidewalk Empire” (4:30)
- Comic strips vs. Zines/Comic books (7:10)
- Learning t... Listen
Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's"Asian AF"Show in NYC from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.582007
- How Donald got into improvisational (“improv”) comedy and acting (1:15)
- Improv as a way to break out of his shell (4:00)
- How you become the producer for the Asian AF ... Listen
Asian Representation in Hollywood with Nancy Wang Yuen, Sociologist from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.570969
- How Nancy became interested in sociology, racial justice, and more equitable racial representation in Hollywood (3:10)
- Nancy’s first experience seeing positive Asian representation ... Listen
Voiceover Acting with Edward Hong (AKA the Cinnabon Monster) from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.567437
- How Edward got into voiceover acting (4:40)
- Edward’s act of social activism: creating a directory of Asian American and BIPOC voiceover actors (8:30)
- How casting works (12:3... Listen
Cinematography with Christopher Yang, Wong Fu Productions from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.564444
- Wong Fu Productions's content during 2020 reflects the COVID experience (3:10)
- Christopher’s origin story: how he got into cinematography (9:22)
- Christopher talks through hi... Listen
Special Effects (and Explosions!) with Becca Suh-Hee Han from 2023-12-12T18:01:17.558361
- Becca’s origin story: how she got into special effects work (2:10)
- Defining what is special effects (6:05)
- Working your way up in the special effects world (13:30)
- W... Listen
Performing on Broadway with Catherine Ricafort McCreary from 2021-05-18T07:00
- Catherine’s origin story (6:45)
- Catherine’s first equity job (15:00)
- Catherine’s Broadway debut in “Mamma Mia!” (18:10)
- Hundreds of hours of training, practice, and... Listen
Documentaries with Geneva Peschka, WOMXN Documentary Series from 2021-04-20T07:00
- How Geneva got into documentary-making (3:55)
- Why did you choose to be behind the camera as a documentarian instead of in front of the camera? (11:05)
- How the Womxn video an... Listen
Storyboarding with Bobby Rubio, Director of Pixar Short"Float" from 2021-01-18T11:00
- ORIGIN STORY: "How did you get started with storyboarding for animation?" (2:29)
- Bobby talks about his creative process. (12:30)
- Taking feedback from others but staying true... Listen
Creating Rotten Tomatoes with Patrick Lee, Founding CEO from 2020-10-19T15:00
- ORIGIN STORY: How Patrick and his college friends started Rotten Tomatoes (0:30)
- When creating a start-up company, how do you deal with discouragement at the onset--or even before y... Listen
Screenwriting with Ross Hartmann, Writer and Creative Director of Kiingo from 2020-10-12T15:00
- ORIGIN STORY: How Ross got into storytelling, screenwriting, etc. (3:50)
- Combining TECH AND STORYTELLING: How writers can use tech to enable better writing or overcoming writer’s bl... Listen
Telling Jokes (and Emotional Healing) with Youngmi Mayer from 2020-04-20T07:05:02
- Youngmi grows up in Korea and Saipan (1:00)
- Feeling like an outsider as a white person in Korea (5:00)
- How feeling like an outsider has influenced Youngmi’s... Listen
Singing Opera with Luba Yudasina, star of"Life of Luba"YT Channel from 2020-03-23T07:00:03
- Luba’s YouTube Channel “Life of Luba” (3:05)
- “You don’t need to know a lot about opera to enjoy opera” (5:00)
- How Luba got into singing opera (6:00)
- Why Luba wants t... Listen
Podcasting with Jonathan Hernandez, Creator and Host of Lakers Legacy Podcast from 2020-02-24T11:00:04
- Kobe Bryant’s death and legacy (1:00)
- How Jonathan became a Lakers fan (10:53)
- How Jonathan got idea for podcast (18:02) Listen
Telling Stories with Matthew Dicks, Writer and GrandSlam Champion on The Moth from 2020-02-11T11:00:14
- How Matt got into writing and storytelling in high school (1:40)
- Storytelling as means of self-exploration and meaning (10:30)
- Matt’s process in crafting a story Listen
Animated Short Film with Edwin Chang, Writer and Director of Pixar short"Wind" from 2019-12-23T08:00:03
- Edwin’s origin story (1:50)
- Edwin pitches his short film story (15:35)
- Coming up with the idea for “Wind” (17:45)
- Inviting coworker feedback to improve the story (27... Listen
Writing&Comedy with Daniel Mallory Ortberg-Lavery, NYT Bestselling Author from 2019-11-22T15:00:20
- Daniel talks about the “Untitled Goose Game” he’s playing on Nintendo Switch (1:30)
- Origin: Daniel’s upbringing and origin story (2:40)
- <... Listen
Cooking with Michelin Star Chef James Syhabout from 2019-10-13T07:00:12
- Origins: How Chef James Syhabout got into cooking (1:55)
- Growing up in Oakland in an immigrant family (3:19)
- Re-connecting... Listen
Making Music with Run River North from 2019-09-16T11:00:10
- Origins: How Run River North was formed (1:05)
- Navigating interpersonal relationships in the band—aka infighting! (9:49)
- "Wh... Listen
Making a Food Show with Matthew Kang, Editor of Eater LA from 2019-08-15T16:20:10
- Starting out: blogging, writing for Eater LA, hosting Eater’s YouTube Series “K-Town” (5:33)
- Ideating pilot episodes (10:31)
- Pit... Listen
Making a Comedy YouTube Webseries with Robert M. Lee from 2019-07-22T02:45:07
- Coming up with an idea for Comedic YouTube Web Series
- General approach/process involved with writing the script
- Three-act Structure
- Thinking about character psycholo... Listen