Crew Only

I am starting a special Covid-19 series where we talk to filmmakers to find out what they are doing while Hollywood is shut down due to the Coronavirus. In this episode I spoke to Harry Lipsitz and Kyle Mecca two Buffalo Filmmakers and the Co-Founders of a casting company "Casting Buffalo"  to find out what it was like launching a company during a Pandemic. We also discussed how they are staying busy, if they are working on pe...

In this episode I sat down with Templeton who is a Production Assistant for various reality tv shows shows such as Chopped and Hustle in Brooklyn. He also does a lot of work for various companies such as Viacom, Conde Nast and so many more.  We got to discuss what is like working in reality tv,  how he is able to book jobs, his experience on Chopped and the life of a true freelancer.

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This episode is very different from all of the other episodes I've recored. 

In this episode I discussed less about his responsibilities working in the electrical department in the TV/ Film  industry and more about who he is as a person and what its like working as a creative in Buffalo.

The first half of the episode  we discuss what he does on film sets, how he got his start and what the electrical department is res...

Danny Carroll was the Producers Assistant on NBC's "The Enemy Within". The ironic thing about this interview is that when Danny and I sat down to talk, I was asking him question that not only did I think guest would want to ask but also questions I really wanted know the answers of.. At the time I was wrapping out of my job as an Office PA and I was ready to transition to Producers Assistant but I didn't really know how.

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Mark Clennon is a commercial and editorial photographer. Inspired by Ava DuVernay herself, Mark decide to switch his career later on in life.  Only working full time for less than two years at the time of this opportunity.  He has been able to work with major brands and people such as Reebok, Vogue, Culture Con, supermodel Bella Hadid and so many more. On this episode I spoke to Mark about his unique opportunity where he ...

In the first episode of Season 2 I spoke with Denzel Williams who is a music video director from Buffalo, NY who has worked with some dope artists such as Estelle, India Arie, A Boogie and more. He is also the creator of  the WNY based music festival Vibrations.

During our discussion he talked about how music video directors get paid,  the process of writing treatments, some of the issues with the payment process and his ...

This is a special episode  of the Crew Only podcast where I got to sit down and talk to Gabe Chavez who worked as a Key Grip on Spike Lee's Master Class.

Throughout this episode expect to hear what  Spike Lee talked about  during the master class, behind the scenes stories  from the Malcom X movie, how Spike Lee uses his influence to give people of color jobs and more about being a person of color in the film in...

I first met Melanie on my first film "The True Adventures of Wolfboy" so this was great getting a chance to sit down and talk to her about her journey in this industry.

She was so honest about how the industry can be so tough and how she came in and out for years. We learned how she started her production company with her partner, how she became a locations manager, and how she balances the two.

Two things to take away from this in...