Beyond the Template- Bringing Meaningful Work to Life
Your Vision Deserves a Village. Creation and Creativity are not limited to traditional terms! They involve anything of meaning for you and by YOU (founder, entrepreneur, futurist, changemaker) be that a business, a program or course, an event, an exhibit, a show, a product, a piece of music, a first draft of a script or book! Here you will find the stories of everyday people LIKE YOURSELF facing fear, reinvention, and the unknown while answering "YES!" to the question… "Are you ready to finally bring your work to life?"... AND "Are you ready to share the burden of building something from nothing?" The function of this podcast is to offer inspiration to YOU to finally step out of hiding and follow through with your soulful dream project or goal with a community who wants to help get you there. The biggest ideas need many hands to lift it. Join the Âme Collaborative community! Subscribe to this podcast and then check out the below. Website: https://amecollaborative.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@amecollab YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@amecollaborative
Episodes
Season 1 of Beyond the Template in on the books! With one final story of expansion and resilience, we finish up our last week of traveling in the southern hemisphere and culminate our creative work together.
Key Words:
Creativity, Creative Process, Creative Motivation, Motivation, Encouragement, Creative Success, Resilience, Expansion, New Zealand, Australia, Film and Television, Voiceover Artist, Travel, Exploratio...
From a reflective week in Kiama navigating endings, beginnings, and the discomfort of growth, this episode explores what success really feels like. We will hear about Warwick Thornton, internationally acclaimed director who made a career by telling deeply personal Indigenous stories on his own terms.
Welcome to Beyond the Template!
Key Words:
Creativity, Creative Process, Creative Motivation, Motivation, Encouragemen...
Summary:
From a grounded week of work and connection before heading to Kiama, Australia, this episode explores transition and creative momentum while tracing how Jennifer Kent turned a deeply personal short film into one of the most globally recognized psychological horror films of the modern era.
Welcome to Beyond the Template!
Key Words:
Beyond the Template podcast, Jennifer Kent, The Babadook, The Nightingale...
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This week finds me in a quieter place back in Lane Cove and stepping into the unfamiliar world of voice over recording, this episode reflects on creative expansion before tracing how Margot Robbie moved from rural Australia to global stardom while building her own production company and reshaping opportunities for women in film.
Key Words:
Beyond the Template podcast, Margot Robbie, LuckyChap Entertainment, ...
In a quieter week tucked into Sydney’s western suburbs, this episode reflects on identity, home, and creative stamina before tracing how Chris Hemsworth moved from Australian television to global stardom, expanding the cinematic road George Miller built and forging his own path into creative ownership.
Welcome to Beyond the Template.
If you feel like you have done everything possible to get going and keep going with...
From ferry rides across Sydney Harbour to standing inside the real world that inspired Finding Nemo, this episode traces the emotional contrast between freedom and captivity while exploring how George Miller rose from a small-town doctor to the creator of Mad Max and one of the architects of modern Australian cinema.
Welcome to Beyond the Template.
If you feel like you have done everything possible to get going and ...
An exploration of Catherine Martin’s rise from Australian theatre student to four-time Academy Award winning production and costume designer, and how vision, discipline, and design shaped some of the most iconic cinematic worlds of the past three decades.
Welcome to Beyond the Template.
Key Words: Filmmaking, Costume design, Set Design, Production design, Film Production, Theatre, Musicals, Film, Movies, Simpl...
Checking in from Sydney Australia, we will talk about travel surprises, the ease of companionship and we will hear the story of Baz Luhrmann, someone who rearranged cinema from the edge of the world.
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If you feel like you have done everything possible to get going and keep going with your work… including even taking courses or using coaches… but somehow you continue stalling, t...
Today’s episode explores creative success through partnership, told through Suzie Moncrieff’s journey of building World of WearableArt and the often-invisible cost of being the one who creates the container.
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World of WearableArt (WOW): https://www.worldofwearableart.com/
If you feel like you have done everything possible to get going and keep going with your work… in...
An honest reflection on creative partnership, visibility, and shared authorship through the lens of Tania Rodger’s role in building Wētā Workshop and why sustainable creative success is never a solo act.
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If you feel like you have done everything possible to get going and keep going with your work… including even taking courses or using coaches… but somehow you continue s...
In this episode, we will hear an honest update from life in Wellington, NZ before exploring Taika Waititi’s journey from a messy, underfunded beginning to global success through long-term collaboration.
Welcome to Beyond the Template.
Reflection of the Week:
Where in your life or work are you throwing logic over passion… where have you been trying to become “legitimate” versus embracing your truth&...
Preparing for a “Take 2” of the renowned Wētā Workshop from the Auckland to Wellington tour, we will hear the story of Richard Taylor, co-founder and Co-CEO of a company that has built some of the most powerful worlds in cinematic history.
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I want to hear about YOU.
1. Send me Expander of the Week suggestions!
2. What ...
Happy New Year from a new place in the world… Auckland, New Zealand. This week is the first of transitioning away from the research, preparation, and deep thinking of the past several months into actual creation. We will hear the story of Peter Jackson, beloved son of New Zealand, and legendary creative, who chose to build legacy right where he was already rooted.
Welcome to Beyond the Template.
Referenced Films:
Ba...
This week we will reflect on a BIG issue for creatives: how to balance work and media. We have all felt the emotional strain social media places upon us. I will share three ways I have learned for better self-care as a creative online.
Welcome to Beyond the Template... the more than "just talk" podcast!
SPECIAL TO THIS EPISODE:
If you are following along and implementing changes, make sure to add the #balancedmakers...
Today we are talking about designing our creative work to align with everything we have researched so far and prepare us for the work to be done in 2026. I will also tell you the story of Isamu Noguchi.
Reflection Questions:
•What are the best ways to approach expressing your concept, idea, emotion, story?
•How can you be sure that what you create offers meaning to your audience and makes an impact?
•What interpersonal skills w...
It’s our 12th episode as we head into the last month of the year. December is an excellent time to check in on progress started in the earlier months, so this episode will serve as a reminder of what this podcast is all about, who it’s for and reflect on how each of us are doing. We will then recap everything we have covered so far this season to feel fully energized to move onto the next phase in our ...
Let’s dive into the deep of “sequencing” as both a creative tool and an audience experience strategy, framed through life’s chaotic realities. We will explore how intentional ordering transforms your process and your final product and the story of Katherine Mansfield.
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More on Katherine Mansfield, Expander of the Week:
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This week, as with the 5th episode, this episode is a special one! It will be more storytelling focused, connecting the concept of creating a space for your creative “voice” to make a positive change in the world…with the story of Hiroshi Yamauchi.
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About your host: www.cameliedesigns.com
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This week, we will consider the power of voice and how calling out into the world might change everything. And we’re taking inspiration from the incomparable Eartha Kitt, a woman who never stopped speaking truth, no matter the cost.
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The Spooky Song (maniacal laugh at the end!)
GOOD NEWS of the WEEK!
News, moon and goals! I’ll share personal wins and pivots in creative work and objectives, and tell the story of George Washington Carver.
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