From Concept to Screen Making a Festival Promo

In this episode, host Erika Christie is joined by the delightful Mary Meyer as they revisit and break down the fun and dynamic promo video they created for last year's All the Laughs Festival.

This Creator/Shift podcast episode not only recaps a fun-filled filming endeavor, but also serves as an inspiration for creators aiming to meld information with entertainment. If there’s one takeaway from Erika and Mary’s experience, it’s that creativity thrives in a relaxed, joyous environment where spontaneous ideas are celebrated. Stay tuned to Creator/Shift for more behind-the-scenes stories that explore the fascinating worlds of content creation and festival planning! 

In this episode you will learn:

   - Background on the "All the Laughs" Festival

   - Need for a promo video

   - Last-minute planning and execution

   - Subverting expectations with Mary's casual sign-off

   - Details on touching up the video to show the new location of the theater

   - Challenges with filming due to police presence

   - Description of the route using various shops as landmarks 

   - Discussion on creative solutions for entrance shots

   - Erika's expectations for the video to be lively and engaging

   - Mary's spontaneous dance and running shots

   - Mary's final thoughts on the enjoyable experience

   - Friendly banter and gratitude expressed

Erika Christie: I think it's a really good example of how you do something where it doesn't work the way you think it's going to do. So you just pivot and you made it work.

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🔗 Find Mary @MaryMeyerAct

Erika Christie is the host of Creator/Shift and as a Filmmaker/Writer/Producer has worked professionally in many different fields. Erika will be interviewing all types of amazing art-folk and delving into the best ways that artists up skill themselves- meaning, what they do to better themselves and their artwork. We'll also be putting a special focus on transitioning your skills into new artistic mediums and how to best work and collaborate with artists who have very different skill sets from your own. On Tech Tuesdays we will be delving into software, design, and gear reviews as we cover many artistic disciplines.

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