Join Paul as he sits down with artist, music producer, and filmmaker Matt Guastamacchio as they compare the parallels between the iconic Hero's Journey literary device and the path creators tread.
Special Guest
Matt Guastamacchio: An artist, music producer, and filmmaker based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Instagram: @musicbyteo & @teomultimedia
Website: Teomultimedia.com
Rando Mentions
- The Hero's Journey: A narrative structure common in many cultural stories.
- “One for the Meal, One for the Reel”: Typically refers to creatives that take on work to pay the bills and then take on a project that will further how their demo reel looks.
- The Room and Tommy Wiseau: A cult film that many people have panned.
- Blair Enns: The author is known for his insights into the creative world, especially the concept of the "big reveal."
- Dragon Ball Z: A popular Japanese anime.
- Hyperbolic Time Chamber: A room where time passes incredibly slowly
- Franz Kline: An American painter associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
- Rube Goldberg machines: Created by cartoonist Rube Goldberg. These machines are exceedingly complex to the point of humor.
Platforms
The podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. There is also a YouTube channel.
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