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Another month has passed and KC, James, and Lime are back to cover the most recent SEGA news. This time, there's talks of Shenmue, SEGA Accounts, SEGA's support of the Switch 2, and much more. SEGA Shop Europe is closed: https://www.segashop.co.uk/ SEGA sending out survey for their SEGA Accounts system: https://e-eu.customeriomail.com/deliveries/dgTjjAcAAIyA_AOLgPwDAZY_5wiFjMBujrcja8WmyQ== Shenmue is the most influential game of all time: https://www.bafta.org/stories/the-most-influential-video-game-of-all-time Original Shenmue development artwork is discover and made publicly available: https://shenmuedojo.com/original-shenmue-development-artwork-documents/ Metaphor Re:Fantazio wins Bafta for Best Narrative: https://www.bafta.org/awards/games New Mega Drive/Genesis games available through Switch Online: https://youtu.be/R8uC__BFznU?feature=shared Sonic Rumble launching May 8th: https://sonicrumble.sega.com/en/news/000122/ Sonic Rumble crossover events announced: https://youtu.be/tVM93CVPyM4?feature=shared New OutRun movie in the works: https://deadline.com/2025/04/sydney-sweeney-michael-bay-outrun-video-game-universal-1236373036/ + https://www.sega.co.jp/release/250422_1.html Paramount is reportedly working on more Sonic Movie spin-offs: https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/media/paramount-developing-sonic-movie-spin-offs-r2890/ Limited Run Games announce new ChuChu Rocket! merch: https://limitedrungames.com/search?q=chuchu+rocket&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings wins a Webby: https://bsky.app/profile/sonic-official.bsky.social/post/3lngjxjqcic2h SEGA and more Japanese companies announce concerted efforts to preserve and archive game assets and history: https://x.com/genki_jpn/status/1914948691972026575?s=61 + https://gamemakers.jp/article/2024_12_27_89320/ SEGA to support Switch 2 with launch window titles: https://bsky.app/profile/sega-west.bsky.social/post/3lltpq2pvc22u Originally aired LiVE on RadioSEGA and our Twitch channel. Follow SkillJim on X: https://twitter.com/skilljim | Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skilljim.bsky.social Follow Lime on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/limereversed.bsky.social Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva Follow The SEGA Lounge on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thesegalounge.com Find our video content on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thesegalounge) and watch our livestreams on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/thesegalounge) Chapters: (00:00:00) Intro (00:14:40) Community News (00:16:35) SEGA Corporate News (00:30:40) Shenmue News (00:50:43) Misc. SEGA News (01:59:42) Outro
Welcome back to the club, for the first time in 2025!That's right, we're back after taking January off. Well, that's not quite true, because that entire time we've been recording these Game of The Year deliberations! This is part two, where Graydon, Al, Josh, and Emmett discuss the following categories:Best DLC/Expansion (new content for old/current game)Best Re-Release (Remakes, Remasters, or Glorified Ports)Best NarrativeBest PerformanceBest Ensemble CastTimestampsStart 00:00Best DLC/Expansion 6:05 Best Re-Release 21:40 Best Narrative 52:12 Best Performance 1:31:19 Best Ensemble Cast 2:00:45 Housekeeping:VGU.tv's 20 for '25Dreamcore l VGU Test DriveEpisode 1 – Mobile Suit Gundam I & II (1981) | O Say Can UC? A Beginner's Guide to GundamThe 24 Best Video Essays of 2024 - VGU.TVEpisode 2 – Mobile Suit Gundam III (1982) | O Say Can UC? A Beginner's Guide to GundamThe Crush House | VGU Test DriveCheck out our YouTube Channel here!Follow us on Bluesky, @vgu.bsky.social!Like us on Facebook!Follow us on Instagram!
This week begins our mission of naming the top of what gaming in 2024 had to offer. In our first half of the debates, we honor our picks for: Best Aesthetic, Best Story, Best Character, and (perhaps our personal favorite) Best Moment or Sequence. Let the arguments commence! Best Aesthetic 0:01:02 Best Narrative 1:12:38 Best Character 2:00:31 Best Moment or Sequence 3:03:46
Jeff keeps the tradition alive and joins Jon and Tyler to discuss the best games of 2024 while breaking the record for the longest episode of Couch Company.CHAPTERS:(00:05:44) "Kept You Waiting" Award(00:20:01) "The One That Got Away" Award(00:27:04) Best Ongoing Game(00:37:12) Best Expansion/DLC/Early Access Game(00:48:00) "OMG, That's Right!" Award(00:52:08) "Total Rockstars" Award(01:01:00) "WhatKilledJeff" Award(01:03:59) Best Narrative(01:20:44) "WTF?!" Award(01:33:37) Best Character Dialogue(01:43:46) "White Hat Award"(01:54:31) "Black Hat Award"(02:04:16) "Engine Calibrator Award"(02:15:33) "Can I Pet that Dog?" Award(02:20:21) Best Worldbuilding/Lore(02:30:00) "Everyone is High" Award(03:04:47) "Lick Your Lips" Award(03:08:48) Best Art Direction(03:17:09) Best Style(03:25:11) "This Guy Gets It" Award(03:31:27) "The Good Ol' Days" Award(03:39:06) Best Music(03:47:51) Best Sound Design(03:50:44) "You Had Me at Hello" Award(03:57:01) Best Gameplay Loop(04:03:17) "Well, That's Just Cool" Award(04:12:10) "Downtime" Award(04:18:21) Best Indie Game(04:20:16) "PLEASE STOP" Award(04:26:52) "Game Pusher" Award(04:31:47) "Diamond in the Rough" Award(04:37:10) Best Multiplayer Game(04:41:41) "With the Boys" Award(04:49:02) Best Shooter(04:51:11) "Found My Main" Award(04:56:39) Best Strategy Game(05:00:19) "Book Cover Judge" Award(05:05:26) Best RPG(05:07:50) Best Action Adventure Game(05:10:34) "That's a Jon-Ass Game" Award(05:14:49) "That's a Tyler-Ass Game" Award(05:18:08) "That's a Jeff-Ass Game" Award(05:26:26) "I'm Not Crying, YOU'RE Crying" Award(05:36:12) "Wow, Wow, WOW!" Award(05:46:44) Game of the Year(05:56:23) Most Anticipated Game of Next YearSUBSCRIBE:Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Overcast | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Spotify This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.couchcompany.games
Awaken! It's finally time to talk about acclaimed fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio and how good it REALLY is. Winner of Best RPG, Best Art Direction, and Best Narrative at The Game Awards 2024, is this the best RPG that Atlus has ever created? Joining KC to discuss the game are Persona super fan, Lewis Cox, of The Dreamcast Junkyard, and Persona/Megaten expert Peky, of Persona Spain. This is a spoiler-free conversation that both veteran Atlus fans, and newcomers to the genre will enjoy. Find The Dreamcast Junkyard at https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/ Check out the Persona Spain website: https://personaspain.es/ Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your price' by going to https://opussciencecollective.bandcamp.com/album/megane-hatsune-miku-project-diva Follow The SEGA Lounge on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thesegalounge.com Follow us on X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesegalounge Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesegalounge Find our video content on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thesegalounge) and watch our livestreams on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/thesegalounge) Chapters: (00:00:00) Intro (00:05:27) Metaphor: ReFantazio Discussion (02:12:31) Outro
From developer Studio Zero and publisher Atlus (creators of the beloved Persona series) comes Metaphor: ReFantazio, the developer's first foray into the fantasy genre -- with a sprawling epic RPG that imagines a utopic new world and fights to make it real. Built upon radical ideas from as far back as 1516, Metaphor brings them to life for a new generation to draw strength from as the fight for liberation and equality across our real world continues. The game was nominated for Game of the Year at this year's Game Awards, where it won Best RPG, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction. Whether you're an art history nerd like Spencer or love little bat guys like Jamie, this rich tapestry of a game has something for everyone. What are you waiting for?! FANTASY IS ALIVE!1:43 - Patreon shoutouts6:43 - Our trip to New Orleans12:50 - Metaphor ReFantazio conversation beginsSide Questtinyurl.com/opolivebranchOperation Olive Branch is a grassroots collective effort to amplify Palestinian voices and their GoFundMes – visit the link to learn more or visit their Instagram page at @operationolivebranch.Watch the live recording of this episode on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/zBu6hd3SypYAbout Pixel TherapyWe're a podcast queering and transcending video games for all kinds of gamers and those who love them--get cozy with us! If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate us, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (or your listening app of choice) and subscribe! Want more? Join for free or unlock monthly bonus episodes for $2/mo at patreon.com/pixeltherapypod
Send us a textIn this week's episode of The Gamerheads Podcast, Mike and Phil step in as hosts while Roger is hilariously “busy with his bootlegging gin operation.” They introduce new crew members Trina, Zeb, and Jake, each sharing their favorite games and what they've been playing lately.Games SpotlightThe team dives into their recent gaming adventures, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Enshrouded, Symphonia, and Mortal Kombat 1. The discussion touches on everything from storytelling to accessibility and why Minecraft Dungeons is still a blast.Game Awards PredictionsDebates heat up as the crew predicts winners for categories like Best Indie Game and Best Narrative. Favorites include Balatro, Animal Well, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The team also tackles the controversy around DLCs like Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree being nominated.Join the ConversationThe episode wraps up with a reminder to check out The Gamerheads Podcast website, join their Patreon, and share your Game Awards predictions on social media.Want more? Tune in every Friday for new episodes!Support the showHere are a few ways you can support Gamerheads!Leave us a review!Not only does your review help fellow gamers discover our podcast, but it also provides valuable insights for us as content creators. Your feedback serves as a compass, guiding us in crafting episodes that cater to your interests, addressing topics that matter to you, and enhancing your overall listening experience. Your words have the power to influence the direction of future episodes and ensure that we continue delivering content that captivates and engages. Review us on Goodpods! Review us on Apple Podcasts! Review us on Spotify! Join our Discord!In The Gamerheads Podcast Discord, you'll find a haven for lively discussions, where you can chat about the latest releases and share your gaming experiences with fellow gamers.Join our Patreon today https://www.patreon.com/gamerheadsFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gamerheadspodcast.comMusic: Jeff Dasler - Recus...
You ready for this, Playa? Welcome back to the club! This week, Al and Emmett are Joined by Graydon to predict the winners for (most of) the categories for The Game Awards! Will Nintendo finally lose the Best Family Game Award? Why didn't Dragon Age get nominated for best RPG? Which one of the hosts would now like to be referred to as The Big Sexy? We discuss all of these questions and more in this mega-sized episode of the podcast! Timestamps: Start: 00:00 TotS: Game Awards Predictions 8:48 Most Anticipated 15:37 Best Adaptation 22:22 Best Multiplayer 30:45 Best Sports/Racing 38:44 Best Sim/Strategy 47:16 Best Family 53:38 Best Fighting Game 1:07:40 Best RPG 1:15:06 Best Action/Adventure 1:22:53 Best Action Game 1:32:02 Best VR/AR 1:37:17 Best Mobile Game 1:47:27 Best Debut Indie 2:02:07 Best Independent Game 2:07:42 Best Community Support 2:11:38 Best Ongoing Game 2:16:40 Games for Impact 2:21:46 Innovation in Accessibility 2:30:05 Best Performance 2:34:54 Best Audio Design 2:42:25 Best Score & Music 2:45:23 Best Art Direction 2:47:52 Best Narrative 2:49:26 Best Game Direction 2:54:52 Game of the Year 2:58:27 Housekeeping 3:07:41 Housekeeping: Onee Chambara Origin | VGU Test Drive Project Tower | VGU Test Drive This Was Supposed To Be an Astro Bot Review. It's Not Anymore. - Emmett's 30 for 30 Platinum Marathon Stream! Welcome to the Thing: It's taking everything in my being to not call this episode Mustard VGU.tv's Starter Pack Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Bluesky, @vgu.bsky.social! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Instagram!
The Game Awards komen er weer aan en dat betekent dat er voor de winnaars eerst een hele lange lijst met nominaties bekend gemaakt is. Het is inmiddels een jaarlijkse traditie bij de GamerGeeks Podcast dat wij samen langs alle categorieën gaan en bespreken welke games de verschillende beeldjes mogen ontvangen en welke we hopen dat deze krijgt. Dit jaar heeft de lijst van Geoff Keighley nogal wat stof doen opwaaien door de nominatie van Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Een uitbreiding die genomineerd kan worden als game, terecht of niet? -- Vraag v/d Show: Wat is JOUW persoonlijke Game of the Year? -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:24 - Reacties 00:16:12 - Introductie The Game Awards 00:21:14 - 'Bullshit' categorieën 00:26:39 - Most Anticipated, Best Adaptation en Best Multiplayer 00:39:38 - Best Sports/Racing, Sim/Strategy en Family game 00:47:29 - Best Fighting, RPG en Action/Adventure game 00:58:24 - Best Action, VR en Mobile game 01:07:41 - Indie awards 01:13:58 - Best Community Support + Ongoing game 01:19:45 - Games For Impact, Innovation in Accessibility en Best Performance 01:30:07 - Best Audio Design, Score/Music en Art Direction 01:37:49 - Best Narrative en Game Direction 01:42:51 - Game of the Year en nominatie Elden Ring 01:58:52 - Outro
Send us a textDisney's Out of My Mind will be released on Disney+ tomorrow, and I had the opportunity to interview the director, Amber Sealey, on today's podcast. The film is about a sixth grader, Melody Brooks, who has cerebral palsy, is nonverbal, and uses a wheelchair. As Melody navigates the ups and downs of being in the classroom, she eventually shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.Amber Sealey is an award-winning filmmaker whose most recent film, Out of My Mind (Disney/ Participant/Big Beach), premiered at Sundance 2024 to multiple standing ovations. Based on the best-selling YA novel of the same name, it stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, and Judith Light, with Jennifer Aniston voicing the lead's inner life.Projects she has in development include two of her original scripts — the comedy feature COMING OF AGE and the romantic comedy BODICE RIPPER. Her feature NO MAN OF GOD (SpectreVision/Company X/XYZ Films/RLJ Entertainment), starring Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby, was theatrically released in 2021 to rave reviews.She has been supported by Sundance, Film Independent, and Women in Film. She is a fellow of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and has written scripts for Duplass Brothers/Donut Productions. She was selected for Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative, the NBCUniversal Directors Initiative, the WeForShe DirectHer program, Film Independent's Directing Lab, and their Fast Track program.Her short film, HOW DOES IT START, world premiered at Sundance and (among other awards) won Best Narrative Short at Sarasota FF, and is being turned into a feature film. Her feature NO LIGHT & NO LAND ANYWHERE was theatrically released by Factory 25 and won a Special Jury Award at the LA Film Festival. Her second feature, HOW TO CHEAT, won Best Performance at LAFF, and won both Best Narrative and Best Acting at BendFilm. Her first film, A PLUS D, was released by IndiePix.Sealey has a BA in Theatre Arts and Modern Dance from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MA from The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She studied Shakespeare at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.She was born in England and lives in Los Angeles with her family.Be sure to check out the movie Friday!Follow me on social media at @offthecrutch, or e-mail me at offthecrutch@gmail.com
You ready for this playa? Week 3 of Game of the Year Deliberations! Let's get over this hump and check out some more “smaller categories” with our trio of trouble: Graydon, Josh, and Al! Categories include: Best Narrative - 4:20 Mild Spider-Man 2 spoilers start - 32:50 Spoilers end - 37:14 Best All Ages Game - 39:35 Best Performance - 58:07 Best Ensemble Cast - 1:18:13 Check out our YouTube Channel! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
With 2024 now upon us, what do you say we take a look back and discuss our top releases of last year. This week we kick it off with awards for Best Aesthetic, Best Narrative, Best Character, and Best Moment! Be sure to return for the remaining categories in Part 2 of 2 coming soon! Note - There will be story spoilers during certain conversations and we will label where to skip ahead in the time codes below. Best Aesthetic - 00:02:10 Best Narrative - 00:53:49 Best Character - 01:52:22 Best Moment or Sequence - 02:36:08
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticAs the curtain falls on 2023's epic gaming adventure, Analytic Dreamz dives deep into the crowning of champions at The Game Awards. This wasn't just a night of future glimpses and flashy reveals; it was a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of the past year's gaming tapestry.Prepare to relive the night's most dazzling moments as we dissect the triumphs, from the behemoth's roar – Baldur's Gate 3's reign over the coveted Game of the Year, silencing whispers of "what ifs" and sealing its dominance - to the community-championed shadow drop of its Xbox version. Witness Larian Studios bask in the glory of multiple accolades, including Best Community Support, Best RPG, and the coveted Player's Voice.But the spotlight wasn't solely on Baldur's Gate's grandeur. Alan Wake 2 emerged from the shadows, its gripping narrative and masterful artistry recognized with awards for Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction.Delve into the complete victors list below, each name etched in gaming history. And if you crave more than just echoes of glory, revisit our comprehensive analysis of The Game Awards' most jaw-dropping reveals. Buckle up, Mass Effect crew, it's time to rewind the year's final boss battle and savor the victories of The Game Awards 2023.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2023 was an incredible year for video games and for Nintendo. Tonight, we're going to award the best of the best - with winners in every category chosen by YOU. Let's do this. ♠️✨ Best Indie Game - (09:51) ♠️✨ Best DLC/Expansion - (17:25) ♠️✨ Best Remake/Re-Release - (22:23) ♠️✨ Best Music - (28:06) ♠️✨ Best Action/Adventure - (34:54) ♠️✨ Best RPG - (38:49) ♠️✨ Best Platformer - (44:33) ♠️✨ Best Roguelike - (47:36) ♠️✨ Best Narrative - (52:08) ♠️✨ Best Puzzle - (56:29) ♠️✨ Best Sim/Strategy - (1:02:31) ♠️✨ Best Party/Multiplayer - (1:08:05) ♠️✨ Best Presentation - (1:12:54) ♠️✨ Best Nintendo Content Creator - (1:18:17) ♠️✨ All N Community Top 5 Games of 2023 - (1:25:50) ♠️✨ Seth's Top 5 Games of 2023 - (1:33:17) ♠️✨ Eric's Top 5 Games of 2023 - (1:41:13) ♠️✨ Award Winners Recap - (1:55:28) Huge thanks to The Red Panda for our theme song! Check his music out at: https://linktr.ee/itstheredpanda Outro tune: "Super Mario World Game Over LoFi Hip Hop Remix" by Phillip Schlosser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0T0rI-GiR4&t=0s ~☆★ LINKS ★☆~ ► Follow Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllN_Eric ► Follow Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/twodollarhero ► Discord: https://discord.gg/qXGSeFjWTA ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/allnpodcast ► Merch: https://bit.ly/allnmerch ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/allnpodcast ► Facebook: https://facebook.com/allnpodcast ► YouTube: https://youtube.com/allnpodcast ► Email: allnpodcast@hotmail.com
Strap in for a rollercoaster recap of this year's game awards, where I, Anthony, bring all the buzz and fervor of the night's big wins right to your ears. Feel the weight of the crown as I revel in Baldur's Gate 3's coronation as Game of the Year and the cinematic mastery of Alan Wake 2, sweeping up accolades for Best Game Direction and Best Narrative. Travel with me through the captivating realms of the latest Avatar game and join in my anticipation for rolling dice in the Star Wars Imperial Assault universe. I'm also tipping my hat to the astonishing artistry in Final Fantasy XVI and the symphonic brilliance that enveloped us in High-Fi Rush.As we deck the halls this festive season, I extend an invitation to connect over our united passion for gaming. Your cheers and contributions have been the joystick guiding us forward, and we can't thank you enough. Hear how you can amplify our journey together on social media and be part of the dynamic Project Geekology family. And before you dash through the snow, mark your calendars for January when we'll reconvene for more Project Geekology content. Sending off this mini episode with a heart full of gratitude, I wish you all a holiday filled with joy and a New Year brimming with epic gaming adventures.
In this episode, AJ and Kristie discuss all the big horror announcements that dropped during The Game Awards 2023 as well the horror winners! Announcements - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - The Casting of Frank Stone - OD - Jurassic Park Survival - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden - Marvel's Blade Winners Alan Wake 2 - Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Game Direction Resident Evil Village VR - Best VR/AR Game Be sure to connect with us on Tik Tok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Visit our website: inlovewithhorror.com and shop our merch!
Join Dave, Lile, and Dylan in Episode 121 of the Offshore Gamescast for their Game of the Year 2023 and season 5 finale. The categories are Most Surprising, Most Disappointing, Best Narrative, Best Visuals, Best Console Exclusive, Best Indie, Best Game Mechanic, and Game of the Year/Top 10.Thanks for listening!Full Episode and Show Notes: https://offshoregamescast.com/game-of-the-year-2023Follow & Support Us:Website: https://offshoregamescast.com/Merch: https://offshoregamescast.com/merch/Twitter: https://twitter.com/offshoregcInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offshoregamescast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offshoregamescastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYgs3zLKxD6R8-owiO42EQLile's Indie Corner: https://www.youtube.com/@lilesindiecorner/featured
You ready for this, playa? Welcome back to the club! This episode has Emmett and Al joined by Graydon to discuss our predictions for the 2023 Game Awards. Will Zelda or Baulder's Gate 3 sweep the whole show? Was 2023 even a good year for video games? Is Dave the Diver even an indie game? Well, no, but the answers to those first 2 questions will be given in this show! Timestamps: Content Creator of the Year 00:16:45 Most Anticipated Game 00:23:57 Best Adaptation 00:29:27 Best Multiplayer 00:33:03 Best Sports/Racing 00:37:36 Best Sim/Stratagey 00:41:07 Best Family Game 00:44:30 Best Fighting Game 00:51:38 Best RPG 01:00:21 Best Action/Adventure 01:05:13 Best Action Game 01:14:43 Best VR/AR Game 01:19:49 Best Mobile Game 01:23:22 Best Debut Indie Game 01:26:52 Best Indie Game 01:31:31 Best Community Support 01:39:51 Best Ongoing Game 01:45:14 Games for Impact 01:50:31 Innovation in Accessibility 01:55:37 Best Performance 02:02:27 Best Audio Design 02:03:39 Best Score & Music 02:05:13 Best Art Direction 02:07:05 Best Narrative 02:08:39 Best Game Direction 02:10:00 Game of the Year 02:16:35 Housekeeping 02:24:06 Housekeeping: Second Wind's Rise from the Ashes w/ Nick Calandra Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
Ahead of The Game Awards, co-hosts Dean Daley and Brad Shankar are joined once again by Blue Ant Plus' Chris Brown to discuss our thoughts on the nominees. Of course, a lot of this episode is dedicated to the six Game of the Year nominees: Baldur's Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Resident Evil 4 and Alan Wake 2. But we also look at several other big categories, including Best Narrative, Best RPG, Best Performance and, perhaps most controversial this year, Best Indie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With The Game Awards 2023 approaching in just a couple of weeks, we got together to give our picks for the categories in addition to predicting what will win the Keighleys. Let us know what you think will take the win! MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.youtube.com/@CrubOfficial/live every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Bird App ► https://twitter.com/crubofficialPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSBrody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROXKevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltMoriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycoolTrav: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuyCHAPTERS00:00 Intro and check-ins (help)03:31 Setting up the topic05:49 "Best Game Direction"18:13 "Best Narrative"26:07 "Best Art Direction"32:59 "Best Score & Music"37:03 "Best Audio Design"40:53 "Best (Voice) Performance"46:04 "Innovation & accessibility"50:19 "Games For Impact"52:08 "Best Ongoing Game" and "Best Community Support"55:08 "Best Independent Game" and "Best Debut Indie Game"57:18 Rapidfire categories58:30 "Best Action Game"1:01:18 "Best Action Adventure Game"1:02:17 "Best RPG"1:03:42 "Best Fighting Game"1:05:05 "Best Family Game" and "Best Sim/Strategy Game"1:08:25 "Best Sports/Racing Game"1:09:30 "Best Mutliplayer Game (Presented by Discord)"1:13:43 "Best Adaptation"1:16:16 eSports Chat1:19:57 "Most Anticipated Game"1:22:41 "GAME OF THE YEAR"
It's the most wonderful time of the year; The Game Awards season and we're predicting the winners and announcements alongside listener votes and write ins. Make sure to check out the follow up to this podcast which will be out a few days after the show. Omitted Awards: Games for Impact, Best Independent Game, Best Mobile Game, Best Debut Indie, Best VR/AR, Content Creator, Best Fighting Game, Innovation in Accessibility, Best SIM/Strategy, Sports/Racing, Esports Game, Esports Athlete, Esports Team, Esports Coach, Esports Event. 00:00- 3:04 Intro 3:05- 17:17 What We're Up To 17:18- 21:54 TGA Predictions House Keeping 21:55- 26:27 Best Performance 26:28- 28:03 Best Ongoing Game 28:04- 29:21 Best Multiplayer 29:22- 32:19 Best Art Direction 32:20- 34:07 Best Score & Music 34:08- 36:06 Best Audio Design 36:07- 38:40 Best Adaptation 38:41- 44:35 Best Narrative 44:36- 46:15 Best Community Support 46:16- 48:55 Best Anticipated Game 48:56- 53:00 Best Action/Adventure Game 53:01- 54:39 Best RPG 54:40- 56:00 Best Action 56:01- 57:00 Best Family Game 57:01- 1:01:02 Best Game Direction 1:01:03- 1:09:31 Game of the Year 1:09:32- 1:11:53 Why X Game Should Win X Award 1:11:54- 1:14:58 Predictions on Announcement @ TGA's 1:14:59- 1:17:36 Comments on Awards We Omitted 1:17:37- 1:28:51 Snubs 1:28:52- 1:32:14 Outro Host: Chris Trio & Anthony Ragucci Join our community! https://discord.gg/jUqBvC9Fmx Watch us live on twitch at twitch.tv/delconerdnetwork! Follow Us! https://www.flow.page/delconerds Lower Thirds By Alejandro Hernandez https://alejandrojhernandez.com Table by House of Me https://www.instagram.com/thehouseof_me/?hl=en https://www.athomewithelm.com/
We talk about the nominations for the 2023 Game Awards! Will our predictions come true?! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:20) The Game Awards reveals? (07:27) Most Anticipated Game (14:20) Best Adaptation (21:48) Best RPG (30:10) Best Action Adventure (38:28) Best Action (42:40) Best Independent (48:45) Best Art Direction (52:49) Best Narrative (58:48) Best Game Direction (01:05:20) Game of the Year (01:15:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug
For many Americans, the lasting image of nation's 20-year war in Afghanistan is of hundreds of Afghans holding onto or trying to get onto a military airplane, leaving the country as the Taliban was taking over. A war that was considered America's “good war” to fight the oppressive Taliban regime that housed Al Qaeda terrorists, turned into what seemed like a never-ending quagmire. Baktash Ahadi was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1981. His family left during the Soviet invasion in 1984, eventually moving to Carlisle here in Pennsylvania. Today, Ahadi is an award-winning filmmaker, whose latest documentary Retrograde captures the last nine months of the war in Afghanistan. On The Spark Wednesday, Ahadi described how the failed Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s led to the fall of the Soviet Union, but it also had repercussions,"A devastating thing happened as Afghanistan was forgotten by the world. It no longer had relevance, so to speak, in the West. Well, that was a mistake because there became a power vacuum. And all those Mujahideen who had weapons started fighting amongst themselves and created chaos and civil war in the country. And that's where the Taliban emerged. The Taliban didn't offer too many good things for Afghanistan. And in fact, it kept Afghanistan in the dark. And from that place is where al Qaeda came. And that's where the United States had to reengage Afghanistan because the tragic events of 9/11 were orchestrated from Afghanistan. And when President Bush made a phone call to the Taliban to say, we don't want anything to do with you or your country, we just want Al Qaida. The Taliban's response to President Bush was, well, if you want a guest in our home country, you're going to have to go through us. And that's what led the United States into Afghanistan." Ahadi said that one of the big takeaways from the film is Afghans, especially those who were helping the U.S. felt betrayed by the American withdrawal in August of 2021,"Let's say July of 2021, when the collapse happened in August of 2021. If you ask Afghans in July what they thought was going to happen, I don't think any of them would have told you that the United States would have disengaged and the Taliban would have swept across the country within three weeks and captured the entire country, and that the chaos at the airport and all the deaths at the airport and all the families that were broken apart, I don't think any of them, I don't think anybody could have predicted that. I mean, the images that we that we have of that time will stay with us forever." Many have blamed the Biden Administration for the chaotic exit from Afghanistan,"I think, honestly, it was a lack of political will by President Biden and his administration. I think many presidents were always trying to figure out how to get about get out of Afghanistan or they used Afghanistan as a distraction. But I don't think anybody took Afghanistan in terms of how to really, really, really engage that country seriously. And what do I mean? I mean, specifically in terms of a long-term approach. The reason why is this is one of my mentors and one of the subject matter experts on Afghanistan, Ambassador Ron Neumann, said this once and I'll use this and I'll quote him. He said, "Afghanistan wasn't one war, it was 20 different wars." What he meant to say and what that means is depending on who was in charge, whether it was the ministry, was the Department of Defense, secretary of defense, secretary of state. There were many people that would come into Afghanistan and leave after one year. So there was no continuous plan for the country." Ahadi also pointed out that there has been a high suicide rate amongst Americans soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and that some believe their efforts were in vain. The film will be screened at the Carlisle Theatre Thursday night at 7, as part of Dickinson College's Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues. Watch the Retrograde trailer here.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Graduation, Baker Middle School student places 5th in national spelling bee, charity softball game, Athens TV wins Best Narrative at Michigan Student Film Festival, and more on this episode of Inside TSD with Dr. Rich Machesky.
Natasha chats with James about acting, music with a purpose, being a special kind of bride and the Urkaine! Follow her on IG @NatashaBlasickReal Natasha Blasick is an actress, model, producer and musician originally from Odesa, Ukraine on the Black Sea and currently portrays Svetlana the mail-order bride in the mind-bending Peacock series Paul T. Goldman. She also stars opposite Gerard Butler, Jeremy Piven, Eva Longoria, and Jamie Foxx in in the upcoming comedy feature All-Star Weekend, which marks Foxx's directorial debut. In the upcoming feature, Moms Rising she plays Luba Tryszynska, the “Angel of Bergen Belsen,” who saved the lives of fifty-two children during the Holocaust in World War II. The prolific actress also has a starring role in Karaganda, a post-Soviet, Eastern European organized crime action/thriller, and she appears in the acclaimed live-action video game Immortality, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and was just the recipient for The BAFTA award in the category of Best Narrative for the live action video game, Immortality where he portrays Natassia. Growing up in Ukraine, Natasha studied dance, acted in many plays, competed in beauty contests, and earned a Masters Degree from Odesa State Economic University in International Economy. One of her earliest memories was performing a solo monologue during which she felt a profound connection to the audience. Their reaction, plus the fact that she was good at memorizing her dialogue, cemented a life-long passion for acting. Ordinarily a shy person, acting empowered Natasha, who soon realized she could do things on stage that were impossible for her in real life. Arriving in the United States, one of Natasha's first breaks was a recurring role in MDN, a sketch-comedy series on Spike TV. She appeared in eight of the ten episodes. She was the swimsuit winner in the Mrs. World contest. One of her first feature leads was in the found-footage horror thriller Paranoid Activity 2. Natasha's additional feature credits include: Meet the Spartans, Dark Crossing, Nomad: The Beginning, The Black Russian, The Martial Arts Kid, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Playing With Dolls, Blood Pageant, and Hollywood Laundromat. Her episodic television credits include: NCIS, Country Comfort, Jean-Claude Van Johnson and There's…Johnny. #urkraine #paultgoldman #natashablasick #jameslottjr
Andrew rounds up a fantastic group of guests to talk about one of the biggest games of 2022, God of War Ragnarök. Timestamps below if you want to skip the spoiler section of the conversation. God of War Ragnarök is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the first cross-gen release in the God of War series. It is the ninth installment in the series, and the sequel to 2018's God of War.Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game is set in ancient Scandinavia and features series protagonist Kratos and his teenage son Atreus. Concluding the Norse era of the series, the game covers Ragnarök, the eschatological event which is central to Norse mythology and was foretold to happen in the previous game.The gameplay is similar to the previous 2018 installment. It features combo-based combat, as well as puzzle and role-playing elements. Ragnarök garnered universal acclaim from critics and was praised for its storytelling, characters, visuals, level design, and overall improvements to the gameplay over its predecessor. It won Game of the Year at the Titanium Awards and was a nominee for the same award at The Game Awards 2022, where it won Best Narrative, Best Action/Adventure, and Innovation in Accessibility, among other awards and nominations. The game was a commercial success, selling 5.1 million units in its first week, becoming the fastest-selling first-party game in PlayStation history.TIMESTAMPSSpoilers start 51:18Verdicts and wrap up - 1:32:40Keep up with our guests hereCaleb -https://twitter.com/CJVanNicehttps://letterboxd.com/cjvannice/ Jay - https://www.patreon.com/superbracketbros/postshttps://superbracketbros.buzzsprout.com/Eric - https://linktr.ee/waitforitpodcast Support the show here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853835/supportWEBSITE https://www.fngamers.com/DISCORD https://discord.gg/euhEYZxC58 TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/F_N_GamerzINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/yourfriendlyneighborhoodgamers/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRgS_YRAM8_PlWNvxrjQshAFANTASY CRITIC LEAGUEhttps://www.fantasycritic.g
It is a pleasure to welcome Peter Jang to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Peter moved to California to pursue his Bachelor's degree at the University of California at San Diego. Once he graduated from the university, he moved to Los Angeles and began pursuing a career in acting and stunt work. He absorbed as much information about the industry while getting started. With a background in Taekwondo as a junior Olympian fighter with five US National Taekwondo Championship medals and three Ohio State Championship titles, Peter Jang was naturally drawn to stunt work as a fighting specialist. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, Peter worked on several high-profile films such as Bad Times at the El Royale, The Forever Purge, and The Suicide Squad. He also performed on television shows, including American Horror Stories, General Hospital, NCIS: Hawaii, S.W.A.T, and Westworld. Recently, Peter released his short film: MASK. The film tells the story of a combat veteran (Jang) trying to escape his PTSD by working at a boxing gym. Unfortunately, a mysterious man disturbs the vet's tranquility and amplifies the veteran's worst fears. The short film features cast members Tim Neff and Gabrielle LaJudice. The film received the ‘Best Narrative' award at the 2022 Marina Del Ray Film Festival. Peter Jang spoke about his taekwondo history in this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. He also spoke about how it led him to the stunt world, including facing off against the late Jason David Frank in two viral videos: Super Power Beat Down: White Ranger vs. Scorpion and Green Ranger vs. Ryu. Peter also spoke about his desire to bring MASK to life.
It's time for the 2022 GOLDEN ACES! ✨♠️
In a candid conversation with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary Kovács finished the first season of The Bold Truth About Hungary podcast discussing the main pillars of Hungarian foreign policy in light of the last 8 years, and also addressed important topics including Hungary's space program and the logic behind Hungary's position on the global minimum tax.Follow us on Apple Podcasts:https://apple.co/3D3tsh6On Spotify:https://spoti.fi/3D7RnvQOn Google Podcasts:https://bit.ly/3VShYFX
You ready for this, Playa? It's Game Awards time! Sadly Al is out this week, so instead Emmett Watkins Jr is joined by Elijah Miller of Easy Achievers to predict all of the winners of the big show. It's a MASSIVE episode so grab a snack, maybe boot up a mindless video game, and strap in for one epic discussion of some of the year's best video games. And if it really is too long, that's what the timestamps are for! And right at the end, only for a few moments, Elijah talks about his time with Callisto Protocol and Emmett talks about his time with Hell Pie. Timestamps: Most Anticipated Game 4:33 Best Adaptation 16:59 Best Debut Indie 23:06 Content Creator of the Year 28:19 Best Multiplayer 36:38 Best Sports/Racing 42:15 Best Sim/Strategy 46:38 Best Family Game 48:41 Best Fighting Game 52:59 Best RPG 1:02:55 Best Action Adventure 1:09:40 Best Action Game 1:15:06 Best VR/AR 1:22:32 Innovation in Accessibility 1:28:53 Best Community Support 1:35:37 Best Mobile Game 1:48:17 Best Indie 1:53:39 Best Ongoing Game 1:58:40 Games for Impact 2:04:00 Best Performance 2:07:36 Best Audio Design 2:15:54 Best Score/Music 2:21:14 Best Art Direction 2:29:38 Best Narrative 2:38:06 Best Game Direction 2:48:50 Game of the Year 2:59:47 Housekeeping 3:17:29 Housekeeping: The World Cup | Spoonful Podcast Ep.8 recAPP Epic Heroes Time To Go To Classes! - VGU Plays: Pokemon Violet The MultiVersus Roster Showdown: Match 13 - VGU.TV The Walking Dead Finale - Rage Quit - VGU.TV FromSoftware facing low pay and crunch allegations?? | Easy Achievers Podcast Ep. 145 www.vgu.tv/extralife
Join Dylan and Dave in Episode 76 of the Offshore Gamescast as they debate and select winners for Game of the Year 2022!The categories are Most Surprising, Most Disappointing, Best Narrative, Best Visuals, Best Console Exclusive, Best Indie, Best Game Mechanic, and our Top 10 Games of the Year. This marks the end of Season 3 of the Offshore Gamescast. We'll be back with Season 4 on December 20, 2022.Thanks for listening!Use code "OFFSHORE" at dubby.gg for 10% off!Full Episode and Show Notes: https://www.offshoregamescast.com/episode76Follow & Support Us:Website: https://offshoregamescast.com/Merch: https://offshoregamescast.com/merch/Twitter: https://twitter.com/offshoregcInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offshoregamescast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offshoregamescastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYgs3zLKxD6R8-owiO42EQ
The 2022 Game Awards are coming up! The crew discusses which games will win in their categories. (00:00) Intro (04:00) Best Adaptation (14:19) Most Anticipated Game (22:42) Best Family Game (29:33) Best Role Playing Game (33:15) Best Action/Adventure Game (37:48) Best Action Game (42:53) Best Debut Indie Game (46:17) Best Indie Game (52:56) Best Art Direction (59:07) Best Narrative (01:03:42) Best Game Direction (01:03:42) Game of the Year (01:17:04) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug
This week we have a rewind of our Story Club roundtable livestream. Nigel and Tazziii are joined by Twitch Streamer (and possible future cat owner) BillieTrixx for a deep dive into the indie hit video game Stray! Recently nominated for Game of the Year and Best Narrative at The Game Awards, we get into all aspects of the story and themes of this charming feline adventure. From its cyberpunk aesthetic and intelligent game design, it's a title that has definitely surprised us along with millions of gamers and non gamers around the world. Follow mayamada on Twitch for future Story Club livestreams: https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada
In this week's episode the Brothers are back in the Room to place their bets on who will win the Race and swoop up the Awards at this year's Game Awards! From Most Anticipated Game to Best Performance and the almighty Game of the Year - find out which games we would pick and which ones we think are going to win! Be sure to share your own picks & predictions by getting in touch and if you enjoyed this episode consider following our Podcast and leaving us a review! Chapters; 0:00 Intro 3:14 Esports Categories 3:57 Most Anticipated Game 9:23 Best Adaptation 19:12 Best Debut Indie 24:31 Best Multiplayer 29:51 Best Family Game 33:13 Best Fighting Game 37:20 Best Role Playing Game 43:32 Best Action Adventure 47:30 Best Action Game 50:42 Innovation in Accessibility 54:08 Best Performance 59:59 Best Audio Design 1:02:37 Best Score & Music 1:07:03 Best Art Direction 1:09:03 Best Narrative 1:13:54 Best Game Direction 1:15:29 Game of the Year 1:26:50 Outro If you prefer to watch Podcasts on Youtube then you can find links to our Youtube Channel, as well as our Social Media pages, on our Link Tree Page : https://linktr.ee/TheBrothersTake Thanks for Listening!
Ep 345 - Game Awards nominations have us asking and answering questions, The PC Gaming Show is back with a new fall presentation, and Saints Row's developers are being re-Embraced by Gearbox. 0:00 - Opening 1:57 - The Adventures of Dawn Romantica 8:29 - Corrections 12:13 - PC Gaming Show Highlights 30:46 - Game Awards Nominees 1:03:18 - Saints Row Developer Embraced by Gearbox 1:07:48 - October NPDs 1:17:00 - Also This Week 1:30:49 - L&R: Games That Talk Too Much 1:41:06 - L&R: Elden Ring for Best Narrative? 1:50:53 - L&R: Unwanted Cowboy Simulation 1:53:32 - Time for Bets 2:00:35 - Closing This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - go to http://betterhelp.com/allies to get started today.
Thanks to our sponsors: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/DUKE - Enter promo code DUKE for 83% off and 3 extra months FREE Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions right now at https://www.rocketmoney.com/duke The Game Awards, or as some may call them, The Lame Awards, are the subject of ire year in and year out. 2022 has proven to be much of the same as the Game Of The Year list is out with contentious picks aplenty. While it may be the home of things like nepotism and recency bias, many folks such as Cog have accepted it as the way things shall be. From snubs to perplexing categorization such as Elden Ring in the Best Narrative category, we (along with the audience) have many questions to ask. Perhaps the biggest one is, is it worth our frustration or should we just take our game announcements and go? Beyond that, we get into a busy week for Xbox releases as we dive deep into Pentiment along with Somerville. It may not be nearly on the level of God Of War, but Xbox fans will take it! Furthermore, we mull over the comments of Phil Spencer as he firmly closes the door on any Call Of Duty doubts, but raises key points on the future of both mobile games and Project Keystone. That plus The Witcher 3's next gen update, Dave Bautista's Gears Of War casting, and Starfield's uncertain marketing cadence round out our discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on Breakout we're talking Elden Ring and the debate around its "Best Narrative" nomination at The Game Awards.
Today we review all of the nominees for The Game Awards. Let us know who you think will win Game of the Year and why it'll either be Elden Ring or God of War Ragnarök. Plz vote for Stray though 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Most Anticipated Game 1:50 - Best Adaptation 2:32 - Best Indie Debut 3:25 - Content Creator of the Year 4:14 - Best Multiplayer 5:24 - Best Sports / Racing 5:50 - Best SIM / Strategy 6:06 - Best Family 7:00 - Best Fighting 8:14 - Best Role Playing 8:48 - Best Action / Adventure 9:14 - Best Action Game 9:57 - Best VR / AR 10:24 - Innovation in Accessibility 12:10 - Best Community Support 13:42 - Best Mobile Game 14:14 - Best Indie 14:58 - Best Ongoing 15:42 - Games for Impact 16:18 - Best Performance 16:55 - Best Audio Design 17:54 - Best Score and Music 19:08 - Best Art Direction 20:45 - Best Narrative 21:48 - Best Game Design 22:56 - GAME OF THE YEAR 27:23 - Outro YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@permanentdetour Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4akxfYT5Xniavc7zev2vvE Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/possibly-a-podcast/id1516526898?uo=4 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjFjYjRhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/84b1c430-9902-4263-9346-e74c8fe12cdc/permanent-detour Anchor Website: https://anchor.fm/permanentdetour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/permanentdetour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/permanentdetour TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@permanentdetourpodcast The Game Awards Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7LnF5LnVgg Patchy the Pirate Meme: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/REZdj5zuKXM Outro Music: Floating by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/floating-smith-the-mister Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/noTLm16pyRA
You ready for this, Playa? Welcome back to the club! This week, Emmett Watkins Jr and Allan Muir are joined this time by Graydon Webb to (pretty poorly) guess the nominees for The Game Awards on the eve of their reveal. By the time you hear this, the actual nominees are out, so listen along and be entertained by how wrong we ended up being! Timestamps: TOTS: Predicting The Game Awards Nominees 3:50 Best Indie 7:17 Best Ongoing Game 22:33 Best Performance 38:07 Best Multiplayer 53:07 Games for Impact 1:00:26 Best Narrative 1:16:52 Best Art Direction 1:37:00 Best Score/Music 1:49:15 Best Family Game 1:56:45 Game of the Year 2:02:59 Housekeeping 2:14:05 Housekeeping: recAPP - Cookie Run: Kingdom When the Eterna Forest Theme plays in Legends Arceus Hypertime to Podcast - IDW Infestation - VGU.TV The Multiversus Ultimate Roster Showdown: FINAL BOSS - VGU.TV Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
We are back! We say that often these days and we apologize for it, but we return today to catch you up on what we've been up to and discuss Game Awards nominations, including why we believe Xenoblade Chronicles 3 got snubbed for Best Narrative and who will win the battle between Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction and Catch Up 13:36 - 2022 Game Awards Nominations and Categories Discussion 55:27 - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Preview Podcast Information: Twitter: @SwitchUpPod Instagram: @Switch_it_Up_Podcast Personal Accounts: Kolby: @Kolby_Moyer on Twitter and Instagram @Kolbster17Gaming on Twitch Tyler: @T_Samps on Twitter @TSampsell11 on Instagram Ratings and Reviews are appreciated! Thank you!
Firstly we want to say thank you to everyone who has been tuning in weekly to our show. We hit 200 episodes today which is a massive feat from where we started! Heres to another few hundred episodes. See you at 300! Tao/s (Aaron & Winston Tao) are a Chinese-American writing and directing duo. Often known for their emotionally compelling and humanistic approach, their films have a strong emphasis on social causes and have been recognized by Cannes, 1.4, Kinsale Sharks, Heartland Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, and Vimeo Staff Picks, to name a few. Their branded film, “Sleep Well, My Baby,” won silver at the Cannes YDA Awards and was also shortlisted for “Best Short Film.” Their other branded films, “Watching,” and “SuperMaarko,” won them an additional Cannes YDA Award, the Webby Award for People's Voice, as well as nominations for “Best Emerging Directors,” and “Best Narrative,” at the One Screen Film Festival, respectively. They are currently in development for their feature, GOODBYE, HURRICANE, an Academy Nicholls semifinalist, Sundance semifinalist, and Black List x CAPE finalist for 2021. The brothers are repped by CAA and 3 Arts Entertainment. Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world around us, how do we become 360 with ourselves? Host Instagram: @jamienealejn Podcast Instagram: @360_yourself Music from Electric Fruit Produced by Tom Dalby Composed by Toby Wright
Award-winning, writer, director, actress Christina began her career acting in such cult films as Suburbia, Boys next door and Dudes. She was one of three women accepted into Fox Searchlights new director s program, her IFP nominated Best screenplay, debut feature, PERFECTION was part of their rough-cut labs, Independent film week and winner of The Adrienne Shelly female directing award.PERFECTION screened at The Oxford film festival where Christina won Best Actor and Best Narrative feature and also screened in the San Francisco International Women's film festival, the USA film festival in Dallas, Texas, The Egyptian theatre in Hollywood, CA, premiered at the RIO cinema London, The Quad cinema, New York and screened at The Laemmle' s Monica 4plex in Santa Monica, CA.Christina has sat on the juries for the London feminist film festival, the Eastern European film festival, the 100 word film festival, NC and has served head of the jury at the USA film festival, Dallas.Her upcoming projects include, EXPECTING GRACE set in Marseilles France, her short, HOOKER #2 and the punk rock pilot, POSEUR. Christina has lectured at The New York film academy, The Met School, London, Harvard Westlake, Cal State Fullerton and is an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in the film and television department.Show NotesChristina Beck's Website - https://www.christinabeck.comChristina Beck on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbrubylee_xtinabeck/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistTranscripts Are Auto-GeneratedChristina Beck:I always say to my students, Pick stories that you love. Pick stories that you feel like you have to tell because you're gonna be living with that story and pitching that story way beyond the script. You're gonna be pitching it for grants, you're gonna be pitching it for festivals, you're gonna be pitching it for people to watch it online. You're forever pitching these stories. But to say something visually is powerful. I think it can change minds and hearts.Michael Jamin:You're listening to Screenwriters Need To Hear This with Michael Jen. Hey everyone, this is Michael Jamin and you're listening to Screenwriters. Need to Hear This. We got a special guest for you today. If you are an indie filmmaker, an aspiring indie filmmaker, you're gonna wanna listen to this. You're gonna wanna meet Christina Beck, who I've known forever. She's an old friend, independent filmmaker, but she's you. She also teaches at Loyola Marmont University and the Fame Stella Adler Theater where she teaches screen screenwriting as well as film producing filmmaking, all that stuff. Well Christina, welcome to the big show.Christina Beck:Thank you. Thank you so much. I was gonna call you Mr. Jam and it's a habit. I can't help it.Michael Jamin:It's a habit. There it is. Cause cuz Christina briefly worked for me as an assistant for me and my partner on a show. And then I force you to call me Mr. JaminChristina Beck:. it just kind of fell into this thing. Yeah, no, you did not force me. You didn't force me at all.Michael Jamin:I never did that.Christina Beck:But I will correct you Mr. Jamin. So I actually don't teach at Stella Adler. I teach at least Strassburg, but I could see where you would choose that. Oh, at least Strasberg. Yeah,Michael Jamin:Just I would think,Christina Beck:Right. Well, they're all,Michael Jamin:They're East Strasberg. Go to that one.Christina Beck:Yeah, but sad. They're not around anymore. But the legacies are for sure.Michael Jamin:I haven't been to West Hollywood forever. Yeah. And you guys see, you got your one sheet from, That's from Perfection. Let's talk about what you're at, some of your movies that you've done, cuz Christina is an indie filmmaker. She's a hustler. She makes her movie, she writes your stuff. You also started as an actor, right? Where, let's take me back to the beginning. You basically started, you wanted to be an actress, right?Christina Beck:Yes, yes. Yeah. So I grew up here in Hollywood, actually not in Hollywood. I grew up in the Valley. Let's get real about that. So I like to call it the main streets of Studio City. And although it was very different back then, I know today it's a unaffordable, you can't even get in there. But back in the day it was the suburbs, basically. And my folks were in show business. My father was a screenwriter and an actor, and my mother was an actress, a model kind of actress. She ended up studying in New York with some very significant people. Sandy Meisner had a full scholarship for the Neighborhood Playhouse, which was a big deal back in those days. But my beginning with acting really started just as a kid. being extremely bored in the valley and putting on shows. I was that kid. I was putting on shows, arranging the stuffed animals. If we ever had company, they were held hostage to my extravagant. Really? Yeah. It was Cabaret 24 7 and . I know. Yeah. You didn't know that about me. Yep. I didn't know that. Yeah.Michael Jamin:I also didn't know your dad was a screenwriter. I didn't know that as well. Did he work aChristina Beck:Lot? Yes, he didn't work a lot as a screenwriter. He worked a lot as an actor. So when he came out to Hollywood, he's from Texas originally, and he came out to Hollywood and straight away got signed to William Morris, got put under contract at Universal and did a bunch of movies. But then he did westerns. I always played the bad guy on Bonanza andMichael Jamin:Yeah, Christina, I didn't know your Hollywood royalty Well,Christina Beck:A little bit, yeah. Yeah. Oh wow. Definitely the lineage is there. Yeah. But his real love was screenwriting. He didn't love acting. He really did fall into it. And he had a great look and he was a cowboy, so he played a cowboy, but he wasn't even really a cowboy. He's just from Texas. But yeah, there's this really great story. So Robert Blake, who some of us know strange stuff all around that guy. But that said, back in the fifties, he was friends with my father was friends with him, and Robert Blake had a part where he had to ride a horse. And my dad said, All right buddy, I'll take you out. And they went to, I think probably, well, I don't know what it's called now, but it used to be called Pickwick, which is in Burbank near Disney. They went out over there and not only did he teach him how to ride a horse, he helped him learn his lines. And because I heard this story later after my father passed Robert said, Your father, he really sat with me in this tiny little apartment and he had me drill my dialogue and I got the roof because of him and just very sweet old school. Wow. Hollywood, stuff like that. But that said, when my father wasn't working as an actor, he was always in his, it was dad's den type, type type, type type. He was always working on screenplays and he loved writing.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Do you feel the same? Do you acting more, writing more for you? Well, are you like your dad orChristina Beck:Not? No. Yeah. No, I'm not like my dad. I, there's bits of me that I like him, but it's more acting was definitely the first bug. And like I said, putting on shows at home. But then I got kind of lucky, I was in the valley still. So on Ventura Boulevard near Vineland there was this place called Moral Landis Dance Studio. And my mother used to go and take a jazz class there. This is the late seventies. And next door was a place called the American National Academy of Performing Arts. So I kind of wandered over there and at this academy place, and I ended up joining an acting class. And my very first acting class, an acting teacher, was a man named Francis Letter. And I didn't notice at the time, so I'm like nine years old, 10 years old, and he is about 80 or maybe seven in his seventies. And so I joined this acting class and then he asked me to be in the adult acting class, and I gotta play all the juicy, the bad seed and just fun stuff like that. Oh wow. And so it turns out that later on I found out that he was a big deal and he was in Pandora's Box, the silent film starring opposite Louise Brooks. And he's, and he did a ton of stuff for a long time. And then he was part of the actor studio in New York, and he was from Eastern Europe, but came over here right before the war, I think, . So that's when I really just was in heaven as a kid acting in this class. And then I also did some commercials with my brother. We were in some commercials. And then I became a teenager, , and then I became really rebellious and mm-hmm got into the punk rock scene and completely fell in love with music and artistry. I mean, really at that time too, this was the early eighties when punk rock wasn't necessarily vi What's so funny,Michael Jamin:Cause I can't picture you doing being into punk rock. I guess it,Christina Beck:I got pictures. I got pictures, and I've actually written the whole show about it. Yeah, I . But all that to say, yeah, I, I never wasn't like the punk rock chick. I more, I liked the artistry of it. I liked the right, And when I say that, I mean there were a lot of wonderful, cool artist people that I'd met mostly, much older than me at the time, but they were musicians and writers and actors. But they were on this kind of rebellious thing where we don't need permission to do anything, we just get to be creative. And that's what I loved mostly about that whole scene. And then there were different facets of it that were cuckoo and, and intense and lots of drugs and lots of alcohol and lots of inappropriate stuff. But then I got cast in a movie, so now it's my late teens.And my best friend, she was well there is a woman named Penelope's Theorists who has made films that we know of Wayne's World and different Hollywood films. But at that time she had made a documentary called The Decline of the Western Civilization, which is a really amazing film even to this day because she really got into that la punk rock scene at that particular time in space. And it was an incredible film. And she wanted to make a narrative film. So she wrote a script and got it produced by a furniture salesman guy. And I think Roger Corman of course. And so I got cast in that. And like I said, I was in my late teens and at that time I was kind of over punk rock and I was like, Eh, don't wanna, this is stupid. But I ended up doing it. And that is where I really was like, okay, this is the way I wanna spend the rest of my life.I loved being on set. And to answer your question, it's really tricky. I love in the realm of all that we do in terms of writing has its moments and then the pre-production, but being on set to me is definitely my favorite. And post is a whole nother exploration. But yeah, so it was from that moment on that I was just like, Okay, this is what I wanna do. And I did a couple more films with Penelope and then I moved to New York City and I wanted to be a real, I also felt like, okay, I didn't really, I need to be a real actor. I really have. And soMichael Jamin:A theatrical actor, is that why you moved toChristina Beck:New York? Well, yeah, I mean I love theater and my very best friend, you might know her, Cynthia, Man. Oh, okay. Yeah, it's Shannon. Familiar . Yeah. So we wereMichael Jamin:Frozen. That's how I met my wife. That's how I met her. I met you through her. I met you honestly, Christina. That was the first time it was really, I met you really on real early on, but go on. When I was with Cynthia. Really? Yeah. Tour or something.Christina Beck:I know, it's so great. Michael Jamin:But go on. AndChristina Beck:So Cynthia was in New York and at that time, for me, I felt like I really wanted to study and be a serious actor because I come from more of a film background. I did study a bit with Francis, but I really wanted to pay my dues as an actor. And I, I studied with a bunch of different great people. I auditioned for everything that was there at the time. AndMichael Jamin:Tell me, I'm gonna interrupt for a second, hold on. But tell me what your thoughts are, the difference between acting for film or television and acting for the stage.Christina Beck:Well, in my experience and what I'm also kind of revisiting lately, well when you're acting in film, it's very subtle. There's a camera and the camera picks up everything. And so when you're on stage, you are playing to the back row. People in the back need to see and understand what's going on. And it's just a very different, and I think most actors can do both. Some are, I guess more comfortable doing one or the other.Michael Jamin:But when you study and you train, do you sometimes study specifically or did you specifically for film versusChristina Beck:No, no, I didn't. No.Michael Jamin:Are are classes like that? Yeah. Just forChristina Beck:Fun. Yeah. Yeah. There's like on camera classes where people, it's for auditions I think, but also to get to practice how you come off on camera. Yeah. I never did that . I never, yeah. Really did that. But here's a weird, maybe creepy thing. Ever since I was a kid though, I always felt like there was a camera on me. , I would visualize, I could almost disassociate a little bit, this is a psychological thing here, but I felt, I would kind of imagine walking to school, what would it be if this character was walking to school? I almost was above myself a little bit watching myself. And that's a weird thing to say cuz actually when you're acting in a film, you really shouldn't be watching yourself. But that's where I am also a director. SoMichael Jamin:In other words, you were visualizing visualize how you would shoot yourself or is it more of Yeah. Was it more of a fantasy thing or how would I appear on, I wanna shoot myself if I was walking down the street?Christina Beck:Yeah, it's more the that one. And of course a little bit of fantasy, but it was escapism. But it was also, I was sort of able to take myself little Christina walking to school fifth grade out of it and see it from this other angle. And I don't know what that's about, but I do now I I see things that way all the time.Michael Jamin:Really How you would shoot it, where you would place the camera Christina Beck:Or where is the camera? Yeah. And it's such a funny thing cuz we live in a world now where everyone has a phone and everyone is documenting, everyone is shooting themselves. And that's a little different. But I guess it's similar in a way.Michael Jamin:Did you have film equipment when you were that Young? Christina Beck:I mean, Well my dad I none. We really didn't. My dad, no, my dad did my made some super great films and actually. Yeah, we did a lot of home movies when I was little. So I was usedMichael Jamin:To with sound.Christina Beck:No, no sound. No, it'sMichael Jamin:Interesting.Christina Beck:So yeah, yeah, being tied up on a tree and then my brother coming up on a horse and all sorts of me crying. Yeah, I got it. I got it all.Michael Jamin:Wow. Then so after New York, so how long were you in New York?Christina Beck:Three years. I was there for three years. AndMichael Jamin:Then what made you decide to come back?Christina Beck:Well, I wrote a play and that's kind of what happened. So I'm in New York, I'm studying, I'm auditioning for Everything film. I remember that there was one year where I really went out for everything that was shot in New York or anywhere around there and didn't get anything. And at the time I was studying with a woman at Playwrights Horizons who was a writer and an actress. And she said, Listen, you guys really should start writing characters that you feel you could play or just more of an empowerment in terms of instead of waiting around for everyone to give you a role, write something. So a bunch of us did, and it really started out by writing monologues. So I was in a group of women and we formed a little theater company and so we wrote characters and monologues for these characters and then we put it up and that was really great. And then I gotMichael Jamin:You. Don't skip that step. How did you put it up? How do people stage playsChristina Beck:You a lot of time? Well, at that time, at that time, which was a long time ago we raised a little bit of money, kind of similar to a lot of independent film stuff. But we raised a little money, family and friends type of thing. We actually did it at the Samuel Beckett Theater, which was where Playwright Horizon, I think they're still there on 42nd Street, I think eighth and ninth, 42nd Street, . And we put it up for a weekend and we got reviewed and we got in. It was great. It was super fun. And it also felt like I started to feel more complete as stuff that I could do as an actress. I always, I didn't, waiting around, I don't waiting for, I just felt like I have more to do and I was always journaling and stuff as a kid and as I got in my teens.And so writing to me didn't feel that far off from what I was already doing. And coming into it as an actor, I knew I've read enough plays and I've read enough monologues to understand how to write in that form. So I ended up when I was living in New York, I'd come back to LA and visit in the summers. Cause summers are horrific in Manhattan. So there were some musicians that I met that were doing some kind of cool stuff. And this one guy played, he had a character that he did. And so I wrote a play. I kind of inspired me to write this play about him. He was playing a lounge singer and he, his friend had this group and it was kind of rock and roll stuff, but then they would go into a lounge sort of thing. And I thought, oh, that would be funny to, what would it be if these lounge singers had a kid and tried to live their life? And it was a little autobiographical, the father's alcoholic and the mother's sort of obsessed with her beauty. And so these themes started to come up in my work. So I wrote this full length play and there was music in it too. And then we also shot some video footage, so it was sort of like a multimedia thing. So I kind of had to come back to LA to do that.Michael Jamin:So you staged it?Christina Beck:Yes. I didn't direct it, so I wrote it and I starred in it. But a friend of mine this woman named Modi, who I met from the punk rock days, but also she was Penelope's assistant on some of the film stuff I worked on with her and was a video director in her own. And so she came in and she directed it and it was great. It was amazing. It was.Michael Jamin:And how do you even get the theater to put it up?Christina Beck:We raced a little bit of money and then we got producers and they put it up up.Michael Jamin:What do you mean? How does that work? You got producers, what doesChristina Beck:That mean? Yeah, so the woman who played my mother in this is an amazing singer, artist, actor. Her name is Jane Cotillion. And so she loved the play and she said, Oh, I know this guy Billy DeModa and he's a casting director and maybe he could produce it. And he didMichael Jamin:. This is just from being out here, just from honestly, just meeting people, being in circles, taking acting classes and because that's the thing about la everyone's trying to do something right?Christina Beck:Absolutely, yeah. I mean think it's now because of Zoom and different things in the world and there's so much more accessibility. I think it's possible to collaborate and not be here. But all that said, especially at that time, you had to be here. And I do think it's still important to be in the place where you wanna be if you can. And these people I knew, so I knew about the guy, his name is Manny Chevrolet and he and his friend had this act and they were opening up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and I knew them from suburbia, which was the movie I did with Penelope I knew. And so it was kinda a group of people that I already knew. And then the musical directors, this guy named Tree, who's good friends with, and they were just all these people that kind of organically came on board.Michael Jamin:Interesting. And tell me, but how do, you're also, obviously you've written and directed and produced a bunch of movies, indie movies, some are shorts, some are full length, but do you go about, alright, so you work on the script. How long do you work on the script and when do you know it's done?Christina Beck:Yeah, that's a great question. And then everything's a little bit different. So with short films, well I'm teaching a course right now, so I feel like I already have this in my mind. Short film is one idea and that script can take a long time to write. It's not easy to write a short film because basically you're trying to squeeze in this one idea in a way that has a beginning, middle, and end. So you don't have the luxury of necessarily three acts, but you have to have this.Michael Jamin:How long is it short for you? Well,Christina Beck:Okay, so that's another great question because what I have learned now, I think a sweet spot for a short is anywhere from 10 to 12 minutes. I think if you can sit, do it in a shorter amount of time, even better because depending on what you wanna do with it. So there's a whole film festival world, which is pretty much the best place for your shorts to be seen if you can get them produced. So it's a matter of programming these films. So if you have a film that's 20, 25 minutes, that obviously takes up more time. And most film festivals, they program the short films in a block. So they're literally trying to pack in as many as they can and good ones. And it's all different too because the academy nominated films, they can be up to 40 minutes. But even again,Michael Jamin:When you say program, when they're looking for blocks, what is their intention?Christina Beck:Well, they'reMichael Jamin:Showcasing what I mean, you have to understand that right as well. How does the film festival, how do they make money so that they would want you?Christina Beck:Right. Well that's a whole other thing. So there's different kind of aspects to that. So there's short films that are star driven, meaning you can put a star name in it. Now that always brings money and cache to a festival but not you can make a great short film and not have a star in it, is really what I wanna say. Because a good short film is something that has a very original idea. Again, it's short enough where you want more basically. And it's not making a feature and then picking a scene from the feature and making a short out of it. Sometimes you can create characters or create a separate script. So I made a short film for Fox Searchlight, I got in this new director's program with a feature script and they would not let us just take us a scene from the feature.They were like, no, no, no, you have to make a short on its own, but with the same characters and the same relative premise. So that's kind of how I learned about that trap. But to answer your question the short films that get noticed at festivals or can even get into a festival are ones that are very authentic to whatever the genre is and the writer's vision. What are you talking about? Is it something, And that's also a weird trap too, because as a writer, I don't wanna be thinking about a festival, you know? I mean that's way down the line. But you have to live in both of those realities in a way. Because if this is a calling card as a writer or as a director of Indy films you have, it's good to keep in mind, okay, I'm not gonna write a 45 minute short film and expect it to be programmed. That would set myself up to fail if I could write. WhenMichael Jamin:You say programmed, you mean, what do you mean by programmed? Are they gonna play for that weekend?Christina Beck:Yeah, so in a film festival, they have a program of films they have, whether the festival is a week long or a weekend , depending on what festival it is. But for instance, let's just say Sundance, I believe a week. So there's some pretty intense statistics that I just found out from a friend of mine. So they had the largest amount of submissions of short films this past year than ever over 10,000 short films. And they only program 59 films. So wow. like, oh my God. And Sundance is wonderful and amazing and if you can get in, great, It's not the only festival. There's a gazillion festivals and anyone is a great experience to get in and go to have that festival experience. But to answer your question about programming , are we there? The people that program the festivals are people that watch the films and decide, we have a three short film programs, A, B, and C. This is just making this up, but it's kind of how they do it. We have 30 minutes in each block, so I gotta squeeze. It all depends. Sometimes there's a film that's a little longer, but they really like it, so they're gonna put that in there. And then there's less room for other films.Michael Jamin:. And how much does it cost to submit to a festival? Usually?Christina Beck:It varies. It definitely varies and it varies. Sometimes they have early submissions that are always a little cheaper. Also depending on you can always ask for a waiver. Sometimes they give them to you, sometimes they don't. So it can be anywhere from 20 bucks to 75 to 150 bucks. It definitely can add up.Michael Jamin:When you make a film, how many festivals will you submit to?Christina Beck:Again, that all depends. There's certain festivals that you can target for. Again, there's the big five seven festivals, Sundance and Berlin and Toronto Telluride and then those are kind of the biggies. But then there's everything that tears down from there. So yeah, it can get very expensive and super daunting. And that's a whole other conversation. The film festival world. Huge, big.Michael Jamin:Now let's say you get into a festival into a big prestigious one. What is the goal? Eventually I And what is the goal? You got, you're short, eight minute film is in Sundance. What are you hoping?Christina Beck:Right, right. Well you're hoping for Eyes on the Film and that's a really also interesting question that you asked because back when those festivals, especially Sundance is a very different festival today than it was when it first started as most things are. But those, that would be the eyes, all the, everyone would be there and you would get would just get the cache of this is a Sundance film. It would give you opportunities to meet agents and if you don't have representation it'll help with that. And it's still, those things can still happen, but now you can get eyes on your film, on the internet, you know, can generate that if that's what you really want, if that's your goal. So know we need those things, but we don't as much anymore. It's a very different business today. But initially you wanna get eyes on your film people to see your work, hire you for more stuff.Michael Jamin:And when you say on the internet, you mean YouTube or Vimeo or what's the platform? Both.Christina Beck:Yeah, I think YouTube is, I don't know if Jimmy I don't know how many people, I mean you can certainly send people there, but I think YouTube a little more, right,Michael Jamin:People find right. But what do you tell your kids in your class today? Are you telling to do more on social media? Are you like a TikTok or what else are you telling to get found?Christina Beck:Well don't more talking about the actual craft of the work, whether it's directing or screenwriting. I don't come up with all of that in terms of my work is as a writer director when I made my feature, I was very fortunate to I submitted the script to well I got into that Fox Searchlight program, which no longer exists. But there are other programs, there's lots of diversity programs, different studios have programs for emerging writers. And that one at the time I was one of two women, there were all men. There was like 40 men and two women. And nowadays it's definitely even doubt a lot. But all that to say that helped with, oh she was in that program, so let's take a look at her script. And then I submitted to an organization in New York called the If P, which now is called Gotham, but they do the spirit awards and Filmmaker magazine, which is something that I started reading very early on and I got nominated for best screenplay. So from that I got on their radar. So it's kind of just taking steps to be seen. It's always about people. Knowing what you're doing and what your vision is for this work,Michael Jamin:Do you go to a lot of film festivals even when you're not in them? Do you go just to watch or to meet people or anything?Christina Beck:I do in town. Yeah, in LA I will. I went to right Berlin when I didn't have anything in Berlin sadly. But I was there, I for a meeting with some European producers and then just happened to watch some amazing films. Film festivals are great cuz you meet like-minded people, whether it's people in the industry but also you meet other filmmakers, other writers, other directors, people that are maybe a little above you, maybe you've done a little more than them, but it's a really cool, cause the energy at most festivals I went to Can God, when was it 2006? I was trying to get my feature made and I was very naive. I made a short film version of my feature and I went to Can and I had my DVDs and I had my little pitch idea and I didn't really know that these meetings that they have, cuz there's a film market, some festivals have a film market and that's always really great. Berlin has one there's a film market here at afm. Kind of different energy though for sure, but can, it was like, oh my god, I was so lost. I was just like, what am I doing here? It was amazing and it was horrible and it was like that within each hour I just felt like I was in, was so over my head and yet really cool, wonderful things happened and I met people there that I'm still in touch with today.Michael Jamin:Hey, it's Michael Jam. If you like my videos and you want me to email them to you for free, join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos. These are for writers, actors, creative types. You could unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not gonna spam you and it's absolutely free. Just go to michael jamin.com/watchlist. People ask me this a lot, but do you find from where are that, it's that right meeting writers and actors and directors. Do you feel it's like collaborative or is it competitive?Christina Beck:Well, I think it's collaborative and you can kind of sniff out people that are competitive. I, I've been in quite a few groups of women especially, so back a couple, one when my first short film screened with the American Cinema Tech, not my very first short film, but the first short that I directed. And I met a woman there named Kim Adelman and she's amazing. She's written a book about short films. She's incredible and she supports a lot of female directors. And her and this guy named Andrew Crane created a program at the cinema tech. And so through that we made this thing called the Female Filmmaking Collective. And so we would bring other women directors and this was kind of, well this is like 15, 16 years ago. And then there's been other women's filmmaking groups. The film Fatals, a member of the a w Alliance of Women Directors.So all that to say there's, for the most part, the energy is very much like, yay, how can I help you? And then there's a few people that are anywhere in the world. It is, it's their personalities, the spirit of, I try to stay in the spirit of that there's enough for all of us. Cause otherwise that makes me uptight and I don't wanna be uptight. But definitely, yeah, I think I don't write with other people. I haven't yet. I've tried to in different increments, but it just hasn't quite felt right. But I do collaborating for sure. And especially filmmaking when you're actually getting in production that's like all about collaboration,Michael Jamin:Especially with the good dp, you know, What are you shooting? What do you like to shoot on? Or do you care that much? What kind of camera?Christina Beck:Well, I like things to look like film . I mean, we shot my first short that I wrote Disco Man that was shot on 16. And my dp, I found him at USC Film School and he's a really good friend and we just shot something this last spring. So that was a long time ago. He became chair of the film school that I teach at now. But all that to say, yeah, again, it's the people that you meet here, you meet them there, we're all still here and still love film making. So that said, my DP for Perfection, my feature, his name's Robert Psal and he's amazing. Cause this guy, not only is he super talented, we shot that film for two years on the weekends, two and a half years. So to get someone to literally, okay, we got a little more money, Rob, come over, we gotta shoot this other would. And then a lot of times just he and I would jump on a bus and I'd borrow a camera from a friend. We had prime lenses, which if you put that on digital cameras, it gives a more cinematic look. So we had those for a while. We shot that film literally in four different formats, meaning four different cameras. And I DidMichael Jamin:You find it matched? Okay, Did itChristina Beck:Worked for the film? I don't know. Recently someone asked to see it, this wonderful DP that I was talking to, he lives in France and I felt a little self, cause I'm like, Oh my God, he's gonna see how, And he is like, Oh, it's shot so beautifully. And I'm like, wow, nobody knowsMichael Jamin:All this.Christina Beck:Yeah,Michael Jamin:Why you don't have to worry about that stuff. Well, and what aboutChristina Beck:It's gotta be in focus, let's put it that way, . Yeah. And sound is a big deal too,Michael Jamin:For sure. Absolutely. That's huge. It's hugely important if you can't hear it. Right. But what about how concerned are you when you shoot the stuff crossing the line or the cameras? Are you relying your DP for that, making sure that you know, don't have these jump cuts because the character's looking the wrong way? AndChristina Beck:IsMichael Jamin:That your concern or you let the DP handle that?Christina Beck:Well, because so far I've been mostly acting in the stuff that I've shot. I definitely rely on my DP as well as my script supervisor. . I mean, I can tell myself when we're setting up a shot and then sometimes you can cross that line and it's okay, it's not gonna be an editing nightmare, but you sort of have to gauge it. And I don't make those kind of decisions by myself. And I really do rely so much on my DP and my script D because it's, it's that funny thing for me. What the reason I became a director in film was because I made a short that another different short besides Disco Man that it's called Blow Me. And I didn't direct it. And I did a lot of directorial stuff on that project. And my director at the time was busy with other things.And so we weren't really able to finish the film for a long time. And actually my co-star was an editor as well. So he kind of got the film and he edited and we worked on it together. And what I learned, and this goes back to the film festival thing. So in film director has the say in everything in terms of how final say on music and different stuff. And being a screenwriter and an actor and even a producer, I didn't have the same access to the vision that I had. So I thought, ooh, I need to direct this stuff . SoMichael Jamin:Yeah,Christina Beck:That's how that shifted. HowMichael Jamin:Do you go about, but how do you go about fundraising for all this stuff and what kind of budget do you usually try to get?Christina Beck:Well, it's tricky. That's the hardest part. And I just was at a film festival here in la, it's the American French Film Festival. They have it every year at the dga. And I was listening to a panel of producers and directors and from Europe and the UK and Los Angeles. And the thing is, those foreign countries, they have film funding built into their system, literally the government. And there are different types of ways that those more character driven films. This is what I'm pretty much more interested in what we would call art house films. , especially right now, there's just this huge divide, which is very mm-hmm , much like the whole world that we're in right now. So there's tiny budgets and huge budgets and the middle size budget isn't really around anymore. No support for it. And it's happening in Europe too right now. So I was listening to see, okay, are they going through it too? So that said, yeah, there's different ways. And I would say for first time directors that are making a feature or a short film for the first time, Crowdfunding's great, there's amazing platforms. I did that with a company called Seed and Spark and they were really supportive and helpful. And we haveMichael Jamin:Some, Well what do they do? What do they do that's better than putting it up on what's some crowdfunding site?Christina Beck:Well they are a crowdfunding site, butMichael Jamin:Why not just use your own, I don't know what's the difference between, well go fund me or whatever.Christina Beck:Well I don't, yeah, get, well go Fund Me I thought was more for donations. Yeah, so there's fiscal sponsorship, which is something you'd need so that people that are donating to your project get an actual tax write off that's properly done. So you wanna do that but they help curate and they have a platform. I mean, look, you've written the thing, you're doing all this work. Are you gonna set up a website so people can give you money? So, and maybe you're really good at that. Places. Well indeed, Gogo and Kickstarter, and I mentioned Student Spark because they're someone that I did it with, but all those places haven't already. It's like, why reinvent the wheel? They've done all that work. So literally you can just send people there. They take a small percentage of whatever you get and different platforms have different things. I don't know. I know there's one that if you don't make your gold then you don't get any of the money. So I didn't do that one , butBut going back to someone who's starting out and wants to make something a short or a feature and hasn't already exhausted their family and friends, there's nothing wrong with doing that. Also there's grants and And those aren't easy to come by, but they're there. And depending on, there's different places. There's like in San Francisco, there's the San Francisco Film Society has very specific grants for people that shoot in the Bay Area. And a lot of films have gotten made through that grant. They give a significant amount of money. So there are ways, and it's not easy. I mean really, ideally a private investor is great and there's gonna be a loss. So now most of the indie films, and these aren't Es, and I'm not an expert, I'm just speaking from my own experience. But an indie film may not get a theatrical release. I did not with my feature. What I did get is I got the theatrical experience in film festivals and I was lucky to be programmed in Los Angeles through the American Cinema Tech. And I got to see my film at the Egyptian Theater, which was heaven. And I was there for that. You were there. So, and now it's available to stream. So most projects go to streaming and huge projects go to streaming now. So it's just in this very differentMichael Jamin:World. Is it, where is your playing, where is the streaming now?Christina Beck:On Tubby? Tubby . AndMichael Jamin:This is per perfectionist. Which one isChristina Beck:Yes. Perfection.Michael Jamin:Which, yeah,Christina Beck:Yeah. Okay. And all that's on my website. Christina Beck do com.Michael Jamin:Christina beck.com. Interesting. Wow, that's interest. ButChristina Beck:This is, and my shorts are on there too.Michael Jamin:All your short. Is there a down, getting to a big festival, that's gotta be a game changer. But can a little festival help you?Christina Beck:Well, yes, because again, you see your film on a big screen, you see your film with an audience, you meet other filmmakers and yeah, as you know, Mr. Jamin, everything in this business is preparation and luck. So you're honing your craft , you're doing what you love. There's no slam dunk guarantee. Even with the bigger festivals. I know people that have gotten into huge festivals and got big representation and then a year later nothing. So it's like nothing. Yeah. Yeah. I guess I always say to my students, pick stories that you love. Pick stories that you feel like you have to tell because you're gonna be living with that story and pitching that story way beyond the script. You're gonna be pitching it for grants, you're gonna be pitching it for festivals, you're gonna be pitching it for people to watch it online. You're forever pitching these stories.But to say something visually is powerful. I think it can change minds and hearts. So I come to it with that. And it is frustrating. I have a feature that I wrote last year that I have not made yet. We shot a few scenes in the spring with some of my students and my first dp, me, Kyle to kind of see where it lands and figure out do we wanna do a crowdfunding thing? Do we wanna try to get in Grant? Like what? And I don't know honestly, I don't know if I have the bandwidth to go through that hustle for getting financing right now. Right now. BecauseMichael Jamin:If not that, Oh well I was gonna say, if not that, then what? You know.Christina Beck:Well, right. Well, I mean look, ideally if we were all Henry Ja or somebody who has a trust fund, independent filmmaking is for people that have a trust fund basically.Michael Jamin:Or can fund, right? Or you,Christina Beck:Yeah, I'm teasing, right? Yeah.Michael Jamin:, how many, when you shoot, how many people on set, How many crew members do you wanna have? What's your skeleton crew?Christina Beck:My skeleton is probably 12 peopleMichael Jamin:That I'm surprised it's that big. So who,Christina Beck:WellMichael Jamin:Let's walk. You mean you've gotta skip supervisor DPChristina Beck:Happens fist. Yeah. Okay. Scripty, dp, ac sound mixer, boom. Makeup, hair. That could be one person blah. Who am I forgetting? Producer. Of courseMichael Jamin:You're gonna want someone with the lights.Christina Beck:Well, right. Lights, gaffer, grip. Then we have,Michael Jamin:How many cameras are you rolling at once?Christina Beck:Oh, one . Yeah, one. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. This isn't like tv, but I did actually, I made a short film with three cameras. Once I did that one I did for search site. Yeah, that's true. But that was a, people were like, Why did you do that?Michael Jamin:But that's still not even year 12. That might be, I don't know. I lost count.Christina Beck:Well, I'm missing people. I'm on the spot here. I'm trying to think. I'm totally missing people. I mean, there's craft service,Michael Jamin:Right?Christina Beck:Oh my God. Probably like the most You got people person, Yeah. Anyways, yeah. 10 to 12. It just adds a pa. You need a pa you need, yeah. Yes. But yes, you can do it with five people. I've done it with three. I mean,Michael Jamin:Are you pulling any permits or are you sort of shootingChristina Beck:That? I do permits when I am renting equipment. And I have, I've also completely gorilla so many things.Michael Jamin:Wait, if you have, why do you have to have a permit if you rent co equipment they requireChristina Beck:Because yeah, you have to have insurance and there's film LA and yeah, there's a whole thing that needsMichael Jamin:To happen. Yeah. People get paid off. Yeah.Christina Beck:. Well, it's kinda a, Yeah,Michael Jamin:It's hard and happens. Yeah, it's hard. It's a hustle. But you do it cuz you love doing it, right?Christina Beck:Yes. Yes. That is true. Right? That is true.Michael Jamin:And how many scripts do you have that are just sitting around that? Are you, I guess I won't even try with that one or,Christina Beck:Yeah, I know that breaks my heart cuz I was at a ratio of, at one point having everything produced. I was like, I don't remember everything's been produced. But now I've written more scripts. I like, Yeah, I have probably, but not a ton. I have a couple features and I've written a few series, so yeah, Not yet. Not yet. ButMichael Jamin:What about just something you could do and now we'll wrap it up cause I don't wanna keep for chill up. But what about doing something where you could just shoot it in your apartment? Write it specifically for your apartment?Christina Beck:Yeah, well I would still need to get permission from my landlord. I'd still need to get equipment. Cause you can't shoot without permission if you wanna have insurance and you have to have insurance. Now look, my , my feature perfection in my old apartment, I actually did have permission from my landlord, but we shot so much of it just really running gun. And that can be done. That can have, But you still, And also I wanna pay people. I'm at a place where I can't ask people to work for free. Now if it's your first project and stuff, I encourage everybody to ask people to work for free if you treat them well. And if they're newbies too and it's a shared experience of discovery and stuff and they feel connected to the work and you feed 'em well, you gotta feed well. You gotta giveMichael Jamin:'em some very, But it seems like you have the perfect person for that because you have a bunch of students who wanna just get their names on stuff.Christina Beck:That's true. That's true. Yeah. Well, and I would probably and probably will end up shooting this feature with, And look, my students are amazing. They are so talented and professional when I get on their set. So this year I've had two students cast me in their short films. So I got to show up really as an actor on these. That's fun. Well, it's great because I was talking to the other film professors, because we work with them on the scripts and we sign off the scripts and then they go off and shoot. So these, they're kind, they're on their own, they're chaperoned and then they come back and bring, and we work on the edit and stuff, but we don't know what really goes on in those sets. So I was saying to this other professor the other day, I'm like, Yeah, I was there. I gotta be there and see what, And the truth is these students are wildly professional and I wouldn't really honestly wanna work with anyone else. But then they are so good. SoMichael Jamin:Someone called me up a student, I don't wanna say where they needed a 50 year old man. Now I don't play 50. We all know that. I play mid thirties ofChristina Beck:Course.Michael Jamin:But I was like, right, I didn't really wanna do it. I was like, all right. And then he goes couple weeks later he's like he's like, Yeah, well we're gonna need you to read . I wasChristina Beck:Like,Michael Jamin:I'm off only . Oh my God. I didn't want it that bad. But I think that was part of the experience that they wanted to have was they wanted actors. I'm not reading dude Christina Beck:Great. Well they're trying out their stuff I guess. Who knows? In terms of, Yeah, but wrong guy. They got the wrong guy with you.Michael Jamin: offer only.Christina Beck:That's right. That's right. Mr. Jam .Michael Jamin:How funny. Yeah. So, alright. This is so fascinating cuz this is a world I know nothing about this whole people cause people ask me all the time I got India. I don't know, Ask Christina. So where do people follow Christina back on? How do they learn more about what you're doing?Christina Beck:Well, like I said, my website and then myMichael Jamin:Give it to you again so that,Christina Beck:Okay. It's christina beck.com. There you go. And yeah, and then I'm on Instagram X Beck. AndMichael Jamin:What do you mean wait, X dyna? How do you spell that?Christina Beck:X I don't remember that. T I n a.Michael Jamin:Oh it. So it's X.Christina Beck:Yeah.Michael Jamin:I dunno why you said Ina. We'll work on this later. Christina Beck:Put a little thing up there. We don't have to talk about it. Yeah, yeah. And I just wanna say lastly, I am so not an expert on this. Please. I've been just finding my way as I go. But you know, I've watched other writers, The path is just, it's just not a straight line. And I think to stay connected to purpose and okay, I feel like I gotta tell certain stories. And when I talk to my students about this, okay, why do you have to tell this story? And we ask ourselves those questions and why now and all those things. Which in as far as indie film goes, I feel like we're in a little bit of a dip right now where the character driven independent films, at least in America, are not being celebrated as they once were. . And I believe that that'll shift.And I talk, I've talked to many people about this and we've gone through so many different, you know, can look back in the 1970s where Paramount was like studios were making beautiful character driven films. And I don't know if we'll ever go back to that, but I do think like you said, you can have a tiny crew and you could make something. I could make something in my living room. Absolutely. And one of my favorite filmmakers is a woman named Barbara Loden. She sadly passed away a long time ago. She was an actress. She actually was married to Ilie Kaza and she made a film called Wanda. And it's an amazing film and you can find it online. It's on the Criterion Channel and different places like that. But she had a tiny crew. She had maybe six people. And , sometimes people besides the attacks right off, they wanna contribute. They wanna be a part of it. They wanna be a part of this passion storytelling.Michael Jamin:Sometimes they also wanna give you their notes. Right?Christina Beck:WellMichael Jamin:Sometimes that money goes and comes with strengthsChristina Beck:Or here's the other thing. Yeah. Find an actor who really wants a great part that has some dough that wants to coce or something. And you guys can collaborate on that and you can write something that's really great for them that they would never get cast in. There's a lotMichael Jamin:Of you recommended. That's a great idea. That's a great idea. You recommended to me to watch Thunder Road. Remember that? Oh yeah,Christina Beck:I watch that. The short.Michael Jamin:And I loved it That and I loved, and I didn't realize I didn't, it was actually, I watched the scene from it, but it was actually, I guess a feature or whatever, but the scene stood on its own. I go, this is a beautiful it short. But it was a beautiful scene.Christina Beck:Oh, so you watched from the feature or did you watch the short film?Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah. Cuz I think you gave me the link to Vimeo or something. OhChristina Beck:Okay.Michael Jamin:I just watched that one church scene where he wasChristina Beck:Like, Yeah, yeah.Michael Jamin:So over,Christina Beck:Yes. That guy is amazing. He's the real deal. He's a guy to follow. Cause he's Joe Independent film. He, Jim is his name actually . And he makes stuff and he works as an actor. He'll do commercials, whatever. And then he'll take that money and that's what caves did. Caves made whatever he was working in television stuff he wasn't crazy about. And then he would take that money and then he would just make the films he wanted to make. So maybe it hasn't changed at all. It just goes back to that thing again where if you have this story you gotta tell and it does start with theMichael Jamin:Story. What kinda stories do you feel you have to tell?Christina Beck:Well I feel like I almost keep telling the same story, but I, I'm reallyMichael Jamin:Love different versions ofChristina Beck:It. That's right. That's, as I get older, I get this different perspectives of it. But I do, I love the story of people, characters that have perceived limitations or real ones and they slowly find their way out of that predicament. And yeah, I like happy and things. I like to see the journey of someone of starting off in a place where they don't feel and they get a little better.Michael Jamin:And you said before I cut you off, you was, it all starts, the focus has to be on the script.Christina Beck:It's all about the script. That's the blueprint. That is the blueprint. Especially if you're shooting with no money and no time. And because you don't have the luxury and we never have the luxury. You see it all the time and any budget level. But the truth is, the script really is everything starts there. That's how you get anybody on board. That's how you can refer if a DP who's maybe a great DP and wants to do something small because he loves the story or he loves the subject matter and that script should be tight and ready to shootMichael Jamin:. Right. And because you could shoot something and you get the biggest crew and the biggest budget and it looks like a movie. But if the script sucks, so what? No, it's not anyone's gonna wanna watch it, but it may look like a movie. Yeah,Christina Beck:Yeah, that's right. And then it won't get programmed really in festivals cuz there's so much competition. I just think that thing that we kind of all know, make it a personal story, doesn't have to be autobiographical, but make it something that you really connect to or a topic that really you do have some experience in that you can bring something that maybe we haven't seen yet or we haven't seen from that angle, like you said. Yeah. That's the stuff that's really gold. I love that Thunder Road short. It's such a great example of a guy who just took a very, very simple premise. And the other kind of novelty of that short is he shot it in one take, which is pretty cool. That's not easy to do.Michael Jamin:That's not easy. What I'm saying. He did it and that's a novelty. But as you pointed that out, I forgot. I like the story of it.Christina Beck:Well that's the thing, you should just be looking at it like, oh, where's the cut? No, we wanna be engaged. And that was very engaging and that was a very personal story. I mean, I don't know about his personal story, but I know that I felt that in his work. Yeah,Michael Jamin:Yeah. It's all about that. It's all about being vulnerable and about sharing something that's that only you can do, right?Christina Beck:Yeah. Yeah. I mean hopefully, I mean, I don't know, I think it's two, there's too many topics now that people are dealing with in terms that need to, voices that need to be heard in the world, I believe. And yeah, this is a powerful way to get our voices out,Michael Jamin:But that means writing. So that's what I think cuz everyone's looking for diverse voices and voices that have been underrepresented. So that means writing about, I think your experience, that's what we want from youChristina Beck:Because Well, I think so too.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Now's your shot.Christina Beck:Yeah, I think so too. No one can steal your idea. That's a whole thing too. Sometimes people are like, Oh no, someone's gonna steal this idea. Well there's real, there's not that many ideas really when you think about it, the same story over and over. I'm still telling the story of someone overcoming. I love characters that overcome their limitation or their perceived limitations or their background. I come from alcoholism and all sorts of other things. And that doesn't mean that I'm gonna keep getting it on the nose with those topics, but it informs the way I look at the world growing up in that environment. And today I'm really grateful for that. But when I started writing, I was still very tortured by that. So , but keeping it, that process of keeping it personal and having that point of view with those circumstances makes it only something that I can sayMichael Jamin:I Christina, I think everyone should start taking your class one of either your classes, but the LMU one is a little difficult cause they have to enroll, but the other one Yeah.Christina Beck:Well, yes, is different. Yeah. I mean, I'm also, I do workshops too sometimes, so,Michael Jamin:Oh, you do private workshops?Christina Beck:I do screenwriting workshops.Michael Jamin:And Is that on your website as well?Christina Beck:Yeah, not right now, , but it was, Oh,Michael Jamin:How would that basically work? Yeah.Christina Beck:Well, I've worked, so I've done six weeks workshops where we really start off with, Okay, what's the story you wanna tell that's most personal to you? And so it's literally creating a character or that story from the point of view of the storyteller and the steps to take, whether it would turn into a series or a short film, or a feature or a play.Michael Jamin:And it's six weeks and it meets once a week or something.Christina Beck:Correct.Michael Jamin:That sounds really good. How many people are in that course, or outta time?Christina Beck:Well, it's different times I, It's been usually pretty intimate. Not a ton of people , but now we can do stuff on Zoom, which is great. Right.Michael Jamin:Wow, that sounds pretty cool. Yeah, people should check you. Yeah, you better put that up once this, IChristina Beck:Guess. I guess I'm Do that. Yeah, I guess so. ButMichael Jamin:Tell people where to find that again, so in case that you make that happen, that sounds like a beautiful thing.Christina Beck:Oh, thanks. Yes. Christinabeck.com.Michael Jamin:Christinabeck.com. Christina, thank you so much for joining me. This is a good talk. I thought this wasChristina Beck:Really helpful. Thanks, Mr. JaminMichael Jamin:Now I wanna be an independent filmmaker.Christina Beck:No, you don'tMichael Jamin:. No, you don't.Christina Beck:If you wanna make money. No. There are some that make money. There are some that make money, right? Yes, yes, yes, yes. But yeah, thank you. Thank you so much. It's so fun to talk with you, Mr.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. I'm gonna sign up, right? Everyone, Thank you for listening. And yeah, for make sure you get on my free weekly newsletter michaeljamin.com/watchlist. What else we gotta talk about? We have a course. Yeah, we can check out my course at michaeljamin.com/course. And if we post this in time, I don't know, but I'll be doing two shows in Boston, November 12th and 13th from a paper orchestra. It's my stage reading, and then two shows in December 10th and 11th. And for tickets, go to michaeljamin.com/live. All right. Thank you again, Christina. Wonderful.Christina Beck:My pleasure. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for asking. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Hey, it's Michael. One more thing. Come see me perform. I'm going to be in Boston area, actually, Amesbury, Massachusetts on November 12th and 13th at the Actor studio, performing my show, a paper orchestra. And then I'm gonna be back in Los Angeles on December 10th and 11th again at the Moving Arts Theater Company. So tickets are on sale. Go get 'em at michaeljamin.com/live. It's a small, intimate venue. I'm gonna be performing for my collection of personal essays, and each one's gonna be followed by like a 20 minute q and a. We get to talk about the work. It's a fun event. So I hope to see you there. Go get them tickets again are at michaeljamin.com/live, and of course, sign up to my weekly newsletter that's called the watchlist at michaeljamin.com/watchlist.Phil Hudson:This has been an episode of Screenwriters. Need to Hear This with Michael Jamin and Phil Hudson. If you'd like to support this podcast, please consider subscribing, leaving a review ,and sharing this podcast with someone who needs to hear today's subject. For free daily screenwriting tips, follow Michael on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @MichaelJaminWriter. You can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @PhillaHudson. This episode was produced by Phil Hudson and edited by Dallas Crane. Until next time, keep writing.
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On this episode the Founder of Cathartic Realism Films Claire Chubbuck stops by to share her amazing story of how to turn Tragedy into Purpose. Claire shares some of the unique projects she's working on and her views on the Metaverse. Don't miss this special episode. Who is Claire Chubbuck? Claire Chubbuck is an emerging female director that creates mission driven content that creates catharsis for those working on it - she calls it “Cathartic Realism”. Cathartic Realism is a genre where artists tell the story of their personal traumas to find healing through catharsis. A take on the “true story” trope, this genre allows artists to depict their truths - the way it felt to them, but with an ending where you win for the purpose of cathartic release. The only way we can let it go is to feel it. She works with actors to use the traumatic events in their lives to make art. Born in Los Angeles, California, Claire Chubbuck is the daughter of internationally celebrated acting coach, Ivana Chubbuck, and award-winning director/producer, the late Lyndon Chubbuck. After going to Scripps College in 2007 for Economics, she graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with honors (recipient of the Founders Award) and a BFA in Filmmaking in 2012. Straight out of the gate she worked at AMC Networks as a Programming and Scheduling executive. While working there, Claire began creating short form content for SundanceTV's International channels that was broadcast worldwide. In 2013, Claire worked as a producer on “Pussy Riot: The Movement”, the first comprehensive film that tells the full story - from arrest through release from prison and beyond - of the remarkable women who defied a strongman, survived Russian prisons and rallied the world behind them. The documentary also examines the perversion of the Russian Constitution by ex-KGB officer and President Vladimir Putin. In 2014, Claire moved to Participant Media, whose films include Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., Waiting for ‘Superman', The Help, Contagion and Lincoln. There she worked to launch a linear television network, Pivot. In 2015, Claire found her fiancé dead of tragic circumstances and, in one second, everything changed. Since then, she has been trying to help other people find an explanation for their traumas - enough to move forward without shame - with a unique community of artists that want to create. She found this community when she began teaching at Ivana Chubbuck Studios. As a teacher, she has found great pleasure in being part of inspiring others, many to great success. After spending time teaching, Claire reemerged with a new directorial debut in 2019 with ‘how I lost my virginity', a short film detailing her best friend's real-life experience of kidnapping and rape - intended to provide catharsis while looking at the systematic problem that allow for the victims of sexual assault to far outweigh the perpetrators. In 2020, “how I lost my virginity” won over 17 awards and was shown at several high-profile film festivals including Beverly Hills Film Festival, Chain Film Festival, Santa Monica International Film Festival, SF Indie Fest, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, Marina del Rey Film Festival, among others. Claire personally won “Best Direction” at the Best Shorts Competition in addition “Best First Time Director” at Canadian Cinematography Awards, New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA), and Top Shorts Awards. The first theatrical showing of the short was at Marina del Rey Film Festival, where the short won the Audience Award for “Best Short”. During the quarantine of 2021, Claire made an experimental film called (Corona) Viral Monologues, which had it's theatrical premiere at the Chinese Theater as part of the Silicon Beach Film Festival, where we were awarded the Audience Award for Best Narrative Short. This hour long special won “Best Artistic Film” at the Atlanta Award-Qualifying Film Festival 2022, “Best Narrative” at the Washington Film Festival, was a semi-finalist for “Best Ensemble” and “Best Experimental Film” at the Los Angeles Film Awards, and was an official selection for the Global Indie Film Awards. Claire also won Vegas Movie Award's Prestige Award for “Best Female Filmmaker” for this film. Claire currently has 2 short films in post-production, 2 short films in pre-production, and a feature film in development. For more info on Claire go to https://clairechubbuck.com/ Follow Claire on Instagram @claire_chubbuck
Player 1 vs The World's is back with an all-new episode from our StrangeCast podcast, with our hosts exploring all things Life Is Strange, Don't Nod, Deck Nine and Square Enix. Hosted by Player 1 vs The World chief Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt, StrangeCast is a Life Is Strange-themed podcast made by fans for fans. For this episode of StrangeCast, Adnan and Adam kick things off by discussing Deck Nine scooping the Best Narrative award for Life Is Strange: True Colors at the 2022 Develop:Star Awards. In our only other news segment, we see the StrangeCast hosts explore the announcement from Square Enix that Titan Comics will be releasing a Life Is Strange: Coloring Book, featuring the incredible artwork by Life Is Strange comic artist Claudia Leonardi! Finally, our main topic has Adnan and Adam explore a divisive topic, specifically on whether Max Caulfield and Chloe Price should return for a brand-new Life Is Strange outing. StrangeCast is available on the following podcast services below.
This week on Spaghetti on the Wall its @kevinmwhite_ aka Kevin M. White. He has been acting in and around the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years appearing in over 60 stage shows. He has also won a few local acting awards his most recent being Best Lead Actor in a Musical for Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Kevin has also been seen in some regional/national television commercials as an actor, such as Red Wings Boots,&;Beau Rivage Hotel,&;Scotch Tape&;and&;Home Depot.&; He attended Louisiana State University with a concentration in theater performance with John Dennis and in Los Angeles with feature film Director William A. Levey. In the movie business Kevin Wrote, Produced & Directed is his first independent feature film "Broken Promise" in 2004."Broken Promise" made its way through regional film festivals and won Best Narrative, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director locally. Kevin has worked in the movie business the last 13 years in many different capacities. Everything from Casting to Production Assistant to Assistant Director on such movies as;Autopsy,&;Tough Luck&;and&;The Ledge.&; He is an Avid Editor, Director, Camera Operator and Writer. He has also been set security for such movies as&; Enemy of the State, & Dance with Me, and the television show, the original 90210. His second feature Girl With A Gun was just sold to a big distribution company and we awaiting where it will be aired. Currently,Kevinis the owner / operator of Mach 10 Media, a graphic/web design and production company with clients who span regional, national and worldwide markets.; He has produced many large budget commercials and info-commercials nation-wide. . . Visit: leducentertainment.com Leduc Entertainment is a video production company with offices in New Orleans, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. We help business owners and creatives scale their businesses through video marketing. Using YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Twitter, we are able to communicate your message, brand, and product in an engaging way. Your business deserves great videos!
We're finally here: Game of the Year 2021! This episode will be split into two parts: Unpatched's 2021 and "The Year" 2021. Be sure to check out both if the full production is too unbearably long! Together they are a full reflection on the games we've played this year. So grateful for an awesome community to share some killer (and dead) games this year.What did you love this year? What's your GotY? Something we missed that deserves more love? Why is it Guardians of the Galaxy?Thanks again for an incredible 2021! Here's to Metal Gear, Mass Effect, and so much more in 2022!Open Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UQErYFbpbe
Join Dave and Dylan in Episode 26 of the Offshore Gamescast as they debate and select winners for Game of the Year 2021!The categories are Most Surprising, Most Disappointing, Best Narrative, Best Art Style, Best Console Exclusive, and our Top 10 Games of the Year. This marks the end of Season 1 of the Offshore Gamescast. There won't be a new episode next week but we'll be co-streaming The Game Awards on December 9th at www.twitch.tv/offshoregamescast - Season 2 will start the week after on December 16th.Thanks for listening!
It's almost time for The Game Awards (December 9, 6pm CST) and we (Joey, Tab, Ron, and Paul) thought it might be fun to make some predictions! We're not fancy, shmancy video game journalists, so we don't have extensive experience with most of the games nominated. But we DO have opinions based on sometimes nothing more than a small picture uploaded to The Game Awards' web site or the existence of a particular musical instrument in a game! Join us as we discuss every category, making predictions and talking occasionally about who we actually want to win these things. We're a little critical of The Game Awards, but we do hope that game developers are actually honored by the awards they are nominated for and that these awards get better in terms of highlighting and awarding important games and voices. Check back with us after the awards to find out how we did, and if you want to send us your own predictions, you know where to reach us! We also continue to collectively shake our heads at Bobby Kotick's BS, talk about what Harmonix might bring to Fortnite now that they've joined Epic, and what we've been playing! Contact us: prettypixelspodcast@gmail.com We're on Twitter: @Losperman (Joey), @RandomMox (Tab), and @bigbadron (Ron) 00:02:42: Bobby Kotick drafted the infamous Fran Townsend email, then turned around and agreed with criticism of it and let her take the fall (via The Wall Street Journal and Kotaku). The audacity 00:10:04: Harmonix joins Epic Games, will make content for Fortnite 00:15:48: Tab and the gang are still mostly enjoying Back 4 Blood, plus we've been dipping our toes in the Halo Infinite multiplayer 00:23:39: Ron's finishing up collectables in GTA III and he and Joey have delved into Radiohead's Kid A Mnesiac Exhibition 00:32:26: Paul's still blasting his way through Far Cry 6 and gettin' stars in Mario Party Superstars 00:43:35: Joey's been raising some dino babies in Jurassic World Evolution 2 00:45:10: The Game Awards predictions! Time stamps for individual categories and the points we're awarding are: 01:00:43: Best eSports Event (1 point) 01:04:20: Best eSports Coach (1 point) 01:05:54: Best eSports Team (1 point) 01:07:29: Best eSports Athlete (1 point) 01:09:35: Best eSports Game (1 point) 01:11:40: Most Anticipated Game (1 point) 01:15:00: Best Debut Indie 01:16:55: Content Creator of the Year (1 point) 01:18:52: Best Multiplayer (2 points) 01:20:48: Best Sports/Racing (2 points) 01:22:48: Best Sim/Strategy (2 points) 01:26:39: Best Family (2 points) 01:30:16: Best Fighting (2 points) 01:33:09: Best Role Playing (2 points) 01:36:12: Best Action/Adventure (2 points) 01:39:03: Best Action Game (2 points) 01:43:05: Best VR/AR (2 points) 01:45:09: Innovation in Accessibility (2 points) 01:47:58: Best Community Support (1 point) 01:50:46: Best Mobile Game (1 point) 01:51:50: Best Indie (2 points) 01:58:25: Best Ongoing (2 points) 02:00:01: Games for Impact (2 points) 02:02:50: Best Performance (2 points) 02:06:07: Best Audio Design (2 points) 02:07:33: Best Score and Music (3 points) 02:10:38: Best Art Direction (3 points) 02:13:06: Best Narrative (3 points) 02:14:48: Best Game Direction (3 points) 02:18:11: Game of the Year (4 points) Theme song by lovers.tiff: loverstiff.bandcamp.com
There's always excitement in the air when you feel like you're watching the emergence of a new creative talent on the scene and that's exactly how I felt with Cooper Raiff's directorial debut "Shithouse," which won the Grand Jury prize at this year's South By Southwest for Best Narrative feature. Conducting the duties as star, writer, director, producer and editor on the film, Cooper certainly had his hands full on this film and he was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking to us about that, what it was like working with Dylan Gelula, getting Jay Duplass on board early and more! Take a listen below and be sure to check out the film, available now! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture
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