#116: SFX Make-up Artist: Brandi Boulet: Call Me if you Need Blood
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#116: SFX Make-up Artist: Brandi Boulet: Call Me if you Need Blood

Hey buds, this week we're chatting with Special Effects Make-up Artist - Brandi Boulet Brandi has worked on some of the most acclaimed films and TV shows of the past decade. In this podcast, she shares her insights and stories from behind the scenes of projects such as See, The Horror of Dolores Roach,, Star Trek: Discovery, and The Changeling. Brandi tells me about her love of Ewoks, we chat movie magic and escaping a government work cubical. It's a great chat, perfect for Halloween!

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#114: Print/Pattern Designer: Rachael Taylor: Accidental Business Woman
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#114: Print/Pattern Designer: Rachael Taylor: Accidental Business Woman

In this episode, we are thrilled to have Rachael Taylor as our guest. Rachael is a renowned Creative Director, Bestselling Author, Mentor and Print and Pattern Designer based in Liverpool, UK. She is the co-founder of Make it in Design, an online platform that teaches thousands of creatives how to achieve their dreams in the design industry.

It's a lovely chat. Do it up!

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#113: Filmmaker: Katie Billo - "You have to make it work"
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#113: Filmmaker: Katie Billo - "You have to make it work"

Today on the podcast I'm talking to filmmaker/producer, Katie Billo

Katie is part of Digital Sabbath - a kw local film company. Over the last 2 years, I've interviewed a few of those guys. Todays it's time for the gal's point of view.

We chat about dogs, Quantum physics, woodworking and parenthood with a little bit of David Fincher "fan boy & girlying" in there for good measure.

It's a great chat. Do it up!

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#94: Filmmaker: Kyle Sawyer: "Making Something of Value"
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#94: Filmmaker: Kyle Sawyer: "Making Something of Value"

Have you ever had a brilliant idea just occur to you? Those are rare and they are the ones to follow says today's guest, filmmaker Kyle Sawyer. Kyle is one part of the duo Digital Sabbath and ones responsible for the Business Unual film series. A series of films highlighting how local businesses are coping with all the struggles brought on by the pandemic. Kyle talks to me about the energy of film, how he uses his "ideas that occur to him" as guiding lights through the process of putting together a film. And how he uses creativity to sidestep potentially weak areas of a scene. Great chat, do it up.

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#72: Doc-Filmmaker: Jackson Rowe: "Am I being honest? Am I being funny?"
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#72: Doc-Filmmaker: Jackson Rowe: "Am I being honest? Am I being funny?"

Hey creative people! This week I'm chatting with doc-filmmaker / comedian Jackson Rowe. Jackson just released his new docuseries called For Heaven's Sake - you can catch that on CBC Gem or Paramount+ now. I love getting to know Jackson a bit! He tells me about his journey through The Second City, what guides his choices, and how he approaches comedy and creative projects. Great chat, do it up!

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