Alumni Live: The Podcast

Joel Potrykus (‘99) talks with independent filmmaker ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby (‘15) about his love of films, filmmaking, and teaching!

LINKS:
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby 
Joel Potrykus

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

GVSU alums, Spencer Everhart (2012), Nick Hartman (2012), Breana Malloy (2021), Jackson Ezinga (2013), discuss the Grand Rapids Film Society and their work to help build a vibrant film culture and community in West Michigan.

LINKS:
Grand Rapids Film Society
GRFS Newsletter
GRFS Discord
Open Projector Night - Film Freeway

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Host Randy Strobl talks with Erika Pineiro about art department work for corporate and commercial work in the midwest.  Erika owns Mad Props, and art department company and prop house in West Michigan.

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Host Michele Terpstra (1995) talks about the new internal video production studios at Ford Motor Company with the Executive Producer Creative Strategy Ford Motor Company, Bill Hasler, and Video Producer Jon Curtis (2014).

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Host Randy Strobl (2012)  talks with JiL Szewsk (2007)i and Jamie Bartkowicz (2014) about their work in the Art Department in Los Angeles for films, television, and themed entertainment.

LINKS:
The Essential Art Department
Jamie Bartkowicz 
JiL Szewski 
https://lightscameraart.com/

GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook 
GVFVAlum Instagram 

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Alumni Malcolm Kramp (2024) interviews Ryan Copping (2006) about his experiences as an autistic person during his time in school, on sets, and as a teacher advocating for neurodiversity.

LINKS:
Ryan Copping LinkedIn

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Host Randy Strobl (2012) talks with Wimee TV creators Kevin Kammeraad (1998) and Gwen Trautman (2022) about their innovative, multimedia interactive children’s educational programming - Wimee TV!

LINKS:
Wimee TV

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Current student Caitlyn Shaw talks with Alumni Mike Judd (1999) about his work as an Assistant Director and Director on “Young Sheldon”.  Mike discusses the daily life and challenges of an Assistant Director on a popular television series. Sharing insights on the winding path of moving from Michigan to Los Angeles, working as a production assistant on major feature films, and navigating the process of becoming a union member. 

LINKS
Mike Judd IMBD

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

GVSU film student Marin Roth talks with her dad, Representative John Roth (R), co-author of the Multi-Media Jobs Act. They talk about the positive impact the bill will have on the Michigan economy and film students in particular while offering advice about what everyone can do to help the bill pass.

Relevant Links
About the Multimedia Jobs Act: https://mifia.org/multimedia-jobs-act-details 
About Representative John Roth
The House bill package can be found here (HB 4907, 4908) 
The Senate bill is here
If you want to find out who your Representative is so you can write them, click here.
Find your Senator here. 

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm

Host Randy Strobl (‘12) talks with Tim Dailey (‘08), about his journey from VFX Artist to Academic Dean of Exceptional Minds.
Exceptional Minds is a nonprofit academy and post production studio for people with autism.

Links:
Exceptional Minds: https://exceptional-minds.org/
Tim Dailey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-dailey-23428862

To support GVSU film and video students by donating to scholarships and fellowships:

• https://www.gvsu.edu/giving/give-now-film-and-video-1162.htm