Alumni Live: The Podcast

Alumni Live: The Podcast

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Alumni Live: The Podcast episodes

  • S2 Ep15: Informational Interviews: Best Practices for Film Majors

    Host Randy Strobl speaks with alumni Holly Tumbarello about how informational interviews were the key to building her career.

    Randy Strobl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-strobl-40223895/
    Holly Tumbarello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollytumbarello/

    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 & Video/Media Arts on LinkedIn
    • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook 

      • 35 min
    • S2 Ep14: History of the Film and Video major at GVSU Part 2
      To view a video of this episode complete with archive photos and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHtUTZprWU

      Alumni and faculty talk about the 40 plus year history of the Grand Valley Film & Video Production major and what has made it unique. Part 1 explored the early years of the Arts and Media major at William James College, which was part of Grand Valley State Colleges.

      Part 2 explores the transformation of the Arts and Media major to the Film and Video Production major at Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, and eventually the Department of Visual and Media Arts. Faculty and alumni talk about the Summer Film Project, the Lip Dub, and group experiences like bonding over late night edits or 12 hour film.

      RELEVANT LINKS:
      • GVSU LIp Dub directed by Greg Kort and Chris Coleman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5L3gsCHgQ
      • Cinesthesia - The Grand Valley Journal of Cinema https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cine/
        • PARTICIPANTS (in order of appearance):
        • Randy Strobl
        • John Philbin
        • Toni Perrine
        • Girbe Eefsting
        • Gregg McNeill
        • Katie Dehn
        • Kirie Quackenbush
        • Stephanie Choriatis
        • Grayson Beras
        • Mary Graff Ashley
        • Kelly Loughlin
        • Tim Sundt
        • Greg Kort
        • Kim Roberts
        • Michael Piotrowski
          • 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
          To join the FB group:
          • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group


          40 min
        • S2 Ep13: History of the GVSU Film/Video major PART 1 of 2
          To view a video of this episode complete with archive photos and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHtUTZprWU

          Alumni and faculty talk about the 40 plus year history of the Grand Valley Film & Video Production major and what has made it unique. Part 1 explores the early years of the Arts and Media major at William James College, which was part of Grand Valley State Colleges.

          Part 2 explores the transformation of the Arts and Media major to the Film and Video Production major at Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, and eventually the Department of Visual and Media Arts. Faculty and alumni talk about the Summer Film Project, the Lip Dub, and group experiences like bonding over late night edits or 12 hour film.

          RELEVANT LINKS:
          Barbara Roos documentary about William James College: An Unfinished Conversation: 
          https://vimeo.com/user749003

          Article by Deanna Morse about William James: An Unfinished Conversation
          https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1459&context=gvr

          PARTICIPANTS (in order of appearance):
          • Randy Strobl
          • Tim Sundt
          • Gregg McNeill
          • Girbe Eefsting
          • Stephanie Choriatis
          • John Philbin
          • Toni Perrine
          • Video clip of William James College: An Unfinished Conversation by Barbara Roos, featuring an interview with Deanna Morse
          • Karen Kleinheksel
          • Jeffrey Miller
            • 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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group


            31 min
          • S2 Ep13: Alumni Profile: Alfredo Peters - YouTube Creator for Higher Faculty
            Host Randy Strobl leads a discussion with Alfredo Peters about opening a studio and launching Higher Faculty, his YouTube channel with 69.7K subscribers as of Nov 2022, all while balancing work and family life.

            Higher Faculty on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HigherFaculty

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            37 min
          • S2 Ep12: Working in the Game Industry
            Alumni Randy Strobl talks with Karl Koehle and Kirie Quackenbush about working in the game industry.

            Videos referenced in the episode: The Sims 4 - StrangerVille: Investigation Trailer
            UW-Stout "Umbrella Mondays" game trailer

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            44 min
          • S2 Ep11: Alumni Profile: Mary Graff Ashley - Producer/Editor for Promotion and BTS videos in LA
            In this profile episode, Mary Graff Ashley talks with host Randy Strobl about her experience creating promos and behind-the-scenes content for King Kong, The Hobbit, and Lost. Mary currently works for Walt Disney Television in Los Angeles.

            Here's a link to the Peter Jackson King Kong Production Diaries mentioned on the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-wZmh4Jc5g

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            30 min
          • S2 Ep10: Dealing with Sexual Harassment on Set
            Host Katie Dehn speaks with alumni Jil Szewski about how to deal with sexual harassment on a production set.

            Jil works in the Art Department on shows such as Bel-Air and How to Get Away with Murder. She is a member of IATSE, and owns Blue Revised, a company that provides resume, cover letter, and interview consulting specifically for the motion picture and television industry.

            Jil Szewski on IMDB
            Blue Revised

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            24 min
          • S2 Ep9: Alumni Advice on Moving to the West Coast
            Host Katie Dehn leads a discussion with Jamie Bartkowicz, Scott Sheppard, Kelly Loughlin, Talon Rudel, and A.J. Bedard about moving to LA after graduating from GVSU.

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            49 min
          • S2 Ep8: Creating a Music Video During the Height of the Pandemic
            Join Michele Terpstra, GVSU Film/Video Alumni Board Member, for a conversation with Sarah Ford, a GVSU Class of 2018 alumni, about how she collaborated with Eric “Callab” Carter and other local artists to create a music video during the beginning of the pandemic.

            Here’s a link to the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfx3wZ01Mmw

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            21 min
          • S2 Ep6: Alumni Profile: Chris Gagnon - Creator/Artist/Musician working in Malawi
            In this Alumni Live Profile episode, host Randy Strobl interviews Chris Gagnon to see what the film and video alum has been up to in recent and distant years. Chris talks about the time he video blogged riding a bicycle from coast to coast in the United States with his brother and his current work making videos with his neighbors in Malawi.

            Chris Gagnon's YouTube
            Chris and Amari's Patreon site

            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
            To join the FB group:
            • GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook Group
            44 min

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          Alumni Live: The Podcast is created by and for GVSU Film/Video Alumni and current students. The program explores a variety of industry related topics.