Angelo Scarfone left his Costco badge behind to start creating and eventually, he started working for the host of the iconic Breakfast Club - Charlamagne that God. I wanted to learn about all the ups and downs of his journey in production so far and how he approaches camerawork for artists.

Show Notes:

0:00 Intro

0:26 Meeting Charlamagne

2:27 Life before videography 

6:24 Breaking into the industry

9:41 Charging clients

11:34 Charlamagne's co-sign

13:00 Production overhead 

16:15 Breakfast Club

17:07 Hometown rappers

18:28 Cashflow

20:28 Nepotism in production

23:04 Building in public

25:31 No Film School movement

26:44 Reality Check

29:04 Outro

Welcome to The Sagnik Show — where politics, media, and identity collide.

Over the past decade, I’ve worked across legacy and new media, from FOX to independent platforms alongside people like Tucker Carlson, Saagar Enjeti, and Krystal Ball.

I didn’t come to the U.S. to cover politics—I just happened to fall into it. What followed was an unexpected crash course in the American political machine, taught by some of the sharpest (and most polarizing) voices in the business.

This show is my attempt to process what I’ve learned—and unlearned.

I also speak with creators and entrepreneurs building media on their own terms—people forging new paths outside the traditional gatekeepers.

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