Watch the full video version here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDNMCnBddAs

Jed, Mike, Cody and Jamin all talk STORY STRUCTURE. ( Opening, Conflict, Initiation, Journey, Resolution, and ending ) 

Why is it important? What are some memorable beginnings and endings and middles, etc.  

 *****SPOILERS AHEAD***** for 

Breaking Bad 

The Revenant 

The Game 

Simon Birch 

You were never really here  

We had a lot of fun on this one and we hope you have fun listening.   Want to be a guest or think we should talk about something specific? message [email protected]  

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In the first two episodes and randomly throughout this podcast, we've told a bit of our origin story, why we do what we do, where we are now, and where we want to go. This conversation is a bit of a continuation of those episodes with us discussing our experience with semi-traditional sales methods. After 2020, it seemed that the whole process changed for many of us, and it certainly did for us.   

These conversations are completely candid and have off-the-cuff opinions, lots of interruptions, and the usual rambling. 

The next episode features our first "structured" podcast about STORY STRUCTURE  

Thank you for tuning in!

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This episode features Mike, Cody, Graci, and Jono talking about movies and books, which they prefer for different types of stories and why, and the strengths of one medium over the other. We apologize for some of the audio snafus with a mic stand, and for interrupting each other so much. We end up discussing Kurt Vonnegut, C.S. Lewis, a bunch of movies we didn't know were books first, and what books we hope never get made into movies or shows. 

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Subscribe / follow for more conversations including a story about why we stopped hiring salespeople, an episode devoted to Story Structure, and a very special episode with an inspiring guest: Mark Metry. 

Thanks for listening folks! 

Episode 13 of the Votary Podcast features Nicole, Tori, Berlin, and Graci ( and Mike ) talking about what Stories have inspired them most in their lives, women in film, artistic pursuits, and a lot more.   

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Follow the women of Votary  https://www.instagram.com/toriweeks24/?hl=en - Tori 

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Jono starts getting into a film photography, and opens up about his father getting Covid. We talk about the power of nostalgia, and whether or not it can be helpful and beautiful in our lives or slightly depressing. We laugh, we tear up, we connect, and a camera dies. We hope you enjoy. 

Watch the full episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1idYBTSvMj0

Jed, Jamin, Cody, and Mike talk about different directing styles, our favorite film directors, and the movies that shaped us. This leads into some of our personal directing experience in documentaries, commercials, short films, and independent movies. 

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Continuing our conversation from last week's episode about The Anti Hero,  I CARE A LOT is a Netflix film with an intriguing concept about a con-woman who dupes old people out of their money. It sparked a conversation at Votary about motivation in main characters. How important is it that we understand a character's motives? Why do they do what they do? In this episode Jono, Jamin, Cody, and Mike talk about the film and it's many confusing themes, interesting or ridiculous characters, it's audacity, and if we should have named this I DON'T CARE AT ALL. 

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Cody, Jono, Mike, and Berlin talk about the concept of the Anti-Hero in TV and film. This ends up leading down the path of social media, celebrities, cancel culture, phone addiction, and morality. Cody's wife Malia calls in and ends up being an impromptu guest call-in. 

Next week's episode will continue the Anti-Hero discussion with a review of the film I CARE A LOT

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Andi Lipo is a director, screenwriter, and an overall talented filmmaker from Worcester. He's worked on countless music video, commercial, documentary, and short films in LA and New England. We've recently got to know him and are stoked to have him be our first guest for 2021. In this episode we discuss his background, hear a bit of his story, why he's pursued this as a career, and what he's working on now. 

Check out his stuff at http://www.andilipo.com/

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In this episode Jed, Cody, Jono, and Mike talk about the state of the job market and about Jed's new book that finished moments before recording the episode. So many people are desperately looking to be employed and hopefully pursue something that is meaningful to them. Here we talk about how using basic methods of storytelling can be helpful in being mindful, learning from conflict, and pursuing the career and life you want. Jed shares some of what he covers in his book, and we bat them around. As always, this is a raw, unfiltered conversational approach so we hope that you find something helpful in here. Please share your stories with us, ask us questions, and subscribe :)