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She's in Focus
By Kel Grant
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How many episodes does She's in Focus have?
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.
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February 16, 2023Ep31: Floating in the Abyss: The Evolution of a Filmmaker in Flux featuring Jasmine Quiñones Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.
In this episode, Kel sits down again with Jasmine Quiñones (the first ever SIF guest) to see what she has been up to in the past year! Turns out, “it’s just a lot”. This episode is aptly titled as Jasmine details her very raw feelings about this new phase & milestone in her filmmaking career while experiencing some personal life changes.
In this episode they discuss:
- When two worlds collide - passion projects & paid projects
- Why you need more than technical abilities to be irreplaceable in this field
- Not being complacent & constantly chasing your true voice in your art
- Floating in the abyss
- Dealing with a breakup while still having to show up professionally and creatively in the biggest project of your career
- Being emo & balancing life's best and worst moments
- When self-reflection and self-critique turns to self-destruction
- The message & meaning behind Jasmine’s short film: PUSH
- What deviating from being a “safe filmmaker” means & “cutting out all the noise”
- Discovering what truly makes you happy & diving right in
- A discussion on baby steps towards your goal
- Ideation does not equal execution - you have to force yourself to take action
- Where you can find Jasmine online
- Jasmine’s new experience with mentorship and course offerings
- The real deal with Fujifilm & using the right tools for the job
- How you can support JasmineCONNECT w/ JASMINE
✩ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_q/
✩ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JasmineQuinones
✩ TikTok: @jqmadeit
✩ ShortFilm: https://www.pushshortfilm.com/
✩ website: https://www.jasminequinones.com/CONNECT w/ KEL
✩ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealkelg...
✩ website:https://arbezfilms.com/
✩ business/collaboration/sponsorship inquiries: [email protected]If you or someone you know is a #femalefilmmaker or #femalevideographer and would like to be a featured guest on the podcast, send an email to the address above :)
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✩ Podcast Software: http://www.riverside.fm/?via=kel
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...more February 07, 2023Episode 30: Turning Visions Into Visuals featuring Gaby Teran Aguilar In this episode, Kel sits down with Gaby Teran Aguilar, a #latina brand designer, multimedia producer, and strategist. She shares her journey as a multi-hyphenate creative entrepreneur....more February 24, 2022Ep 29: Embracing Being a Beginner featuring Binita Mandalia In this episode Kel sits down with Binita Mandalia, a budding filmmaker based in Boston, MA. Binita grew her talent for photography back in 2016 and although she is new to filmmaking, she is taking every opportunity to learn and progress in her skills. She is here to tell us how she’s doing and how you can get started too....more February 10, 2022Episode 28: Creative Reinvention: Lessons from 20 Years in Business featuring Sandra Leung In this episode Kel sits down with Sandra Leung, the principal photographer and owner of Yaletown Photography who has used her talents to capture and celebrate life’s milestones through her camera lens for 20 years and helps other budding photographers step into their creative power through teaching wedding photography and business courses in Vancouver. Her work has been featured in numerous corporate publications, and she has even ventured into videography over this past year....more January 20, 2022Ep27: Better Together: Taking Risks and Growing a Videography Business with Your Partner featuring Larissa Johnson In this episode Kel sits down with Larissa Johnson, a filmmaker currently based in Seattle Washington, that has formed a husband-wife wedding videography business. Her journey doesn’t start there however, Larissa has some interesting backstory in turning her passion into a full-time gig and has a history of courageously taking big chances like the time her and her husband quit their jobs to travel the world for a year....more January 06, 2022Ep26: Discovering and Developing your Niche in Photography/Videography featuring Ellie Bobbie In this episode Kel sits down with Ellie Bobbie - a surf lifestyle, fashion and travel photographer/videographer based on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. Ellie has worked with well known brands such as ROXY and has traveled to more places than we can count on one hand....more November 18, 2021Ep25: The Few, The Proud: Working in a Creative Field in the Marine Corps featuring Sgt. Jocelyn Ontiveros Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.In this episode Kel sits down with Jocelyn Ontiveros - a Combat Mass Communicator for the 12th Marine Corps District specializing in photography, videography and writing. She has served since 2015 and is here to show us how women, particularly minority women, can make waves in male dominated spaces and pave the way for other women to succeed....more October 07, 2021Ep 24: Empathetic Storytelling - The Power of Using Personal Experiences to Connect with Others featuring Kaitlynn Stein In this episode Kel sits down with Kaitlynn Stein - a freelance producer, videographer and editor who is passionate about the impact of media on society. Kaitlynn studied at Drexel University where she has created some incredible projects, including a very personal documentary titled "Homeless Chronicles". Kaitlynn even won a student production award at the 2019 - Mid-Atlantic Emmy’s. She is currently building a video production business called KT Creative Media....more September 23, 2021Ep 23: The Journey of the 5 L's: Learn, Light, Love, Lenses & Legacy featuring Jana Blue In this episode Kel sits down with Jana Blue - a photographer turned videographer born and raised in Brazil. When asked to describe herself she shared the motto that she calls the Journey of the 5 L's: learn. light. love. lenses and legacy. In this episode she tells us all about this philosophy....more September 02, 2021Ep22: Battling Mental Illness as a Creator: The Most Important Episode You'll Ever Listen to featuring Daph Levy *trigger warning: We discuss topics of mental health, eating disorders, self-harm, etc. Please do not watch this episode if you feel it will cause you any distress.In this episode Kel sits down with Daph Levy - an anti-diet eating-disorder recovery mentor, fat activist, and video media producer based in Boston, MA. As a person who identifies as queer, fat, and Latinx, Daph strives to offer a unique perspective on how to view health and creativity. Daph expresses their passion for helping others by sharing the stories of individuals who are traditionally marginalized and/or excluded....more
FAQs about She's in Focus:
How many episodes does She's in Focus have?
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.