The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 28 with Writer, Professor, and Filmmaker Adam Harrison Levy
The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 28 with Writer, Professor, and Filmmaker Adam Harrison Levy
Adam Harrison Levy (@AdamHLevy) is a Professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City as well as Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In addition, he writes for Design Observer and works as a freelance interviewer/filmmaker for the BBC.
Our conversation meanders and gets slightly meta. We acknowledge the odd circumstances of a professional interviewer being interviewed by an amateur, and of two Americans discussing their love for the BBC.
Read some of Mr. Levy’s articles and learn more about his film work via Adam’s profile on Design Observer.
Tools
18th Century French table, which Adam uses as a desk these 20 yearsLaptopPens and pencils, paper (pretty old-school, actually)Totems (monkey holding a Mont-Blanc pen)Brass date-changerTechniques
Be “Tight and Loose” as an interviewer (almost a Zen practice)Always have a point-of-view, which Adam calls “The Force of Will”Hit the books, hit the phone, and do a pre-interview before turning up with a camera crewCreate a ritual with the passing of time, such as a physical calendarBatch your email, especially when it’s from London and there’s a time-shiftHabits
Wake up early; not quite as early as Steve HellerMeditate for 20-25 minutes; not quite the 5-hour Zen practiceTea, and coffee only when I need a shotLeverage “Creative Distraction” to free your brain
