In our 7th Episode, Director/Producer Kelly Schwarze talks to us about his experiences balancing is own feature films and documentaries with clients' commercial content.

He shares his insights into creating the Indie Film Factory, a studio he owns in Las Vegas he hosts workshops & training in as well as space for other independent filmmakers can use affordably.

We discuss the entire production process from development, production to post, including distribution options for independents. Kelly pulls no punches on the realties of making motion pictures profitable and his opinions on the opportunities out there for up and coming producers. We are lucky to have such an experienced, skilled professional share his insight.

kellyschwarze.com

indiefilmfactory.com

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In the 6th Episode of the Sam Jack Podcast, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a rising star of the Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, Outrageous Karina. Her knowledge surpasses her years as she has several hit singles out, has collaborated with the likes of San Quinn & Keak da Sneak, works as a graphic designer and goes to school full time for Digital Arts & Audio Production. As she explains her classes & how much she likes her professors, it turns out she has the same teachers as our Camera Operator & Associate Producer, Joel Madsen. It's a funny moment when they make the discovery & Joel ends up taking over as host for a bit. Karina also blessed the mic & performs her hit "Mobbin"

outrageouskarina.com

@outrageouskarina

After much talk & build up musican mikO Tolliver is finally on our Podcast. Sam Jack has collaborated with her for backing tracks during the recording sessions of her new album in the studio. Here in the 5th Episode, she sits down & talks about her background in music, teaching music in between gigs & being a local musician versus being a local who is a musician. She also performs one of her original songs, Boys vs Girls(42:40).

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On the 4th Episode of the Sam Jack Podcast, we interview Jesus & Elandis two of the founding members of Showtime Dunk, an acrobatic basketball & entertainment performance company. Sam actually knows him from his days as a substitute teacher at Emeryville High School.

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ShowtimeDunk.com.

Also, Tal breaks down our post election hangover & it's effect on foreign policy.

In Our 3rd Episode, we talk with ERIK BRAA, old friend & king of the voice. You might know him as Draven from League of Legends, but that is merely a part of his huge portfolio as a VoiceOver Actor. He tells us what it's like to hone your craft and do the right things in the industry to stand out & be successful. He has great insight into become a true professional by adopting a mentor, attending industry specific workshops & more. Plus he tells us about the band he's in, Kryptic Memories, and the film projects he's acting in; White Tiger Legend & Minutes Over Midnight.

Since the production world is quite clique, Erik tells all about the character that is the Voice Over Actor. Host Sam Jack pries to discover out any true-to-life Ron Burgundy type VO Masters he has come across.

erockvo.com

facebook.com/krypticmemoriesofficial

facebook.com/MinutesAfterMidnightTheSeries

whitetigerlegend.com

As always, we feature Tal Greenberg, Diplomat & Historian to get his insight on Current Events & World News.

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The 2nd Episode jam packed with content! It features a musical performance by Beforia, interviews with the band & their drummer Rene Escovedo, and Aaron Brodkin producer of What the Pod F Bang Bang. Rene shares his experience growing up in a family of Latin Jazz Royalty, what it's like to diverge from the Escovedo sound and his life changing moment. For Aaron, a high school friend, he holds no punches as he instantly rips Sam a proverbial new one. Since he has been in the podcast game for awhile now, he makes some not so subtle suggestions on the Sam Jack Podcast. "You're all over the place! I don't care about news or sports with the California Crusher!" Aaron shouts on the interview, "Why are you wasting your time with trying to fit in a video version with segments & breaks? Just record the audio & have Paul & Mike(our other HS friends) talking with you. People like to hear that authentic conversation with old bros." Furthermore, Tal Greenberg, our News Anchor expresses his concern that events change so rapidly, it's difficult to keep up with the rapid updates. Since this podcast is a launching point, Tal is encouraged to host his own show with more frequent, weekly episodes

The 2nd Episode jam packed with content! It features a musical performance by Beforia, interviews with the band & their drummer Rene Escovedo, and Aaron Brodkin producer of What the Pod F Bang Bang. Rene shares his experience growing up in a family of Latin Jazz Royalty, what it's like to diverge from the Escovedo sound and his life changing moment. For Aaron, a high school friend, he holds no punches as he instantly rips Sam a proverbial new one. Since he has been in the podcast game for awhile now, he makes some not so subtle suggestions on the Sam Jack Podcast. "You're all over the place! I don't care about news or sports with the California Crusher!" Aaron shouts on the interview, "Why are you wasting your time with trying to fit in a video version with segments & breaks? Just record the audio & have Paul & Mike(our other HS friends) talking with you. People like to hear that authentic conversation with old bros." Furthermore, Tal Greenberg, our News Anchor expresses his concern that events change so rapidly, it's difficult to keep up with the rapid updates. Since this podcast is a launching point, Tal is encouraged to host his own show with more frequent, weekly episodes

Welcome to the 1st Show!

Living the life of a freelancer isn't easy.

Sam Jack shares his life hustling from gig to gig to make end meet while working in the Sports Broadcasting & Video Production World. Over the past 15 years, Sam Jack has worked on the broadcasting crew in the World Series twice, NFL, MLB & NBA Playoff games as well as webcasting for TED talks, AirBnB, Whole Foods, Bloomberg just to name a few.

Making sense of it all, keeping your finances tight & finding time to work on creative projects while staying commercial viable are all subjects of the show.

We talk with Trevor Parham, founder of Oakstop, a co-working company in Oakland, CA. Trevor talks to us about his journey to creating & founding Oakstop in the heart of the Uptown Art District of Oakland.

We sit down with Salvador Luna of Nitrate Films to pick his brain as a Director & his choice to go full time in the film industry.

Sports Highlights by the California Crusher

World News & Current Events by Tal Greenberg

Each week we have interviews with other creative professionals who are making great strides & sharing their brilliance.

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