Vibrant Visionaries

Skinner drops ALL the truth bombs and shares LOADS of ideas on how to thrive as a self employed creative during our hang time at my home studio in Oakland.

A Multi-Creative through and through – Skinner is a painter / writer / actor / animator and has collaborated with a multitude of amazing creators including Adult Swim, Mastodon and High on Fire. He has a short film coming out soon called BudFoot, is in pre-production on a stop motion animated horror film and is soon headed to Copenhagen to help design their big metal festival – CopenHell.

Skinner Links:

Don’t Have Feelings, Don’t Make A Scene – Art Book

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Art of Skinner

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Professor Alysa Lucas joins me for a thoughtful discussion about the importance of friendship and how much we love podcasting and our podcasting community. Then we reflect on 2018 and share our intentions for 2019!

Reflect on 2018:

1 – What did you learn in 2018?

2 – When were you brave in 2018?

3 – What are you ready to let go of or say goodbye to?

Intend for 2019:

1 – What do you want MORE of?

2 – What are you ready to embrace?

3 – If you could have any BIG dream or ✨Secret Wish✨ come true in 2019 what would that be?

Think BIG – don’t sensor yourself – even if it seems impossible!

Let me know if you’d like to keep your answers confidential or if I can share them on an upcoming podcast episode.

Don’t forget to check out Alysa’s podcasts:

Best Forevers – Episode 18 with Heidi Bennett

Best Forevers – Episode 52 with Paul Gilmartin

Fatali-TEAS

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Award Winning Argentinian Filmmaker Demian Rugna sat down with me for his first interview in english, on his first visit to the US, at the Highball Lounge during Fantastic Fest! We briefly discuss his paranormal horror film Terrified then follow up with an email interview after it won Best Horror Film of the festival!

Watch Terrified

Learn about Fantastic Fest

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Entertainment Journalist and Pop Culture Curator David Weiner shares his passion for conducting long form interviews with some of his favorite filmmakers and creators while working for Entertaining Tonight, as the Executive Editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland and currently as a freelance journalist and blogger at It Came From… David on twitter: @TikiAmbassador

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Spanish Director and writer Sonia Escolano joined me for an enlightening discussion about her film House of Sweat and Tears which made it’s World Debut at Fantastic Fest, in Austin Texas this year.

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Film Festival Creator and Director Sandra Seeling Lipski called in from Mallorca, Spain a few days before the opening of the 7th Annual Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival! She shares her inspiration for creating the festival and a delightful enthusiasm about what she’s achieved by staying true to her mission statement: Bridging Cultures Bridging People.

Sandra is a true Multi-Creative – not only is she the festival founder, she also programs, promotes and leads the entire creative decision making process! Find out more about her life as an award-winning actor, filmmaker and creator at SandraSeeling.com

Learn all about Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival at: EvolutionFilmFestival.com

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Graphic Artist and Podcaster Ben Walker Storey and I discuss some of the benefits and challenges of experiencing the world as a creative being. Ben reveals his family’s desire to go “Full Addams” and shares the 10 tenets of the Addams Code.

Find Ben’s podcast and t-shirt store at Cheap Chills Fan Club

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Production Designer Martin Whist (Super 8, The Cabin in the Woods) shares a ton of fun and fascinating details behind the making of Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale – In theaters now! It was a dream come true to talk with Martin about one of my favorite parts of the film making process. Enjoy! Warning: Our conversation includes a few mild spoilers.

Find out more about Martin at MartinWhist.Net

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Featured Photo Credit: Martin Whist

Director and writer Amanda Kramer is my hilarious and insightful guest on this bonus episode recorded at Fantastic Fest 2018! She shares what it feels like to debut your first feature length film (the incredibly engaging LADYWORLD) at the world’s largest Horror/Genre film festival while simultaneously celebrating your birthday. We talk costumes, creative process and more… enjoy!

Ladyworld – Clip – “You Are A Bad Leader” from Freedom 2K Films on Vimeo.

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Star of the 1980 Sci-Fi Classic Flash Gordon, Sam Jones and Director of Life After Flash Lisa Downs joined me for a delightful conversation recorded at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX.

Check out the trailer for Life After Flash

Sam Jones on twitter

Lisa Downs on twitter

Life After Flash on twitter

Check out the awesomeness that is Fantastic Fest!

Find film reviews and transcripts at Vibrant Visionaries.

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