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This week on the podcast I had the opportunity to chat with Jason Michael Miller. Jason is a New York based actor and graphic designer; we talk about how he learned about the acting profession by doing, growing up with gymnastics and his time with Key of Awesome. He's also taking part in the ifitfitz April short film, set to premier Monday, April 27th.

This week on the podcast I had the chance to have a conversation with one of my closest friends, Joshua Zecher-Ross! Joshua is a New York based music director and an incredible musician. He was most recently in Calgary where he was the music director for The Louder We Get a brand new musical helmed by Lonny Price. We spend some time talking about creativity during Corona virus, what makes a good collaborator and why he's so damn nice! I hope you enjoy!

This week on the podcast I sit down with Maddie Beyrouty. Maddie is one of the people taking part in The Short Film Project and was the editor for the short film, delirium tremens. We talk about her time working on the Fast Track News at Purdue University as well as keeping passions as passions and not turning them into careers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE STUFF I don’t just like to learn about what people make, I like to learn about how they were able to make anything at all. How they manage their time. How they set goals. How they navigate the business of art. In the “People Who Make Stuff” podcast I sit down with other artists and try to figure out how they keep on creating while maintaining their sanity (presuming they have).

This week on the podcast I sit down with Santo Scardillo. Santo and I first met when I was an actor in his second feature film; Battle of the Bands. We have a great conversation about his time at the USC Summer program, how to tackle impossible tasks (spoiler: one step at a time) and we talk about what it was like for him making his first feature film at such a young age. We also get into a discussion about his new webseries; Dudes. Production is on hold for the moment because of COVID-19, but be on the lookout because I will definitely be sitting down to chat with Santo again when it's set to premier! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go Subscribe! ▶ iTunes: https://apple.co/3bzzl75 ▶ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2OOBqm2 ▶ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SlBI67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE STUFF I don’t just like to learn about what people make, I like to learn about how they were able to make anything at all. How they manage their time. How they set goals. How they navigate the business of art. In the “People Who Make Stuff” podcast I sit down with other artists and try to figure out how they keep on creating while maintaining their sanity (presuming they have).

This week on the podcast I sit down with actor, director, producer; Steven Brandt! Steven will be starring in our March short film, The Revitalization of Steve4.2. Steve can often be found on stage at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer where he most recently played the role of the Emcee in Cabaret. Kelsey Theatre at Mercer: https://kelsey.mccc.edu/index.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go Subscribe! ▶ iTunes: https://apple.co/3bzzl75 ▶ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2OOBqm2 ▶ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SlBI67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE STUFF I don’t just like to learn about what people make, I like to learn about how they were able to make anything at all. How they manage their time. How they set goals. How they navigate the business of art. In the “People Who Make Stuff” podcast I sit down with other artists and try to figure out how they keep on creating while maintaining their sanity (presuming they have). -------------------------------------------------------------------------

This week on the podcast I sit down with Bradley Tyler Hawthorne; the writer and director of delirium tremens. Brad is a graduate of Full Sail University and so we talk a little bit about the film school experience, how he got into music and his relationship with social media. You can find all of Brad's work at his website: https://bit.ly/3aLXvdk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE STUFF I don’t just like to learn about what people make, I like to learn about how they were able to make anything at all. How they manage their time. How they set goals. How they navigate the business of art. In the “People Who Make Stuff” podcast I sit down with other artists and try to figure out how they keep on creating while maintaining their sanity (presuming they have).

Isaac Platizky and I first met on a children's theater tour of Charlotte's Web. He is now one of the co-producers of Narrow Bridge Films, an independent film house based out of Bayonne where they are about to release their fourth feature film, Yellow Scare. If you are interested in pre-ordering your copy click here! He most recently starred in our February short film, The Spectacular Eighth Birthday of Anthony Tremble. We sit down and we talk about what it's like producing four features on shoe string budgets and how they got their third feature, Cabin of Errors distributed.

This week on the podcast I had the opportunity to sit down with photographer/cinematographer extraordinaire; Timothy Anderson Jr. Tim is the owner of Timothy Anderson Jr Photography (weddingphotonj.com). He is also taking part in The Short Film Project, working as the director of photography on Duppet. and the writer, director and editor on one of the segments in Kids in Cars Getting Killed By Creatures. Tim’s main focus is wedding photography so we take a deep dive into the business; his philosophy, his aesthetic choices and how working on a wedding can translate to filming a narrative film. Make sure to check out his work and follow him in all the social places: https://www.weddingphotonj.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC345oQofBaj3ISMf0GJv4ZA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingphotonj/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Weddingphotonj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weddingphotonj Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/weddingphotonj/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE STUFF I don’t just like to learn about what people make, I like to learn about how they were able to make anything at all. How they manage their time. How they set goals. How they navigate the business of art. In the “People Who Make Stuff” podcast I sit down with other artists and try to figure out how they keep on creating while maintaining their sanity (presuming they have). -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today on the podcast I sit down with the one…the only…artist, animator, writer, editor, and all around Renaissance man Greg Johnson. Greg is currently taking part in The Short Film Project, where we are making twelve short films over the course of twelve months. He built, operated and provided the voice for Duppet in our first short film. Wrote one of the segments and fabricated the creature for our mini horror anthology. And designed and created the animated characters for An ifitfitz Christmas. This week we get to sit down and talk about how he’s learned to embrace procrastination, how he got so damn fast and a little bit about arts education. Enjoy!

This week on the podcast I sit down with Candace Fitzgerald. Candace is an actress, musician and educator; her career has run the gamut from music therapist to background work on television shows such as Pan Am and Boardwalk Empire. She also happens to be…my wife! We talk about how she got her start in the arts, the transition from school to the real world, some of the frustrations we felt as professional actors and how she gets high school students to sing. DISCLAIMERS: we get the Stanislavski book wrong, it IS An Actor Prepares and as it turns out Parasite could win Best Picture.