Curtis Reeder joins us in the studio for a very special episode 7. Curtis is a self-taught filmmaker and video producer who has established himself as a creative within the industry. Since a young age I remember him creating these amazing powerpoint animations, ones that required immense patience and imagination beyond compare. He has since then grown into the professional and determined creative that he is today. Curtis established the ’Creed” business name since the age of 14 which has now formed into Creed Media. This is amazing new venture focuses on utilising the most current video production technologies to capture important memories and moments. His main focus his working with schools all throughout Victoria in helping them to capture and produce content for their respective communities. Curtis prides himself on variety, creativity and serving the client, and shows this through his immense professionalism and respectfulness to not only the people he works with, but to the craft of filmmaking.

In this episode, we discuss Curtis’ journey as a creative and cover topics such as delving into his passion for films and filmmaking, his time in film school, his inspirations and influences as a creative, working in the creative industry full time, being your own boss, creed media and what’s next for his story as a filmmaker.

 Thankyou Curtis for joining us in the studio, we hope you all enjoy the show and stay tuned for more conversations coming soon. 

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This is ’The Tame Truth’, the spin-off show in which the team from Creative Curiosity discuss and debate a topic of conversation related to the artistic and creative world. Join Anthony Themis, Louie Themis and Timothy Tselepis, as they each talk about their thoughts, opinions and ideas in response to the subject matter. This week we talk about Body Dysmorphia, a mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance, and specifically how the media and films have a major impact and influence on this in the present day.

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Louie Themistokleous joins us in the studio for a very special episode 6. In this weeks episodes the Creative Curiosity team counts down their favourite films from the 2000s. The episode consists of a top 10 ranking of what they think are the best films released during that decade. The only criteria is that these films must have been released between 2000-2009. We discuss what makes these films standout and feel important to each of us. The conversation delves into our connection to the films, how it made us think and feel, what we took away from the experience of watching them and how they standout amongst the rest. Not knowing what each of our lists and nominations are, we enter a world of unknown with a few surprises along the way.

Thankyou Louie for joining us on this journey that is ranking films, and we hope you all enjoy the show.

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Jordan S Benjamin joins us in the studio for a very special episode 5. Jordan’s first encounter with film was at the young age of 7 when his dad took him to the cinemas to see Lord of The Rings - The Return of the King. Ever since then, he has pursued his dream of becoming filmmaker, and has done everything in his power to get there. Taking many risks along the way such as leaving his friends, family and safety net behind in Melbourne to pursue film school in Sydney, he truly has sacrificed for his dream, a trait that many struggle to commit too. Jordan is extremely passionate and dedicated to his craft, and it only shows through the quality and fine level of detail in his work. He is a Director, a Cinematographer, he has worked on short films, documentaries and commercials. Not only is he a close friend of co-host Timothy’s, but he is a great person, a great friend, and always has time for you whenever in need, and there is no doubt that he is on the brink of something special.

In this episode as we do with all of our guests, we discuss Jordan’s journey as a creative, and how he discovered his passion for film. We talk about his first initial experience with the medium and what were his major influences that inspired him to pursue this dream. We discuss the power of film, and its ability to change and shape the mindsets of younger people. Jordan talks about the challenge of committing to a dream, and having to make major sacrifices to try to reach those goals as a creative. We talk about film school, and how studying film in a formal setting helped him grow and develop as a filmmaker, and he tells us about his experiences of working on film sets for both the conceptual and commercial world. We end with the favourite segment of “what have you been watching lately”.

Thankyou Jordan for joining us in the studio, we hope you all enjoy the show and stay tuned for more conversations coming soon. 

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Gabriel Lay joins us in the studio for a very special episode 4. Gabriel works in logistics full-time, and produces music part time. Having been producing for a very long time and truly understands all the elements that need to come together in order to make a cohesive piece of music. Having experience in various instruments, Gabriel is truly a lifelong lover and learner in all things related to music. He is also a very fine drawer, having dabbled in the fine arts since his very youthful years. Co-host Anthony and Gabriel have travelled many distances together including many states and countries. They have connected through their love of all art-forms including: Film, Music, Art, Graphic Design and Photography. In the future, Gabriel aims to continue his passions in music and evolve his sound, whilst still staying true to the music he wants to create.

In this episode as we do with all of our guests, we discuss Gabriels journey as a creative, and how he discovered his passion for music. We talk about his inspirations, who’s work and sounds influenced the way he creates. We get his views on music production and how it has changed and progressed over the years. This stemmed into a discussion about listening platforms, similarly to film, how the music industry has turned from physical items such as CD’s and vinyls to now the dominance of online streaming platforms. Gabriel counts down his top 5 musicians that he has seen live, and what made them stand out amongst the rest, and finally we end on the crowd favourite “what have you been listening to lately?”.

Thankyou Gabriel for joining us in the studio, we hope you all enjoy the show and stay tuned for more conversations coming soon. 

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Louie Themistokleous joins is in the studio for a very special episode 3. In this weeks episode we each count down our favourite films that we watched in 2020. This is not limited to 2020 releases, it is open to any feature release that we viewed over the year. We discuss what makes these films standout and feel important to each of us. The conversation delves into our connection to the films, how it made us think and feel, and what we took away from the experience of watching them. Not knowing what each of our lists and nominations are, we enter a world of unknown with a few surprises along the way.

Thankyou Louie for joining us on this journey that is ranking films, and we hope you all enjoy the show.

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This week we were joined by Zahir Asia-Adam. Zahir is a strong minded and passionate individual who prides himself on self-belief. Growing up in the years of high school he struggled to find his pathway of interest. In recent years he has found that passion and desire in the field of the arts, expressing his ideas through a vast range of mediums and platforms. With study experience in screenwriting, behind the camera shooting vlogs, and in front of the camera acting in short films, he has found his passion and is excited to continue developing aswell as creating more content. He is a major consumer of media, with interests in film, tv and music, he always brings a vibrant energy to every conversation, and somehow always manages to make you laugh.

In this episode we talk to Zahir about his journey through life and the challenge to discover a passion of interest. Timothy and Zahir reminisce about not only their time growing up in high school together, but the transition into life beyond school and into the world of creation. We speak about his interests in vlogs, the creative process of being behind the camera, working with his friends and family to create videos of entertainment. His acting career is an ongoing and challenging one, he explains the difficulties of trying to get work and how cut-throat the industry really is. As we are all major consumers of media, we end on a thoughts and opinions discussion focusing on the work of the Safdie Brothers, specifically focusing on the popular features Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019).

Thankyou Zahir for joining us, we hope you all enjoy the show and stay tuned for more conversations coming soon. 

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This week we were joined by Louie Themistokleous. Louie is a passionate full-time teacher who along with host Anthony, creates short films in his spare time. Growing up Louie was a fan of graphics and developed an affinity for creativity through creating photoshop banners on various internet forums. Along with being an excellent drawer and creator, Louie is also a huge music fan having interests in an eclectic range of genres and sounds. Having a mature outlook on life, Louie aims to continue evolving in his passion for life and the arts through continually exposing himself to the beauty of the world and everything in it. 

In this episode, we all discussed our journeys into the creative world, how we found our passions and what influences inspired us to reach this mindset. We compared our younger selves growing up to the modern-day younger generation, and how social media and the growth of technologies has influenced their way of living. Streaming services has risen drastically and has ultimately changed the way we make and also view films. We each share our own thoughts on this transition period and whether or not the idea of going to the cinema is deteriorating. Sound of Metal was a 2019 release that we all watched recently. In the episode we analyse the film and talk about our thoughts and opinions on the film. 

Thankyou to Louie for joining us, we hope you all enjoy the show and stay tuned for more conversations coming soon. 

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