• An Arc Bender's Journal with Rob Watzke

  • Jun 4 2023
  • Length: 28 mins
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An Arc Bender's Journal with Rob Watzke

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  • In this episode of An Arc Bender's Journal: The Last Will of Lucy Sutton, we welcome guest Rob Watzke, an award-winning writer, director, editor and teacher, who founded the Turbine Arts Collective, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity. Tune in to this episode as Rob talks about:  *  Turbine Arts Collective and its mission *  the importance of storytelling as a way to share personal experiences *  how the murder George Floyd motivated him to create a space for people to express their feelings *  his sources of inspiration About Rob Watzke  Rob Watzke has built a creative career as an editor, writer, director, improviser and teacher. His historical work stands as some of the most highly-awarded content ever created. His editing and voiceover work includes national commercials, short and long form videos, films, TV, with 3 commercials ranked in Top Ten Super Bowl Commercials of all time.  Recent editing projects include a series of inspirational documentaries sponsored by Oberto, national work for Samsung, Verizon, Corona, Uber, and Quiksilver, as well as a pilot presentation for TBS and a special-shoot promo for Sony's "Ghostbusters" reboot. He worked on the Fox-TV series, Free Ride, and on the first comedy pilot AMC Network ever developed.   Among many awards, he has won the Clio and the London International Festival awards for Best Editing, and has written about editing and the creative process in Shoot and Boards magazines.  On the web, he created the satiric political website, Vote Garner! which was featured on the L.A. Times’ Funny Pages 2.0, and was nominated for Best Web Series by the Producers Guild of America. Its offshoot, Garner St. John's All-American #1 Show! won a Telly Award. That work led to a recent deal at truTV, developing shows that utilize improvisation. He performs regularly on the Sirius/XM comedy radio show Kaler, playing a wide variety of characters. In addition to continuing to work on a wide range of freelance projects, Rob is also currently Founder/Artistic Director of Turbine Arts Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity through arts workshops and performances. He has produced well over 200 shows at Turbine, including Shplotz!, an improvised show with guests such as Helen Hunt, Jason Alexander, and James Corden. Learn more about Rob Watzke:  Website: https://www.turbine-arts.org/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robwatzke/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@turbineartscollective8786  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/turbinearts Twitter: https://twitter.com/turbinearts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turbinearts/ About An Arc Bender's Journal: The Last Will of Lucy Sutton Terrence Franklin goes on an odyssey to discover his family history, and invites his guests to share their stories to bend the arc of history with their own legacy. Subscribe to An Arc Bender's Journal: The Last Will of Lucy Sutton on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-arc-benders-journal-the-last-will-of-lucy-sutton/id1678347482  Subscribe to An Arc Bender's Journal: The Last Will of Lucy Sutton Video Series on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ecnerretm  Connect with Terry Franklin  Website: https://lucysutton.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLastWillofLucySutton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrencefranklin/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terryfranklin/
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