Join us for a special episode with our good friend Rob Hillstead, who works in the film industry in Vancouver, BC. He wears many hats as a film director, musician, producer, lighting technician, and more, and we talk to him about some of the ups and downs of working on prominent film sets. We also discuss his history with artistic activism, particularly seen in the full-length documentary "Balikbayan" he directed, edited and filmed. Don't miss this one! Rob's portfolio: https://darkgems.media/portfolio Check out Rob on imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2228548/ Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

Today's episode features Evie Johnny Ruddy, who introduces us to the Transgender Media Portal. They give us a peak into their artistic journey as a journalist, a walking tour creator, and an augmented reality artist and teacher. They also discuss the launch of the brand new Transgender Media Portal, which is a growing database that connects the user to transgender filmmakers and their works. Evie Johnny fills us in on the thought process behind the creation of the portal, some of the challenges in creating the new site, and how we can support transgender filmmakers. Find the Transgender Media Portal here: https://www.transgendermediaportal.org/ Find the "Queering the Queen City" walking tour here: https://izi.travel/en/7f7d-queering-the-queen-city/en Find the augmented reality "Buffalo Futurism" app here: https://www.commonweal.ca/buffalo-futurism-app Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseumhttps://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum

In today's episode, Dave and Allysia each share four tips for how to deal with writer's block, whether or not you're a writer - the expression applies just as easily to all of the creative arts. They discuss their own experience (or lack thereof) with writer's block, and share tactical strategies for dealing with it. This is an actionable episode, so let's get that abundance rolling in our creative lives! Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

Join Dave and Allysia for a conversation with Alex of Alex Paul Artistry. The discussion includes the topics of being a pop singer, transitioning to entrepreneurship, finding a niche in the beauty industry, natural beauty, expression and appearance, gender norms in beauty, self-care for men, cosmetics and their therapeutic value as an art form, when an interest in beauty turns into an obsession, and other topics. Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠

In today's episode, Dave and Allysia discuss the chicken-or-egg problem of mental health and the creative arts. We get personal and talk about how creativity and music helped us through our own significant challenges, and also the ways in which creativity has exacerbated our mental health issues. We muse on why so many people in the arts seem to struggle with mental health issues, discuss self-care solutions and ways to navigate the darkness, and more. Thanks for tuning in!

If you need help, dial (or text) 9-8-8 in Canada/US:

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In this episode, Dave interviews Laura Psotka from Roman Empire Studios, and they nerd out about film audio. They discuss the boom and bust cycle of being a creative entrepreneur, doing tech surveys and shooting location audio, overdubbing, the state of the film market in Saskatchewan, Laura’s work in the film Resting Potential (with a featured clip), the “garbage in, garbage out” philosophy of audio recording, how audio is edited in post production, room tones, non-diegetic sound, stereo sound versus surround sound and immersion, sound and music and their effect on emotions, mentions of “Mother” and “Interstellar,” modern cinema’s obsession with LFEs, goals for Roman Empire Studios, and other topics.

“The worst part about watching a movie is remembering you’re watching a movie.” - Laura Psotka

Catch Laura on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/laurapsotka/

And Roman Empire Studios: https://www.instagram.com/roman.empire.studios?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Find us on Spotify and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon:

⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-colosseum⁠
⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum

Watch “Resting Potential” here:

https://www.restingpotentialfilm.com/

Join us as we count down from 10 to 1 and spotlight our favourite lyrical moments. We discuss particular lines or passages that resonate with us, and chat about the artists who wrote them. It was impossible to pick only five each, but them's the breaks. What are your favourite all-time lyrics? We highly recommend spending a few hours combing for your music collection to come up with your own list; you'll invariably learn something about yourself in the process. Or you'll simply enjoy music for a while, something we're usually too busy to do. Let us know how it goes for you! Find us on Spotify and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-colosseum

⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum

In today's episode, Dave chats with fellow Chilean Andrew Valdez, an actor based out of Saskatchewan. They discuss how they know each other, how Andrew got interested in acting, working on the film Talent, the realities of working somewhere that isn't a dominant film hub (like Vancouver or L.A.), and more.

For more on Andrew, visit:

https://andrewovaldez.com/

Andrew's demo reel: https://andrewovaldez.com/#reels

"Talent" on ibdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6576200/

Watch on iTunes: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/talent/umc.cmc.7i9mw1gx5lszpygzndjw0tzuh

Find us on YouTube and tune in on Twitch for our livestream every other Sunday afternoon: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeColosseum ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/creativecolosseum⁠