Paula Blair informs listeners of the podcast pause until the new year. Find this episode’s extended show notes, links and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/10/26/audiovisual-cultures-october-2022-announcement/ Funding the podcast helps improve its quality and accessibility. Please drop a tip via the supporter link! Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/avcultures . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 25, 2022•7 min
Paula Blair chats with Dean Simone , Val McAdoo and Pete Postiglione about making their sports-themed family drama independent feature film Game Day (dir. Edgar Michael Bravo , 2021). Each talk through their production experiences in front of and behind the camera, Italian-American culture and family, and growing film production and storytelling embedded in Philadelphia. Includes plot details and potential spoilers. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Comm...
Oct 02, 2022•38 min
Paula Blair chats with Jenn Francis about making her podcasts Tools of the Podcast Trade and SoloMoms! Talk . We also hear about Jenn’s work with mindset coaching and mentoring, and about her travel experiences. We learn about getting started with podcast production, the importance of meeting people virtually and in person, and the ways Jenn is disrupting lasting stigmas around solo motherhood. If you get something out of this conversation or know someone who will, please share it and give it a ...
Sep 17, 2022•47 min
Recorded on location at the Strand Arts Centre in East Belfast, programme manager Johanna Leech and cultural freelancer Robert J. E. Simpson chat to Paula Blair about the venue’s history, its current status and plans for its future. We then learn more about Robert’s work as an artist, an actor, a for-hire freelancer and with the CinePunked podcast. And finally, there is a post-viewing discussion between Robert and Paula after seeing Thor: Love and Thunder (dir. Taika Waititi, 2022) with plenty o...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Paula Blair visits Susan Hughes at Orchid Studios in Belfast to chat through her work. Susan is from Belfast and graduated with her MFA in 2021 from the University of Ulster and received that year’s Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry) and Platform Arts (Belfast) graduate awards. She has completed many artist residencies in Ireland and Scandinavia where she has used her traditional fiddle-playing as a bartering tool to gain access to local stories. In this episode we learn about Susan’s practice ...
Aug 20, 2022•44 min
Paula Blair reads her article on Duncan Campbell’s Turner Prize-winning film It For Others – see full citation and link below for open access to the published text. Topics include prize culture, capitalism, Marxism, colonialism, cultural appropriation, looted art, documentary, commercialism, the art market, and film culture, particularly the late-twentieth-century Left Bank film-makers in France. If you get something out of this episode or know someone who will, please share it and give it a goo...
Aug 06, 2022•57 min
Paula Blair talks through a successful grant application to Arts Council England, radical honesty, and time-saving strategies. In this episode you’ll get advice on the stages of applying for a grant including the necessary preparation, where to find specific guidance, compiling a budget and networking. Issues that arise include paying yourself and others fairly, identifying eligibility, what fund is right for your needs, and access requirements for submission. If you get something out of this or...
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Paula Blair speaks to Jordan Lam about being creative and developing a studio arts practice. In this fun and loose conversation you’ll get some insight into studying art at degree level, some details about graphic design and digital collage, and how it is to take a creative approach to life as well as to art. There are some details about Photoshop and other digital creative suites that the uninitiated may find surprising. We also touch on Jordan’s experience growing up bilingual and across two c...
Jul 09, 2022•58 min
Trailer for Stories and Strategies , a podcast dedicated to the art, science, and profession of human conversation. Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/avcultures . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 01, 2022•3 min
Paula Blair speaks to writer and director Leslie Goyette and producer Michele Englehart about their film Maysville (2021). In our conversation you’ll learn about their 3-year journey from script to finished film, their experience with crowdfunding and the kindness of communities, and the sheer tenacity it takes to achieve a goal you really believe in. This is an enjoyable and illuminating conversation which I hope you’ll get something out of and share. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyrigh...
Jun 25, 2022•32 min
Paula Blair is joined by digital marketing professional Brandon Leibowitz to talk about the technologies, best practices, ethics and effects on culture of search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, and website ownership. In our conversation you’ll learn some quick tips for advancing up Google search results and lessons about who really owns and makes money from the data we share online. Do enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend! Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyr...
Jun 11, 2022•38 min
In time for the platinum jubilee, enjoy this remastered reissue of lost episode 34 in which film doctors Paula Blair and Andrew Shail talk about the Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic from 2018 (BBFC cert. 12A). We get into the film’s troubled production context, Andrew’s love of the band’s music and its significance in film culture, and we touch on the depiction of Mercury’s sexuality, persona and AIDS, the amalgamated supporting characters, the narrative structure and much more. Enjoy and please...
May 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Host Paula Blair reflects on four years of making the podcast, the writing projects she’s been working on so far this year, and some decisions about the podcast going forward. If you enjoy this episode, please give it a good rating and share it with a friend! Full show notes and transcript: https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/05/18/audiovisual-cultures-episode-117-paula-checks-in/ Auto-captioned videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA Music: commonGround by airtone (c) ...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 33 min
In time for May the Fourth 2022, enjoy this remastered reissue of lost episode 32 about the 2018 Star Wars instalment directed by Ron Howard (BBFC cert. 12A) and revisiting Paula Blair and Andrew Shail having a rant 4 years ago. There are loads of plot details, chat about this and other sci-fi franchises, the actors, the music, production contexts and gender politics. Original episode with auto-captions: https://youtu.be/mW1Pm8gXIw4 If you enjoy this chat, please give it a good rating and share ...
May 01, 2022•30 min
This conversation with artist Bethany Stead was recorded and broadcast for the Slack's Radio residency as part of Blazing New Worlds at the NewBridge Project in January 2022. Topics: folk art, drawing, creativity, sculpture, painting gender, sex, sexuality, vessels, bodies, awkwardness storytelling, intergenerational storytelling the arts in Newcastle upon Tyne and North East England being a member of NewBridge working for arts charities Links: https://www.bethanystead.com/ https://thenewbridgep...
Apr 16, 2022•44 min
This conversation with artist Richard James Hall was recorded and broadcast for the Slack's Radio residency as part of Blazing New Worlds at the NewBridge Project in January 2022. Discussion topics include: performance art, drawing, creativity, video, Instagram Live, curating disability, autism, bodies, being queer engagements with other artists such as Sally Madge and Victoria Gray the arts in Newcastle upon Tyne and North East England being a member of NewBridge Links: https:// richardjameshal...
Apr 02, 2022•42 min
This conversation with directors of Vane gallery and artist-led organisation, Paul Stone and Chris Yeats, was recorded and broadcast for the Slack's Radio residency as part of Blazing New Worlds at the NewBridge Project in January 2022. This is a longer cut of what was originally broadcast, with a lot more detail on the 25-year history of Vane and how it has fared in recent years, including the recent move from Newcastle to Gateshead. Topics: the history and identity of Vane Orbis community the ...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Andrew Shail returns to discuss his pandemic odyssey through all things Star Trek with Paula Blair. Be warned, we do not hold back on (possibly misremembered) plot details! Topics: Series discussed: The Original Series , The Next Generation , Deep Space Nine , Voyager , Enterprise , Discovery Series mentioned: Short Treks , The Animated Series , Lower Decks , Picard , Strange New Worlds , Prodigy Films discussed and mentioned: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...
Mar 06, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Check out movie reviews on With Nothing To Say from Life Through Fiction Productions available on all good podcast players! Find out more at https://www.lifethroughfiction.com/with-nothing-to-say-2 Get bonus content on Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/avcultures . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 01, 2022•2 min
Paula Blair speaks to John Badger about making Mercury Theatre Podcast. Topics include: audio drama – directing, writing, producing and casting sound design, sound editing, sound effects, foley creative writing, storytelling, characters, anthologies working with voice actors, remote recording, studio recording genre – mystery, comedy, thrillers, crime, historical drama the Audioverse Awards audio drama recommendations If you enjoy this chat, please give it a good rating and share it with a frien...
Feb 20, 2022•51 min
Paula Blair speaks to California-based actor, writer, producer and podcaster Nicole Matarese. We talk about her indie podcasting on Totally Toonular and Totally Recommend This, Dude , landing parts in independent features and short films, and her other writing and producing roles in theatre and film production. We also get excited about our favourite animated series and note the importance of supporting and background actors. This was a really fun conversation with Nicole. If you enjoy it too, p...
Feb 06, 2022•53 min
Paula Blair is joined by Damion Taylor to talk about his work directly addressing diversity and representation in the media and technology industries. We think through what diversity and inclusion mean, including for LGBTQIA+, disabled, gender, sex, class, and racial experiences, as well as learning about Damion’s scripted fiction podcast Tech Witch , his conversational podcast Professional Confession , his company Prometheus Digital Studio, and the Digital Compendium online magazine and communi...
Jan 23, 2022•56 min
Los Angeles-based writer and photographer Janet Sternburg talks through her creative practices and producing the photography and essay book I’ve Been Walking (Distanz Verlag: Berlin, 2021) which was her own way of exploring the city and seeing things in a new way during pandemic lockdowns. Useful links: https://www.instagram.com/janetsternburg/ www.janetsternburgphoto.com http://www.janetsternburgphoto.com/IveBeenWalking.html http://janetsternburg.com/ Automated transcript: https://audiovisualcu...
Jan 09, 2022•52 min
This special episode presents a great big round-up of all our fabulous guests from 2021 with me your host Paula Blair . It’s been a fantastic year and we’ve got great things on the way in 2022. For now, join me in enjoying hearing from our 2021 guests again who are: 02:44 Justin McAleece 03:45 Mustafa Sherif 06:24 Shea Donovan 07:39 Clinton Kirkpatrick 09:03 Todd Zimmermann, Katrina Michaels and Debra Beardsley 14:14 Nisan Arikan and Lars Henriks 18:29 Derrik Jordan 19:53 Dan Hughes 22:01 Dr Gar...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Katie Chonacas talks energetically about acting, performing, directing, producing, podcasting, and working in music and voiceover in Los Angeles and elsewhere around the United States. We get into the intensity of life as a prolific guest star in drama series such as Cold Case and CSI , and comedies like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , as well as playing supporting roles in films including Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and working with director Werner Herzog and actor Nicolas Cage...
Dec 12, 2021•36 min
This episode features a joyful conversation with Dave Lewis talking about making the Cinemallennials podcast, his love of movies and history, and his Irish-American heritage. We go into why Cinemallennials focuses on both millennials and the classical era of Hollywood film-making and what is gained from keeping older films alive, including forming better understandings of more contemporary works of cinema, for example Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (2021). We also talk about the importance of unearthin...
Nov 28, 2021•51 min
We welcome back Brendon Connelly who previously featured in episode 79 talking about his spooky audio drama series Circles . This time we’re talking fantasy choose-your-own-adventure advent calendars, specifically The Ticking World written by Brendon and illustrated by Maya Evans . Plus we vent about our reservations at returning to the cinema and talk about the debates around digital or virtual access to media. Enjoy now wherever you access your podcasts and please give us a good rating and sub...
Nov 14, 2021•43 min
Anthropologist and museum-lover Mackenzie Finklea talks about her book Beyond the Halls: An Insider’s Guide to Loving Museums (New Degree Press, 2019) and gushes with host Paula Blair about her favourite types of museum and exhibits. We touch on digitization, colonialism, learning through interactivity, architecture, guided tours, geology, astrophysics, palaeontology, archaeology, place, and much more. https://mackenziefinklea.com/beyond-the-halls https://linktr.ee/mackenziefinklea https://www. ...
Nov 07, 2021•35 min
I'm Paula Blair and on Audiovisual Cultures I dig deep to gain a better understanding of all and any areas of the arts, media and creative industries. If you're curious about the whys and hows across a wide range of cultural practices, then join me and the researchers and practitioners I speak to to help me figure it all out. Subscribe to Audiovisual Cultures on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you access your podcasts. https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ https://bio.link/peablair htt...
Oct 31, 2021•2 min
Paula Blair shares some details about accessing the show on YouTube, the shape of the show for the rest of 2021, and has a general check-in with listeners. Podcasts on YouTube are a useful way of accessing audio with captions. AVC currently does not have the funds, time or resources to add accurate subtitles or make transcriptions, so the auto-generated captions are the best we can do for now. We are committed to making the show as accessible as possible. We are a non-commercial, ad-free indepen...
Oct 31, 2021•15 min
