Do Better, Be Better with Kendrick Smith
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In this episode, host Edward Frumkin (he/him) and contributor Jonah Desneaux (he/him) analyze the top hits at SXSW and True/False. Then, Kendrick Smith (they/he), a filmmaker and studio manager for social media personality chef and NY Times Best-Selling Author Johsua Weissman, shares the differences in making videos for different platforms and how they made a filmmaking community when they were a student at the University of Missouri. Finally, in today’s concluding thought, Edward shares his relationship with health. Guest Bio: Kendrick Smith (they/he) is an editor, director, and writer. They are currently a studio manager for social media personality, chef, and New York Times Best-Selling author Joshua Weissman, who has a combined 11.1 million followers/subscribers on TikTok and YouTube. They co-founded Shot Reverse Shot, an audio/visual production extracurricular club that focuses on making limited series and podcast dramas, along with other MU students to teach students about the process and roles within serial and television production. Their upcoming directorial debut feature, I Love You, Elliot, that they co-written with Marcelese Cooper, about an insomniac returning from Vietnam and struggles to find their place amid chaos of everyday life, is in post-production. Time Codes: 1:45 - SXSW Festival Favorites anticipations 5:54 - SXSW Headliners 15:15 - Other SXSW Films in their competition, midnight madness, and music programs 19:00 - 2022 True/False Honorees 23;00 - Edward’s top films to watch at 2022 T/F. 27:15 - Edward’s thought on 2022 T/F overall lineup 33:00 - Kendrick’s film upbringings 43:00 - Possibilities of Digital Storytelling 46:03 - Kendrick’s making of Shot Reverse Shot with their other classmates 51:00 - Expansions of making series/films outside of classes 55:57 - Kendrick’s inspirations for their short When I Leave 1:01:37 - Kendrick discusses the making of I Love You Elliot 1:10:27 - Kendrick’s relocation to Houston after living in Missouri. 1:12:45 - Kendrick’s path to becoming Joshua Weissman’s Studio Manager 1:21:50 - Kendrick’s discussing the differences of TikTok and YouTube videos 1:25:10 - Kendrick’s recommendation: Amadeus 1:27:31 - Concluding Thought: Edward’s relationship with health Episode Notes: 2022 SXSW Film Lineup 2022 T/F Film Lineup I Didn’t See You There Press Kit Shot Reverse Shot series Grand Theft Autumn and Down The Rabbit Hole that Kendrick worked on. Kendrick’s short When I Leave I Love You Elliot Seed & Spark Campaign and Teaser Joshua Weissman’s YouTube Channel
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