Marketplace Economy with Brady McDougall

In this episode, video artist Brady McDougall (he/him) explains how images operate in a marketplace economy, his experiences making his thesis film Alone with you, and working as a production assistant on Bisbee ‘17 and Brewmaster. Finally in today’s concluding thought, Edward shares his reluctance in not doing published interview articles before he published his interview with Children of the Mist director Diem Ha Le. Guest Bio: Brady McDougall (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist from Highland Park, IL. He graduated from the University of Missouri in May 2019, where he double majored in Film Studies and Digital Storytelling. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Video Art at Syracuse University and a technical assistant at Urban Video Project, a program from non-profit org Light Work. His work is based on synthesizing video, photography, CGI, poetry, and collage to create novel forms of media that challenge preconceived understandings of identity and natural forms. His production credits include being a production assistant on Bisbee '17 (Sundance 2018) and Brewmaster (SXSW 2018). Time Codes: 1:22 - Brady’s film upbringings 7:00 - Brady’s making his undergrad works through intuition 13:22 - Brady discussing his style in Our Thoughts on Dream and Flashback 17:45 - Brady shares when and how he uses photos and videos for Our Thoughts on Dream and Flashback 22:25 - Brady talks about the economics of visual media 27:48 - Brady explains Alone With You 32:21 - Brady shares his PA experiences on Bisbee ‘17 and Brewmaster and Edward and Brady bond over their internships at 4th Row Films 37:07 - Brady contrasts directors Robert Greene and Douglas Tirola’s directing 44:30 - Edward and Brady discuss their experience seeing Bisbee ‘17 at 2018 True/False 48:25 - Brady shares the benefits of going to grad school. 54:50 - Brady compares and contrasts his experiences at Syracuse and Mizzou Visual Storytelling programs, as well as the end of Syracuse’s Video Art Program 1:02:00 - Brady’s work with The Urban Video Project 1:09:32 - Brady’s recommendation: Ascension by video artist Bill Viola 1:11:27 - Concluding Thought: Edward’s on published interview articles Episode Notes: Brady’s directorial and DP credits Our Thoughts on Dream, Flashback, Trapped, and Alone With You Bisbee ‘17 trailer Brewmaster trailer