Yin & Young Episode 65 - Matty Beavers - Cinematographer

Welcome back to Yin & Young the podcast! In this episode we chat with Matty Beavers! Matty is a cinematographer, filmmaker, YouTuber, vlogger, anime fan, Japanese language learner, and an all around good dude. In this episode we get to hear about Matty’s artistic beginnings and aspirations, his lived experience as an African American and Filipino, and much more. Matty’s work: https://linktr.ee/mattybeavs Matty’s Instagram (@mattybeavs): https://www.instagram.com/mattybeavs Highlights: - Matty is currently pursuing his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Cinematography at the University of Southern California (USC). - Matty met James at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) when he was doing his undergrad in Television Production. - Grew up in Camarillo and Central Valley, California. - Family background is African and Filipino. Did not pick up Ilocano (spoken by his Filipino grandparents) growing up, but is currently learning Japanese. - “I, Robot” kicked off his passion for filmmaking. - Marvels at the technical aspects of lighting and filming scenes. Also admires Marvel films for their achievement in this area. - Taking a chance on himself by taking on debt for grad school. - Has learned so much from his family and their struggles. Applies those life lessons to his own work. - Completed his thesis project recently as Director of Photography for the film “Go Dani Go.” (@go_dani_go_: www.instagram.com/go_dani_go_). Stills from the film can be seen in this episode's thumbnail. Language Corner: Japanese * We all do our best to give a self-introduction (自己紹介 jikoshokai). * 趣味 (shumi) - hobbies * 中二病　(chūnibyou) - 8th grader sickness. typically used to describe early teens who have grandiose delusions, believe they have secret powers, etc…(Wikipedia). ——— Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube: @yinyoungpodcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/yinyoungpodcast YT: https://www.youtube.com/@yinyoungpodcast Like/comment to helps others find our work! Yin & Young is produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast Questions, comments, sponsors—email: yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com