The LOOKOUT Creative Careers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Episode 6 is about working as a Theatre Producer.

Featuring:

Ruby Glaskin @RubyGlaskin

Ruby is an independent producer and Co-Director of Milk Presents.

Useful links:

www.milkpresents.com

https://chinaplatetheatre.com/optimists

http://www.razecollective.com/

https://www.bac.org.uk/

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music and Propellernet for use of equipment and space to make the podcast.

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council.

J-Felix

Tru Thoughts

Propellernet

Episode 5 is about working in the Theatre industry.  

Featuring: 

Louise Blackwell @LouiseBLou 

Independent Producer Making unusual ideas a reality in a changing world.  

Tim Crouch  

Tim Crouch is a UK theatre artist based in Brighton. He writes plays, performs in them and takes responsibility for their production. He started to make his own work in 2003. Before then he was an actor.  

Useful links: 

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama  

Edinburgh Fringe Festival  

Linda Bloomfield @LindaBxx 

LOOKOUT  @LOOKOUTBrighton   

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music and Propellernet for use of equipment and space to make the podcast.  

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council. 

J-Felix   

Tru Thoughts  

Propellernet

Episode 4 is about being an artist within the constantly shifting theatrical world.  

Featuring: Victoria Melody  

Victoria Melody is an award winning British artist with a background in fine art. She makes theatrical shows, performances and films mainly about Britain’s pastimes, passions and tribes. Fascinated by anthropology, she immerses herself into communities and becomes an active participant in their rituals as research for her work.  

Useful resources: 

Arts Admin E-Digest  

Devoted and Disgruntled  

Scratch Nights 

Northern Soul   

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music. 

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council. 

J-Felix

Tru Thoughts 

Episode 3 is about working in the management side of the music industry.

Featuring:

Rob Luis 

DJ and Music Producer, Robert Luis is the founder, co-owner and A&R for Tru Thoughts the record label based in Brighton, England.

Bobby Brown

Music. Arts, Community and Culture.

Glossary:

‘A&R’ stands for ‘artists and repertoire’ and  is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists (singers, instrumentalists, bands, and so on) and songwriters. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label or publishing company; every activity involving artists to the point of album release is generally considered the responsibility of A&R.

‘Arts Council funding’ refers to Arts Council England which is the national development agency for creativity and culture. They offer funding to creative practitioners in music, circus, live art, dance, theatre, visual arts, heritage, libraries and combined arts for those based in England.  https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Useful links:

In the podcast Bobby mentions the array of useful information that’s available on the internet - here are a couple he’s selected for you:

https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/ - In-depth interviews with some of music’s most creative and inspiring minds, spanning two decades and hundreds of artists

Artist Manager Kwame Kwaten runs the ultimate seminar offering insight into the music industry- https://www.instagram.com/ultimateseminar/

Tru Thoughts (the label Rob Luis manages): https://tru-thoughts.co.uk/

Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn who Bobby Brown manages

Breathing Exercises Album - Released Feb 28th 2020 -https://open.spotify.com/album/2fz0Euo0JCmgJhNxiDuAeu?si=6ivg1-aDRVq7hZt_YGV5kQ
Love, Actually Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxEOlZOVcp4

Adult Workers Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmxpoc7iM1o

Episode 2 is about working as a Second Assistant Director in Film and TV.

Featuring:

Helen Fraser 

Assistant Director or Second Assistant Director on Dracula by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat (2020) Our Ladies (2019) by Michael Caton-Jones and Alan Warner and Hellboy by Andrew Crosby and Mike Mignola  (2019)

Glossary:

‘Run the floor’ means organising everything that takes place ‘on set’ in the area where the filming happens.

‘Run off set’ means organising all the activity required to make sure everything is ready for filming ‘on set’ for example all the actors, extras, make artists, etc are ready to go and in the right place when the director needs them.

‘SFX’ means sound effects or special effects

‘VFX’ means visual effects

Useful Links:

ScreenSkills: https://www.screenskills.com

ADA: https://adauk.org/training/

NFTS: https://nfts.co.uk

BAFTA: http://guru.bafta.org

MET Film: https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/courses/young-filmmakers-academy/

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music and Propellernet for use of equipment and space to make the podcast.

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council.

Episode 1 is about Freelancing in the creative industries.

Featuring:

Rosie Powell @RosiePFreelance

Brighton based Photographer, Filmmaker and Editor who specialises in live event and performance documentation.

Rifa Thorpe-Tracey  @rifa

Events organiser, coach, producer and advocate for inclusivity in tech.

Charlotte Vivian  @charl_vivian

Producer with Big Egg Films, Development Director Komedia Productions and Co-Director of LOOKOUT.

Glossary:

• Development Director usually means someone who is in charge of fundraising. It can also means someone who is responsible for developing new work and artists.
• Refigure is Rifa Thorpe-Tracey’s coaching business
• Komedia Productions is the charity arm of Komedia, a live music and comedy venue in Brighton
• Big Egg Films is an independent, full-service video production company, with bases in Brighton and London.
• ‘A shoot’ in this context means a period of time where photos are taken or video is captured.

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music and Propellernet for use of equipment and space to make the podcast.

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council.

A quick message from Louise, one of LOOKOUT’s Co-Directors, on releasing the podcasts during the pandemic.

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music and Propellernet for use of equipment and space to make the podcast.

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council.

LOOKOUT Creative Careers is a six-part podcast series aimed at 16 – 24yr olds who might be wondering what to do next and how to get into the creative industries. Thanks to J-Felix and Tru Thoughts for the music and Propellernet for use of equipment and space to make the podcast.

Funded by Arts Council England via the National Lottery, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation and Brighton & Hove City Council.