Sep 2021

Perceiving the Audience w/Sarah Maria Griffin

Author and poet Sarah Griffin joins us to talk about how the awareness of an audience affects our writing. Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin, https://twitter.com/griffski CONSUME: “AACK Cast!” a podcast about the comic strip Cathy by Jamie Loftus CREATE: Write a 200-400 word monologue f ... Show More

1h 1m

Aug 2021

The Burnout Cycle w/Janina Matthewson

Burnout is real and it comes around on the regular. Guest: Janina Matthewson, https://twitter.com/j9andif CONSUME: Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! (anime series) CREATE: Think of a story or project you’ve let sit idle. Write a letter from the point of view of someone who has just b ... Show More

53m 13s

Jul 2021

Minimal w/Brie Williams

Writing more with less. Guest: Brie Williams, https://twitter.com/briezillionaire CONSUME: Getting on with James Urbaniak (podcast), specifically episode 22 “Status” CREATE: Write a 200-400 word short story, It can be a monologue. Or it can be a dialogue. But every sentence must ... Show More

39m 46s

Jul 2025

Mixing Madison Square Garden for Vulfpeck’s Biggest Show

When Vulfpeck played a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, the performance looked effortless. But behind the scenes, their Front of House Engineer and Tour Manager Jake Hartsfield was juggling missing tickets, technical curveballs, and mixing seventeen dynamic musicians throu ... Show More

38m 52s

Mar 2025

Companion: Crafting a smart genre blend with Writer-Director Drew Hancock & Editors Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier

Today, we welcome the brilliant creative team behind the highly entertaining and thought-provoking feature film Companion (2025): writer-director Drew Hancock and editors Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier. They sat down with our hosts, Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, for a fantastic co ... Show More

1h 36m

May 2022

088 - Busting a Dry Spell - Tom Choi

<div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-3"> <div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-3"> <div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-3">This week Audrey Moore talks with Actor <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomtchoi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Choi</a> ab ... Show More

1h 38m

May 2023

Episode 118: MIKE AUSTIN

<p>Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIKE AUSTIN! Mike is a storyboard artist who worked on Owl House and Monsters at work! </p> <p><br></p> <p>Along the way, we talk about Mike discovering you can work in animation from the Steven Universe crew Tumblr, getting ... Show More

1h 41m

Sep 2024

Making indie feature 'Sing Sing' with non actors - Director Greg Kwedar, Producer Monique Walton and Writer Clint Bentley

This week we are joined by the team behind the superb prison drama Sing Sing! Dom Lenoir sits and chats with Producer Monique Walton and Writer Clint Bentley and also Director Greg Kwedar about how they made their movie starring Coleman Domingo, the difficulties of making an ind ... Show More

1h 13m

Nov 2020

How to Pitch your Movie to Get the Green Light with John Livesay & Producer Aaron Scotti

This week we’re shaking things up a bit with a masterclass on pitching your dream project to studios and financiers. Joining Giles Alderson is regular co-host Director/Producer Dom Lenoir as they both sit down with presentation and pitching expert John Livesay and Producer of the ... Show More

54m 32s

Jun 2021

How to Make an Award winning Indie Hit 'Nina Forever' with the Chris and Ben Blaine AKA Blaine Brothers.

Today on the show, Giles Alderson and his co-host Dom Lenoir welcome the fantastic Blaine Brothers, Chris and Ben. They are the writers and directors of the award-winning indie hit film Nina Forever and the directors of the new BBC2 comedy series Out of her Mind. Chris and Ben di ... Show More

1h 32m

Sep 2024

Listener Q&A #1

This week The Lonely Island and Seth answer questions from listeners! They answer the fan's burning questions about the making of some of their digital shorts, Andy’s Spelling Bee tactics, and so much more! Shopify Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.c ... Show More

47m 36s

Oct 2024

Reheat: What Rock Star Sammy Hagar And Chef Jacques Pepin Have In Common

<p>Dan eats fresh mozzarella with the former Van Halen frontman and drinks beer out of paper cups with the legendary French chef. It turns out neither of these guys is who you think they are. </p><p>This episode originally aired on November 22, 2015, and was produced by Dan Pashm ... Show More

26m 8s

Aug 2021

How to Make Academy Award-winning Indie Films with Shadow Magic and Confetti writer & director Ann Hu.

On this week’s podcast, Giles Alderson welcomes writer & director Ann Hu to the show. She is the Chinese Academy Award-winning director of the feature film Shadow Magic (2000), starring Jared Harris. Now Ann is back with her delightful second feature film, Confetti, which is out ... Show More

52m 2s

Non-Lovecraftian Horror