052: Creative Forks in the Road

Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 7 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.

Catalyst kicks off this week with Eva Simpao sitting down to interview professional videographer and cinematographer Luciano Picazo. With a background originally in dance, Picazo talks about his transition to film and how his dance background still influences his approach to the projects he works on now. He also offers advice on how to tackle creative blocks when working on a project, and tips on how to set yourself up for future work when you are starting out in the industry.

Segment two this week highlights journalism when Camryn Tynan speaks with multimedia journalist Steffi Roche. A current student at the Missouri School of Journalism, Steffi, is also a multimedia journalist for NBC KOMU 8 News. They discuss the process of progression within the journalism program at University of Missouri, and how Roche ended up pivoting from her original plan of musical theater. They end the interview with Steffi’s plan for her next career moves and her advice to younger students that have an interest in going into the same creative field that may not know the right place to start.