The Front Porch Podcast: Recent Episodes
730 Eddy Studios
If you have spent anytime with us or are just jumping in; you will quickly figure out that we are passionate about what we do, and we have lots of lots of thoughts, on a lot of things. So... we started a podcast. It started as one of those, "hey this might be fun" and is now part of our culture. Grab a seat and a beverage and come take a seat on the porch.
0:00 - Introduction
1:38 - What we notice in movies that others might not
2:08 - What we have been watching
12:24 - What were your favorite movies growing up?
14:25 - Jurassic Park
18:12 - Action movies
19:00 - Favorite movies now
19:40 - The Revenant, Prisoners, Bladerunner 2049, Deathly Hollows Part 1
20:32 - Top Gun Maverick
22:21 - Game night, Arrival, Everything Everywhere all at once
23:00 - Horror movies
24:06 - Are you easy or hard to watch movies with?
28:16 - What do you notice in movies now, that you didn't before?
28:36 - Continuity errors
29:45 - Lighting continuity
30:30 - Pacing, amount of cuts
32:00 - Directors choices
33:15 - Season changes
34:50 - What's something everyone loves to see in movies that you don't like to see?
36:05 - Unnecessary use of score
39:25 - Are your friends or family impressed by your movie taste?
40:10 - How do you recommend movies and shows to people who don't work in this industry?
44:40 - If you had the chance to work on any movie, what would it be?
We're kicking off the official start of Season 2 with some AI technology-goodness! Artificial intelligence has progressed leaps and bounds in the past few years, resulting in lots of incredible software that is definitely worth having a porch convo about. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and keep a watchful eye on that computer of yours that is definitely not an evil AI robot.
0:00 - Introduction
2:05 - What have you been watching?
6:25 - What Adobe is doing with AI
7:50 - Adobe Audio Enhancer
9:40 - Adobe time saving tools
10:20 - How Adobe is commercializing AI
11:35 - is AI going to replace us?
12:45 - Chat GPT
12:44 - How AI can make what we do better
15:20 - How search engines are disrupted by AI
15:46 - Timeline of notable artificial intelligence systems
16:50 - Language and image recognition capabilities of AI systems rapid growth
17:40 - Industries that may benefit from AI
19:30 - Discussing where we will be in 10 years
20:50 - Andy's experience with Chat GPT
22:39 - AI and security
24:50 - AI art
25:40 - Movies about AI
26:40 - How media predicted where we are today
28:42 - Deep fakes
32:20 - AI appliances
32:50 - Will AI take over Post Production?
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2:04 - what is everyone's costumes?
4:00 - what shows are you watching
6:44 - what are your favorite Halloween movies?
15:08 - what is the best horror movie?
21: 26 - what is the worst horror movies?
32:22 - what is your favorite Halloween candy?
34:08 - what is the worst Halloween candy?
38:19 - Aubrey joins the podcast!
50:02 - Ethan talks about part 2 of the Halloween podcast series featuring the office ghost!
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Reminder to post the podcast today!
Why so much gear show notes below
:50 - Ethan, Kevin, Dane introduce the most common question on our video production sets: “why so much gear?”
3:56 - what shows/movies are you watching right now?
10:50 - how much gear we used to have vs how much gear we have now
16:19 - Ethan talks about CRI and color rendering index from LED lighting
17:00 - discussing the pros and cons of LED lighting
17:55 - Dane talks about the benefits of Aperture Lighting
18:50 - Ethan, Dane and Kevin talk about having the most gear of all video production agencies in the area due to the range in video production projects
26:20 - Ethan talks through the importance of buying a good lens
29:39 - what are your favorite pieces of gear?
3:45 - Do you have a highlight in your career that made you feel like this was the career for you?
12:08 - Talking benefits of being a Jack of All Trades
16:12 - Learning gear, camera settings and editing
19:10 - Discussing importance of color grading
19:30 - What was the most important thing you learned working in the field?
20:50 - What was the most important thing you learned in college and as a free lancer
26:55 - Do you have any favorite creative projects you’ve worked on?
28:40 - When you have a day off what do you do for fun?
28:45 - Video game and console discussion
32:55 - What are you watching?
This week on The Front Porch we kick things up a notch. With a star-studded cast of wacky characters and Austin at the helm, we decide who knows the most, and the least, about film (from those who didn't go to film school). Grab a snack and break out the apple juice. This is a good one.
What should our next podcast topic be?
:42 - We have 3 categories today, famous lines from a movie, famous scores and famous shots
1:50 - Meet Bailey, our intern!
2:10 - What shows/movies are your watching right now?
3:15 - I want to see if you can name 5 films from the top 100 from the American Film Institute
5:45 - Trivia, you have 30 seconds to name the film this line is from "I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse"
7:01 - "Here's looking at you kid"
7:45 - "May the force be with you"
7:58 - "Mamma always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get"
8:35 - "Say hello to my little friend"
9:14 - "My precious"
9:52 - "Nobody puts baby in a corner"
10:40 - "I feel the need, the need for speed"
11:42 - "I'll get you, my pretty and your little dog too"
12:45 - "Hold on to your butts"
13:20 - We'll play 10 songs, you name the movie
13:40 - Daft Punk, Derezzed - Trong: Legacy (2010)
14:44 - He's a Pirate, Klaus Badelt - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
15:29 - Prologue, John Williams - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
15:50 - The Shire, Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
16:27 - Star Trek Main Theme, Michael Giacchino - Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
17:22 - A Dark Knight, Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight (2008)
18:43 - Bathroom Dance, Hildur Guonadottir - Joker (2019)
19:25 - Wakanda, Ludwig Goransson, Baaba Maal - Black Panther (2018)
19:57 - Washington Ending/Raiders March, John Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
21:09 - Lux Aeterna, Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream (2000)
22:00 - Famous shots, you need to name the movie based off of these images
22:24 - The assassination of Jessie James by Howard Robert Ford
23:05 - Taxi Driver
24:00 - Gone with the wind
24:46 - Lawrence of Arabia
25:15 - The Space Odyssey (2001)
26:28 - Raging Bull
27:04 - Citizen Kane
27:58 - Star Wars
29:12 - Mad Max
29:38 - Jaws
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This week on The Front Porch we have special guest and former employee, Dale Jackson! Listen to her unique journey working in film and her courageous decision to go back to school to be a veterinarian - her dream job!
1:09 - Dale introduction
2:50 - did you always have in interest in vet school?
8:27 - was there a favorite trip you had while working at 730 Eddy Studios?
10:12 - if you could work in any profession ever, what would it be?
13:44 - do you have a favorite animal you've worked on at the vet?
14:34 - outside of film and vet life, what are your interests?
18:07 - what horse size animal would you be?
18:50 - How has the transition from film to vet school been?
20:33 - What does your future look like?
22:35 - what is your favorite type of cat?
23:17 - What are some invaluable skills you have picked up from this field that could transfer to any field?
27: 40 - What are you watching?
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Grab your Uncle Sam hats and your sparklers because we're dropping our 4th of July Extravaganza Special episode of The Front Porch!!! Not only do we welcome Dale, a former employee, onto our porch (Ethan's mom's porch, to be exact), but the gang engages in a lengthy tell-all game of Topic Roulette. (Warning: lots of tomfoolery)
1:50 - Favorite concert?
7:15 - Songs, bands or artists that you immediately turn off?
11:47 - What you are your red flags that you have?
19:15 - What would be the coolest animal to scale up to the size of a horse?
22:30 - What is your most embarrassing moment?
30:28 - What are your pet peeves?
34:35 - Weird things you believe as a kid?
40:10 - What year would you travel back to and why?
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This week on The Front Porch the project management team joins us! Get to know the PM team and all the organization that on behind the scenes at 730 Eddy Studios!
4:55 - What is everyone currently watching at home?
8:20 - What is the most enjoyable part of your job?
11:25 - Is it challenging to keep the team in line?
13:28 - What is your favorite project you've worked on?
18:16 - What is the one tool/platform/app that you use the most day to day? - Outlook and colored pens!!!
20:10 - Do you have any fun stories from a client relationship?
22:50 - What upcoming projects are you looking forward to?
25:38 - Any final thoughts?
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This week on The Front Porch the 730 Eddy Studios team sits down to talk about the top 5 places we've traveled for work and interesting travel stories along the way!
Tune in to find out Andy's ridiculous amount of sky miles, any guesses??!!
1:28 - what is one thing that you must have in your carry on
3:56 - what are the top 5 places you've travelled?
4:22 - Kevin's top travel locations
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Philadelphia
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San Diego
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Santa Fe
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San Francisco
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Seattle
9:15 Andy's top travel locations
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San Juan Islands
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New York City
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San Diego
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London
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Rome
11:20 Austin's top travel locations
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Minneapolis
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Denver
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Dallas
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Santa Fe
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Albuquerque
14:30 Dane's top travel locations
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New York City
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Birmingham MI
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San Diego
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Nashville
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Boulder Colorado
25:30 - Kevin's podcast/playlist must have on trips
29:36 - Interesting South Bend stories
33:50 - What's a new place you would like to travel for production?
39:35 - How many sky miles do you have? Find out Andy's ridiculous amount of sky miles.
42:20 - What show are you watching?
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This week on The Front Porch we take a break from your standard film-fare and sit down with our Senior Editor, Nick, to explore what is arguably the most important part of any film: sound design.
:40 - What is Slate?
1:25 - Tell us about your audio journey?
2:34 - What audio classes did you take in college?
5:40 - What else do you classify into the field of audio?
6:20 - What is Foley?
8:20 - Austin quizes Nick with what sounds are made from in a few well known movies
8:28 - Lord of the rings - eerie sound is actually created by red solo cups and ping pong balls
9:22 - Jurassic Park - what components were mixed together for the T-Rex. Elephant, Tiger and Alligator
11:04 - Ironman - what sound components are used for ironmans suit when he is walking. RC cars
12:20 - What is the most common way we capture audio on production?
14:10 - In which scenarios do you mic up individuals differently?
17:08 - has there been a movie with an issue with the mix of dialogue
19:10 - Nick talks about sound effects, synchronous and asynchronous
23:20 - How are scores used in films?
25:40 - How do we use scores/audio to help with emotional scenes in films?
27:10 - Do you have a favorite score? Jaws, Back to the Future, Dark Knight, Lord of the Rings and Lion King
32:40 - Do you know the score in Lion King?
34:24 - What is the biggest take away you would like the audience to remember about sound?
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Welcome to the Front Porch - on the road in Nashville! Things get interesting as the 730 Eddy Studios team film a podcast during production downtime, in a very 70's recording studio known as Welcome to 1979!
2:20 - What we do on the road
4:05 - What has been your favorite recordings you've worked on?
7:54 - Andy runs through all the projects we've travelled for and highlights the interesting industries we've learned about along the way
9:15 - What is your favorite thing to do on the road? Dane talks about collecting Hard Rock shirts
12:55 - Andy gives the team kudos for being able to grab and go to travel for production
14:40 - Team talks dinner on the road, Julia talks about her struggles crossing the street in Nashville
16:33 - The team talks about the level of "hot" sauces at Hattie B's Hot Chicken in Nashville
18:00 - Julia talks about life changing gluten and diary free ice cream sandwiches at the Baked Bear
19:51 - Andy talks about his appreciation for everyone's individual niches/personalities on the 730 Eddy team
20:40 - Julia talks about what got her into the video/film industry
22:04 - Andy talks about playing the violin
23:13 - The team all talks through what instruments they play
29:57 - the team debates what the difference between a jingle and a ditty are
30:49 - Dane plays the Metallica "Jingle" on a guitar in the background
32:00 - Andy talks about bringing a guitar hero in the office next week for Julia to learn guitar
36:00 - Dane bring ups Will Smith, Andy kicks Dane off the front porch
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This week's podcast we talk best food on the road! We love food - listen to the team talk about the best San Diego tacos, Denver burger places, buffets, airport food, bad pizza, old gas station food, Seattle haunted bars and even a picnic in the rain on Orcas Island!
:42 - What are you currently watching? Andy is watching Star Track Discovery, Discovery season 4, Castle. Andy is watching Peacemaker finale. Austin is watching Love is Blind season 2 and Full House
4:32 - What was your first 730 Eddy trip? Kevin went to Minneapolis and had pretzels and beer at a German bar. Andy's first shoot was in Chicago and had the best golden rice at a Greek restaurant. Austin's first trip was to Sante Fe
9:05 - Top 5 places you've eaten on the road? Andy and Kevin talk fantastic tacos
12:39 - Orcas Island picnic under a tree in the pouring rain
12: 56 - Andy tells the story of a "break-in" at the office before a big trip
16:28 - Any bad food on the road? Bad buffet and pizza
18:26 - Would your advice be to avoid hotel food?
19:10 - What is your guilty pleasure food on the road?
22:20 - What are your favorite road snacks?
27:22 - Where are the places you'll be visiting this year?
28:40 - Go to places in Grand Rapids? Sanchez, Tupelo Honey, Founders…
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This week, we take a break from film production to sit down with Nick, Austin, and
Ethan to talk about one of their favorite hobbies outside of work: video games! From
the Sega Genesis to the Oculus Rift, relive your childhood and dip your toes into
video game history.
1:02 - Nick, our Senior Editor joins the front porch for the first time and talks about
his role at 730 Eddy Studios
2:26 - What shows we're currently watching
4:42 - What was your first game system?
7:05 - What system are you gaming on now?
8:10 - What are the benefits of having a gaming PC vs a game console?
11:00 - Nick talks about all of the musical equipment he owns and uses
13:30 - What games we are currently playing
17:00 - What are some of your all-time favorite games?
19:03 - Do any of you dabble in VR (virtual reality)? Do you see it taking off?
20:30 - Fortnite, what is it about the game that has millions of people playing it?
23:10 - Do you want to talk about our favorite gaming moments?
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1:03 - What is the earliest Oscars you tuned in to?
5:45 - What makes a movie more likely to be nominated?
11:20 - Are the Oscars what they used to be or have they turned into something
else?
15:10 - What are your favorite Oscar moments?
16:40 - Dane's least favorite Oscar moment and rave review of Mikey Rourke's "The
Wrestler"
20:00 - What Oscar moment upset Kevin?
23:20 - What category would you add to the Oscars?
29:20 - Most deserved Oscars wins?
35:30 - What is the most recent thing you have watched?
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0:45 Current TV shows you're watching?
2:40 How did you get started?
4:32 What was your experience like at Calvin College?
6:42 What was it like coming out of film school?
8:28 What was your first project like as DP (Director of Photography)?
11:45 What is your process for pre-production?
15:35 Do you pick out your own camera package?
16:50 Do you pick out your crew or do you typically have a crew assigned?
17:40 Let's talk about your first feature film, "Debt". What was that experience like for you?
22:20 Were you involved in the coloring/editing process of "Debt"?
27:19 If you had only one piece of gear to use, what would you use?
29:17 Do you have a favorite project that you are
proud of?
32:32 How did you get connected with 730 Eddy Studios?
37:14 Where can people find out more about you?
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In our third episode of the Front Porch podcast, listen along with the 730 Eddy Studios crew as we talk "The Best and Worst movies"!
03:00 - Last movie you've watched
• "Fantastic Four" (2005)
• "The Tragedy of Macbeth" (2021)
• "Scream" (2022)
28:38 - Best Movies
• "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" (1991)
• "The Blob" (1958)
• "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004)
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003)
• "Finding Nemo" (2003)
• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015)
• "Back to the Future" (1985)
• "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987)
• "Psycho" (1960)
• "Jurassic Park" (1993)
08:02 - The Best Worst Movies
• Roger Portman's "Fantastic Four"
• "Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part 2" (1987)
• "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)
• "Troll 2" (1990)
• "The Stuff" (1985)
13:12 - Movies That Were a Big Let Down
• "Don't Look Up" (2022)
• "The Other Guys" (2010)
• "Holmes and Watson" (2018)
• "The 15:17 to Paris" (2018)
16:57 - First R Rated Movie
• "The Blues Brothers" (1980)
• "My Cousin Vinny" (1992)
• "Rumble in the Bronx" (1995)
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Episode 2 -Film School or No Film School
In in our second episode of the Front Porch podcast, we talk about "Film School or No Film School" and our different school experiences at 730 Eddy Studios!
00:52 - Liberty Romanik - talks about getting her editing experience from a video production club at the University of California San Diego and editing wedding videos for a friend!
04:00 - Donny Miller - talks about his experience in broadcast school in the UP at Northern Michigan University and working at the local news station everyday at 4am before class!
05:15 - Ethan Engeseth - talks about his experience at Compass College Cinematic Arts learning to direct, shoot, write and photography.
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Episode 1 - We Launched a Podcast! Welcome to The Front Porch!
In our first episode of the Front Porch podcast, we introduce you to the 730 Eddy Studios team!
01:20 - Andrew Atkins CEO talks about how his passion for video began in 4H club as a kid growing up in Montana, and his career in TV/News that lead him to starting his own video production company, 730 Eddy Studios!
09:53 - Dane Covey - Director of Photography and Production - Dane talks about his start in video at Grand Valley State University on his first film, to music videos, short films to corporate video
16:56 - Ethan Engeseth - Content Producer and Photographer - talks about how his interest in video began in high school broadcast and theater classes!
24:29 - Dylan Dault - Sales Manager - shares how he started out as a personal trainer in the west Michigan area and the recent exciting career jump into Sales!
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