Hello! Welcome to the Would You Give Me A Stagehand? podcast. Join Tobi Pitan, an aspiring filmmaker, as he interviews friends, colleagues, and various professionals in the entertainment industry and asks them how they got there. Some topics covered include how necessary is film school, joining a union, and what is it like to be in a writer's room. The industry is huge, but there's a lot of room. Join him as he asks his gues ...
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, I speak with pop culture expert Ryan Syblis, a New York native and Sociology major at Tufts University. I speak with him about how growing up in Jamaica impacted his pop cultural intake and perceptions of America, and about the class he peer taught as a student at Tufts, The Kardashians: The Queens of American Culture. Tune in for a discussion on gender, race, classism, capitalism, and power, through a Kardashian lens and how he plans to incorporate pop culture into the rest of his career in Marketing. Like the show? Donate to my ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/tobipitan Instagram: @wygmascast Website: http://tobipitanfilms.weebly.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@tobipitanmakingfilms?si=kv6SUGKvJiwm-t4d Email: otbpitan@gmail.com
On this week's episode of the podcast, I speak with Joshua Seftel, a Tufts alumnus and veteran filmmaker whose films have been Academy Award and Emmy-nominated. Once Pre-Med, Seftel began pursuing filmmaking in his early 20s when a documentary he made about a Tufts professor struck the community and his career took off. We talk about his experience working in a variety of mediums, from reality TV to radio, growing up in dance, healing the world through film, and new projects on the horizon. Website: https://tobipitanfilms.weebly.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/wygmascast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@tobipitanmakingfilms?si=kv6SUGKvJiwm-t4d Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wygmascast
WYGMAS IS BACK! This week's episode I talk about my experience stagehanding for Billy Joel, Karol G, and Boygenius. Then I speak with Abby Rhodes about her upcoming thesis film Dykes and Their Phalluses. We talk about what it was like to write, produce, and direct the film and her launch plans once the film is released. Website: https://tobipitanfilms.weebly.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/wygmascast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@tobipitanmakingfilms?si=kv6SUGKvJiwm-t4d Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wygmascast
This week's episode I speak with AC and film educator Piyu Somani about working out finances early on in a film career, pivoting from engineering to film, and finding joy in teaching film to youth. I also review Yorgos Lanthimos' KINETTA (2005, Greece). Website: https://tobipitanfilms.weebly.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/wygmascast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@tobipitanmakingfilms?si=kv6SUGKvJiwm-t4d
This week' s episode I am joined by Jazz Pitcairn a writer/director and we talk about what it's been like working as a director's assistant, in a Writer's room, and navigating the WGA strike as a writer/director. Website: https://tobipitanfilms.weebly.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/wygmascast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@tobipitanmakingfilms?si=kv6SUGKvJiwm-t4d