48 episodes
Convincing Creatives Evan Kidd
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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What truly empowers creatives? How are today’s creators convincing in their process? Do they need convincing? Filmmaker Evan Kidd & curated guests dialogue to navigate how the makers of this world define culture.
Evan has gone on to work in the filmmaking industry, founding RockSet Productions, creating his original feature film Son of Clowns & TV series Home Remedy on Amazon Prime Video, as well as industry music videos featured on XXL, Mass Appeal, and more.
Welcome to the start of Convincing Creatives. My name is Evan Kidd. I’m a filmmaker, drummer, and hot sauce aficionado. I call North Carolina home, and I’ll be your host. I hope this show brings value to your creative life.
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Episode 47 – (Kynan Pearson) “Designing Metroid Prime & Donkey Kong Country Returns”
Kynan Pearson is a video game designer who has worked with Nintendo on titles such as Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Pearson was the lead designer for Donkey Kong Country Returns developed by Retro Studios. Pearson has also developed for Halo 4. Pearson brings passionate creativity and thoughtfulness into his design […]
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Episode 46 – (Kamus Leonardo Returns) “A Bonus Creative Conversation”
Kamus Leonardo returns to Convincing Creatives for this bonus episode! It’s been a minute since Convincing Creatives podcast released an episode so here is a little something! Always a pleasure to catch up with my friend Kamus and talk creativity. Kamus is a Durham, NC based hip-hop artist and lead actor of the feature film […]
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Episode 45 – (Learning With Our Fellow Creatives) “Season 3 Recap”
After 15 interview episodes season three of Convincing Creatives Podcast is officially wrapped! We learned a ton! Here in this bonus episode we discuss what we learned across this past season and how to apply it going forward to be the best creatives we can be. In a clip show format! Thank you for all […]
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Episode 44 – (Oliver William Smith) “Impact Through Filmmaking”
Evan Kidd sits down with Oliver William Smith. Oliver is a writer, director and performer based in the UK. The Great, Great Grandson of a circus ringmaster and the son of travelling showman, the magic of putting on a show drew him to the theatre at an early age, but it was the moving image […]
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Episode 43 – (Melissa Maerz) “The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed & Confused”
Evan Kidd sits down with Melissa Maerz. Melissa has worked as an editor at Spin and Rolling Stone, a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, and a supervising producer on HBO’s Vice News Tonight. She was a founding editor at New York magazine’s Vulture website. She recently released the book Alright, […]
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Episode 42 – (Dan Perlman) “Comedy, Drama, & Making Flatbush Misdemeanors for Showtime”
Evan Kidd sits down with Dan Perlman. Dan is a comedian, writer, and director from New York City. He is currently the executive producer, co-creator-writer-star of Showtime’s critically-acclaimed comedy series, FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS. Dan co-created the award-winning digital series of the same name, which served as the foundation for the Showtime show. Made on zero-budget, the […]
Customer Reviews
Awesome podcast!
Some insightful stuff while also entertaining. A must listen for anybody in the creative field.
Great Podcast!
I’ve tried to keep up with Eva Kidd’s stuff since I first heard of him and have liked all of his creative ventures including this one. I’d recommend this podcast.