Episode 8: Cuttin' Up About Honing Your Craft
Apr 16, 2024
The Creative Cut Up podcast is a lively and honest space for storytellers that sits at the intersection of craft, business, and creative freedom.
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In Ep 8, we emphasize the importance of honing our craft as a writer / director, development exec, and producer respectively. We get real about putting the work first, not having the luxury to skip steps, and our craft needing to speak volumes.
A breakdown of our chat:
(00:04:12) How putting in the work has landed Felicia more opportunities
(00:06:30) What separates “writers” from “people that write”
(00:08:44) What Felicia looks for in writing classes
(00:10:43) The value of being in a writer’s group
(00:13:23) How Dria hones her craft as a development executive
(00:15:47) The importance of living life and using other mediums to hone your craft
(00:20:12) How Georgette hones her craft as a producer
(00:22:39) Why we need to create our own schools
(00:24:15) People of color not having the luxury to skip steps
(00:25:43) Taking writing classes as a producer to understand the creative process
(00:27:55) The reality of what it takes to get a draft to a solid place
(00:29:01) Our How We Create segment where Felicia, Dria, and Georgette share things inspiring them this week
HOW WE CREATE Recommendations
Felicia: A live DJ Jazzy Jeff performance
Dria: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Georgette: Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter edited by Veronica Chambers
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This podcast is a production of The Create Daily. It was produced by Georgette Pierre and executive produced by Felicia Pride. It was edited by Wize Grazette of the Indie Creative Network.
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