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The Bird Feed PodcastTexas Film, Commercial Producer Breaks Down What Makes Texas Optimal for a Booming Film Industry“I mean, we're in Texas, are we not? Are we not the best state in the country? Do we not have the best locations, the best cities? Look, the bottom line is, we want to do more. We want to be more creative.
“When shows are here and when movies are here, I feel it a lot, and that's why I want the incentives. It's not so I can cash in my 10-15%, that doesn't really do a lot for me. But when those shows and projects and movies are here, that matters. And, so many peop...2020-04-1909 min
The Bird Feed PodcastBuilding the Houston Creative Economy with Guest Graham Painter, CCO of WOND3R"I grew up in Houston. I went to the high school for the performing and visual arts, wanted to be a jazz musician. But no matter how much I practiced, no matter how hard I shed, [my trumpet] wasn't going to give me that same love back. So, I decided to get rich and stop majoring in music and major in philosophy. Haha! Right."
Graham Painter takes a few sharp turns to become a global brand creative director with several internationally renowned advertising agencies. But Houston wasn't ready for him. In this week's Bird Feed podcast, hear...2020-04-0922 min
The Bird Feed PodcastHCAS Artistic Director Jessica Green Discusses How Houston Could Be the Next Global Film Epicenter"There are obviously a lot of challenges, there's a lot of infrastructure challenges, but there is so much potential to develop film production in Houston...We do have a long way to go, but the further we can get, the more we're going to tap into this potential, and it's really, like, endless what could happen here around developing a real film industry."
Jessica Green, Houston Cinema Arts Society Artistic Director, shares her optimistic view of Houston's film production potential at the first-ever Black Media Story Summit at DeLux Theatre. She talks about the power of...2020-03-0312 min
The Bird Feed PodcastUH Setting Strategic Plan in Action to Build a Premier Film Degree ProgramTemple Northrop, Director of the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, University of Houston, sits down with Bird House Productions Lynn Birdwell to discuss his strategic plan on how UH is building upon their current program to establish the county's leading film production program at the university level. He also calls for working industry professionals to help him reach his goal of training the next generation of A-list talent.2020-01-2116 min
The Bird Feed PodcastA Partnership to Train Young Film Professionals In HoustonThe City of Houston and local school districts recognize the importance of the arts in education. The newly created Mayor's Office of Education works with schools to prepare students through workforce development and training, including in the film industry.
"There's some amazing programs at the elementary, middle school and high school level for young people to have an opportunity to experience what it's like to be in the film and the arts as a career. You have some places that have full-fledged studios that are operated by young people, and they write, produce, edit, and...2020-01-0907 minThe Bird Feed PodcastTraining Houston's Next A-list Crew will Boost the Local Economy"We want to make it a practical program, a program that serves as a pipeline to see our students actually working in the field." Fleurette Fernando, Director, M.A. in Arts Leadership Program, the University of Houston, gives a preliminary glimpse at the future possibility of a film degree to be offered at UH to keep students in here to support a healthy Houston creative economy.
To read more about building a creative economy in Houston: - visit http://www.bhprod.com/bird-feed or - listen to the podcast at https://anchor.fm/birdfeed.2020-01-0304 minThe Bird Feed PodcastThe WOND3R Team Shares How Cities All Over the World Built Creative Economies, Houston Can Too"The creative economy in New York City in 2017 delivered $30 billion of revenue to that city -- $30 billion! "I believe that we can do that here because we have such a low cost of living and a high disposable income that we could take a huge chunk out of that $30 billion and bring it to Houston." - WOND3R Co-founder Kerry Chrapliwy At the December 4, 2019, Work-In-Progress presented by Lynn Birdwell, the team from the creative agency WOND3R talked about their experience working all around the world and how the cities they worked in build creative economies...2019-12-2205 minThe Bird Feed PodcastSean Maxwell Explains Why Film Crews Can't Make a Living in HoustonFrom losing talented crew to LA, comparing Houston to Austin, and discussing what Houston needs to do to be back on the film industry map, Sean "Crash" Maxwell sits down with Bird House Productions Lynn Birdwell to discuss the challenges filmmakers face who make Houston their home.
2019-12-2209 minThe Bird Feed PodcastSean "Crash" MaxwellWhether he's working on an IMAX crew traveling the world, or shooting in Albuquerque on the set of Breaking Bad, Sean chooses to live in Houston Texas. In this episode, Sean sits down with Bird House Productions Lynn Birdwell and retells the rise of film in Houston and gives a possible explanation to why production left.2019-11-2909 minThe Bird Feed PodcastSusan Fowler - TXMPALynn takes a few minutes before the start of the 2019 TXMPA IMPACT awards to talk with Susan Fowler, TXMPA PAC Treasurer about how Houston can start to enjoy the presence in film and film production that it did during years past. 2019-11-1109 minThe Bird Feed PodcastRick Ferguson; Houston Film CommisionerHouston Film Commissioner, Rick Ferguson takes a minute to discuss the current state of the industry and how it can grow. (This interview was conducted on-site at the 4th annual TXMPA-Impact awards.2019-10-2704 min