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Welcome to B Smith's Second Sticks! It's a podcast! We talk to the creative and essential people that are responsible for the non-scripted and reality shows you work on and watch.
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B Smith's Second Sticks- Charlie Ruffner (opens the original)
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In the midst of the collective uncertainty and re-invention of what is currently the non-scripted Industry, you could be forgiven if you are contemplating a future different from what you had envisioned. Some of you might even be thinking about whether you are closer to retirement than you imagined. I'll be honest, I've thought about retirement more the past year than I have collectively throughout my entire career. Do we even understand what it means to retire, and how to go about it? B Smith's
B Smith's Second Sticks- Case Norton (opens the original)
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There's a lot to overcome in our current moment in time, both as non-scripted workers, and as citizens of the United States. Many of us have issue with the daily challenges we face, and there's plenty to complain about. But what if we go beyond our complaints, and take action, and attempt to do something about it? Case Norton, a Georgia-based camera tech, did just that, when he tossed his proverbial hat in the ring for a US House seat this spring. Case ran for election to represent Georgia's 7th
B Smith's Second Sticks- Dave Kanehann (opens the original)
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Before there was a group affiliated with the International Cinematographers Guild known as the Unscripted Work Group, there were individuals who were having involved conversations with the union prior to its creation. One of those people was Dave Kanehann. On this episode, B Smith's Second Sticks dug into the origins of that group with Dave, as well as the now-infamous meeting in 2018 (check me on that date) with the some of the National and Regional officers at the guild that sparked awareness
B Smith's Second Sticks - Jason Farrell (opens the original)
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Chances are that if you served as a Director of Photography or Production Manager on a non-scripted show in the past 23 or so years, you have come into contact with Jason Farrell, either through ordering or negotiating gear, or, at the very least, seeing his name on your equipment rental list. Jason, currently the VP of TV/Cinema and Production Resource Group (PRG), has been at it since the 90's with Band Pro, then for many years at VER. Regardless of what your feelings might be about VER, the s
B Smith's Second Sticks - Yetee Osunsanmi/California Film Commission (opens the original)
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B Smith's Second Sticks talks with Yetee Osunsanmi, Deputy Director from the California Film Commission. The CFC handles a multitude of tasks related to film and television production in the state of California, but their most prominent action is administering the tax incentives provided to productions through Program 4.0, the $750 million dollar state tax incentive. The government increased the amount of money with the intent of both keeping productions in California as well as luring others ba
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