Making Blockbuster | Special for Dell Technologies Small Business PodFerence

Blockbuster

Epicleff

Tv & Film, Drama, Film History, Fiction

5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Before the release of Season 2, creator Matt Schrader is joined by sound designer Peter Bawiec and producer Elena Bawiec to discuss the origin of Blockbuster (new season coming June 2020) and discuss their own entrepreneurial struggles in this special release for Dell Technologies Small Business PodFerence, a virtual conference of podcast creators. Matt details how he left his career in broadcast journalism with CBS and NBC to self-finance his own feature documentary (2017's Score: A Film Music Documentary, a New York Times Critics Pick), and the challenges the Blockbuster team faced tryiing to create a new model of high-end "biopic podcast" (biopod) storytelling, which parallels some of the struggles of many entrepreneurs, not to mention filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. For more tips and inspiration from podcasters that can help your small business thrive in uncertain times, visit Dell Technologies Small Business PodFerence website at http://www.delltechnologiespodference.com. http://facebook.com/BlockbusterPod http://twitter.com/Blockbuster_Pod http://instagram.com/blockbusterpod Follow series creator @MattSchrader on Twitter 🏆 Blockbuster is now an award-winning podcast! Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year, two NYF Radio Awards, and Webby Awards Honoree for Best Miniseries. Thanks in advance for sharing Blockbuster with a friend! New season coming in spring 2020. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Matt Schrader, creator and narrator of Blockbuster.
0:07.4	Here with the series designer Peter Baviaz and producer Elena Baviaz.
0:12.0	Yes, they're married.
0:13.2	The last name isn't just to coincidence.
0:14.8	In fact, you just welcomed a new addition to the family.
0:17.6	Theo, congratulations.
0:19.2	This is a special release that we're doing gathered here today remotely through the magic
0:25.2	of all of these different software tools.
0:28.1	And we're here to tell you a little bit about our story, which is being highlighted by
0:32.2	the Dell Technology Small Business Podference.
0:35.3	Think of that as a TED Talk from creatives in the podcast space.
0:39.0	But before any of that, we want to give you a little update on the upcoming season 2 of
0:44.2	Blockbuster.
0:45.2	If you've been following us on social media at Blockbuster Pod, you'll see we've been
0:48.6	received so warmly by press like Forbes, the Verge, Gizmodo, and we've been honored to
0:53.6	win Best Creative Podcast at the Ad Week Podcast of the Year Awards.
0:57.5	And are in the running now for the Peebodies, the Webby's New York Festival Radio Awards
1:01.8	and several others.
1:03.1	So we're really, really excited.
1:05.1	It's not something we thought about much when we started this series last year, but quite
1:08.6	the motivational boost for us as we were recording actors for season 2.
1:13.4	Thanks for getting the word out about Blockbuster.
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