Ep 07: Building A Community For Female Filmmakers Featuring Mya Fullmer Of Media Empress She's In Focus podcast

Ep 07: Building a Community for Female Filmmakers featuring Mya Fullmer of Media Empress

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Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.

In this episode Kel sits down with Mya Fullmer - a filmmaker and YouTuber who is just as passionate about creating space for and amplifying female voices in the filmmaking industry through her group, Media Empress.

In this episode they discuss:
- Mya's influences (MTV --- YouTube Generation)
- The Beginning of Making Content (Church/Family videos)
- Embracing Titles: "Content Creator" vs "Filmmaker"
- Investing in the FullTime-Filmmaker Course
- Where are all the female filmmaking YouTubers?
- Where Media Empress began: the search for women in filmmaking
- Finding inspiration and encouragement through other women
- Starting before your ready
- Mya's video production business and experience with clients
- Mya's decision to put her business on hold to focus on YouTube
- The future of Media Empress
- Confidence on-Camera
- Levels of Critique
- How to join Media Empress
- How you can support Mya as a filmmaker

CONNECT w/ MYA
✩ Facebook Group: Media Empress https://www.facebook.com/groups/2587750248121584/
✩ Instagram: @mya_mediaempress
✩ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Lx-WV9g-M0jWtu8K3RGzA

CONNECT w/ KEL
✩ instagram: @therealkelgrant
✩ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kelgrantnj
✩ business/collaboration/sponsorship inquiries: kelgrantt@gmail.com

If you or someone you know is a #femalefilmmaker or #femalevideographer and would like to be a featured guest on the podcast, send an email to the address above :)

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