086 - A Whodunnit Happy Hour with Brandon Gries
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In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting with Brandon Gries about their recent collaboration, Bare Metal, a film that explores sustainability in the digital infrastructure industry. They also reveal the final act of Backflip's Whodunnit Murder Mystery!
Topics in this episode:
- (00:04:17) What does Brandon do?
- (00:06:40) Why was Brandon in our Christmas video!?
- (00:09:11) From engineer to film producer.
- (00:13:26) The Bloomberg film festival.
- (00:19:58) The Christmas video reveal.
- (00:45:06) Themed Christmas cards.
- (00:50:21) Is there time to appreciate the project?
- (00:55:15) Bare Metal.
- (01:09:40) The hunt for b-roll.
- (01:21:42) How do you get the average person to care about the infrastructure of the internet?
- (01:24:51) Day in the life of Twitter employee.
- (01:38:47) Copyright vs trademark.
- (01:45:20) Two truths and a lie.
- (01:59:11) How many film festivals??
- (02:04:34) The artbook of the internet.
- (02:08:46) The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
Links:
- Watch Backflip's Whodunnit Murder Mystery! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJgz3GRAbc
- Watch Bare Metal! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al04ho-saMU
- Don’t say Velcro!? - https://www.velcro.com/original-thinking/the-velcro-brand-trademark-guidelines/dont-say-velcro/
- Day in the life of a Twitter employee. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciiJJtP1xXQ
- Mike Rowe’s reaction. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DD352it0Js
- The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26195941-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism
Chapters
1. 086 - A Whodunnit Happy Hour with Brandon Gries (00:00:00)
2. What does Brandon do? (00:04:17)
3. Why was Brandon in our Christmas video!? (00:06:40)
4. From engineer to film producer. (00:09:11)
5. The Bloomberg film festival. (00:13:26)
6. The Christmas video reveal. (00:19:58)
7. Themed Christmas cards. (00:45:06)
8. Is there time to appreciate the project? (00:50:21)
9. Bare Metal. (00:55:15)
10. The hunt for b-roll. (01:09:40)
11. How do you get the average person to care about the infrastructure of the internet? (01:21:42)
12. Day in the life of Twitter employee. (01:24:51)
13. Copyright vs trademark. (01:38:47)
14. Two truths and a lie. (01:45:20)
15. How many film festivals?? (01:59:11)
16. The artbook of the internet. (02:04:34)
17. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. (02:08:46)
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