stills of life
Man of mystery, Isaac Yi, opens up about his discovery of mechanical engineering, his crucial decision to become Christian at UC Berkeley, the values and compassion to serve on a mission’s trip to Thailand, his emotional chapter of losing his mother in 2015, and sharing his thoughts and perspectives of the challenges of Christian dating.
Established fashion stylist, Carlee Wallace, reveals a glimpse into her cosmopolitan background on fashion design, taking positive risks, sacrifices, gutsy decisions, her take on artists' fear, and a surprise twist on what car she drives for a 6 ft. tall woman.
Fashion stylist, Amia Serrano, recounts her journey from an admin lab job for the government in New York to achieving her blissful passion for the fashion industry. She shares what it takes, how to become a stylist, how to resolve conflict, and why sincere relationships are important to her.
From Mexico to Los Angeles, Michelle Reyes chased her dream as a creative digital artist for multiple clients, brands, managing expectations, always learning new lessons, challenging skills, and planning her future empire of creative domination.
The ongoing journey continues as Frankie opens up about the future challenges and humble blessings of another mission trip, financial aid, his legacy or none, and his ambitious hospitality project goals.
Stay tuned for the post-credit’s scene where Frankie surprises me with a thoughtful gift from Thailand.
Location manager, Jeff Shepherd, expresses the crucial significance of being a location manager for films and television. From Michigan to UCLA to Hollywood, Jeff shares some memorable stories like surviving the LA riots, the big quake, and the art of dealmaking and negotiating property owners for securing settings for films and television.
Ever wonder what it’s like to be an agent in a talent agency like CAA? Creative artist, Lingie Park, shares some great anecdotal stories about working in the fast-paced, tremendous world at Creative Arts Agency for many years, his accomplishments, what kept him up, challenges, the partnerships, and his next chapter of his journey into creating stories of his own.
From hospitality management to sommelier to all around chef, Frankie Rodono knew early in his life that he had a servant’s heart which led him to his calling to fly to Thailand to serve, teach, cook, and guide dozens of underprivileged but enthusiastic kids and teenagers for 11 months.
We also share our love and sadness for Anthony Bourdain who had a major impact on our lives. Towards the end of the episode, we discuss our emotional, heartfelt highs and lows of family — the finite lives, the gift of time, and how real memories always win over social media.
When I met Jaelynn for a photo shoot, I thought she was Kate Bosworth’s double or decoy or both. We had an animated chat about her life as a model, transitioning to Los Angeles from Indiana, the MeToo movement, her long-term plans, and potential acting goals!
Always intimidating to learn a new skill. In the midst of it, learned a very bizarre discovery about graphic designers. They don’t communicate well, don’t update their website often, and they just like to focus on their social lives. I offered to pay but, holy shrug. But God bless Youtube tutorials. Thanks, Jae, for the portrait!
Photo by Jaelynn Hinton
Episode 16 of Stills of life: Jay Rinsky. From Brooklyn as a DJ, losing his Australian house from a fire, and now here, Jay opens up about the crucial marketing relevance and cinematic impact of his company, Little Cinema.
My podcast series is back! This is my “screw you” to Covid-19. My friend and mentor, Michael Fisk, introduced me to a man named DC Cassidy. Man, he’s got some incredible stories. Originally from the tech and start up world, he transitioned into storytelling. But it wasn’t easy. DC experienced a harrowing journey of injustice and incredibly unfair events that we call law and order. This is part 1 of 2.
Actor, Hojo Shin, shares about her love of performing different characters from a super early age, growing up in multiple countries, becoming a skillful linguist, dishing on musicals, opening up about the uncertainty of a movie career, and her surprising passion for a certain movie genre that excites her and her future.
'Mindhunter' still & behind-the-scenes photographer, Miles Crist, shares his incredible path from knowing the right person at the right time to winning the 8-month job of photographing BTS of 'Mindhunter' for Netflix, jumping from Columbia to Art Center, the demanding surprises of the profession, his passion for films, learning from David Fincher, and working for him again this winter. Check out his website at milescrist.com!
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Season 2 is here! This time last year, I sat down with Pastor Daniel Potter Kim who opens up about his calling and positive risk of becoming a pastor, his complex upbringing, some tough brotherly love, the pros and cons of leading a church, and his hilarious story of his first date with his then-girlfriend now-wife. Check it out!
Coming from USC, a director of marketing, rising as a senior executive, then as vice president in international marketing for Sony Pictures and Executive Vice President for Lionsgate Studios, and founding and partnering in other companies like local-language distribution studios, studio marketing executive, Michael Fisk, is generously offering his insight and strategic advice on how to sell your film to a broad market.