The John Crinan Podcast

John Crinan

Join me as I chat with makers and creators about their work and their craft! A new episode every fortnight.

Episodes

  1. 28/04/2020

    Michael David Wilson

    In this episode I chat with professional writer, podcaster, and editor, Michael David Wilson! https://www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk/  THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO is available now! https://www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk/books/the-girl-in-the-video/ 00:02:24 - Intro 00:05:10 - Setting goals 00:10:00 - Advertisement 00:10:30 - Hawk & Cleaver's The Other Stories - http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcasts 00:17:10 - Michael's opening question on This Is Horror podcast 00:22:00 - How long do you spend researching guests? 00:28:40 - Structuring your day 00:30:40 - Learning Japanese 00:35:45 - Differences in our approaches to learning 00:41:35 - Writing for audio 00:51:50 - Japanese-Language Proficiency Test - https://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/levelsummary.html 00:57:00 - Chris Morris and the nature of celebrity 01:06:10 - THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO 01:15:30 - This Is Horror - http://thisishorror.co.uk/  Selected links from this episode: Off Track on The Other Stories - https://play.acast.com/s/theotherstories/32248359-b569-4208-9127-07d5c965ae54 The Tim Ferriss Show - https://tim.blog/podcast/ Anki decks - https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Pimsleur Japanese Language - https://www.pimsleur.com/learn-japanese WaniKani - https://www.wanikani.com/ Chris Morris - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606439/ The Day Shall Come - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7078658/ Michael's Twitter - https://twitter.com/wilsonthewriter Michael's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wilsonthewriter/  Please support The John Crinan Podcast at https://www.patreon.com/johncrinan. An extended version of this conversation is available exclusively to patrons!

    1hr 27min
  2. 23/09/2019

    Zoë Rose Smith

    In this episode I chat with writer and podcaster, Zoë Rose Smith (aka Zobo with a Shotgun)! https://zobowithashotgun.com/ 00:02:55 - How do you watch films differently now as a critic? 00:07:50 - Learning the language of film 00:10:45 - What happens if you change your mind about a movie? 00:13:10 - Do you watch a film more than once? 00:15:20 - How do you get so much done? 00:26:35 - Zoë's approach to social media 00:36:15 - The differences between Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 00:42:00 - Dealing with unwanted attention 00:44:45 - The Unrated Cut - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB3wLHPqGiivii9v6Q2pYyr1C94ubGIJt 00:49:30 - Sharing non-horror content on social media 00:52:30 - Being on camera 00:55:30 - Overcoming social anxiety 00:59:25 - Zoë's Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/zobowithashotgun Selected links from this episode: The Bay - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1713476/ Lords of Chaos - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4669296/ The Devil's Candy - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935372/ Google Calendar - https://www.google.com/calendar Asana - https://asana.com/ Evernote - https://evernote.com/ OmniFocus - https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus A Nice Chianti - http://anicechianti.com/ Zobo With A Shotgun Podcast - https://zobowithashotgun.podbean.com/ Moss Photographic - https://www.instagram.com/mossphoto_models/ SCREAM - https://www.screamhorrormag.com/ Zoë's Twitter - https://twitter.com/zobowithshotgun Zoë's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zobowithashotgun Zoë's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zobowithashotgun/ Please support The John Crinan Podcast at https://www.patreon.com/johncrinan.

    1hr 13min
  3. Timo Henderson

    01/07/2019

    Timo Henderson

    In this episode, I chat with Timo Henderson. Timo is a multi-instrumentalist composer and sound designer who specialises in music for media. http://timohenderson.com/ 0:01:40 - Welcome to the podcast, Timo! 0:04:00 - Timo describes his studio 0:06:12 - On playing many musical instruments 0:10:30 - First experience in a recording studio 0:11:42 - The Purple Felts and playing the trumpet  0:13:10 - How Timo learns a new instrument 0:17:20 - The music scene in Perth, Scotland 0:20:48 - Timo's Left 4 Dead 2 music mod  0:25:48 - Making the Future Labs Music System Demo  0:28:51 - Essential tools and gear 0:31:44 - How Timo writes a new track 0:41:08 - What time of day do you write music? 0:42:28 - Make something every day 0:45:28 - Procrastination 0:46:44 - How do you remember your ideas? 0:47:38 - Originality in our work 0:50:27 - Metempsychosis  0:52:20 - What's wrong with prog? 0:56:30 - What's next? What's your dream project? 1:00:04 - On not being included in the school orchestra 1:04:00 - Timo's hilarious John Crinan theme tune Selected links from this episode: EastWest Hollywood Choirs Bar Room Crawl  Red Pine Timber Company  The Rude Boys  Hammerhand  The Counter Culture Collective  Adobe Premiere Pro  Phaser 3  Reaper  Sibelius  The Art of Composing podcast  Iron Duchess by John Crinan  EastWest Hollywood Orchestra  Atomic Habits by James Clear  Support the podcast: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon All post-production and music by Timo Henderson.

    1hr 11min

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Join me as I chat with makers and creators about their work and their craft! A new episode every fortnight.