Into The Spotlight Morley Kert and Ryan O'Connor

Evan Ruderman is an outdoor photographer based on the central coast of California. He is a photo assistant for acclaimed adventure photographer Chris Burkard, and travels the world taking photos of surfers, climbers, cyclists and other athletes at the most breathtaking locations on Earth. We talk about Evan's photography journey, the value of working in teams, the experience of turning your passion into a career, preparing for once-in-a-lifetime photo shoots, his most memorable adventures and philosophies around photography.

Mentions:


Chris Burkard
1917
Roger Deakins
Josh Rose
Luis Regalado
The Northman

What we're putting Into the Spotlight this week:

Evan: Mike Dawsy

Ryan: Scriptnotes

Morley: Boris Ipsum

Where You Can Find Us:

Evan Ruderman:


Instagram: @evanruderman
Website: evanjruderman.com

Ryan O'Connor:


Instagram: @ry.oconnor    
Twitter: @RyanOConnorCA
Medium: @ryan.oc

Morley Kert:


Instagram: @morleykert    
YouTube: Morley Kert          

Collectively:


Instagram: @intothespotlightpodcast      
Twitter: @into_spotlight      

A new season is here with new goals and potential! Morley and Ryan discuss the projects they've been working on, how they manage their time to create new projects, how they stay motivated, how their creative process has changed over time and how they maintain a fresh perspective.

Mentions:


Tablo Creative
Casey Neistat
Van Neistat
Jeen-Yuhs
CLAMP
Raymond Jacobs
Jim Cummings
The Beta Test
David Sandberg

What we're putting Into the Spotlight this week:

Ryan: Josh Rose

Morley: Nardwuar vs. Tyler The Creator (2022)

Where You Can Find Us:

Ryan O'Connor:


Instagram: @ry.oconnor    
Twitter: @RyanOConnorCA
Medium: @ryan.oc

Morley Kert:


Instagram: @morleykert    
YouTube: Morley Kert          

Collectively:


Instagram: @intothespotlightpodcast      
Twitter: @into_spotlight      

This week, Morley and Ryan discuss ideas! - How they find us, what makes them compelling, how they change over the course of a project, how we put ourselves in the mindset to be inspired, creating inspirational settings, situations, and our strategies for tracking ideas over time. 

Mentions:


CLAMP - The Creating, Living, and Making Projects Podcast
David Lynch 
Van Neistat
Sarah Giffin @ viv.jewelry
Macbeth (2015 film)
Paul Almond
Gary Whitta
C. Robert Cargill
Snowpiercer (TV series)

What we're putting Into the Spotlight this week:

Ryan: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Amy Sherman-Palladino

Morley: Just Kids by Patti Smith

Where You Can Find Us:

Ryan O'Connor:


Instagram: @ry.oconnor    
Twitter: @RyanOConnorCA
Medium: @ryan.oc

Morley Kert:


Instagram: @morleykert    
YouTube: Morley Kert          

Collectively:


Instagram: @intothespotlightpodcast      
Twitter: @into_spotlight      

John Kuiphoff returns for a second conversation on the podcast! John is a maker, teacher, content creator and has just launched an online course, Glowforge For Beginners. We discuss the future of content creation, learning more through building an online course than he did in grad school, what to do after you get all the tools you've ever wanted, accepting your limitations, asking for help, creative inspiration and more.

Mentions:


Our first conversation with John
WORKBENCHcon
Make48
Our conversation with Charlie Kert
John's Glowforge course
David Picciuto
Casey Neistat
Van Neistat
Chronicle (film)
Having a Purpose, Goal and Vision - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Shop Class as Soulcraft (affiliate link)
Won't You Be My Neighbour (documentary film)
Jonny Builds - My $80,000 Mistake
Rick Rubin: The Invisibility of Hip Hop's Greatest Producer
Wintergatan
Daniel Schiffer
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (documentary film)

What we're putting Into the Spotlight this week:

John: This Old House Makers Channel

Ryan: The Matrix Resurrections 

Where You Can Find Us:

John Kuiphoff:


Glowforge For Beginners
Youtube: John Kuiphoff
Instagram: @johnkuiphoff

Ryan O'Connor:


Instagram: @ry.oconnor    
Twitter: @RyanOConnorCA
Medium: @ryan.oc

Morley Kert:


Instagram: @morleykert    
YouTube: Morley Kert          

Collectively:


Instagram: @intothespotlightpodcast      
Twitter: @into_spotlight      

For the first episode of 2022, Morley and Ryan talk about how we adapt to changes in circumstances and expectations, thinking bigger, and embracing ourselves as multi-dimensional creators. We also explore dealing with constructive criticism, accepting the undefined nature of the creative path, and the importance of connecting with other creators for inspiration, collaborations and community.

Mentions:


Morley's THINK BIGGER video
Prefrontal cortex developed at age 25
WTF with Marc Maron - Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Cummings
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tablo Creative
Van Neistat
Casey Neistat
iPod's Dirty Secret
The Neistat Brothers (TV Series)
Danocracy
Rian Johnson 
Justin Oeffler @bearmaked
Andy Pugh

What we're putting Into the Spotlight this week:

Morley: Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed (affiliate link)

Ryan: GRAY KOTZÉ

Where You Can Find Us:

Ryan O'Connor:


Instagram: @ry.oconnor    
Twitter: @RyanOConnorCA
Medium: @ryan.oc

Morley Kert:


Instagram: @morleykert    
YouTube: Morley Kert          

Collectively:


Instagram: @intothespotlightpodcast      
Twitter: @into_spotlight      
 

To wrap up the year, Morley and Ryan talk about the top 10 things that broadened or changed our perspective about creativity in 2021:

Ryan:


Independent Film & FIlmmakers (Jim Cummings, Richard Linklater, Chloe Zhao, Gus Van Sant, Quentin Tarantino, Debra Granik, Duplass Brothers, David F. Sandberg, Assem Kroma).
Midnight Mass (Limited Series on Netflix, 2021).
Folk Music & Musicians (Gregory Alan Isakov, Alexi Murdoch, Bob Dylan & more).
Raymond Jacobs (American Photographer).
Gone Home (Indie Game, 2013).

Morley:


Rick Rubin: The Invisibility of Hip Hop's Greatest Producer by Soulr
Les Stroud - Survivorman
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Andrew Szeto
Switched on Pop

Mentions:


Broken Record Podcast
Casey Neistat
Grant Alexander
Adam Mackey
The Danocracy
Justin Mabie

What we're putting Into the Spotlight this week:

Morley: Tai Verdes on Switched On Pop

Ryan: WTF with Marc Maron

Where You Can Find Us:

Ryan O'Connor:


Instagram: @ry.oconnor    
Twitter: @RyanOConnorCA
Medium: @ryan.oc

Morley Kert:


Instagram: @morleykert    
YouTube: Morley Kert          

Collectively:


Instagram: @intothespotlightpodcast      
Twitter: @into_spotlight      
Youtube: Into The Spotlight