Foundations of Creation

July 29, 2023 Episode 4! The first episode Ethan & Ryan clearly defined the topic of the podcast. Video & proper audio mixing to come later :) Ethan is thrilled with his ability to pick course teachers, and shares the things that he picked up from the 14 Day Filmmaker course that he’s most excited about. Also how the weekly office hours by the instructor Anthony Gallo showed how getting lo...

July 16, 2023 Ethan returns from Europe and tells what he learned from flying a drone in Austria &  Scotland. Including a visit to Clydeside Distillery, the most beautiful whiskey still in the world! He then discusses the new filmography course he started, how to solve the problem of ‘Course Addiction’ (getting trapped studying how to do things but not practicing enough to build the actual ski...

We record with video for the first time, and nothing goes wrong at all

December 19, 2023 Ethan discusses his final push to complete the prelaunch ad campaign for his online whiskey tastings in time for Christmas. Also reading Alex Hormozis book $100 Million Leads is so similar to the 30 Day Content Creator course, and how studying two similar things actually helped.  Next, looking back on the project, Ethan & Ryan discuss the Parable of the Pottery Class. What su...

November 1, 2023 Ethan tells about meeting up with local Nashville content creator Stuart of XPLR Nash. A great time, thrilled to find he is a quality person in real life, learned a lot and was proud to fine Ethan knew enough to even add value to the discussion.  Next a discussion how the dark moody art of Halloween further matches the Baroque styles that lead Ethan to his choice in camera, and pr...

August 29, 2023 Our first episode shot on a real camera! Sony A7SIII. Also our first episode recorded remotely with Ryan in Minnesota, the podcast journey continued and the torch did not go out. Ethan shares thoughts on how studying content through paid courses and aiming to make profit from these skills, helps you learn significantly more than doing it for a hobby.  Ethan & Ryan discuss how t...

#7 - Ethan’s First Real Camera! Sony a7S III & 30 Day Course Creator September 22, 2023 Ethan bought his first real camera! A Sony A7SIII. We discuss what it adds to content creation and learning creating. Also all the reasons Ethan picked this specific camera over all others & why he’s obsessed with night shots & bokeh.  Next, we discuss how the learning we’ve done so far is already p...

September 14, 2023 After learning beginner skills in a good range of content creation skills, Ethan declares it’s time to focus on mastering the few that matter most to him. He tells how he started this month’s course, Stage Academy, how impressed he is with the course, and the value of superior speaking skills. Of all the forms of content creation, speaking is what got both Ethan & Ryan to st...

June 10, 2023 In this episode Ethan reveals he bought his first piece of content creation gear: a Mavic 3 Pro drone! He explains what project made this unusual choice the only right way to start for him. He discusses all the courses he signed up for to learn how to create content, how to tell a good course from a bad one before buying, and the power of quality speaking skills. Ryan teaches Ethan s...

May 21, 2023 Our first full episode recorded on quality mics in a quiet space. We recorded these long before we mastered audio, video or podcast structure, so you can see us overcome some of the same problems you will run into. As the episodes progress, everything will improve, and you’ll hear us discuss how. This episode we figured out where to put the mics… by putting them in the wrong place.  ...

Ethan & Ryan share the roadblocks, answers and breakthroughs that you might run into through their journey discovering how to create content themselves.