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LA Comic Con 2024 interview: Only Murders in the Building’s Shelly Westerman and Payton Koch

On the second day of LA Comic Con, Impact24 held the panel “Post-Production Workshop: Behind-the-Scenes of Film and TV”. Four creatives came together to show what a post-production meeting looks like and walk the audience through their process. I had a chance to interview Only Murders in the Building’s Shelly Westerman (co-producer and editor) and Payton Koch (editor). Read the interview on The Geekiary.

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LA Comic Con 2024 Interview: Movement Performers and the Video Game Strike

One of the many panels at this year’s Los Angeles Comic Con was “Behind the Masks: Movement Performers Role in the Video Game Strike”. It consisted of four video game performers to talk about the SAG-AFTRA strike, the use of AI in the gaming industry, and what it means to be a movement performer. Read the interview at The Geekiary. 

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LA Comic Con: Interview with Chris Heintz with One More Game

I’ve been a gamer since gaming was an option. From playing my family’s Intellivision (you could STEAL SECOND in the baseball game!) to joining the ranks of people playing Animal Crossing on my Switch, I have spent many hours gaming for enjoyment. Read the interview at The Geekiary. 

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Interview with ‘HYSTERIA!’ Writers Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman

There has always been a generational divide. Parents seem to always feel their kids are ‘going too far’, with the culture being pushed to extremes. Peacock’s new show ‘HYSTERIA!’ examines the idea that growing up and parenting can be equally as frightening. Read the interview at The Geekiary. 

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Interview with Kenneth Trujillo from ‘I Will Never Leave You Alone’

Would you stay trapped in a haunted house for six days if it meant your freedom? Kenneth Trujillo’s character takes on the challenge in writer/director DW Medoff’s latest horror film ‘I Will Never Leave You Alone’. Read the full interview at The Geekiary. 

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Midsummer Scream 2024 Interview: LPBC and the Zombie Ballet

A group of young women and one man, dressed in bloody shabby clothing, reach across the stage in a graceful shamble (if such a thing is possible). They turn, moving to a standing position, left arm raised. They then crouch and continue the dance.

Such was part of the excerpt of Sweet Sorrow, a Zombie Ballet I witnessed as performed by the Leigh Purtill Ballet Company (LPBC) at this year’s Midsummer Scream. Read the full article at The Geekiary. 

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The Longest Day Fundraiser 2024 – Round 3 Interview Announcements

Round 3 of interview announcements for my “Longest Day” fundraiser livestream include a playwright, a cartoonist, and a scientist.

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The Longest Day Fundraiser 2024 – Round 2 Interview Announcements

Our second round of interview announcements include a writer/editor, a cartoonist, and an entertainment journalist.

a background image of a mic during a recording. The Longest Day logo is in the upper left. On the right are three headshots

The Longest Day Fundraiser 2024 – Round 1 Interview Announcements

The first round of interviews for the 2024 fundraiser are announced.