Episode 135 – Creative Collaborations in FerroCity with Joe Scacciaferro
In this episode Mark interviews Joe Scacciaferro who has been in the media and entertainment business for over 30 years, has founded and run several successful media and entertainment production and technical support companies, most noticeably FerroProductions, and is behind the collaborative platform FerroCity.
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Prior to the interview, Mark shares some comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word from this episode’s sponsor, Findaway Voices.
You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.
In the interview Mark and Joe talk about:
How story has always been important in Joe’s life, and how that sometimes backfired when he was a young childThe way that everything is a story, and the more that we are comfortable with story, the better we can engage with othersJoe’s musical background, and how story through music was one of his first loves and felt natural to himThe prominence of unplanned transitions in Joe’s lifeHow it can be ALL about the journeyDifferent types of collaborations that creative storytellers can work on together in music verses prose writingThe critical nature of music and how it impacts a visual storytelling mediumThe different types of documentary projects that Joe has worked on over the yearsFascinating answers you can get from some basic simple questionsThe critical balance of skill combined with a solid communityHow everything you learn is important to everything you doThe way that the collaborative community of FerroCity is the culmination of Joe’s entire careerHow the platform FerroCity helps connect the community together and learn from the way people engage with itHow writers who are interested in checking it out can begin to participate in the FerroCity community and platformWhy Joe says that you can’t learn anything unless it’s entertainingThe three phases of FerroCity that are being rolled out the spring/summer of 2020Why Mark calls this platform a type of “Field of Dreams”How a team can synergize over a single posting on a platform like thisThe camaraderie that comes from working alongside other team members
After the interview, Mark reflects on the universal nature of storytelling, and the unimagined and unforeseen benefits that can result from creative collaboration.
Links of Interest:
FerroCityFerro ProductionsEpisode 133 – Anatomy of a Rebel with Sacha BlackEpisode 97 – 10 Tips for Marketing and Making Money off Your Short FictionThe Stay Home Story SummitFindaway VoicesPatreon for Stark ReflectionsIsolation Parody Songs (K-Tel Spoof Commercial)Spud Wars: A New Helplessness (Parody Movie Trailer)Stuck in this House here with You (Parody Music Video)Dad Joke Short: The Things We Miss MostDad Joke Short: Dramatic ExitDad Joke Short: Skeleton JokesCareer Author SummitBookfunnel20BooksVegas
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Joe Scacciaferro has been in the media and entertainment business for over 30 years and has founded and run several successful media and entertainment production and technical support companies, most noticeably FerroProductions.
He has been honored with 5 Emmys, 9 Emmy nominations, co-authored 15 books on the creative use of music technology, written music scores for broadcast programming, produced dozens of network sports shows / documentaries and been honored with two super bowl rings from the NY Giants for his programming efforts during the past 20 years.
Joe’s creative abilities are self-evident based on the longevity and diverse successes of his career. But when asked about his single greatest professional accomplishment, he will always point to enormous career successes of his interns.
He is a strong believer in creative collaboration, and networking opportunities, and he shares an exciting new project called FerroCity, which represents the culmination of his extraordinary career and life.
The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
