Adventures in the Creative Industries

How to price yourself.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Wed, 7 Oct 2020 09:56:21 +0000

Here you can find Tom Hirst Twitter storm: https://twitter.com/tom_hirst/status/1279075043436306437?s=20

Here are the games I touch on at the beginning: No Man's Sky and Hades

The episode is available on Itunes, Spotify and all other platforms.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

From pole dancing to professional photography with Ambedophotography

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia, Gabby Secomb Flegg) — Thu, 9 Apr 2020 10:49:35 +0000

Thanks for tuning in!

You can find Gabby's portfolio online, or find her on instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

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Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Making Grand Theft Auto and the Scottish videogames industry.

hello@erikrva.com (Biran Baglow, Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:37:13 +0000

GTA 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_(video_game)

Space Station Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Station_Silicon_Valley

Midway Games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Games

3DO M2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHiW5AgGN0o

ZX81: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81

Commodore 64: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

Amiga 500: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500

Avalanche Records Edinburgh: http://www.avalancherecords.co.uk/

Infogrames / Gremlin Interactive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin_Interactive

Actua Sports series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actua_Sports

Realms of the hunting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD6y-uR5ldw

J.K. Rowlings rejections: https://www.today.com/popculture/j-k-rowling-s-original-harry-potter-pitch-was-rejected-t117763

Pc Zone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Zone

Charlie Brooker: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/07/15/gaming-made-me-charlie-brooker-part-1/

Sokpop Collective: https://sokpop.co/

You can find Brian on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

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Shifting perspective on side projects with Animation Director Dan Castro

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia, Dan Castro) — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:32:07 +0000

Fatboy: https://vimeo.com/386204698

300 pounds and running: https://300poundsandrunning.com/

I Weigh, body positivity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/?hl=en

An interesting lecture by Eric Carle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBpIdCGElDc

Christmas Song: https://vimeo.com/305069102

Working From Home Slack Channel: workingfromhome.slack.com

You can find Dan on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

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Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Becoming a signwriter. The tradesman life, charging money and the work-life dilemma.

hello@erikrva.com (Thomas Payne, Erik Ravaglia, Thomas_Paints) — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:47:07 +0000

You can find Thomas on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

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Healthy relationships with your projects and the harsh truth of letting go - Johanna Holtan.

hello@erikrva.com (Johanna Holtan, Erik Ravaglia) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:23:55 +0000

You can find Jo on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

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Original Photo by Ellie Morag.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Rebellion, Microsoft and Hollywood studios. A journey ahead of the curve.

hello@erikrva.com (Adam Jennings, Erik Ravaglia) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:40:29 +0000

You can find Adam on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

The one about politics

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:57:35 +0000

You can find Briana on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin.

Thanks for listening!

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Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Photo originally by Katharina Maria and scribbled by yours truly.

From Physics to marketing magician. Ian's journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Wed, 9 Oct 2019 22:38:27 +0000

Amongst other things we talk videogames a lot, here are a few links in historical order:

Bross Bagels: https://brossbagels.com/

Celeste: http://www.celestegame.com/

Perfect Dark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark_(2010_video_game)

Yogscast: https://www.youtube.com/user/BlueXephos

Pip & nut: https://www.pipandnut.com/

Hollow Knight: https://hollowknight.com/

Zelda BOTW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild

Blizzard: https://www.blizzard.com/en-gb/

Hearthstone: https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/

Casta Spes: https://zivarobotics.com/

You can find Ian on Twitter, instagram and Linkedin. He is Ignite managing director

Thanks for listening!

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Five remarkable books for you

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:04:10 +0000

RIGHT, here we go with the show notes.

Five Remarkable Things. Books edition:

1 - Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins

2 - The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin

3 - Hooked - Nir Eyal

4 - Damn Fine Story - Chuck Wendig

5 - Be More Pirate - Sam Conniff Allende

Thanks for listening!

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard
Photo by Ross Fraser McLean

Billelis: the artist journey between sacred and profane.

hello@erikrva.com (Billy Bogiatzoglou, Billelis) — Tue, 3 Sep 2019 00:03:56 +0000

We start from the beginning all the way back in Greece. We touch on Billy’s inspirations growing up and on his early education years to then finish school at Plymouth University. We get into the nitty gritty of 3D artistry from the tools to the use of lights and materials in his compositions. Billy flush his style out discussing how he comes up with his specific visual sensibility and the main inspirations for his artwork. Amongst other things we discuss how he protects his work from copyright infringement, collaborations and his attitude towards hard work and mental health.

Please find some of the links below

Learning
https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study-here/courses/ - The Uni Billy talked about
https://motiondesign.school/ - Top notch courses
https://greyscalegorilla.com - 3D Learning
http://www.silverwing-vfx.de/ - 3D Learning

Inspiring Artists
https://www.instagram.com/rafagrassetti/?hl=en - Friend and industry staple
https://www.behance.net/trk - The best Behance page in the industry
https://signalnoise.com - Industry badass
https://www.instagram.com/bosslogic/ - Industry badass
https://www.instagram.com/sick666mick/?hl=en - One of Billy’s

Collaborators
https://www.beeple-crap.com/ - 12 years of Daily Projects
https://www.instagram.com/headless.horse/ - Headless Horse
https://www.tfmstyle.com/ - The French Monkey - 3D assets

You can find Billy on instagram, Behance and at https://www.billelis.com/

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Middle aged man yells 5 remarkable things at cloud. - EP02

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:57:35 +0000

RIGHT, here we go with the show notes.

Five Remarkable Things:

1 - Elementor Pro
After learning the whole SEO kit a caboodle I'm making a webiste. I went deep and realised Wordpress is the way to go. Not being a coder I looked into visual builders and Elementor Pro took the cake. If you tune in you can hear why.

2 - I made songs
For real, for a laugh :D

3 - No News, little Social Media
I needed a break from crazy

4 - The daily stoic
My own way of explaining stoicism.

5 - Google Pixel 3a
Do you need a cheap phone that runs well and take great pictures?

Thanks for listening!

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard
Photo by Ross Fraser McLean

Becoming a Director of Photography

hello@erikrva.com (GWcine, Gavin White) — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:20:36 +0000

Thanks for listening!

You can find Gavin here: http://gwcine.com/

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

When 5 Remarkable Things hit you - Ep01

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:29:22 +0000

RIGHT, here we go with the show notes.

Five Remarkable Things:

1 - Baking
I talk about the KitchenAid prowess and you can find some of my baking results on Instagram I also talk about that wonderful but heavy book that is Dune

2 - Making a Podcast

3 - Becoming a parent

4 - Mushrooms
Paul Stamets with Joe Rogan and Tim Ferriss.
Mushroom complex.

5 - SEO
Brie's podcast, Moz's SEO guide, Ahrefs

Thanks for listening!

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard
Photo by Ross Fraser McLean

The journey to building a £2+ million business (with data)

hello@erikrva.com (Brie Read, Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 30 May 2019 10:11:10 +0000

Brie founded Snag Tights in 2017 after experiencing first hand the issues with the hosiery market. Tights are designed for a specific body type and you either fitted into that description or you were bound to wear uncomfortable garments. Solving that problem catapulted Snag Tights from 0 to £2.2 millions in sales in the first 2 years trading.. Before Snag Tights Brie co-founded and was CEO of a Facebook advertising agency called ForceTen Digital that at its peak employed 6 people before folding right after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Prior to going down the entrepreneurship route she worked her way up at meal delivery company Diet Chef becoming CEO after starting from a Head of Marketing position. Her journey is a bumpy road and her honest recount offers a lot of insights for people wanting to improve their businesses. At the end of the interview we also discuss the idea of starting a business from scratch and what are the best possible steps to take to launch to market.

You can find Brie here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brie-read-4b38709/
www.snagtights.com

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard
Photo by Andrew Cawley

Thanks for listening!!

Punk-rock attitude and elbow grease. Building a business while being yourself.

hello@erikrva.com (John Jackson, Braw Beard Oils, Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 2 May 2019 11:23:36 +0000

We talk business, endurance mountain biking and how breaking his back brought Braw Beard Oils to life. John and I found common ground in Punk-Rock music, something we both grew up on and a strong influence over the brand. We talk business strategies and how he built his company from the ground up. He rocked it without any investment and mostly alone with the help of his partner. Patience and elbow grease turned out to be the best of tools until a key moment: Fred Durst, Limp Bizkit frontman, endorsed Braw Beard publicly. Join me in discovering how simple moves, consistency and strong personality built a brand with a strong, dedicated customer base.

You can find John here: www.brawbeardoils.com

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll do my best to make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Thanks for listening!!

Building a bagel fuelled empire

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia, Larah Bross) — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:03:17 +0000

Larah's journey is one of the most exciting I ever heard. From starting as an entertainer on a Disney cruise ship to briefly finding herself living the high life in New York her story is a roller-coaster. Working hard to make it in the entertaining industry Larah supported herself working as a Bartender in an exclusive club in New York where she learned the rope of customer service, which came in handy years later. From acting to comedy we touch on the hardship of making people laugh and life in the industry.
Is not until an intense experience as documentarian go south that Larah embraces the idea of life in academia; a bad turn that blossoms into finally opening the bagel shop that Edinburgh was missing.

You could possibly find Larah Bross in one of her shops or online here: https://brossbagels.com/[Twitter

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player you fancy (if not, give me a shout and I'll make it happen).

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Thanks for listening!!

The Animation Director struggle.

hello@erikrva.com (Dan Castro, Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:05:05 +0000

With Dan Castro we take the scenic route over the struggle of being a creative individual looking to improve and find meaning. He brings a real, honest view on exploring the many sides of education and the hardship that it takes to figure out your path. It is from a tough mental health wobbles that Dan expands on how working on something fresh and anew helped him getting out of the rut. We also dive deep into animation and the influence the different European animation styles had on Dan's work.

Here is some of Dan's work we touched on in this episode like Big Finds a Trumpet,
[Herman Brown is feeling down]((https://vimeo.com/284610483) and his 35mm short.
You can find Dan's Showreel here

We also touch on the creepy Hey Mister Animation

You can find Dan Castro on Vimeo, Twitter and on his website.

The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Thanks for listening!!

Diet, insulin and new life choices. When Type 1 Diabetes crashes the party

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia, Alex Durussel-Baker) — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:30:00 +0000

With Alex we have an open discussion on what it means to deal with a chronic disease and being a freelancer. From a sudden phone call on her way to New York to a night in A&E Alex shares her Type 1 Diabetes origin story and takes us through how to be a successful self employed Product and Service designer while dealing with a chronic disease. She then takes us through her life as a Swiss kid and how she went from ski instructor to the Denmark School of Design and ultimately landed in Edinburgh.

Alex diabetes coming out story: https://medium.com/@HBAlex/just-my-type-d4b6f1f180f2

MAGIC SUGAR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythritol

You can find Alex on Twitter and Instagram.

> The episode is also available on Itunes, Spotify and every other player.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Thanks for listening!

Becoming a world renowned Gastroenterologist: the journey of a high achiever.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 7 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Join me on discovering Charlie Lees journey from Trumpeter to world renowned Gastroenterologist. His story is one of razor sharp focus; from an early life dedicated to music to the medical school years passing through photography and physical training his sense of duty and resilience is inspirational. He takes us through the ups and downs of his medical training and the decisions he embraced to achieve his highly regarded status in the medical industry. We'll also touch on the importance of the PREdiCCt study, Eastern Medicine and how everyone can improve their diet and exercise to live a healthier life. On top of his hospital hours Charlie runs one of the world's biggest studies on IBD, Crohn's disease & Ulcerative colitis (PREdiCCt). He uses his holiday time sharing his knowledge on the most important medical stages around the world and trains for ultra-trail marathons in his spare time.

You can find Charlie on Twitter and Instagram.

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. Rion Richard

Travelling as a way through self discovery

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:23:00 +0000

Carrie is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. She studied fine art at Columbia College in Chicago and graduated in 1997.
She majored in photography & painting.

After spending six years travelling Carrie moved to Edinburgh in 2003 where where she set up as a freelancer mostly working on photo shoots, before landing a job from a volunteer position at Stills, Scotland's centre for photography. From that emerged a six year long career working for the organisation in various managerial roles until towards the end of her time at Stills she took an interest in sewing and launched a series of pop-up weekend or hacker-spaces called The Stitch Lounge.
Although these proved popular and fun, her idea to open a permanent sewing cafe slowly faded.

In 2011, Carrie left Stills, having decided to dip her toes in the corporate sector, and emerged with a senior role in a digital marketing agency. After four rewarding years at the agency Carrie embraced a new challenge and on the back of her experience as a successful Airbnb host she enrolled in a one year full time Interior Design course. These gave Carrie her next level confidence needed to quit the day job and launch Carrie Susan Interiors in early 2016.

You can find Carrie's website here.

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. Rion Richard

The Comic Book writer journey; crowdfunding your way to success.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:29:00 +0000

Dave Cook is a comic writer, former game journalist, author and PR consultant in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 2014, he founded independent comic production house Card Shark Comics under which wrote and published post-apocalyptic comic series Bust, dark fantasy series Vessels, six-part serial Feather for UK anthology Comichaus and cyberpunk series Killtopia, which in 2018 won a Creative Edinburgh Award for Creativity.

Dave has written game reviews and features for online and print publications, including Vice and BuzzFeed. His previous work includes writing for GamesTM, The Escapist, as well as SquareGo, Ready Up, The List and The Skinny. He wrote a weekly gaming column in The Scotsman which has earned him a Games Media Award in 2008, 2010 and one in 2011 for best regional newspaper writer.

He takes us through his journey from becoming a videogame journalist to crowdfunding a comic book series through Kickstarter. With his relentless trial and error approach he embraces failure to fuel his way to success. Join me in understanding how Dave's mastery of marketing and communication lead his career to a hard fought break in the coming book industry.

You can find Dave on Twitter.

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. Rion Richard

Craig, Typography and the relentless pursuit of happiness

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:30:00 +0000

The twists and turns in the life of one of the best designer and typographer in the UK. From professional footballer to designing the UEFA typeface Craig's journey is a story of hardship and achievements that culminates with him heading straight back from London to the small town of Gourock in Inverclyde where he services world class clients.

You can find Craig on [Twitter][1].

The episode is also available on [iTunes][2] and [Spotify][3].

Opening track prod. [Rion Richard][4]

[1]: [1]: https://twitter.com/_CraigBlack
[2]: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/adventures-in-the-creative-industries/id1439055015?mt=2
[3]: https://open.spotify.com/show/505ebIJRui5y9y47VAHF8R?si=C3RxCGYUSxqFw9FJ_ZNTpQ
[4]: https://rionrichard.com/

Finding your own voice, working yourself ill and keeping your priorities straight

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:33:00 +0000

With Alice we go through the motions of finding your own voice despite the noise surrounding the industry. We then touch on the results of a fruitful year, through a series of successful projects paired with a number of personal and health related setbacks. We then look into her vision for a healthier work-life balance and the power of saying no to certain projects to focus on your own health instead.

You can find Alice on Twitter.

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. Rion Richard

The Illustrator journey and the chaos of going for it.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:30:00 +0000

With Pablo we start with a bang and we address how working under pressure for a prolonged amount of time put a bit of a strain in our relationship. We then move into how Twitter helped greatly in his career development and we discuss the role of education in the life of an aspiring artist. We also touch on the chaos that was for him to go freelance and his journey into making it in the industry.

You can find Pablo on Twitter.

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. Rion Richard

Running a game studio, winning a Scottish BAFTA and taming Dragons in the Den.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 8 Nov 2018 10:27:00 +0000

With Yann we go deep on what it takes to run an iOS game studio, the ups and downs of making successful games and the grind it takes to keep the business going. We touch on the time he won a Scottish BAFTA and how a viral video brought him to the Dragon's den. We also discuss his passion for music and how a random business encounter with Matthew Herbert became a worldwide tour making pig sounding tunes. We then close with a bang exploring a new idea for a sound art piece.

You can find Yann here

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. Rion Richard

500 Fringe shows, harsh feedback and the Creative Edinburgh Awards shortlist

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:55:00 +0000

With me today is Creative Edinburgh Director Yasmin Sulaiman. She takes me on a journey from freelance writer to Editor in Chief at The List through more than 500 Fringe shows watched and some harsh criticism she used as a way to improve her craft. Together, we then celebrate the community by announcing the shortlist for the Creative Edinburgh Awards 2018

If you are in a rush you can jump to minute 41:42 for the shortlist :)

You can find Yasmin on LinkedIn

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

Going deep on motion design, burnouts and taking time to be lame.

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 08:30:00 +0000

We go deep on Motion Design, burnouts and taking time to be lame. We also talk mental health and making better choices to stay balanced.

You can find Dave here

The episode is also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard

When Branding and NSFW jokes make beautiful babies

hello@erikrva.com (Erik Ravaglia) — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Matt Robinson is the Director and co-founder of Monumentum Brands and Ex Design Director at Tayburn, a branding agency in Edinburgh. He takes us through his career journey across the world from fast design to inappropriate jokes.

You can find Matt at https://monumentum.co.uk

The episode is available on iTunes and Spotify.

Opening track prod. by Rion Richard