In this third and final podcast recorded in New York during the Machinima Film Festival weekend, Ricky and Phil discuss at length the whole notion of being an “amateur” filmmaker, what that means, and why it’s not a bad thing.
In this second of three New York episodes, Ricky and Phil and their guest Ben Grussi venture to the Flagship Diner in Queens, NY and continue the conversation on the Machinima Film Festival 2008 while eating a hearty breakfast, letting the copyrighted music wash over them like acid rain. Acid rain that Phil, about as observant as he ever is before 11 A.M., failed to notice until the episode was nearly complete. Nice one, Phil. You need Ex-Lax for moves that smooth.
Phil and Ricky crash out in their hotel room in Jamaica, Queens, New York City the day after the Machinima Film Festival 2008 and have an informal chat with the unofficial yet undisputed machinima historian, Ben Grussi, and reflect on the experiences of the weekend.
This is the first of three episodes recorded in New York during that inspiring and thought-provoking weekend.