Conversations with Creatives

Conversations with Creatives is back for another season of exploring creativity at Rutgers University! To get you tuning into episode one of this new season, hosts Sam and Andrew tune in to WRSU, the university’s student run radio station. Mary Mankowich, the station's Music Director, gives the group a behind-the-scenes perspective on what goes into radio. The group discusses the impact of radio on both listeners and musicians, the legacy of WRSU at Rutgers, and what music means to them!

In the second episode of Conversations with Creatives, Sam and Andrew talk to fellow Mason Gross student and Scarlet Media peer, Emily Arce. When three film majors get together, they talk a lot about movies. Emily talks about her creative process, her time at Mason Gross and discusses the trials and tribulations of filming a thesis project.

The Scarlet Media Team is back with a brand new podcast, and this week they dare to ask the question: when something does not already exist, why not create it yourself? The team chats with Lashindra Sam, the Founder and Editor in Chief of the Routure Magazine at Rutgers. She speaks on her experience building a magazine from the ground up on campus, where it has gotten her today, and how it fulfills her creative needs.

Film is a beloved form of entertainment for just about everyone, and while its purpose is to entertain, all films have some sort of meaning behind every aspect from their dialogue to costumes, and even camera angles. Directors use these subtle hints to insert deeper messages into their work that you can find if you look closely. This week we take a deep dive into the Oscar nominated film One Night in Miami to analyze these hidden meanings in detail. We discuss how director Regina King uses camera angles to portray how characters are feeling, how the costume designer uses the seemingly simple costumes to reveal character development, and more! Finally, don’t miss our Oscar-nominated film recommendations before awards night this weekend!

3After over a year of working, learning, and basically living online—- how we stream content and the experiences on-demand services offer have gone through some big changes! This week we take a deep dive into streaming, then and now— thinking about how streaming services have evolved and how our entertainment experiences have (or haven’t) changed. We tackle the emergence of streaming-exclusive content, the popularity of Twitch, and streaming service FAILS— as well as thinking about the future of our beloved movie theatres as they strive to co-exist with streaming.

Being on set can seem completely different each time! You might be shooting in a studio where everyone seems to know each other, or on location with a crew working together for the first time. The shoot may be large and complex, or small with a skeleton crew. But across all sets, it is always important to make a good impression, look after your responsibilities, and most importantly— avoid causing any issues!In this episode, we talk over some do's and don'ts of being on set with Scarlet Media Manager Megan Dodson, and we also welcome back our studio and professional services manager, Randy Cangre, to get his advice on on-set etiquette.  Tune in to find out about our on-set pet peeves and get some tips on how to make the most of your first time on set!

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

Hear us break down our favorite media classes, the best qualities in a professor, and which classes we wish we could take at Rutgers. In this episode, we welcome former Scarlet Media member, Madhu, back to the podcast! Madhu was instrumental in creating the first season of 50mm (you may recognize her voice in the outro!). We also talk about our evolving goals and how they have changed during our educational journeys. 

In this episode, we use two acronyms: FIGS and SCI.  For those who are not familiar, FIGS stands for First Year Interest Group Seminars, a program where Senior Rutgers students act as peer instructors to first-year students. SCI stands for the School of Communication and Information.

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

We're back for Season 3! With spring break behind us but the spring season just beginning, what better time to revisit our goals for 2021 and for the spring semester? Halfway through the semester, we are still learning and working remotely but with hope for change in the coming summer and fall as vaccine rollout begins!  Recorded in February, four Scarlet Media team members (including our newest member, Andrew!) got together to discuss short term and long term academic and career goals as we continue our studies and growth primarily online. We also take some time to reflect on how the pandemic has changed or reshaped our goals, and how we plan to stick to these goals moving forward!

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

We've reached the end of season 2, and guess what?! Scarlet Media is still in quarantine! In September we passed our 6th month anniversary of working and taking classes remotely. In the finale of Season 2, we consider what has changed and what has stayed the same as we've continued to work and create through this pandemic. Then, for a look into the future, we conclude with an interview with our boss, Laura Transue, the Scarlet Media manager and member of the DoCS Media Services staff. We get some insight on how the team has managed to develop despite the challenges of this year and what may come in 2021.

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

Script writing can be the most important and yet most difficult part of putting together a video or film. In this episode, Finley chats with team members Wallace and Megan about the highs and lows of writing and putting together a story. They share how their approaches change (or don't change) depending on what kind of project they are doing and how and when to embrace feedback from others. If you've every struggled with a script, or just want to pick up some tips from other writers, this is the episode for you!

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

We are very excited to bring you today’s episode! October 15th is the last day of Latinx Heritage Month, so we thought this was the perfect opportunity to talk to some of the creators behind the recently rebooted and now Rutgers-based show, Images/Imagenes. Randy Cangre is the manager of the Rutgers iTV Studio and professional production services. And Alice Hernandez works at the Office of the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. Both Alice and Randy have been crucial members of the team producing the Latinx-centric show. We were thrilled to get a chance to talk to them about what it takes to create a show like Images/Imagenes as well as their perspectives on Latinx Hertiage Month and the future of representation for the Latinx community. It was a lively and interesting discussion, we know you will enjoy!

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

Today we explore the vast world of animation. We review some of our favorite styles and examples of animation, and examine what makes it so unique. Can animation do things that live action can’t? Why do live action version of animated stories often go so wrong? We also discuss our own challenges and successes in our own animation attempts.

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

This week, we’ll be talking about sound and music in film and media. We explore how music and sound impact us across genres like horror and music videos, and also break down how we approach making music choices for our own projects.

This episode also features an interview with special guest, Walker Perry. Walker is both a full-time Rutgers staff member who works closely with Scarlet Media, and a creative musician in his own right. He discusses making music for work and for fun, where he looks for inspiration, and how simple elements can change the emotional register of a song.

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.

The Fall semester is underway and we are back for Season 2! The fall semester has started and we're back on the air with some more great topics, fun guests, and lively discussions in store for you. This September finds us starting our first fully-remote semester as undergrads. So, we're starting off the season with a Back-To-School episode! We're talking about what the first few weeks of school have been like, and our expectations, anxieties, and hopes for the rest of the year. We also take a moment to reminisce and laugh about our first weeks working for Scarlet Media and some of the teaching moments that came along with them!

"50mm: a Scarlet Media Lens” is a podcast produced by Scarlet Media, a student media team working at the Division of Continuing Studies’ media services at Rutgers University. On 50mm, we discuss our perspectives on digital media, filmmaking, and stories that inspire us.