Anchor Down with Andy Burgess
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAndy is a filmmaker/YouTuber/content creator based in East London who found his love of storytelling on Snapchat creating short vertical films for his followers. Now Andy travels the world creating travel explainers for his YouTube channel and other brands like Red Bull.
Anchor Down is a weekly podcast about the process of continuously growing as a creator. Having casual, insightful & honest conversations with creatives from all walks of life about how they grew their brand/businesses, and how together we can learn to navigate this creative space together.
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Cody Wanner - Leaving a Production Company to grind on YouTube
September 15, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBCody Wanner is a video creator who spent every day of 2018 uploading a new video to youtube and finding a way to make every day an adventure! Cody transitioned from a job within a production company that he founded, to full-time YouTube in 2018. We discuss the transition and how he now helps other brands and local business create 'vlog-style' videos to help tell their story online. Check Cody out on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rcwninja Twitter: https://twitter.com/codywanner I...
Jake Rich - How to travel, create content and still appreciate the moment.
September 08, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBJake Rich is a travel creator and educator from Australia. We sit down today to talk about how he built a sustainable career as a travel creator, the ups and downs of creating whilst travelling and what he learnt from spending a year and a half working on an Ice Cream brand's social media content strategy. Check Jake out on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jakerich55 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakerichtravels/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjakerich Jake's new company...
Dillon Osborne - Platform Anxiety, Where does our content belong?
August 25, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBDillon Osborne is a creative in every sense of the word. 15 years in graphic design, a photographer, filmmaker and storyteller based in Belfast. Dillon and I sit down to have a really interesting conversation that includes a discussion about the different platforms and where we think our content actually belongs. Check Dillon out on: YouTube: youtube.com/c/dillonosborne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diltakesphotos/ You can follow me on; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...
Monika Wilczynska - Cannes Film Festival to traveling the world at 21
August 11, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBMonika Wilczynska is a multi-award-winning filmmaker, writer and photographer published in print with an all-consuming love for travel. It was really inspiring to sit down and talk with Monika about everything from being at Cannes film festival to taking risks and leaving the comfortable 9-5 lifestyle behind for something more, and the importance of sharing and talking about mental health online. Follow Monika on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElaireCreates/ YouTube: https://www.y...
Adventure Filmmakers: Driving 10,000 Miles from the UK to Mongolia
August 04, 2020 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBOn today's episode, I talk with Olie Martin and Jack Rubinstein. Long time friends and collaborators, Jack and Oli started their creative journey as adventure-driven filmmakers in 2011 when they took part in the Mongol Rally driving 10,000 miles from the UK to Mongolia in a skoda fabia with a yak-shaped roof box. That journey was turned into a feature-length travel doc and released on YouTube. Following on, they both worked for the BBC Earth’s YouTube network, where they spent time in the wi...
Dru Williams - Award winning DP & Extreme Sports Cinematographer
July 21, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBOn this week's episode, I sit down to talk with my friend Dru Williams. Award-winning cinematographer, who used to be a professional Snowboarder now currently living in Utah where he runs his own production company, 43 Productions. Still shooting extreme sports in the mountains as well as creating short films and working with brands making bespoke content. Dru was a blast to talk to and knows so much about the world of filming in harsh conditions, which is something I'm fascinated by. He als...
Mike Will - Founder of UK Shooters, Photographer & Pro Athlete
July 14, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBOn today's episode of the Podcast, I talk with Mike Will the founder of the Instagram collective UK Shooters. UK Shooters is a community of talented photographers, Mike talks to me about how he grew the page into a thriving community of creatives and how he balances the life of managing these pages with travelling all across the world and being a professional Ice Hockey player. Check out Mike and the Shooter communities on Instagram: Mike Will: https://www.instagram.com/m.visuals UK Shoo...
Alex Dainis - Genetics PhD, brining Storytelling to Science
July 07, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBOn today's episode, I talk with Genetics PhD, Content Creator & Science communicator Alex Dainis about her Science focused YouTube channel and how she is bringing storytelling to the world of science. You can find Alex on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Lexie527 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex.dainis/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexDainis You can follow me on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-I8S1Ay4LRBaveSaI97Yg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/and...
Nowhere Men - From Mobile Storytellers to Commercial Film Directors
June 30, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBToday on the Podcast I have my first threesome with Alex and Brain of the Nowhere Men! The Nowhere Men make short docs about human connection & inspiring people. Alex and Brain talk to me about how they transitioned from content creators into the world of Directing and Producing high-end commercials and short films for brands like Seamless. They tell me about how in 2020 they are finding the balance between paid client work and telling their own stories as the Nowhere Men and the process the...
GadgetsBoy - Tech Reviewer & Content Creator on building long term relationships with Brands.
June 23, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBToday on the podcast I chat with Tech Content Creator GadgetsBoy, about how he found his place in the world of Tech in the online space. We also discuss our experiences working with brands and how to build better relationships with the people inside your favourite companies. Check out GadgetsBoy on: http://www.gadgetsboy.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gadgetsboy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gadgetsboy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/2FreshMedia You can follow me on...
Joe Binder - CEO shares how he allocates time to grow a company
June 16, 2020 06:00 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBOn today's podcast, I chat with CEO and Founder of WOAW Joe Binder on his journey from Cambridge YouTuber to building a personal branding company for Business owners and CEO's. You can find Joe on: https://www.instagram.com/joebinder96 https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-binder/ https://twitter.com/Joebinder96 Check out WOAW: https://www.woaw.co/ You can follow me on; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-I8S1Ay4LRBaveSaI97Yg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andyburgess/ Twitter: ht...
afilmbycam - The Importance of Relatable Storytelling
June 09, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBToday on the Podcast I'm joined by Cam Henderson (A Film By Cam) as he's known online. Cam is a beautiful storyteller, filmmaker and designer. Cam talks to me about how he found his start in the corporate structure of IBM and how he transitioned into the world of filmmaking from his home in Stockholm, creating wonderfully crafted 'tiny' films. We also discuss creating relatable stories online and how reflecting on our work has helped us to both grow as creators. Check out Cam's films here: Y...
Keenan Lam - UK Shooters Videographer and Travel Creator
May 26, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBToday virtually joined by Keenan Lam Videographer and 1/4 of the UK Shooters team. Keenan gives some insight into how they run the UK Shooters Instagram page, the events they put on all across the UK and how they have managed to build up a community of like-minded creators. We also share notes on our recent trips to Hawaii and we discuss our favourite cameras in 2020. Check out Keenan here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keenanlam YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ2ow59Xa19...
SWOOP - Losing 600,000 YouTube Subscribers and how to start over...
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBThis week on the show I had a conversation with SWOOP. She is an award-winning short film director, content creator and recording Artist. SWOOP talks to me about her creative process behind her short films and how she blends a mixture of genres on YouTube whilst still managing to stay relevant in the scary YouTube algorithm. We also discuss how she was able to reinvent herself after losing a YouTube channel of 600, 000 subscribers! Stay up to date with everything SWOOP is doing on; YouTube...
Erin Kim - Telling Stories That Empower
May 08, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MBThe multi-talented Erin Kim (or Agnes online) sits down with me where we had a really stimulating conversation about the state of the Social Media platforms and how being deliberate and thoughtful about our online interactions could lead to a better social experience in our lives. Erin is also the creator of Lettres Mag a print mag of love letters that she launched on Kickstarter. You can keep up with Erin here; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agnesonduty/ Website: http://www.erin.kim/...
Mike Chudley - Finding success on TikTok as a Professional Filmmaker
May 05, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBToday I'm joined on the Podcast by Mike Chudley, Mike is a Freelance Filmmaker and Photographer. Mike found success at a young age on YouTube uploading BMX videos and now produces high-quality work for clients whilst maintaining his side hustle of YouTube tutorials. We also talk about his recent success on Tiktok and we look back at my time on Snapchat and how I managed to grow an audience on a platform that wasn't designed for mass growth. Check out Red Bull Origins here: https://youtu.be/...
Matthew Vandeputte - How to live off Passive Income as a creative
May 01, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBIn today's episode Matthew Vandeputte, Timelapse Photographer, Youtuber & Author joins me to discuss how his obsession of timelapse became his job and we discuss his latest e-book 'Passive Income for Creatives" and why it's important for creatives to have a passive income model in their life. It was really exciting to chat with Matt and I've personally learned a lot from his book that I read at the start of March. You can check out Matt's latest eBook Passive Income for Creatives through th...
Alex Pettitt - Producing TV quality Live Streams from Home
April 28, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBToday I'm so happy to have the master Live stream producer, Alex Pettitt o the Podcast with me. Alex runs some of the best live stream setups in the UK, working behind the scenes for True Geordie, The FA and Lego, alongside travelling the world producing social content for brands like Formule E and Red Bull. It was a pleasure to find out how Alex built his business from starting out as an early adopter on the app Periscope to now managing weekly shows for a number of big-name brands. Check ...
Bradley Hutchings - Session Musician, Producer (& my Ex-Bandmate).
April 24, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBToday I'm joined by Session Guitarist, Netflix Composer and Music Producer (and my old bandmate) Bradley Hutchings. Bradley has spent the past two years touring n bands all across Europe and producing dance floor music under the name Guava. As well as hearing how Bradley has been navigating life in Hackney as a professional musician we have a really great discussion about our formative years together at University and how the good and bad experiences set us on the paths we are both on today. ...
Will Carmack - From Yes Theory to freelance VFX Artist
April 21, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBToday I catch up with Will Carmack, a freelance special effects artist, filmmaker and YouTuber based in Brooklyn, NY. We have a great conversation about knowing your value and worth when it comes to freelance jobs and how the lines can get blurred between freelance work and brand deals when you have a social media following, should you be able to charge more for that? Find Will on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrlordvideo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Itswillcarmack/ Twitter...
Christianne Risman - Travel Vlogger and Business Owner
April 17, 2020 16:29 - 50 minutes - 69 MBOn today's episode, I catch up with Christianne Risman a Solo Backpacker and Travel vlogger who recently hit YouTube milestone with over 100K subscribers watching her travel guides, vlogs and best tips and tricks for travelling solo. Christianne is also the founder of Solo a backpacking clothing company that she launched in 2019. We sit down to talk about how she manages all these projects whilst spending the majority of her time on the road. Christi just returned from 3 months In Columbia wo...
Welcome to Anchor Down a show for thriving Creatives
April 14, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBAnchor Down is a new weekly podcast about the process of continuously growing as a creator. Having casual, insightful & honest conversations with creatives from all walks of life about how they grew their brand/businesses, and how together we can learn to navigate this creative space together. Andy is a filmmaker/YouTuber/content creator based in East London who found his love of storytelling on Snapchat creating short vertical films for his followers. Now Andy travels the world creating trav...
Archive Episode: Life as a Freelance Content Creator in 2018
November 06, 2018 17:16 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBIn this episode I chat about my experience tackling 2018 as a freelance content creator, traveling the globe to make videos, being a Shorty Award Finalist and what I really think about IGTV --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andyburgess/message
#001 - Life as a Freelance Content Creator in 2018
November 06, 2018 17:16 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBIn this episode I chat about my experience tackling 2018 as a freelance content creator, traveling the globe to make videos, being a Shorty Award Finalist and what I really think about IGTV