Filler: a creative industries podcast
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsFiller is a creative industries podcast broadcast from Notes, a coffee shop in central London.
Co-hosts Harry Hitchens and Matt Shore sit down with the biggest and brightest creatives, delve into their stories, and draw lessons from their experiences. Whether we’re interviewing one of Facebook’s first design hires, or a 17-year-old with a feature film in the works, Filler aims to inspire the young and inform the experienced through good conversation.
New episodes every Sunday at 6PM BST.
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#24: Filler Live (Live Show)
March 28, 2016 18:51 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBWatch the beautiful video version of Filler Live on Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/ondemand/fillerlive -- Without further ado, here it is: the audio recording from our live show - Filler Live! We invited three of our favourite guests from Seasons One and Two back on to Filler for a roundtable conversation at Ozone Coffee Roasters... in front of a 60-odd person live audience! We had a brilliant chat about all aspects of the video platform, including how to start out as a new creator, the positives ...
#23: Songwriter Mikill Pane
March 06, 2016 18:11 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBFiller Live details: www.facebook.com/events/695226823945930 -- Mikill Pane is an acclaimed, London-born and raised songwriter and performer. He's released multiple EPs and one full-length album, has written and co-written songs for some massive artists, and has just released his newest record, "Let MC It". We sat down with Mikill at Ozone Coffee Roasters in East London to chat about his upbringing and schooling, his massive single, "Little Lady", with Ed Sheeran, the importance of being a...
#22: Designer Charlie Smith
February 28, 2016 18:25Filler Live details: https://www.facebook.com/events/695226823945930 -- Charlie Smith is a seasoned designer who now owns and operates her own design studio, appropriately titled, Charlie Smith Design. If you live in the UK and have ever walked down a busy city road, there's no doubt that you have seen some of Charlie's studio's work. With clients ranging from Byron Hamburgers, to Gail's Artisan Bakery, to John Lewis and the Victoria & Albert Museum, Charlie and her team have certainly made...
#21: Creators of Zest, James Anderson & George Streten
February 21, 2016 17:51This week we're lucky enough to have James Anderson and George Streten on Filler - two young, yet incredibly talented designers, developers, and most recently, co-founders. Both brilliant in their own right, James (19) and George (16) began working together a few years ago on a project called Thinkspace. Since then, they've collaborated on a multitude of creative endeavours, garnered the attention of major investors, been advised by the likes of Steve Wozniak, Richard Branson and Stephen Fry...
#20: Let's do a live show! (Bonus Episode)
February 15, 2016 22:26While we're working on the last few episodes of Season Two, we thought we'd record this intermittent bonus episode to let you know what we're planning for next month... A live Filler show! We're still working out the details, but we're going to be partnering with a local coffee shop in London to organise a live recording of the podcast with a brilliant guest. We'll also be doing a Q&A, drinking loads of coffee, and hanging out with you guys. We figure this will be a great opportunity for yo...
#19: Photographer Conor McDonnell
January 31, 2016 17:59Conor McDonnell is a 23-year-old photographer and director from Liverpool, UK, whose work mainly centres around concert, portrait, and lifestyle photography. Conor was recently named one of Forbes UK's "30 Under 30" breakout talents for 2016, has shot a multitude of bands and artists that most people could only dream of photographing by 23, and captured the second most liked image ever posted to Instagram. We invited Conor over to Harry's flat in West London to talk all about what initially ...
#18: Lifestyle Vlogger Estée Lalonde
January 24, 2016 19:21Estée Lalonde is a lifestyle vlogger who distributes a majority of her content on YouTube. With a massive online following and the personality to boot, Estée was the perfect guest to have on Filler! We visited Estée at her flat in London to talk about the direction of her YouTube channel, mindfulness, her recent "Camel-Gate" fiasco, and so much more. This was an incredible episode to record, and we can't wait to hear your thoughts! Enjoy the episode! Harry and Matt x -- Find Estée: yout...
#17: Creative Entrepreneur Dave Erasmus
January 17, 2016 17:28Dave Erasmus is a London-born, San Francisco-inhabiting startup founder, photographer, filmmaker, and poet - a "creative entrepreneur", if you will. We had a great conversation with Dave at Notes in central London, all about the different companies he's started, his work/life balance, his new poetry project, and much more. He made some really resounding and important points throughout the chat, so this one's worth a second and third listen. Enjoy the episode! Harry and Matt x -- Find Dav...
#16: Community Architect Victoria Stoyanova
January 10, 2016 20:21“Too busy” is a sentence that simply doesn’t fit into Victoria Stoyanova’s vocabulary. A self described “Community Architect” and Project Manager, Victoria is consistently working on 6, 7, 8 projects at any given time - something any ambitious creative can relate to. We sat down with Victoria at Notes to chat about her attitude towards collaboration, project management, and tons more. We also delved into a few of the projects that she’s currently working on - namely Creative Mornings and DAY...
#15: YouTubers Charlie McDonnell & Jimmy Hill
January 03, 2016 17:59For this episode of Filler, we chat with YouTube creators Charlie McDonnell (charlieissocoollike) and Jimmy Hill (jimmy0010) in the studio space for their new morning breakfast show - Cereal Time. In this hilarious (yet informative) episode, we talk about the creative process behind Cereal Time - how it came to be, what production schedules look like, what working with a new producer was like, and much more. Additionally, we dive into what both Charlie and Jimmy are working on separately. P...
#14: Instagrammer Jess Angell
December 20, 2015 15:27This week we've sat down with the lovely Jess Angell - @missundergound and @miss_jess on Instagram - in Notes Coffee to chat about all things Instagram consultancy, social media, work/life balance, and much more. On her main account, Jess is best known for her beautifully composed, highly symmetrical photos of the London Underground that have become quite the phenomenon online. With a combined 150 thousand followers between her two accounts, Jess was the perfect person to discuss all of the ...
#13: Filmmaker Ben Brown & Producer SP
December 13, 2015 17:58For our first proper episode of Season Two, we've got two guests on the podcast for our first time - Ben Brown and SP! Ben Brown is a daily video blogger, filmmaker and photographer with a YouTube channel that currently boasts a subscriber count of nearly 500-thousand viewers. Constantly traveling the world and capturing his day-to-day life, Ben has released 825 daily vlogs since 2011 and seems to have no intention of slowing down. SP (or Matt Miszczak), a long-time friend of Ben’s, acts as...
#12: Hello, Season Two (Intro Episode)
December 06, 2015 17:59We know, we know. It's been too long. After a brief hiatus, Filler is back and better than ever! We had such an amazing response to Season One of the podcast that we knew that we had to work hard to make sure that Season Two would be as great as possible. Based on the episodes that we've recorded so far - and the ones that we have planned - this is going to be an incredible series. We've recorded a 20 minute intro episode to Season Two to give you all an idea of what sort of guests you can ...
#11: How Filler Began + What's Next? (Bonus Episode)
July 22, 2015 15:58Well then. That's a wrap on Season One of Filler Podcast! We're so happy that you've all been enjoying and learning from the conversations that we've been having. We can't tell you how much we appreciate all of the positive tweets, comments and emails that we've been receiving over the past ten weeks. It's a pretty incredible community of people that we're building here. We wanted to record a short bonus episode to give context to the project as a creative endeavour in itself, as we think t...
#10: Blaise DiPersia, Designer at Facebook
July 19, 2015 16:56With a job status that reads: "Hired Gun at Facebook", Blaise DiPersia is the real deal. Based out of London, by way of California, Blaise has been working for the world's largest social network for the better part of a decade. For the finale episode of Season One, we sat down in Notes to chat about all things design, user experience, workplace culture at Facebook, and much more. It was incredible to talk with Blaise and record the conversation for our listeners. Listen to the end for a quic...
#9: Rosa Park, Editor of Cereal Magazine
July 12, 2015 16:58Rosa Park is Editor of Cereal Magazine. Founded in Bath, Cereal is a beautiful independent publication that is distributed to stockists across the world in three different languages. Its minimalist style and editorial core are critically acclaimed amongst publishers and creatives alike. In this episode, we take the podcast on tour and speak to Rosa in Bath about creating such a magazine ― from formats, to creative direction, to contemplating digital vs. print. Rosa was an absolute pleasure ...
#8: Writer Charly Cox
June 28, 2015 16:58Charly Cox is a writer and producer currently living in London. With a CV dotted with experience working alongside Russell Brand, Burberry, Caspar Lee, and more, she's made a substantial mark on the global digital media landscape. She also runs a highly acclaimed lifestyle blog, "Style The Natives", on which she documents her day-to-day ups and downs through poems, prose, interviews, and other styles of writing. We're so glad that we were finally able to sit down and chat with Charly over co...
#7: Photographer Dan Rubin
June 21, 2015 17:25Dan Rubin is a London-based, Florida-born photographer, creative director, designer ― an all around creative powerhouse. With over 730 thousand followers on Instagram, a client list ranging from Leica to tourism boards, and the personality to fit the talent, it was lovely to sit down with Dan in Notes and record a podcast. We chatted about his 'Meet the iPhone Photographer' series, shooting digital vs. film, and more! If you're a photographer or a creative in any sense of the word, you'll lo...
#6: Writer/Director Bertie Gilbert
June 14, 2015 16:58Bertie Gilbert is an 18-year-old filmmaker living in London. With support from all walks of the industry ― from Ron Howard to Rejjie Snow ― he writes and directs some of the most acclaimed short films distributed through YouTube. We knew we had to have him on the podcast. Over a coffee, we chat about his writing process, his directorial influences and the cosmos. Bertie is one of the most energetic, enthusiastic and inspiring individuals we've had on the show - it's a pretty funny listen, to...
#5: Writer/Director Emily Diana Ruth
June 07, 2015 16:56Emily Diana Ruth is a Canadian-born filmmaker currently living in London. With YouTube as her primary platform for distribution, Emily produces content ranging from short films, to sentimental recipes, to videos advocating for charities. We sat down at Notes with Emily and talked about her new short film “Cold”, feminism, her “Letters to July” series, and more. It was lovely to chat with Emily over a coffee. We'd highly encourage you all to check out her YouTube channel. We hope you enjoy th...
#4: Filmmaker Will Darbyshire
May 31, 2015 17:02Will Darbyshire is a London-based filmmaker who primarily produces content for his YouTube audience of over 400,000 subscribers. His content ranges from "vlogs" to short travel films, and it always packs a sentimental punch. We sat down with Will to chat about all things film school, creative process, and gear. If you're an aspiring filmmaker, this is an episode that you don't want to miss. Will was an absolute pleasure to have on the podcast - enjoy the episode! -- Jack Harries founded Ja...
#3: Photographer Ray Burmiston
May 24, 2015 17:29Ray Burmiston started out as the lead singer in the hit 80s band, Passion Puppets, and absolutely rocked the industry. When the band reached its end, he began shooting photographs of his famous friends and music contemporaries. Since then, he's photographed incredible personalities ― from David Bowie to Johnny Depp, Ricky Gervais to casts of the world's most successful television shows. He told us tales of his finest moments. If you consider yourself a photographer or you aspire to be one, b...
#2: Lifestyle Vlogger Arden Rose
May 17, 2015 16:57Arden Rose creates short-form online content. Originally from Arkansas and currently living in California, we caught up with her recently while she was visit London. We spoke to her about her transition into lifestyle and more filmic content, and her approach to leading a positive life and inspiring others to do so, too. Arden brightens up everything she speaks about, so needless to say, we had lots of fun talking to her about a range of topics. We hope you enjoy listening to it! -- Follo...
#1: Filmmaker Jack Harries
May 10, 2015 16:58Jack Harries founded JacksGap in 2011 and since then the YouTube channel has evolved into a movement. With 4 million subscribers, Jack is one of the most influential filmmakers in the digital space. We spoke to him about the project he's currently working on with Marriott, producing content for different platforms and his passion for the environment. -- Follow Filler on Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/fillerpodcast Subscribe to Filler on iTunes here: www.apple.co/1cUvFxU Find Filler: www....