107 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou with Director of IU’s BFA Cinematic Arts Craig Erpelding

Craig Erpelding, Director of Indiana University's BFA in Cinematic Arts, joins Susan and Ben to discuss The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, a 2004 comedy. Craig shares what it’s like having a career teaching at The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. He discusses media management for Mind Games and Empire, what a “daily” is, and helping Indiana legislators create a film industry state tax incentive. He describes how he wrote the textbook, Filmmaking with Intention: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Engaging Motion Pictures and how mentoring students makes him excited for entertainment’s future. Craig plays our “I Know You!” game.

Follow Craig on LinkedIn or IMDb. Find out more about The Media School at Indiana University at mediaschool.indiana.edu.

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Life in Our Credits

Hosts: Susan Swarner and Ben Blohm

Executive Producer: Michelle Levin

Logo Art: Melissa Durkin

Music Composer and Performer: Steve Trowbridge