A podcast at Goldey-Beacom College hosted by friends and collaborators Geoff Stone & Chari Konomi. In this episode, Chari & Geoff chat with English Professor, Provost, and mentor Joel Worden, Ph.D. about stories and Joel's experience teaching English. @GeoffStone is a filmmaker and photographer. Chari Konomi is a graduate student at GBC, an actor, and a photographer. Produced by Lightning Studio / Geoff Stone Hosted by Chari Konomi & Geoff Stone Intro Footage by Geoff Stone Thumbnail by Ksenija Marković Stone www.GBC.edu Wilmington, DE

In this episode, Chari & Geoff talk about the films they've made together at GBC. The collaboration between Lightning Studio & KickBack Film Co. Geoff's experience as a director and cinematographer, and Chari's experience as an actor.

Chari Konomi is a graduate student at GBC, an actor, and a photographer. GeoffStone is a filmmaker and photographer.

Timestamps:

0:18 Intro

Films Shot at GBC: https://www.youtube.com/@GeoffStone

3:30 No Glove No Love http://y2u.be/JDgSoX8aAQA

No Glove No Love BTS Video http://y2u.be/6XZ8wwxPqSk

7:00 Assimilation (GBC horror film) http://y2u.be/BLR9z6HNIwI

9:55 Stash (Chari's first) http://y2u.be/FFJ7w3WAMmI

Stash BTS Video http://y2u.be/6UUnZ4jlGXE

14:50 Places We Love Can Never Leave (International Students) http://y2u.be/HgNL6TJpJGA

16:40 Kseni's painting (Geoff's joke)

17:52 Working Late (GBC horror film) http://y2u.be/VzKxUPPzTJM

20:00 Up The Ladder http://y2u.be/DphccRagSmA

24:05 Behind the scenes meme (fake sandwich)

25:05 How to Break a Leg http://y2u.be/f31C4Spvai4

32:55 The Missing Million inspired short films https://www.youtube.com/@GeoffStone/videos

34:10 How it is for Chari as an actor working with Geoff as the director

37:35 Geoff's experience acting in his own shorts, perspective on filmmaking

39:25 When did Chari become confident as an Actor

41:20 Other Duties as Assigned http://y2u.be/2rG5mQdTNTw

46:10 Volt: GBC Superhero http://y2u.be/eiaZik50I7s

49:00 Chari's experience trying to bring an idea to life

50:40 Films never live up to your idea

55:40 Interpreting a script, actor vs director

56:25 Surfing as an analogy for creating art

57:30 Geoff tries to get Chari to tell incriminating stories about him

1:03:00 Chari's growth as an actor

1:04:00 What Geoff learned at GBC while trying to be a filmmaker

1:06:30 Chari's advice about "I should have it all figured out by now"

1:09:07 Chair's Polaroid of the day

Produced by Lightning Studio / Geoff Stone

Hosted by Chari Konomi & Geoff Stone

Intro Footage by Geoff Stone

Thumbnail by Ksenija Marković Stone

www.GBC.edu Wilmington, DE

In this episode, Chari & Geoff welcome GBC student Sebastien Lacroix to chat about his experience with Lightning Studio at GBC. The three of them also talk about their experiences capturing and sharing stories.

Chari Konomi is a graduate student at GBC, an actor, and a photographer.

@GeoffStone is a filmmaker and photographer.

www.GBC.edu Wilmington, DE

Timestamps:

0:19 Introducing Sebastien

1:20 ChatGBC is now on Spotify, Apple, etc.

2:50 Track & Field breaking a ton of records, including Seb

5:55 Chari's back

7:50 How Seb got into filmmaking and photography, Lightning Studio

10:55 Chari running around with the camera

14:35 Lightning Studio goals

17:45 Chari's childhood story

21:55 What happens to all of Chari's polaroids

23:10 Students getting involved in Lightning Studio projects

26:30 Lightning Studio is a platform to share different perspectives at GBC

27:20 Geoff learned photography on the iPhone - IG: Stone_Visualz

29:40 What Seb brings to Lightning Studio

30:40 Seb's future in filmmaking and photography

32:26 GBC is a business school, but comm & media is crucial

35:40 Storytelling and Marketing

38:00 Creativity at GBC

39:55 How Geoff got into storytelling, what he's learned along the way

43:30 Lollipop made the cut. The good feeling behind sharing work

46:05 Chari's "skip day" idea - Cutting the Bacon

49:00 "That's awesome"

50:40 Chari's polaroid of the day

Produced by Lightning Studio / Geoff Stone

Hosted by Chari Konomi & Geoff Stone

Thumbnail by Ksenija Marković Stone