#5 - International Student's Journey to an American College, 9 years later | Juana Henao - ChatGBC

#9 Joel Worden: Teaching English, Talking Stories, Going from College Professor to Provost

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 [http://www.GBC.edu] Wilmington, DE

#8 Geoff Stone's Films, Chari's Acting Experience, KickBack & Lightning Studio at GBC

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 [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_9-SqnB6rdSw2zmSKhi8DQ] is a filmmaker and photographer. Timestamps: 0:18 Intro Films Shot at GBC: https://www.youtube.com/@GeoffStone [https://www.youtube.com/@GeoffStone] 3:30 No Glove No Love http://y2u.be/JDgSoX8aAQA [http://y2u.be/JDgSoX8aAQA] No Glove No Love BTS Video http://y2u.be/6XZ8wwxPqSk [http://y2u.be/6XZ8wwxPqSk] 7:00 Assimilation (GBC horror film) http://y2u.be/BLR9z6HNIwI [http://y2u.be/BLR9z6HNIwI] 9:55 Stash (Chari's first) http://y2u.be/FFJ7w3WAMmI [http://y2u.be/FFJ7w3WAMmI] Stash BTS Video http://y2u.be/6UUnZ4jlGXE [http://y2u.be/6UUnZ4jlGXE] 14:50 Places We Love Can Never Leave (International Students) http://y2u.be/HgNL6TJpJGA [http://y2u.be/HgNL6TJpJGA] 16:40 Kseni's painting (Geoff's joke) 17:52 Working Late (GBC horror film) http://y2u.be/VzKxUPPzTJM [http://y2u.be/VzKxUPPzTJM] 20:00 Up The Ladder http://y2u.be/DphccRagSmA [http://y2u.be/DphccRagSmA] 24:05 Behind the scenes meme (fake sandwich) 25:05 How to Break a Leg http://y2u.be/f31C4Spvai4 [http://y2u.be/f31C4Spvai4] 32:55 The Missing Million inspired short films https://www.youtube.com/@GeoffStone/videos [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 [http://y2u.be/2rG5mQdTNTw] 46:10 Volt: GBC Superhero http://y2u.be/eiaZik50I7s [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 [http://www.GBC.edu] Wilmington, DE

#7 Filmmaking & Photography, Lightning Studio, Storytelling at GBC - Sebastien Lacroix

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  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_9-SqnB6rdSw2zmSKhi8DQ] is a filmmaker and photographer. www.GBC.edu [http://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 [https://www.instagram.com/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

#6 - Photographing the NBA Dunk Contest and Making People Laugh - Zach Larsen - ChatGBC

In this episode, Geoff chats with comedian, creator, and GBC student Zach Larsen about his comedy skits, photographing Mac McClung at the NBA Dunk Contest, and time as a GBC Communication & Media major. Zach is graduating this year with an MBA in Marketing Management. Geoff Stone [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_9-SqnB6rdSw2zmSKhi8DQ]is a filmmaker and photographer. Zach Larsen: https://www.instagram.com/zachlarsen01/ [https://www.instagram.com/zachlarsen01/] Timestamps: 0:27 Introducing Zach 1:20 How Zach found GBC - Track & Field 3:18 How GBC impacted Zach's college experience 6:30 Zach's experience as a comm & media major 8:25 Zach's comedy skits 11:40 How Zach learned filmmaking and photography 14:00 How Zach became the Delaware Blue Coats photographer 19:25 Zach photographing Mac McClung in the NBA Dunk Contest and LeBron James & Joel Embiid in the All-Star Game 22:22 What is Zach going to do next? 23:15 Almost getting scammed on LinkedIn 24:07 The advice Geoff got on choosing a direction in a creative medium 25:22 What is Zach's dream role? 27:00 Zach's GBC friends 28:00 Zach's sketchy experiences filming music videos 29:37 How Zach got into filming music videos 30:45 Zach's advice to future GBC Communication and Media majors 32:10 Zach's advice for GBC's comm and media program 33:00 What is Zach going to take GBC into the next phase of his life www.gbc.edu [http://www.gbc.edu] / Wilmington, DE Produced by Lightning Studio / Geoff Stone Hosted by Geoff Stone Thumbnail by Ksenija Marković Stone

#5 - International Student's Journey to an American College, 9 years later | Juana Henao - ChatGBC

In this episode, Chari & Geoff welcome GBC alum Juana Henao Llaña to chat about her experience coming to GBC from her home country of Colombia in South America. Juana talks about meeting her husband at GBC, finding a job after college, and what it means to her that her younger brother now attends GBC. Timestamps: 0:22 What's Happening this week at GBC 1:05 GBC's Super Bowl Ad 2:37 Introducing Juana 4:22 How Juana found GBC from Colombia 6:25 How Chari found GBC from Sweden 7:30 Juana's first impression of GBC in 2015 (meeting other international students) 9:43 How Juana met Brandon Ferrie (her husband) 10:45 Why GBC? 15:30 Juana's experience in the classroom 19:45 How Athletics helped develop Juana as a leader 23:00 Greek guy ran the first ever marathon 24:00 Chari's favorite Greek Myth 25:30 How Juana's overall GBC experience shaped her as a person (personal connection) 28:05 Where does Juana work and what's her position (SAP), interview experience 31:00 Struggle with International students staying in the U.S. - Juana's advice to international students with a dream of staying in America (CPT / OPT) 36:30 Preparing for an interview / more than a resume / tell your story 40:25 The best advice Geoff got before going to college 41:55 Growing our generation of GBC alumni 43:33 Tennis reunion organized by Joe Kissel 45:15 Ideas to connect with Alumni 48:40 What is Juana's dream role? 51:21 Chari's Polaroid of the Day 54:10 Should you change your last name after marriage? Produced by Lightning Studio / Geoff Stone Hosted by Chari Konomi & Geoff Stone Thumbnail by Ksenija Marković Stone www.GBC.edu [http://www.GBC.edu] - Wilmington, DE