Updated: Oct 13, 2019
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Guerilla Film Making:
The Breakdown...
An Interview about Filmmaking with Jenesis Scott
Location: Somewhere in the Boogie Down...
Concept Moon: What is Jenesis studios?
Jenesis Scott: Jenesis Studios is an independent multimedia company. We specialize in all things media. Film, photography, tv... the arts.
CM: Where is the line between Independent creators and Hollywood?
JS: Independent is anything you do without the backing of a major company in the creation of the product. I think it’s that simple. I mean you can create something independently and THEN because of its success companies will want to buy it up and mass produce it or redistribute it.
CM: What led you to filmmaking?
JS: Music led me to filmmaking. Music has always been my first love and I went to school for music. I was doing live recordings and then I took a final cut class as part of an elective for my major and we had a project and I accidentally did the wrong thing and I ended up learning how to do final cut in one night. After that I started making really epic videos for the class. It got to the point where when we did an assignment, I would premiere my video and like 50 students would be waiting to view my work. Then I started getting contacted by the school to
do projects for them. I found that film incorporated all of my arts. Painting, music, writing and others. I found that I really enjoyed it and decided I should go this route. It became my new love.
CM: Do you prefer to write or be behind the camera?
JS: Well writing always. I write every single day. I’ve written every day since I was five years old.
CM: What are some of the aspects of being behind the camera that you appreciate?
JS: Being able to control images to create a story. Being able to control the narrative. There has been a great deal of coverage over the past few years about #OscarsSoBlack. Is there room for a POC and women of color to shine outside of the race for an Oscar?
“I’ve always said you should never be after monetary success or awards. The focus should be on telling the best story possible. When you do that you touch the right people. When you do that you’ll always reach success. Then everyone can eat and everyone can shine. There are some things today that are really popular that will never make it “on” but has affected the culture and pop culture. You just have to be looking for and focusing on the right thing. YOU define what is success, no one else.”
If you want to finish reading this interview please purchase Issue #1 of Concept Moon Magazine ( here ) or Subscribe to our Gold Moon digital service ( here )
This interview was conducted and written by T.M. Vornes on behalf of Concept Moon Magazine and Concept Moon Studios.
Updated: Nov 18, 2022
In a world where “Fake News” is a household phrase, media is nearly a four letter word, and entertainment is seemingly on the decline by many standards; we have a very interesting form of independent entertainment breaking the fourth wall of consciousness.
When you find yourself sick of the cookie cutter talk radio and news outlets feeding you regurgitated headlines and opinions, we branch out seeking a fresh voice. Podcasts of varying degree have sprung up across the internet speaking on nearly any and every subject one can imagine. We, here at Concept Moon, came across one such podcast that stood out amongst the hoard of start-ups eager to grasp your attentions. PopStew, we found it refreshing, hilarious, entertaining, with the cast being quite knowledgeable offering tidbits of themselves, their experiences, and STRAIGHT FACTS on whatever subjects cross their minds.
Every generation believes their generation had the corner market on what was cool and what defines them as a whole. PopStew jumps right into the heart of it all spanning generations. Popular culture topics mixed with movie reviews, games, and nostalgic appreciation. The cousins Aaron “AK” Ferguson and Christopher Stewart (Stewbert) come together with the occasional special guest in their periodical podcast with fun and an overall good feeling from the moment you press play.
CM: Why is the show named as it is?
AK: We talked about shows and pop culture... Chris (Stewbert) blurted out beef stew because it has everything in it.
Stewbert: A couple days later Aaron (AK) was like POP Stew.
AK: I wasn’t really feeling the beef because it was confusing so we like pop culture and we just threw the pop on stew.
CM: How did you two meet?
Stewbert: We’re cousins. We’ve been IN IT for a very long time. We’ve been having these conversations since childhood.
AK: I’d (Aaron) be over his house fighting a giant tree and that was the Ghostbuster’s Stay Puff Man. Like the best of duos there is history and a lot of it. The rapport is instant when you listen to the show and you feel like you’re sitting in on a private conversation. It’s almost as if they invite you into the family’s inner sanctum.
CM: What is your format for the show?
AK: We select a topic off the top of our head or some news drops and we just run with what we’d be talking about before we hit the record button.
CM: What is your vision for the show?
AK: As big as it can be.
Stewbert: We want to be successful but we understand there are other people who enjoy pop culture as much as we do.
AK: Hopefully we can be up there with Screen Junkies and Collider. The goal is to do this full time and not have to go anywhere else for work.
If you want to finish reading this interview please purchase Issue #1 of Concept Moon Magazine ( here ) or Subscribe to our Gold Moon digital service ( here )
This interview was conducted and written by T.M. Vornes on behalf of Concept Moon Magazine and Concept Moon Studios.
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