916. A Day in the Life–What's It Really Like to Be a Film Producer and Director? with Micah Knapp

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Micah Knapp, at age 8, saved up $500 and bought his first video camera, making home movies with his brothers. This evolved overtime into a company that produced commercials, music videos, and documentaries, expanding into the Seattle film market. Micah has worked as a Producer and Director on commercials, Indie films, MTV’s “The Real World,” IMAX documentaries, and more. His latest work is his first directorial feature, called “11:11”, currently in post-production.

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0:00.0	Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm your host, Don Hutchison. Every Monday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do
0:21.7	work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:26.6	On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most
0:31.3	popular occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like
0:36.3	to do what they do.
0:38.0	Today, I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Micah Knapp,
0:42.6	and our topic, A Day in the Life, puts it really like to be a producer and director.
0:48.3	Welcome, Micah.
0:49.8	Thanks so much for having me.
0:51.7	It is our pleasure.
0:53.1	Micah, are you using your talents doing work that you love?
0:56.4	Absolutely.
0:57.3	Absolutely.
0:58.4	Well, good.
0:59.1	Let me read our audience, the backstory of Michael Knapp.
1:01.7	At age eight, Micah saved $500 and bought his first video camera making home movies with his brothers.
1:10.4	This evolved over time into a company
1:12.8	that produced commercials, music videos, and documentaries, expanding into the Seattle film market.
1:20.1	He has worked as a producer and director on commercials, indie films, MTV's The Real World,
1:26.6	IMAX, documentaries, and more. His latest work is his first
1:30.1	directorial feature called 1111, currently in post-production. Micah has won awards in his films
1:37.5	around the globe with films and festivals playing that South by Southwest, Seattle International
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