Creative Director & Founder - DINES

Daniel Stewart trained at the esteemed California Institute of the Arts in LA, where he continued to live and work in film and television, then extensively in regional theatre (On and off Broadway) in NYC, along with a thriving career as a go to Brit for voice over work. He returned to the UK in recent years with shows in The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The National Theatre and The West End. He has co-starred as a series regular alongside his father, Sir Patrick Stewart in the Starz series Blunt Talk and is the co-host of the esteemed podcast series The Foxhole Companion, a compelling history of World War 2 cinema. In this episode we talk to Daniel about growing up surrounded by acting royalty, the differences between US and British approaches to acting, the future of the arts and the role of the jobbing actor.

3 Mars 20211h 11min

Tet Kofi is a director of Journolink, a service which helps to seamlessly link journalists with small business experts when they need them, and a working broadcast journalist. He has consulted as a crisis management expert for UK and European multinationals and trains senior execs in media management and presentation. He started in journalism at the BBC World Service. In this episode we talk to Tet about the relationship between journalism and public relations and how the two are not as different as people think, the importance of media’s role in diversity representation and how often that is not discussed in a meaningful and truthful way.

24 Feb 20211h 19min

Sumo’s work can be seen all around Luxembourg, but also in numerous cities around the world. Although an important, formative stage in his artistic development, graffiti and street art are merely one aspect of Sumo’s work on images. Bursting with statements, slogans, motifs, and intense colours, Sumo’s compositions represent an abstract documentation of moments. In this episode, we talk about how Sumo’s early work led to his emergence as a renowned artist in his own right. How he learned the art of selling from the Wolf of Wall St and the benefits of e-commerce for independent creatives.

17 Feb 202144min

Simon Dean is the Creative Director and Founder of Spark & Glory, a short form branded content production studio that specialises in creative seamless 360º Marketing and Brand campaigns. Simon has had a long and fruitful career as a Creative Director for WarnerMedia, Walt Disney Company, and Bloomberg TV. In this episode, Simon talks about the role of the Creative Director in shepherding creative projects with production and marketing departments, the importance of being 50% creative, 50% organised, and truly understanding audience, platform, and storytelling.

10 Feb 202155min

Adam Richardson has been cutting films for the UK’s major broadcasters for over 20 years. He specialises in documentary and current affairs, working on BBC investigative documentary series Panorama and Channel Four’s Dispatches. His films cover a broad range from investigative exposes, drama reconstructions, and undercover stings to archive-driven narratives. In this episode, we talk about the role of the film editor, the art and craft of editing, and debate the skills and tools of the job.

3 Feb 20211h 15min

Matt Cuttle is an award-winning multi-skilled senior producer working in the entertainment and video game industry. He works as an Executive Producer for ADVNCR formulating and producing online streams, video content, and eSports events. In this episode, we talk about the role of the exec producer and content creator in the realm of live streaming, the gaming community, and brand communications. A great listen for people wanting to work in an innovative and exciting part of digital content creation.

25 Jan 202152min

Dave King began his career in comic books and publishing. He co-art directed a U2 music video and worked with many of the UK’s leading animation houses. In the episode we talk through Dave’s rollercoaster career, arriving on Hollywood sets, cold calling studio executives to secure development deals and the art of boxer shorts.

18 Jan 20211h 28min

Elida graduated a bachelor in media production with internships at Monster in Oslo and PMA Film & Television in London. Upon graduation she started as a production assistant at NRK Super working on flagship show Fantorangens Verden. She is now operating in a co-ordinating role. In this episode we talk about the important and multi-faceted role of a production assistant, starting out in the industry, leaning into vulnerability and building up confidence.

14 Dec 202058min