How We Filmed Our Work Lives for 1 Year!
Episode Description
In this bonus episode, we get a behind the scenes look at what it took to make the "Year in the Life" video on The Studio channel! It's a behind-the-scenes of the behind-the-scenes as Eric and Rich talk with Marques and Andrew about some of their favorite moments that didn't make the cut (and some that did). Needless to say, huge spoiler warning if you haven't seen the video yet. Go watch!
Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:41 - Deleted scenes 00:14:42 - Finding the groove 00:24:06 - Ads 00:24:09 - Themes of Year in the Life 00:41:38 - Favorite moments 00:45:10 - Ads 00:45:12 - Favorite moments continued 00:56:17 - Old media vs New media 01:01:54 - Conclusion
Links: The Studio - Year in the Life: https://youtu.be/HZvj8T5_oUE
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Music provided by: Epidemic Sound
Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast The Studio: https://www.youtube.com/@UCG7J20LhUeLl6y_Emi7OJrA
Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli Eric: https://instagram/com/@eric.p.v Rich: https://www.instagram.com/richontrack Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin
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Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC
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Brief Summary
The Waveform Podcast discusses the making of "Year in the Life," detailing production challenges and creative insights from the team.
Key points
- Year in the Life Project. A deep dive into the ambitious Year in the Life project, capturing a unique workplace vibe.
- Lost Footage in Portugal. A mishap during a trip to Portugal leads to lost footage and storytelling challenges.
- The Company Credit Card Revelation. During a review, a surprising detail about a company credit card is revealed.
- The Video's Unexpected Success. After initial skepticism, the team's video gains unexpected momentum and praise.
- The Audio Challenge. The team faces a significant hurdle with unusable audio for a month and a half.
- Audio Triumph. A triumphant audio clip impresses even non-nerds.
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Episode highlights
- Year in the Life ProjectA deep dive into the ambitious Year in the Life project, capturing a unique workplace vibe.“This is a really unique workplace because of the vibe.”2:29Feb 10, 2026
- Lost Footage in PortugalA mishap during a trip to Portugal leads to lost footage and storytelling challenges.“We lost a camera which had a lot of footage on it.”10:23Feb 10, 2026
- The Company Credit Card RevelationDuring a review, a surprising detail about a company credit card is revealed.“Oh my god, that’s the company credit card.”17:05Feb 10, 2026
- The Video's Unexpected SuccessAfter initial skepticism, the team's video gains unexpected momentum and praise.“This video is actually kind of good.”18:15Feb 10, 2026
- The Audio ChallengeThe team faces a significant hurdle with unusable audio for a month and a half.“We had pretty much no workable audio.”33:14Feb 10, 2026
- Audio TriumphA triumphant audio clip impresses even non-nerds.“They would be so proud.”34:19Feb 10, 2026
- Storage ShockThe team discusses the massive storage needs for their project.“The correct answer... is 37.57 terabytes.”35:22Feb 10, 2026
- The Flow StateDiscussing the importance of maintaining a flow state in video production.“There are certain videos that feel like they have to be just in a flow state.”39:14Feb 10, 2026
