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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER INTERVIEW WITH CREATOR, BRIAN KONIETZKO

November 2022 was a pretty big month for the Gianforte household. I married the love of my life at the scenic Wedding Pavilion in Disney World, I celebrated the amazing Lion King 25th anniversary alongside my then fiancé/very-soon-to-be wife who absolutely crushed it planning the event, and I was able to travel to interview the co-creators of one of my favorite pieces of media of all time.

So many months went into planning, researching, approving, double checking before finally getting to sit down across from Bryan Konietzko and I think it’s fair to say it paid off. The interview even kicked up some media buzz when it first uploaded and got some much needed attention and praise for our humble YouTube team that helmed it. I can’t overstate how proud I am of this piece and major props to Garrett Beltis who was instrumental every step of the way making this happen.

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View Count: 482K

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GOOD BURGER - “WE’RE BACK”

If you were to go back in time and tell 8 year old Ryan that one day he’d be writing questions for the Kenan and Kel of All That the first thing he’d likely say is “Who are you? How did you get into my parent’s basement? Do you want to play Smash Bros?” But after that he’d probably be beside himself for being able to contribute to the cinematic legacy that is Good Burger. I learned a lot when it came to coordinating with other teams internally as well as handling logistics while balancing a number of different priorities on this particular project. Much like Ed, I like to think I put my own secret sauce in each of these Behind the Scenes videos for a delicious treat for the viewers.

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NEW iCARLY GUEST STARS

iCarly was actually one of the first things I worked on when I first joined the Nickelodeon Digital Studios team. Prior to then I had never seen a single episode of the original series and only really had passing knowledge of the IP but after three seasons of planning out BTS content for the sequel/revival series suddenly I was known as the iCarly guy.

Just goes to show you don’t always need to know everything about a subject, just have a willingness to learn. Particularly proud of this video because it was nominated for a Shorty award where we were able to celebrate right here in NYC.

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NOMINATED FOR A SHORTY AWARD

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Zoey 102: cast interviews

Zoey 102 content planning had its own unique challenges in that it started while I was on my honeymoon and bestowed to me the week I got back. Nevertheless, a good producer always knows how to roll with the punches and I’m proud to say we crafted a lot of high quality videos from this particular run of BTS.

We also really invested in making content directly for YouTube shorts and has significantly shaped how I produce fast, snappy content in future shoots.

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View Count: 132K

LIVE PLAY: AVATAR LEGENDS: TABLETOP RPG

Avatar Legends was certainly a labor of love as anyone who knows me will tell you that I am obsessed with TTRPGs (that’s table-top role play games for the uninitiated). So when the opportunity came down to produce a video highlighting the new Avatar RPG using stars from the original show and talent featured on amazing streaming services such as Dropout– it was a no brainer for me.

Critical Role has played such a huge role in how I view streamable content and crafting long form narratives with a strong cast of improv focused actors and I’m just happy to have been able to contribute a tiny piece to the medium. Here’s hoping I roll a Natural 20 and get to work on something similar to this again soon.

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View Count: 377K 

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