{"id":508,"date":"2020-10-14T21:35:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T01:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?p=508"},"modified":"2020-10-18T19:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T23:39:32","slug":"110-the-catch-by-matthew-ya-hsiung-balzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/2020\/10\/14\/110-the-catch-by-matthew-ya-hsiung-balzer\/","title":{"rendered":"110: The Catch by Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8455\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-508-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/110-MattBalzer-10_14_20_4_46_PM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/110-MattBalzer-10_14_20_4_46_PM.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/110-MattBalzer-10_14_20_4_46_PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/110-MattBalzer-10_14_20_4_46_PM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_pinw=508-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('508-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_508-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_508-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_embed=508-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer, my brother, is the guest on today&#8217;s podcast.\u00a0 His film, <strong>THE CATCH<\/strong>, is going to be debuting at the Austin Film Festival next Thursday.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/TheCatchAFFTickets\">Tickets are just $10<\/a> and you can watch from the comfort of your living room!\u00a0 We had a great chat about his creative journey, filmmaking, and what it takes to be in a creative career.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MATTHEW YA-HSIUNG BALZER (Writer\/Director)&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;grew up outside Boston and learned to fish in the waters around Vinalhaven, Maine. \u00a0 He began writing screenplays while working at a bakery, and the pursuit of a hands-on filmmaking education took him to Los Angeles, where he took every job he could get on a film or TV set.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew\u2019s feature script for THE CATCH received recognition at numerous film festival competitions as well as receiving Faculty Honors from the Columbia University graduate film program, from which Balzer received his MFA in Directing. THE CATCH will make its World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 22.\u00a0 Balzer lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and their son.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some stills from the film:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-128.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"512\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-128.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?attachment_id=512\" class=\"wp-image-512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-128.jpg 500w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-128-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-249.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"513\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-249.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?attachment_id=513\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-249.jpg 500w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-249-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-345.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"514\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-345.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?attachment_id=514\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-345.jpg 500w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TheCatch-STILL-345-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is the trailer for the film:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE CATCH - TRAILER\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/459519265?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/459519265\">THE CATCH &#8211; TRAILER<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/matthewbalzer\">Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also enjoy this short video about Bob Morris, the fisherman who was so integral to the shooting of The Catch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE CATCH - BOB\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/374233751?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/374233751\">THE CATCH &#8211; BOB<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/matthewbalzer\">Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/news\/fishing_industry_news\/chance-remark-leads-to-movie-role\/article_cda0675b-4587-5986-924b-5d0e570ba6b2.html\">this article about Bob<\/a> from The Gloucester Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote2-wm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote2-wm.jpg 500w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote2-wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quote2-wm-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some things we discuss on this episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>writing &#8220;The Great American Novel&#8221;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erin_Cressida_Wilson\">Erin Cressida Wilson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Creeley\">Robert Creely<\/a><\/li><li>fitting in or not fitting in<\/li><li>control<\/li><li>being flexible<\/li><li>creating opportunities for yourself<\/li><li>being curious<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find Matthew &amp; The Catch online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecatch_film\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecatch_film\/<\/a><\/li><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCatch_Film\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCatch_Film<\/a><\/li><li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCatchFeatureFilm\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCatchFeatureFilm\/<\/a><\/li><li>Austin Film Festival Debut Ticket: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/thecatchafftickets\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/TheCatchAFFTickets<\/a><\/li><li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewbalzer.com\/\">https:\/\/www.matthewbalzer.com\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoyed this episode.&nbsp; If there are topics you&#8217;d like us to cover or guests you&#8217;d like us to invite, please let us know.&nbsp; Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Music <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/adventures-in-arting-podcast\/id561813081#\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><\/em><em>And if you like the podcast, please post about it on your social media so that other people can find the show!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer, my brother, is the guest on today&#8217;s podcast.\u00a0 His film, THE CATCH, is going to be debuting at the Austin Film Festival &hellip; 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