Sam Workman
Episode 9 of Mind of a Geek welcomes Sam Workman, filmmaker, photographer, audio enthusiast, D&D creator, and one of the many people who apparently decided having one career was far too simple. Sam talks about how his journey into content creation began with D&D podcasts, eventually leading him through film school, audio production, narrative filmmaking, commercial work, weddings, photography, and eventually back around to tabletop gaming. Along the way, the conversation digs into the realities of working behind the camera, the difference between photography and video, and why the glamorous idea of being a creator tends to conveniently leave out the part where you spend endless hours editing, networking, and managing approximately seventeen terabytes of footage.
The conversation then turns toward Sam's work with D&D, including his early project Rollin' Bones and his ongoing live tabletop production, Lobster Roll. Sam explains how Lobster Roll evolved from a massive creative project with a huge cast and crew into something more manageable, while still maintaining its focus on live shows, community events, and a continuing fantasy storyline inspired by a very Maine-flavored version of the D&D world. The group also talks about the challenges of creative collaboration, the importance of having a team, and the strange magic that happens when independent creators stop assuming that everyone else is somehow more important or more established than they are.
From there, the conversation sprawls into the broader world of modern content creation, streaming, Hollywood, AI, and the changing ways people make and consume entertainment. Sam shares what he enjoys about working on creative projects in remote locations, while Nate and Brandon dive into everything from streaming services and YouTube to the absurd amount of work happening behind the scenes of independent creative careers. Naturally, the episode eventually wanders into D&D, Dungeon Crawler Carl, the creator economy, and several increasingly questionable hypothetical futures involving robots and the collapse of civilization. Because apparently three geeks discussing filmmaking couldn't possibly stay on one subject for more than five minutes.
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