About this episode

Bernard Feinsod discusses his 17-year journey in the media industry, transitioning from Vice Media to independent content creation.

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Bernard Feinsod ! About Bernard Feinsod : Editor, producer, writer, director, sound designer, and voice actor with over 17 years of experience in comedy, documentary, news, variety entertainment, and live events. A Baltimore-raised, Brooklyn-based creative who started at NBC's Today Show at 21, spent eight years at Vice Media , and is now navigating the independent content creator landscape. In our conversation, Feinsod talks through his 17-year journey in post-production—from the NBC mail room to creative producer, working with Sony , Field and Stream, and Huckberry across television, film, and new media. He connects his Baltimore DIY roots to his New York work and digs into how transitioning from Vice staffer to freelancer reshaped his creative approach. As he puts it, "it's easy to get complacent when you have like a day job that's holding you down so well." He recalls his time at Vice Media as "the best job I ever had," shares stories from editing Bret Raybould's comedy special, and discusses heading into a new self-starting phase. We get into the realities of working from a Brooklyn apartment edit suite for six years…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Lee

Guest: Bernard Feinsod

Topics covered

• post-production
• independent content creation
• media industry
• creative journey
• freelancing
• comedy
• documentary

Keywords

• Bernard Feinsod
• Vice Media
• post-production
• freelancing
• comedy
• documentary
• independent creator

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vice Media, NBC, Sony, Field and Stream, Huckberry

Places: Baltimore, Brooklyn

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