Berlin Chronicles: An Exclusive Interview with Filmmaker Sebastian Vellrath

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Uncle Vinny stops through Berlin, Germany for an excellent conversation with Filmmaker, DOP, and overall Legend, Sebastian Vellrath. Great conversation, timestamps are below. Follow Sebastian on Instagram to keep up with his new projects. https://instagram.com/sebastian.vellrath/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome @sebastian.vellrath 1:20 - Growing Up In Bonn, Germany - Skateboard Scene 2:40 - Moving to Berlin in 2005; Working With MTV 4:20 - Creating Production Company; Working As A Freelance Photographer Since 2018 5:15 - Skateboard Culture in Germany 6:25 - Influence of Skateboarding on Filmmaking 9:30 - Authenticity 12:00 - Doing It For The Art Instead of Algorithm 14:30 - Worrying About What Others Think 17:30 - Finding Your Own Style 19:30 - Importance of Experience & Failure 22:00 - Going From 20s to 30s 24:00 - Lack of Individuality in 2024 26:30 - Fitting In For What? 29:00 - Differences in 90s HipHop to Now 30:00 - Staying In Tune With Young Generation 32:20 - Working With Toronto Artist Raz Fresco 37:20 - Germany Toronto Connection; Shoutout M Works 38:00 - Importance of Connecting With Others in Real Life 40:00 - Raz Fresco Creativity 41:30 - Every Day Cliches; Being Yourself 44:30 - New Challenges As Life Goes On 46:50 - Interviewing JLO, 50 Cent, TI, for MTV in 2005-2008 51:00 - We Are All The Same 58:00 - Living In The Moment; Social Media 1:01:00 - Director of Photography; Current Projects 1:04:40 - Life In Berlin 1:08:00 - Being Proud of Your Accomplishments 1:09:25 - Shoutout @Sebastian.Vellrath Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://winstagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante