Chesapeake Systemsโ Nick Gold and Jason Whetstone Return as Hosts to Address Trends in Media Technology Systems and Solutions
“The Workflow Show,” the popular podcast produced by Chesapeake Systems, returns this week with a new season of informative episodes discussing the trends and technology driving the evolution of advanced media workflows and asset management. Hosted by Chesapeake’s Lead Technologist Nick Gold and Senior Workflow Engineer Jason Whetstone, “The Workflow Show” offers insights into the complex decision-making process involved in managing the full digital asset life cycle efficiently and in alignment with business demands.
To kick off the 2019 season, Emily Hopson-Hill, Ooyala's VP of Services, joins “The Workflow Show” for a lively conversation about enterprise-scale media systems architecture, and how to build a media supply chain. Gold, Whetstone and Hopson-Hill take a deep dive into the topic, contributing observations based on their experiences.
“We’re excited to premiere a new season of ‘The Workflow Show,’ and starting the conversation with Ooyala is a wonderful way to kick off,” says Gold. “The podcast is built upon the educational culture inherent to Chesapeake. We approach each episode from both a technical point of view and a business perspective, so as to shine a light on the multifaceted conversations behind creating efficient operations that align with future asset demands, and provide cost savings and monetization opportunities – topics that are critical to all of us.”
“The Workflow Show” is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Stitcher. Future episodes are expected to cover training, managed services, metadata and MAM, DAM, cloud/storage and artificial intelligence, among other topics.
“The Workflow Show” podcast originally began airing in 2012. The full archive of podcasts can be found here.
Award-Winning Director Rachel Annette Helson’s Film “Good Daughter” Enters the 2025 Oscarsยฎ Race
With the 2025 Oscarsยฎ season heating up, director Rachel Annette Helson, an alumni of the 2019 SHOOT New Directors Showcase, enters the race for Best Live Action Short Film with Good Daughter, a crime drama that stars Netflix alum Samantha Sloyan. Good Daughterย follows Rebecca (Sloyan), a woman who cons dementia patients by pretending to be their daughter โ until the con catches up with her. The gripping narrative explores the rampant issue of financial exploitation of vulnerable seniors, and itโs personal for Helson. โBoth of my Grandmothers passed away from Alzheimerโs,โ she shared. โMy family spent lots of time in the memory care facilities with them, but not everyone was so lucky. I saw a lot of lonely, abandoned people who had few visitors and no one by their side as they were dying. Good Daughter grapples with complex moral questions as it looks at someone who gives time to patients in their last days โ but takes valuables in return. And thereโs a great reveal at the end that really brings it full circle.โ A huge part of the filmโs success goes to lead actress Samantha Sloyan whose performance has been universally praised - and even won her the Best Actress award at Cindependent Film Festival as well as a Best Actress Nomination at Catalina Film Festival. โSamantha brought the perfect blend of humanity, humor and nuance to the role,โ said Helson. โHer performance will make you laugh and punch you in the gut. Sheโs truly a powerhouse.โ Sloyan has garnered accolades in recent years for playing characters that audiences love to hate. Most famously, she starred as Beverly Keane in the hit mini-series Midnight Mass, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series by the... Read More