New Platforms, New Dreams, and Never Giving Up!

This week on That's So Random, Doc Anthony Bravo talks about becoming one of the first creators producing original vertical content for the new platform called Popcorn and what that opportunity means for independent filmmakers and creators looking for new ways to tell stories.

He also gives an update on the delayed Father's Day special episode, explains why the episode grew bigger than expected, and promises that it'll finally drop later this week.

Plus:
🏀 Still celebrating the Knicks bringing a championship back to New York.

⚽ Full speed ahead into World Cup season and everything that comes with it.

🎬 And to close the show, a reminder to actors, filmmakers, writers, musicians, and creators everywhere: don't let rejection convince you to stop creating.

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GO STREAM MY LATEST EP ALBUM "The Scarlett Sessions" On Apple Music, Spotify, and all streaming platforms.

Transcript

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And now, now here's your host, Doc One.

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Alright, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of That's O Random with your boy Doc Anthony Bravo. Aka Doc One. And we got a lot to talk about today because for the first time in a long time, it feels like everything is moving in the right direction creatively. First off, I just want to talk about an amazing opportunity that was presented to me. A few months ago, I had a vision for renewing the Doc One Show, which was a sketch comedy show that I had created when I first started filmmaking. And I decided let's try it again. I had tried it a few times in between when I first started filmmaking until now. And recently I had did about a good episode and a half, you know, of material. But then like my cast members, we were all over the place, and I never got to schedule like another episode for us to shoot. Then a friend of mine reached out to me to tell me about an app he was creating called Popcorn. It's an app that's made specifically for vertical cont like vertical drama, vertical shorts, vertical series, all that good stuff. So I told him I was on board and it was an amazing situation because I'm gonna be one of the one of the first few content creators on that app and hopefully it becomes something worldwide, and I can say I was a part of this app becoming a very popular phenomenon. Now I can finally talk a bit more about it and where the content is heading. There's like I said, Popcorn is a new vertical content platform, and I'm incredibly excited that I'll be one of the first creators producing content for this platform. I get hyped thinking about how much entertainment has changed over the years. We went from movie theaters to television, to television to streaming, and now we're entering this new era of premium vertical storytelling. Three-minute episodes, stories built for your phone, cinematic quality in bite-sized chunks, and somehow Dockwood Entertainment gets to be a part of that first wave. As an independent filmmaker, that is a really amazing feeling. You spend all these years thinking and hoping someone will notice, and then one day an opportunity comes along and reminds you why you stayed in the game and never gave up. So that's something I'm so hyped about. And today's episode, every segment we go through, I'm just gonna try to go through it. It's gonna be a pretty fast episode today because I wasn't able to put out my Father's Day special episode because I interviewed my kids from my biological ones to my adopted ones, and the the interview of all my kids was way too long, and I wasn't able to edit it in time to put it out. So today I just decided to just do a regular episode, but nevertheless, I do intend to put out the little interview that I have with my kids because I think it was a real special moment between me and them and being their father or their father figure, and it's something I definitely want to share with the world because Father's Day is a very special day for me. I try to do my very best, everything that I do, I do with them in mind. I I stay driven in this career of filmmaking because they are my motivation, they are my drive, they are the theme behind my dreams to keep moving forward. And the the whole episode, honestly, was supposed to be a quick episode to turn into something much bigger and much more personal than I originally intended. By the time I sat down to edit it, there was simply not enough time in the day to finish it proper. And honestly, I didn't want to rush it. It definitely something that I want to take my time with because my youngest, you know, she obviously can elaborate her answers the way my oldest probably could. So I definitely want there to be a clear and concise answer for all the questions that I asked them during this little interview session. And it's uh it's a passion project, it's something special when you can create something with your kids. And I've created music and I've created films, and now having them on my podcast is even even better. But that episode is not gonna be on the shelf collecting dust very long. I do plan on putting it out sometime this week, and just put out two episodes this week. Now, segment three of this lovely episode of That's So Random is I'm still writing that Knicks championship high. You don't understand, we've waited so long for this, and I know all the haters out there are probably like, yeah, we know you've been waiting 53 years, but no, it's just the fact that this championship, this this NBA finals run, the history-making game for everything behind it was just so amazing, and definitely showed the grit and the motivation and the drive of not not just the New York Knicks, but that they embodied the spirit of a New Yorker when they had the weight of the world on their shoulders, they didn't stay down, they kept battling, and game four being down 29 points, where everybody pretty much you know counted them out, they came back and they won. And that's something that I know I've dealt with personally in my life where everybody counted me out, nobody thought I was gonna make it, especially when it came to my heart situation. Obviously, for those who are listening to me for the first time, back in 2013, my heart stopped and I was pronounced dead for like about 30 minutes, and that right there, they thought I was dead, they thought I was gone, they thought my life was over, and I came back. Thank God I was able to recover from that and become what I am now, and I'm still climbing this mountain to get to the summit of the goal that I've had since day one, since I was a kid. The same way that this championship was something that nobody saw as winning is the same way I plan to achieve that goal that nobody sees me winning. This championship for the New York Knicks wasn't just a championship, this was generations of fans getting their moment. The suffering was worth it, the jokes were worth it, the weight was worth it, and New York is back, baby. And I plan to do my part and finally get to the summit of this mountain. I call a goal and finally conquer it. But staying on the topic of sports, the World Cup is moving on to the knockout round, and my World Cup mode is fully activated. I'm so hyped. As much as I love being an American, I'm also of Mexican heritage, and I root for the Mexican soccer team. They they're moving on to the next round, and I see them going all the way, and hopefully, just like the Knicks, they finally get that prestigious World Cup. There's just something special about the World Cup. Entire country stopped everything for 90 minutes. Heroes being created overnight, legends being made. As someone who is proud of their roots, this tournament always feels bigger than sports. Because it's more than just sports, it's more than just kicking a ball around for 90 minutes. It's culture, it's identity, it's passion. It's it's the one sport every country can play and relate to and like and enjoy and root for. And I'm absolutely here for it. Before we end tonight's show, be sure to go check out my latest EP album, The Scarlet Sessions, out right now on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and any other streaming platforms. Now, over the past few weeks, the past few months, obviously, we've dealt well, I've dealt personally with negativity, you know, haters, whether it's haters who personally hated on me or haters who didn't want my Knicks to win, a lot of negativity. But one thing I learned is that when it comes to the art of filmmaking and acting, regardless of how much hate you get, use that as your fuel, your motivation to become better, to do better. I am what they call a student of the game, and I don't like to use cliches, but that is something that I can honestly say about myself and my work ethic is that I am a student of the game when it comes to filmmaking, and as much as somebody wants to hate on the fact that they see me in so many projects or they see that I'm putting out so many projects, whether it's podcasting, whether it's my music, whether it's films, whether it's comedy reels, I cannot let them block me from achieving my goal and fulfilling my destiny because they can't do it. Yesterday on Knight of Champions, a WWE Premium Live event, Sami Zayn, for those of you who watch wrestling, Sami Zayn has been in the game for so long and he has in in WWE, he has never won the WWE Championship, he's never won the World Heavyweight Championship. And for 10 years, he's been in the game and he's never given up. And yesterday, he finally reached the summit of his goals and achieved the WWE championship cut. And I was so proud of him, he made it, and I seen him back in the day when he was in NXT, I seen him when he was in the independence as El Generico, and this man has fought so hard to get to where he's at. Online, you see the hate, you see people who say, Oh, he's not he's not like a WWE guy, he's not championship material. But you know what? Some of the same people who were talking all this trash about Sami Zayn finally getting the WWE Championship have never won the WWE Championship, they've never won a world heavyweight championship. So, as much as they want to hate, the foundation of their hate comes from the fact that they can never achieve what Sami Zayn did. The same way that if you're an actor, you're a filmmaker, you're an editor, whatever it is that your heart is set on doing, when haters come to you and try to knock you down, just know that you're on the rise, and that's why they're trying to knock you down. So to end today's episode, talking directly to all my creators, all my actors, all my artists, all my writers, all my musicians, podcasters, dreamers. Listen, listen to me good. The hardest part of this industry isn't talent. It's surviving long enough for your opportunities to arrive. You'll submit auditions and hear nothing back. You'll post projects that don't get any attention that you hope for. You'll spend months making something that people consume in minutes, and sometimes you'll wonder if it was even worth it. And let me tell you right now, it most definitely is because every project teaches you something that you didn't know before. Every project elevates you to the next level that you weren't at before. Every failure sharpens you to reach a new height. One quote that I live by every failure is a stepping stone for you to level up. That means every failure becomes steps, and you take the next step to the next level, and you learn from each step that was once a failure. Every setback is preparing you for the opportunity you haven't seen yet. So don't stop writing, don't stop filming, don't stop editing, don't stop creating, don't stop auditioning. The world cannot say yes to work that doesn't exist. So make that thing, write that story, write that script, edit that film, shoot that film. Your breakthrough might be one project away, and you don't want to miss it because you gave up one project too early. Until next time, don't give up on yourself. Stay positive, keep your head up, and move on to that next project. Learn from it, apply what you've learned to the next one, and after that, apply it to the next one. Because you can only get better with time, experience, and knowledge. Until then, stay random. And like I always say to my imaginary DJ, hit my music. One more glitch.

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Late night brains in the paper cup. They want to spin that real, let it jump, cut, freestyle, smoke in the hallway. That's so random.

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Let it all play, play, play it, play, play it, play, play. And now, now here's your host, Doc One.