We recently connected with Nico Lavachek and have shared our conversation below.

Nico, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

A feature I made called The Chemists is the most meaningful project I’ve done. I wrote it during the height of the COVID pandemic, not sure if it would ever be made. I’m inspired by actors because their jobs are difficult for so many reasons. It’s an incredibly complex art form that I believe deserved its own movie. I’m not an actor, but so much of myself is in the main character, Jack. He’s a creative trying to reach his full potential but can’t seem to find his big break. The struggles of becoming the artist you want to be is a topic I wanted to touch on, and of course that’s personal to me. Jack became a character that represented me and I hope that other people can relate to what he’s going through in the film.

Nico, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I graduated from film school in 2022 and became a PA for a couple different TV shows and independent movies. While I was doing that, I was still in production on The Chemists, which I started in mid-2021. My best friend/producing partner, Mason Bosworth, got the film on its feet and we decided to formally create a production company called Corbyn Cross Picture Company. We became official this year and have already produced two pilots, a short film and we are currently looking to get The Chemists distributed. We want Corbyn Cross to be the go-to production company for music videos, ads, narrative shorts and features. Mason and I have plenty of experience bringing ideas from paper onto the screen and we plan on bringing all our clients’ ideas to fruition.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Entertaining others. Giving someone what all of my favorite movies and shows gave me is the best feeling. You work so hard for so long and you just have to remind yourself why you’re voluntarily enduring the stress and the hundreds of problems that arise during a shoot day. Eventually having that final product makes it all worth it.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I’ve wasted so many hours trying to methodically map out a story before writing and it’s just never worked for me. Being taught to do that went against everything I felt and puts a ton of pressure on myself. Writing became homework and I had to start over, forget everything I was taught, and figure out what works for me. I write full drafts and then map out the story, I like to improvise. I think I find my stories through the dialogue I come up with as I go. Is that wrong? I don’t know. I think it’s weird to make everyone create art so formally.

Contact Info:

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