Fran HoepfnerInterview
Associate Video Director (The Onion), stand-up comedian
Adapted from Fran Hoepfner's interview on Uses This, published 24 May 2018. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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At the office, I use a new 13" 2017 MacBook Air that is provided for me; at home, I use a still very good 13" 2015 MacBook Air.
I have an iPhone 8 that I use even though I think my hands are marginally too small for its size.
I also wear a Fitbit Alta in black.
Communication
I use Frame.io to leave notes in post-production.
Much to my own dismay and distraction, I use Slack to chat with coworkers and occasionally send assets more quickly.
Productivity
Though I use Google Calendar at work, I swear by Moleskine Planners for all of my personal appointments and commitments.
I use Trello to check in on projects.
A lot of my comedy is multimedia-based, and I use Keynote to make presentations.
Notes
I use Final Draft 10 to edit scripts at work (revisions mode is wonderful).
Coding & Development
Media
In the interest of fun and keeping track of what garbage I listen to, I have a Spotify Premium account.
Other
To make my work life --- much of which is starting into screens all day --- more tolerable, I also use f.lux to take some of the blues out of my screen.