Meet Travis Brown

We recently connected with Travis Brown and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Travis, so excited to have you with us today, particularly to get your insight on a topic that comes up constantly in the community – overcoming creativity blocks. Any thoughts you can share with us?

One of the keys for me has been simply doing it, even when it doesn’t feel convenient or comfortable. Creativity is the fuel that keeps the engine going. When I’m not creating, it feels like a piece of my life is missing. Because I’m passionate about what I create, I never treat it as just another hobby or mundane task. When you truly love what you’re doing, it rarely feels like a burden or hard work, even though there’s plenty of hard work involved.

Another way I beat creative blocks is by “doing” rather than “talking.” Once I commit myself to a story I believe in, I stay with it. Even if it takes months or years, I keep finding ways to think it through and get it done. Sometimes that means reaching out to trusted peers for an honest critique of my work. And once I get that feedback, I’m right back in my writer’s room, or at my local Starbucks, pushing my story across the finish line.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I’m from Bridgeville, Delaware. My journey as a director began in theater, where I wrote, produced, and directed plays for about eight years. In 2007, I launched my production company, Browntown Studios, as the flagship brand for all my creative productions.

Eventually, I transitioned out of the theater world and moved into filmmaking after starting film school at Wilmington University. In April of 2015, I relocated to Los Angeles and have been working professionally as a filmmaker ever since.

One of the most exciting milestones in that journey was signing a distribution deal with Gravitas Ventures. In April of this year, they released our feature film A Lion’s Game on Apple TV, Prime Video, and other major streaming and cable platforms. That was a huge moment for me and the team because it finally gave us the opportunity to share our work on a global stage.

What makes my work special is the way I am building stories across different lanes. With Browntown Studios, I am developing feature films in multiple genres, from thrillers to dramas, always with the goal of crafting something that entertains but also resonates on a deeper level.

Alongside that, I am growing Browntown Publishing, releasing short stories, inspirational stories, and novels.

Right now, I am focused on expanding this pipeline of stories and projects with new films, new books, and the continued growth of my brands in ways that inspire others to chase their own creative dreams.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

I think the three qualities that most impacted my journey would be resilience, discipline, and belief. Having a foundation of these three has carried me through every season of my journey, even the hard times. For those earlier in their journey, laying a foundation of these three qualities will determine how far you go and how long you last.

You develop these qualities through consistency. It’s not about how fast you’re moving, as long as you’re moving. There may be times when you look around and it seems like others are advancing ahead of you, becoming more successful before you, and doors are swinging wide for them while you’re still waiting in the wings. That’s where consistency matters, when you keep building, keep believing, and keep dreaming even if the odds seem stacked against you and the dream feels impossible.

We’ve all got limited resources, time, energy, focus etc – so if you had to choose between going all in on your strengths or working on areas where you aren’t as strong, what would you choose?

I think it’s wise for us to invest in areas where we feel we need to improve, because if we neglect them, it can be that one weakness or even a combination of them that becomes our downfall. I don’t say that from a pessimistic point of view, but as a reality of life. It’s not just flaws we need to be aware of, but also skill sets that may need sharpening.

For example, as a director, even though I have extensive experience, I realized there were areas I wanted to grow in, such as adding more movement to my scenes, understanding cinematography on a deeper level, and really learning how to work with actors on camera. To strengthen those skills, I enrolled in the UCLA Extension Directing Program. Taking that step allowed me to build on the strengths I already had as a director while also improving in areas that make my work stronger overall.

I believe in constant improvement. No matter how successful or competent we become, it’s always important to have the mindset that there is something new to learn, something else to add to our arsenal or our tool belt. Focusing only on strengths might carry us far, but strengthening our weaker areas ensures we can go the distance.

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