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A conversation with SPA CEO Matthew Deaner
What does SPA do
What resources SPA offer to Producers chasing their first credit and tips and tricks
Current issues and opportunities in the Australian industry
Why minimum Australian content quotas are so important and what could the model look like
Why commissioners are risk averse
Screen Forever Conference and how its beneficial for emerging Producers
How other countries are implementing quotas on their local content.
Emerging producers can still make their mark with Short films and low budget content.
How to be successful in building a relationship with commissioners
Intellectual property and how importance ownership is. What happens if producers lose too much of their IP and how to protect IP rights.
Episode Page:
https://www.twounemployedactors.com/Screen-Producers-Australia
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Max talks with LA Casting Director Andy Roth who specialises in Voice Over work.
Andy Roth , LA Casting Director talks about how he started in Voice Over Casting, building his own Casting business and then Directing.
Its not who you know, it's who knows you!
Some great insights for Actors around auditioning, whether its for Voice or not.
How to navigate the ‘business of connections… and relationships’.
Advice on how to start in voiceovers
How to manage getting direction in the voice booth and having the confidence to make the choices that you feel are right.
Elevating your voice over auditions through physical movement.
Home studio set ups and the need to add your ‘studio sample’ to your website.
Advice on getting an Agent, current industry trends and so much more…
Max talks with Director and Producer of the Documentary ‘The Promise’ Jye Currie
They talk the challenges of Producing and Directing a Documentary
Advice for other creatives wanting to produce a Documentary
The balance between telling a personal story and presenting facts
Managing the wellbeing of crew when filming sensitive and difficult subject matter
Max talks with New York Acting Coach Terry Knickerbocker
Terry established the ‘Terry Knickerbocker Studio’ in NYC and works with Actors like Daniel Craig, Michelle Williams, Sam Rockwell, Austin Butler, and Boyd Holbrook who plays the villain Klaber in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”
What drew Terry to Meisner?
What was involved in establishing his extraordinary faculty?
How to approach Auditions
How to make your small part work
And so many more great tips for both established and emerging Actors.
It's the 100th Episode
A time to look back on all the highlights
Max also updates us on whats the next project...
Acting Coach Anthony Meindl & Two Unemployed Actors – Episode 99
- The business of Acting
- What are Actors struggling with the most
- The new book ‘Unstuck’
- How Unstuck can help other creatives
- How do you remove the blocks that get in our way
- The importance of defining what success is for you
Episode Page: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/anthonymeindl
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Max interviews Actor DAMIEN STROUTHOS
- What is it like working with a great cast like Sam Niell, Marta Dusseldorp and Kate Mulvaney
- How do you bring more to your character than was on the page.
- What was Darren Gilshenan's advice to Damien?
- The benefit of revisiting Shakespeare
- 8 months of presenting Shakespeare to school children
- The benefit of Drama School where the Showcase has all Agents in the room.
Episode Page: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/damienstrouthos
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Max interviews Actor Harriet Gordon – Anderson
- Hamlet v the plague
- From academic graduate to WAAPA
- Navigating through the industry
- Approaching a character from featured guest in Television to a lead on stage.
Episode Page:
https://www.twounemployedactors.com/harrietgordonanderson
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Max interviews Home & Away Actor Shane Withington
- The great training ground that is working on set of Home & Away
- How to set up for success on a television series
- Playing ‘John Palmer” on Home & Away for over 14 years and the famous character Shane lent on for inspiration.
- Advice for up & coming Actors looking to work in television
- What a normal week on Home & Away looks like
- How the cast & crew are shooting through Covid
Episode Page: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/shanewithington
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Max interviews Acting Coach Miranda Harcourt
- How Miranda works with Directors like Jane Campion, Peter Jackson, Taika Waititi and emerging Directors.
- How to build chemistry fast
- What are actors consistently asking for help with
- What its like working with famous Actors
- How Miranda approaches her Masterclass for Professional Actors
- The power of listening as an Actor
- The magic of finding your flow
Episode page: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/Miranda-Harcourt
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Max interviews Dialect Coach Paige Walker
What does it take to perfect an accent?
The 3 things Aussie Actors are doing wrong
The difference between Stage and Screen
Being audition ready
Episode Webpage: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/PaigeWalkerEpisode94
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What are Max & Sam watching?
Listen now for some great recommendations.
Max also reviews The Drovers Wife after attending an industry event
Episode Webpage: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/whataretheywatchingepisode93
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- In Australia you cant afford to write only in a specific genre
- Advice for Actors who want to write
- What the real police said about an episode of Crime Drama
- Reality TV vs Scripted
- Pitching advice
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Episode page link:
https://www.twounemployedactors.com/chriscorbett
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- Staying motivated
- Its quality over quantity when we get to rehearse
- Always make time to evaluate where you are in your Acting journey
- The irony of Max taking time from Acting to develop the Podcast and establish a Production Company, both designed to create more Acting projects.
- Will Max do another student film?
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- How her approach to a character has changed from 8yr old Actor to now,
- Working across comedy and drama roles
- Being prepared for a TV schedule vs Film
- The challenges of filming throughout Covid
- What would you go back and tell your young Actor self?
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Its all about auditions.As Actors now we have to get better at auditioning via a 'Self Tape'.Max and Sam share their tech setups, how they approach auditions as Actors, even how they edit and how self tapes is changing the Actor - Agent - Casting Director relationship.
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- What does an Agent look for in an Actor
- How have Showreels changed over the years and what stands out
- The unique challenges of 50 worders
- Advice on Self Taping vs Auditioning in the room
- What to do now that you have an Agent
- When to look for representation in LA
We chat with Chris Hemsworth's Agent Mark Morrissey.
- How to approach comedy v drama
- What mistakes are up & coming Actors making when attempting comedy
- Comedy and Shakespeare
- We explore the world of Improv
- Tips for success
A lot can go wrong on set - Two Unemployed Actors - Episode 86
- Max & Sam share their own on-set horror stories
- They also react to other real stories from set
- Anousha demystifies the Casting process
- How to handle audition nerves
- Tips for nailing that audition
- MAX & SAM recap on two amazing guests Christiaan Van Vuuren and Sam Hargrave and why they were inspired by them
- MAX has an update on his passion project
- Where will the Podcast be in late March… L.A.
- Max & Sam talk to Director Sam Hargrave from the set of Extraction 2
- From Stuntman to Stunt Co-Ordinator & Director Sam Hargrave shares his inspiration, talks about his Marvel experience and that amazing 12 minute action sequence from Extraction.
- Plenty of insights for up & coming Actors
Max & Sam chat to Writer, Actor, & Director Christiaan Van Vuuren
Famous since ‘Bondi Hipsters’, Christiaan talks all things Acting
From creating your own opportunities to Directing and lots in between
What are Max & Sam watching and why?
How to prepare for a busy TV show work schedule
It's still important to 'not wait for a part'.