The GHA features career advice and life hacks for Actors, Performers, Filmmakers and entrepreneurs from established industry guests. Join our hosts Brett Newton and Noah Edward from LA REELS as they take you on an adventure to Hollywood and eyond! This is a free show where we interview casting directors, agents, managers, filmmakers, working actors, successful entrepreneurs and authors sharing insights in the business of acting, filmmaking and entertaining as well as tips and tricks to lead a bigger, badder, better life.
37 - 36: Lisa London | Casting Director and Author of From Start to Stardom
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37 - 36: Lisa London | Casting Director and Author of From Start to Stardom
On this episode of The Great Hollywood Adventure, power house Casting Director, Lisa London, talks about the casting process and shares some of the hugely important tips for actors contained in her new book FROM START TO STARDOM. Her book is essential reading for every actor on how to survive in the business of acting. From networking to preparing for an audition, to making strong choices when you are reading for a part and what casting directors are looking for; it's is an invaluable tool for actors. Favorite Movie Moment: Gone With The End. "I don't give a damn" LINKS: twitter: @Llondoncasting http://londonstroudcasting.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FromStartToStardom http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518740 From Start to Stardom is available at: Amazon.com Samuel French Bookstore - LA The Drama Bookshop - NY Bizbooks.com - Vancouver website: www.start2stardom.com Twitter: @start2stardom facebook: www.facebook.com/FromStartToStardom instagram: @fromstarttostardom
Tue, 09 Feb 2016 - 41min
36 - 35: Shin Shimosawa | Writer, Producer, and Director
oday on The Great Hollywood Adventure we will be talking to writer, producer, and now director, Shin Shimosawa on his transition from writer/producer to director of the upcoming film, MISCONDUCT, and what it is like being on either side of the casting table. Shin has worked on films such as THE GRUDGE (1 & 2) and THE ECHO as well as television series THE FOLLOWING, The Ringer and INTELLIGENCE.
Tue, 02 Feb 2016 - 46min
35 - 34: Scott Feinberg | Contributer for The Hollywood Reporter
Today on The Great Hollywood Adventure we talk to Scott Feinberg from The Hollywood Reporter about film history, the problems with producing quality original content, and advice on how to make it in this business. He also shares his thoughts on which actors or in the lead this awards season.
Today on the Great Hollywood Adventure, we will be talking to the crew of the Actors Anonymous Podcast, Wesam and Jordan. We will discuss their journey, motivations, and the importance of having a team.
Today on the Great Hollywood Adventure we will be talking to Tehmina Sunny. Tehmina was born in London and from a very early age she put her artistic dreams aside. She went to college and got a job as a marketing executive, but one day she met an agent and decided to give acting a try. We will be talking about her transition from the world of business to the world of acting.
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 - 44min
32 - 31: SEASON 1 FINALE: Darren Darnborough | We Rehearse
Today on The Great Hollywood Adventure we will be talking to Darren Darnborough. Darren is an actor, director, film maker and entrepreneur from England. He’s been part of shows like 2 Broke Girls, True Blood, and the Darkness Descending. Today we will be talking about how he became an actor, his business (we rehearse). We will also be going over some great advice for people in the entertainment industry that need to be their own entrepreneur FAVORITE MOVIE MOMENT: In the movie Craze where the brothers go serve 2 years in the army and thegeneral does a speech for the new recruits. Listen to find out why. IMPORTANT LINKS: http://www.darrend.co.uk/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1570186/ https://twitter.com/darrendarnboro?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDarrenDarnborough https://instagram.com/darrendarnborough
Mon, 05 Oct 2015 - 48min
31 - 30: John Levey and Melanie Burgess | Casting Directors
Today on the Great Hollywood Adventure we will be talking to John Levey and Melanie Burgess. John and Melanie are casting directors of shows like Southland, ER, and Shameless. Today on the Great Hollywood Adventure we will be talking about how John got involved in casting, how John and Melanie started working together, authenticity of representation, connecting with roles, and professionalism in the audition room. Favorite Movie Moment: To Hell and Back Again, when Audie Murphy is in the tank shooting the enemy.
Important Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1309521/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505411/
Taryn Southern was born and raised in Wichita Kansas. She moved out to Los Angeles when she was 19. She is a writer, producer, actress, TV host and content creator. She is primarily known for her online work. Today on The Great Hollywood Adventure we will be talking about Taryn's change from being an actor in traditional media into new media. We will also be talking about training and development for actors, being an entrepreneur, and creating your own content.
IMPORTANT LINKS: http://tarynsouthern.com https://www.youtube.com/user/TarynSouthern http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2342543/ https://www.facebook.com/tarynsouthern https://instagram.com/tarynsouthern/ https://twitter.com/tarynsouthern
Mon, 05 Oct 2015
29 - 28: Scott Mauro | Award Winning Broadway Producer - Scott Mauro Entertainment
Scott was born and raised in New York and he went to college in buffalo. He is an executive producer, creator of theatrical productions, live events and television specials. Most of Scotts work involves him traveling back and forth from New York and Los Angeles. Today we are talking about how he got in broadway advertising, and becoming an event producer. We will also be talking about chasing your dreams, charities, and being the consultant for the Board of Center Theater Group.
Favorite movie moment: Mary Poppins: When Julie Andrews picks up animated flowers and they turn into butterflies when they're singing jolly holiday.
Important Links: http://scottmauroentertainment.com/ https://www.facebook.com/scott.mauro.779 https://twitter.com/scottso
28 - 27: Randal Kleiser | Director: Grease, White Fang, The Blue Lagoon, Flight of The Navigator
Randal Kleiser was born in July 1946 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He moved to Los Angeles and went to USC's film school when he was 18. He was the director, for films like: Grease, The blue Lagoon, Honey I Blew the Kid, and Getting it Right.
Today Randal talks to us about his new short called Defrost. We also talk about overcoming obstacles, finding a good team, branding, and marketing. We also discuss advice for the actors and film makers, and networking.
Favorite Movie Moment: The Ten Commandments: The opening of the red sea. The production design, music, and the special effects made him want to become a director.
Important Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459170/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Randal-Kleiser/108285699419 https://twitter.com/randalkleiser https://instagram.com/randalkleiser
Jeff Kleiser is a visual effects supervisor and CEO of Synthespian Studios. He has worked on movies like Tron, X-Men, and Fantastic 4. Today we talk about how he got involved In film and The Visual Effects Society. We also talk about networking, branding, training, and what its like for actors to work with green screens.
Favorite Movie Moment: A Clockwork Orange opening scene. the music and sow moving camera pulling away from the guy's eyeball.
Important Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459165/ https://www.facebook.com/jkleiser https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeff-kleiser/3/9a4/760 https://twitter.com/jeffkleiser
Tue, 08 Sep 2015
26 - 25: David Banks | Career Commercial Actor
David Banks was born in Petaluma California David Banks mostly works on commercials. He's been in commercials for companies like: Samsung, Best Buy, Kraft, California Raisins, Bank of America, and C&H Sugar. He's also been in films like: Lovesick Fool, Halloween Party, and Doing Hard Time. His first commercial was a Coors Light commercial. Today David Banks joins us to talk about finding your niche, finding the right manager and agent, and having multiple agents. We will be talking about putting your focus on a single arena and the pros and cons with that strategy. We will also be talking about the training for commercial work, and networking.
Favorite Movie Moment: Chevy Chase in vacation: " when he's flipping off the driver next to him and points out and says hey kids look a deer".
Important Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1471036/ https://www.facebook.com/davidbanks210 https://twitter.com/dynamitedork https://instagram.com/dynamitedork/
Thu, 03 Sep 2015
25 - 24: Damien Puckler | Actor - Grimm Recurring Guest Star
Damien is an actor and trained martial arts expert. In his interview on The GHA, Damien chats about how he transitioned to an acting career from a stunt background and shares some advice for fellow actors and great overall life advice. Tips from Damien include: -How to show up for auditions -How to find the reality in a script -The importance of being present and establishing genuine connections
Movie Moments: Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape" - Scene where Steve's character is throwing a baseball against the wall in solitary confinement. Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke" where Paul's character keeps getting knocked down by George Kennedy, but keeps getting back up
Links: http://www.damienpuckler.com
Tue, 01 Sep 2015
24 - 23: Shane Fazen | Fight Tips | My Fight Gym
Shane Fazen is a Tae Kwon Do black belt, international Muay Thai pro fighter, amateur boxer, personal striking coach and a fitness instructor. He was born and raised in Philadelphia. Before Shane dedicated himself full time to creating youtube videos he was a bartender and a personal trainer. Today shane joins us and talks about running his youtube page( Fight tips), teaching people self defense, and his fighting experiences.
Favorite Movie Moment:
Terminator 2: There is no fate but what you make for yourself.
KC Wayland and Grayson Stone are the team behind the "We’re Alive" podcast, a zombie apocalypse drama set in Los Angeles with several seasons and over 36 million downloads. KC started "We're Alive" back in 2009 and has grown the show to cult status. Grayson joined KC's team as an intern and is now a producer on the show. Brett and Noah get the scoop from Wayland and Stone on: • The struggles of a podcast drama (Scheduling, Casting, Revenue) • Advice for directors and content creators • Upcoming plans for the "We're Alive" Team
Links http://www.werealive.com
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
22 - 21: Allen Barton | Beverly Hills Playhouse CEO
Allen Barton Allen was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, grew up in nearby Lexington, and returned to Cambridge to attend and graduate from Harvard University, where he majored in Russian & Soviet Studies. After he finished at Harvard he moved out to LA. Today Allen Barton joins us and talks about being an actor, play write, director, classical pianist, and being CEO of the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Favorite movie moment: The opening scene from Ordinary People. He likes the way Redford uses cutting techniques and music to draw in the audience’s attention.
Ray Jimenez is founder of Embolden Entertainment, a management company representing personalities in Music, Sports, Modeling, Acting, and beyond. Noah and Brett sit down with Ray and track through his involvement with entertainment from singing at a young age to event production and corporate dealings.
Key moments detailed by Ray include:
His beginnings in talent management and gaining clientsAvoiding saturation as artists in an overcrowded industry4 factors online content creators MUST hone in onDo you have Dreams or do you have Goals?
20 - 19: Scott Sedita | Scott Sedita Acting Studio
Scott is an acting coach and motivational speaker. He is also the author of the bestselling books, “The Eight Characters of Comedy, A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing” and “Scott Sedita’s Guide To Making It In Hollywood. 3 Steps to Success. 3 Steps to Failure." With over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Scott began his career as a talent agent in New York. Scott moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and launched his acting studio in 1998.
Movie/Sitcom Moment: Norman Lear's sitcom "All in the Family." because it was funny, racey, and inappropriate.
Gary Marsh is the founder of Breakdown Services, which is one of the most widely utilized casting systems used by actors and talent agents. Gary built Breakdown Services from the ground up with actors/actresses in mind. He is also an actor known for his role in the film, Camelot. Originally from England, he immigrated to Canada, only later to move to the United States at the age of 10. Movie Moment: His own scene in Camelot, playing opposite to Richard Harris.
To learn more about Breakdown Services and Gary Marsh, visit these websites:
Olaniyi is a former NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints. He is currently a firefighter & entrepreneur. He works with young elite athletes, training them to develop the habits & mindset necessary to dominate their sport and their life. His brand ImNotYou.com is reserved for highly competitive athletes, who desire to take their game to new and dominant levels, and refuse to “fit in” and settle for average. Movie Moment: "Aim small, miss small." The Patriot.
17 - 16: Brian Patacca | Life and Career Coach for Actors and Leader of the Actor Accountability Salon
Brian Patacca is a Life and Career Coach for Actors and Actresses and Leader of the Actor Accountability Salon. His resume for teaching and coaching actors has spanned years and locations in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Patacca’s personal work has delved in and out of commercial and television acting, with beginnings Off-Broadway in New York.
Brian details with Brett and Noah on:
Who you SHOULD be networking withAre you being an actor? (Creating content, writing, attending classes, etc)What content you should and should not have circulatingHonoring your ‘look’ in the industry and taking advantage of itHis self-proclaimed “7 Wonders of the Working Actor”
Movie Moment: “Empire of the Sun” Christian Bale’s character returning to abandoned childhood home
Hal Elrod is a #1 Bestselling Author, born on May 30 in 1979. His last book “The Miracle Morning” inspired thousands of people and improved their lifes. Today we have Hal Elrod at the Great Hollywood Adventure and we talk about his #1 Bestselling book “The Miracle Morning”, his experience with a near fatal car accident and his successful recovery.
John Rosenfeld is an acting teacher. he is mostly known for his work in bruce almighty (2003), Rat Bastard (1998) and The Dangling Conversation (2004).
Today John joins us and talk to us about how he became an acting teacher and technique that he uses in his class. We also talk about being an actor, the difference in acting in New York and LA, and success in networking.
Favorite Movie Moment: "Heaven Can Wait" - When he tells Jack warden, "I’M JOE PENDELTON!"
Important Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742550/ http://www.johnrosenfeld.com https://www.facebook.com/john.rosenfeld.35 infojohnrosenfeld.com
Alexis Carra is an Actress, Dancer, and Producer with credits in several Broadway plays including “Wicked” and TV series performances on “Mixology” and “Recovery Road”. A native of Tampa, FL with Argentinen and Cuban ancestry, Yale graduate Carra spent seven years performing on and off Broadway before moving out to L.A. and building up traction in television. With Brett and Noah, Carra goes into detail on:
• The “U-Shaped Curve” for actresses and actors • Her tense “Mixology” audition • Finding an accountabilty friend • The New Hollywood Group, a women’s goal group and how small actions act as compound interest for bigger ones.
Movie Moment(s): Mary Tyler Moore’s character in “Ordinary People” “All That Jazz”
Today at GHA we have a talk with Irina Voronina. Irina is a Public Figure with 5 million + Facebook fans & Twitter Followers. Formerly Playboy’s Miss January, voted Model of the year, with several print campaigns and magazine appearances.Today we’ll talk about her way from the model industry into the entertainment industry. Also she tells us about all the various things she did and does in the industry and why she doesn’t know how to swim.
Favorite movie moment: “Jaws” - She doesn’t know how to swim. youtube.com/irinavoronina https://instagram.com/irinavoronina https://twitter.com/irinavoronina http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1143016/ https://www.facebook.com/irinavoroninafanpage
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
12 - 11: Howard Lapides | Lapides Entertainment Organization - Talent Manager
Howard Lapides is a manager in show business. he’s been involved in radio and comedy. he has worked with people like Dr.Drew, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carola, Tom Green, Carson Daly, and Mike Catherwood. He has a management company called Lapides Entertainment Organization that focuses on talk, and comedy. Today Howard joins us to talk about his journey from radio, to owning a comedy club, to producing the movie (Freddy Got Fingered 2001). Favorite Movie Moment: When they clear out the hospital in the godfather and a nurse walks in to see Al Pacino’s dad. Important links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487505/ https://www.facebook.com/lapidesh https://twitter.com/talkshowz
Tracy Mapes is the Director of Celebrity Endorsements, Branding, and Reality at the prestigious Imperium 7 Talent Agency. She has a done a lot of things in the business — Production , Writing , Producing , Directing , Casting , and ten years of expertise as a Talent Agent , which aids in the day to day operations of IMPERIUM 7. She started her career as a child actor and spend most of her life , “Growing Up In The Business” , which led to her finding herself on the other side of the camera eventually. Movie moment: Moonstruck - last scene. everyone gathering at the kitchen table
Important links: https://twitter.com/femalearigold http://www.imperium-7.com/mapesbio.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2199510/ https://www.facebook.com/tracy.mapes.5 http://roiinfluencer.com/the-team/tracy-mapes/ https://www.facebook.com/Imperium7 https://twitter.com/imperium_7 http://www.imdb.com/company/co0093362/
Ajarae Coleman is a successful actress as well as a director and entrepreneur. She was raised in New Jersey and now she lives in Los Angeles where she gets to raise the creative bar for herself every day. She got a biological Anthropology degree at Havard , trained at UCLA and the Beverly Hills Playhouse , and booked roles on ABC's PRIVATE PRACTICE and SCANDAL , NBC's DAYS OF OUR LIVES. She is most known for her roles in "Casting Notice" , "Iron Man 2" and "I Hate L.A.". Best movie moment: randy jackson drops microfone Important links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2976368/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 http://www.ajarae.com/ https://twitter.com/ajarae https://www.facebook.com/AjaraeColeman https://plus.google.com/+AjaraeColeman/posts
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
9 - 08: Helene Phillips | Choreographer | Director
Helene Phillips was born on September 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. She is a passionate dancer and has always been one. “Came out of the womb dancing” she tells us. She was a dancer major at UCLA and had a year long scholarship at the Roland Dupree Dance Academy. She was part of “Solid Gold”, “The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite”, “Staying Alive”, “Going Berserk”, “Dr. Detroit” and also “Airwolf”. Phillips worked as a dance choreographer on the films “A Chorus Line” , “Jane Austen’s Mafia” , “Papa’s Angels” and “Bad Boy”. She was assistant choreographer for Michael Jackson’s 17-minute space fantasy opus “Captain Eo” and Madonna”s “Who’s That Girl?” world tour. She now teaches a master class on dancing at the Edge Dance Studio in Hollywood, California. Favorite Movie Moment: The soundtrack of the movie “Scent of a Woman” by Thomas Newman. Links: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680448/ http://helenephillips.com/ http://www.edgepac.com/teachers/phillips_helene/phillips_helene.htm https://www.facebook.com/helene.phillips.75
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
8 - 07: Mark Teschner | Casting Director: "General Hospital"
Mark Teschner is the casting director of “General Hospital”, which is a show running for 52 years already. Before that, he lived in New York and worked on Broadway Sets and did lots of other things around the business of an actor. In today’s episode we talk with Mark Teschner about what it is like being a successful casting director and what role actors play into it. He talks about how actors can practice and train their acting to keep it up, even with a small budget for acting classes or headshot. Also he gives advice how to network properly to achieve in the long term and what impact filmmakers have on this world.
This time at The GHA: Being a casting director Branding and marketing for actors Practice and create projects as an actor Networking properly Role of filmmakers in this world
7 - 06: Charles Rahi Chun - Actor - "The Interview" "Dumb and Dumber"
Charles Rahi Chun was born in New York and bi-culturally raised in Utah, Seoul, Korea and Southern California. Charles has roles in TV shows including Criminal Minds, Scrubs, Law and Order: LA, Castle, Bones, ER, as well as movies: Next, The Brothers Solomon, MI:3 and The Interview. Today Charles joins us to talk about how climbed his way to where he is today. We talk about why it’s important to take care of your mind to keep an unoccupied mind and your performance at it’s best. We also talk about his life in general and how he observes the things that happen in his life. Favorite movie moment: Allen Parkers: ”Fame” “Hot Lunch Jam” 4 minute scene in the cafeteria where one kid starts playing with drumsticks on his table and then the guy with the saxophone joins in and soon the the dancers, danced and the singers, sung.
Important links: http://somaticsexualwholeness.com/ https://twitter.com/charlesrahichun http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161130/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm
Fern Champion was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Fern has been a casting director in Films and television series like: Saturday Night Fever, The Mask, War and Remembrance, Beverly Hills 90210, Full House, Friday the 13th, and Mortal Kombat. Today Fern lives in studio city and she continues cast for television shows and feature films. Today Fern joins us to talk about how she got started in casting. She also shares advice on networking, and making it in show business. Her current projects include Texas Rising, Million Dollar Quartet, Disconnected, Divas. Favorite movie moment: pretty woman
Important links: https://twitter.com/championcasting http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150703/bio
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
5 - 04: Alex Czuleger - The Green Room
Alex Czuleger was born in Santa Monica, grown up in west L.A., went to a high school in L.A., and studied in California State University-Long Beach. His father is a judge, his mother is a best selling novelist, and his brother is a playwright. He was a actor in college, after he graduated, he got a job in a talent agency, then he made his dream come true to start a company,The Green Room, and began his successful career as an manager. Favorite Movie Moment: Dave(1993) Great takeaways in this episode: -The job of an actor is very simple -Challenge yourself, and always work with people who are better than you -Make the change and do it
Alex’s Social Media https://www.facebook.com/alex.czuleger THE GREENROOM https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Green-Room/266984663508813?sk=timeline
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
4 - 03: John Sudol - "Acting: Face to Face"
John Sudol, is an acting coach for over 30 years now. Before that, he was a successful actor and a director. In today’s episode we talk with John Sudol about how he started up his career in the industry and his experience. In addition, John talks about his book “Acting: Face to Face” and gives insights about what your face says about you and how you can use it as a brand . This time at GHA: • Struggling in the industry • Letting acting-career kick off • Using your face as a brand • Creating a fanbase Favorite Movie Moment: Dog day afternoon Al Pacino in car holding gun to head.
John’s Social Media: http://www.languageoftheface.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ languageoftheface https://twitter.com/johnsudolstudio https://www.youtube.com/user/johnsudol/featured?view_as=public
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
3 - 02: Damian Pellicone - Boys in Tech, New Media Vault
In today’s episode we talk with Damian Pelliccione about how he got into the business and how he established himself to stay. Also, he has some great advice for actors and content producers to gain a foothold in the industry, how to create an online presence and how to build the right connections.
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
2 - 01: Joseph Pearlman - Pearlman Acting Academy
Today in the podcast we are talking to Joseph Pearlman about his way to where he is today and what he's doing that makes him the person he is. He talks about the key points to auditions and what exactly makes you a good actor yourself and not just a copy of someone else.
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Noah and Brett introduce the podcast and discuss their philosophy on filmmaking and life.
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