Salim Gallow | Animator and Anime Studio Owner
The Dream Podcast
In This Episode We Discuss: Salim's journey and struggles as an animator for anime and his involvement within the Apple TV Company for several noteable films.
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Melissa McNerney | Actor and Producer
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 4:00 Breakdowns Today 7:30 The Importance of Availability 11:20 Melissa's Role as a Producer 15:00 The Different Kinds of Producers 17:20 Melissa's Shift From Acting to Producing 20:00 Melissa's Mindset 21:15 Advice For People Wanting to Get Into Production 35:17 We Play a Game
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Peter Garafalo|DP
The Dream Podcast
In This Episode We Discuss: 3:19 Underrepresentation and Overrepresentation in Film 4:56 The Development of More Roles for Diversity 6:15 The Typical DP/Grip/Electric Demographic 7:23 Peter's Own Experience with Demographics Behind The Camera 9:30 What BTS People Can Do To Diversify 18:00 The Role of the DP with the Director 21:11 Peter's Insight For Actors 25:45 We Play A Litttle Game
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Naomi Grossman|Actor, Writer, and Producer
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 2:42 A Breakdown of the Casting Process 4:31 The Quick Turnaround Time for an Actor 7:40 Who Holds the Power to Cast 10:00 Why You Should Go to Every Event 14:00 Naomi's Post Auditioning Strategy 14:41 Naomi's Acting Journey 17:16 How She Motivated Herself and Overcame Discouragement 24:06 Creating Your Own Content 25:36 Naomi's Big Break with American Horror Story and Beyond 41:40 After the Audition 43:20 Actors Interacting in the Waiting Room. Versus Now 50:00 Naomi's Advice to Actors 54:50 We Play a Little Game Naomi said the...
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Matt Pattersen|Writer
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 3:00 Matt's personal acting experience 6:40 Matt co-producing as well as writing 8:15 The music industry in comparison to the film industry and how they parallel 15:00 Social media's role to an actor 19:15 How streaming platforms work 21:05 Sustainable acting 28:50 How I found Matt 29:40 Never give up because he was only supposed to work at Warner Brother's for a day 31:03 Why it's so hard to get booked 32:00 What actors go through 35:55 His experience being on set with an intolerable actor 39:04 His experience...
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Rose Rosen|Casting Director
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 3:12 Authentic Casting 4:00 Lack of Authentic Jewish Casting 12:38 The Possibility of Casting A Person That Didn't Fit The Original "Look" 14:12 A Numbers Breakdown for The Casting Process 18:08 Why Getting Close to a Casting Director Is Useless 20:15 What Not To Do to a Casting Director 21:18 Rose's Casting Process 30:17 We Play a Little Game Rose gave us a step by step inside look at the casting process- did you know how that worked?
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Dominic Medina|Producer
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 2:20 The biggest things in film 3:40 The toughest age to be in the industry 4:28 Older actor advantages 6:14 The audition 6:50 Self taping 7:55 Not hitting your mark 8:52 The disadvantage of non in-person auditions 15:00 Making connections 18:50 What the best way is to make connections 22:40 Why Dominic got into producing 35:00 A reminder for all actors 36:52 We play a little game Dominic said sometimes it's more important to hit your mark than be a great actor. Are you hitting your mark?
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Karlie Loland-Ringer|Casting Director
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 3:05 The acting path is a step by step process 3:50 Oftentimes we don't think we need to understand the technology/technicalities of self taping and winning the room 9:43 What to focus on when self- taping 10:08 What not to do with a Casting Director 11:27 Standing out in the casting process 13:24 How casting directors respond when you tell them you're an actor 14:15 The annoyances that casting directors experience 17:08 Is an agent a good idea? 18:30 The difference between a manager and an agent and when you should get one 22:13 How...
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Mary Rachel Quinn|Actor and Acting Coach
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 2:14 The issue of state legislators not being proactive with funds for films in FL to increase our exposure 7:50 How Atlanta is coming ahead of everyone else in film and tv 8:38 How she is a working actress AND in Florida 9:30 Actors can work ANYWHERE now 10:02 Auditioning is our job booking is our bonus 11:29 How the acting industry has evolved from then to now 13:40 Networking!!! 15:30 Say yes to extra work 21:20 Mary Rachel's opinion of agents 27:00 Create your own content 30:55 Submit to film schools 31:52 When actors...
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Lori Wyman|Casting Director
The Dream Podcast
In this episode we discuss: 3:00 Why it’s easy to self tape as an actor today 4:00 Tips for good self tapes 10:00 Self tapes gone wrong 10:45 What Lori does to help actors improve 14:55 How to pick a good self tape background 16:30 What to wear in a self tape 19:13 How agents view actors and the necessity of agents 22:20 Recommendations for new actors and the “catch 22” dilemma 27:06 Why actors should create their own content 31:49 Connections are everything 34:12 Inspirational motivation to actors Lori said that in order to...
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7:30 The value of agents
12:03 How she teaches her students to reach the level they're aspiring to reach
13:13 How to view a lack of motivation in this industry/ not getting booked
14:20 Nurturing your creative side
16:09 What personally motivates her
18:20 Eugenie's inspirational story of being in a rut and coming out of it
25:25 The COVID issue affecting small productions
Eugenie shared inspiring stories and motivation for actors stuck in a rut. Have you been in a rut? And how did you come out of it?