Actor And Agent

First ever guest on Actor & Agent and it's the greatest of all beings... The Joshua Young. He's primarily a screenwriter but to us, we've seen him wear many hats. He been an actor, an acting coach, voice artist, producer, video editor ... and I'm sure I still haven't covered it all.  Joshua and Jen used to live together in Vancouver, BC in an Earth worm and centipede infested basement apartment (for their first apartment) and became each others champion. 

After listening to this episode you'll understand why we are all friends.  In this episode Joshua talks his way in to the industry... where he hopes to keep pushing and how much blood he's donated.... it's A LOT!

Snejina gets into the nitty gritty of the main pitfalls to avoid when you're represented and how you can stand out of the crowd.  Snejina owns two agencies.  One for talent (actors, voiceover etc) and the other for the modelling side in Vancouver, Canada.

Extremely informative at giving anyone a clearer idea of the day-to-day trials and tribulations of agenting.

Next week... a guest!

Our light-hearted chat continues as two best friends that happen to also be an Actor and an Agent.  

We talk our experiences of both being on set as background/supporting artists/extras.  Snejina talks the other side of also having worked in Background Casting and also being a BG Agent.  The drop out rate for some shows and excuses.  Whilst Jen covers how she then felt being on set as an actor around other BG when something goes wrong.

Comparison between the UK and Canada.

Jen (Actor) and Snejina (Agent) discuss their first ever meeting many moons ago that all stemmed from a representation email.  Now, living in separate countries, they are best friends using this time to go over first impressions.  Whilst other episodes will be more industry based, this first episode gives you a sense of our humours and an insight into our personalities.

If you want to dive right in, I'd head to episode two which is all about Extra Work/Background/Supporting Artist/Background Actor and our experiences within in that and whether it's worth it from an acting and from an agency perspective.

Where do we get our lovely music from? Oh, just the one and only Jeff Bryant. Listen to a trailer of his latest album. You can find him on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.

Enjoy!

Does what it says on the tin!  Jen talks about what to expect from future episodes on Actor & Agent and to give you a taster of how it all might feel to just kick back and listen.