Art Craft Truth with Russ Camarda

Russ talks the Craft of Acting with Isiah

Whitlock Jr. an

American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO

television series The Wire

as well as being a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee.

He

has also appeared in films including Goodfellas, Pieces of April, 1408, Enchanted, Cedar Rapids,

Pete’s Dragon,

Cars 3, The Old Man and the Gun,

All Square and I Care a Lot, and television series including The Good Cop,

Veep, Chappelle's Show, Your Honor,

and several roles across installments of the Law and Order

franchise.

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Youtube here:

Links

Isiah Bobblehead

https://www.sheeeeeeeeeit.com/

IMDB Isiah

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926086/

Links

to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

Russ Talks craft of of COMEDY with Henry Phillips -- a musical comedian from

Los Angeles known for his Comedy Central Presents special, his

songs for two award-winning musicals, Blake: the Musical and Chips,

and for co-writing and starring in the semi-autobiographical movie Punching the Clown which won several awards,

most notably the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival[1]

and is critically acclaimed, currently holding an 86% fresh rating on the review

aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

His series of satirical YouTube cooking videos called "Henry's

Kitchen," in which he tries and fails to cook food, make friends, and

impress women, was described by Sarah

Silverman as "the best cooking show ever",[3][4]

and his other web series "You and Your Fu*king Coffee" was produced

by Jash and

features well-known guest stars including Mike Judge

and Ashley Johnson.[5]

Phillips has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[6]

Bob

and Tom,[7]

The Dr. Demento Radio Show, and the podcasts WTF with Marc Maron,[8]

Matt is a Theatre and television actor with an extensive acting resume…on the New York stage for years, becoming a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene. As a writer, his work includes the digital series ADULT ED, the plays INTERSTATES ,DEACON OF THE BRONX , ONE MAN DROWNED  and NO NO NO YES.

On television, Matt was a Series Regular on Amazon’s hit Prime Original, “Just Add Magic: New Protectors”. Other TV credits include “Homeland”, "Blue Bloods", “Person Of Interest”, “Do No Harm”, “CSI:NY”, “Onion SportsDome”, “Law & Order”, Lifetime’s “My Sordid Affair”, and a recurring role on CBS’ “Tommy”

Another enlightening conversation with a true working artist.

WATCH the Video version on Youtube here:

https://youtu.be/wzhoXZfgKI4

Links

Matt’s Website

https://www.mattdellapina.com

IMDB Matt Dellapina

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2768526/

Matts Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/mattdellapina/

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

Russ talks with The woman behind the performances in the cutting room… Michelle Tesoro,

The  EDITOR of projects that include “The Queens Gambit”, “House of Cards”, “On the Basis of Sex”, “Newsroom” and many more and I talk about how the film editor helps find the hidden gems in the footage to help build a performance and create the story.

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Links

Michelle's IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2026939/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

Russ talks with with a TRUE PIONEER in her craft.. She was the FIRST FEMALE REPORTER to join 70 male colleagues on the financial beat at Kyodo News, Japan’s largest wire service.

She is a  columnist and writes for prestigious magazines in Japan . Her reporting has focused on business and political news and cultural feature stories. She covered the 2008 presidential election  from the Iowa caucuses to the Presidential Inauguration Day. She has interviewed include; Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook   Eric Schmit, Google’s CEO, Steve Chen, founder of YouTube, John Bolton and  Ted Turner.

Watch Youtube Version Here:

https://youtu.be/GV5YCEu_2JY

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

Russ talks with Hugh O’Gorman . Hugh is an actor, director and writer, active in professional theatre for 25 years; He is the Head of Acting at California State University Long Beach where he oversees the BA and MFA actor training programs. Hugh has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and at over a dozen of the nation’s most respected Regional Theatres and Shakespeare Festivals. He is a founding member of New York City’s Mint Theatre Company (2002 Drama Desk Award). For four years Hugh portrayed Jeff Singer on AMC’s critically acclaimed, Emmy and Cable Ace award-winning show Remember WENN (SAG Award nomination). As well as HBO’s multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning John Adams, among many others.  Hugh is the author of the book “The Keys to Acting”; he is also a faculty member of MICHA: the Michael Chekhov Association, and runs his own acting studio in Los Angeles, The Praxis Studio. Hugh is the national Co-Chair of the Craftsmen of National Alliance of Acting Teachers.

In This conversation Russ and Hugh explore every acting method from Stanislavski and Chekov to Method , Meisner and Mamet. 

CHECK OUT YOUTUBE VERSION HERE:

https://youtu.be/fBcQI-TRZOw

Links

Hughs Links

http://www.hughogorman.com

Hughs Book

https://www.amazon.com/Keys-Acting-OGORMAN-HUGH/dp/0757587259/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hugh+ogorman&qid=1619457273&sr=8-1

Hughs IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641067/

Mint theatre

https://minttheater.org

National Alliance of Acting Teachers

http://actingteachers.org/about/

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

Russ talks with an award-winning Indie Filmmaker in New York Elias Plagianos.  With dozens of films under his belt, Elias discusses the craft and the art of independent filmmaking.

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION ON YOUTUBE HERE:

https://youtu.be/huoY-utTIAQ

Links

ELIAS’ LINKS

https://www.eliasplagianos.com

https://www.hudsonfalls.tv

ELIAS IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1717947/

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

Russ sits down with Alex Nolan guitarist, songwriter, teacher, performer who is based in New York City and specializes in rock, rhythm and blues, country, and Brazilian jazz. She has served on the faculty of the National Guitar Workshop and holds a degree from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Nolan has performed as a lead guitarist with various artists including Jill Sobule, Joan As Policewoman, Toshi Reagon, Marcus Hummon, Katie Armiger, Sophia Ramos, and Amanda Ruzza. She is a contributing to Premier Guitar magazine and is currently[when?]guitarist for The Meredith Vieira Show  She was touring guitarist with Cyndi Lauper.[1]

And she plays guitar for the Broadway show “Jagged little pill”

WATCH THE YOUTUBE VERSION HERE:

https://youtu.be/-w4j1psVQQ8

Links

Alex’s  Links

https://www.facebook.com/AlexNolanMusic

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

ACTOR – MacKenzie Meehan

Mackenzie is a Theatre and television actress with an extensive acting resume.[1] She is known for her portrayal of Taylor Rentzel on the CBS television series Bull and for her performance as Hildy Azoff opposite Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street ..She also had the recurring role of Penny in the HBO series “Vinyl” and performed ion Broadway in ‘War Horse”

An Actor who loves to talk craft, she sits down with Russ for an in depth conversation about what actors actually do.

WATCH the Video version on Youtube here:

https://youtu.be/ZwMROf60o0Y

Links

MacKenzies Website

https://www.mackenziemeehan.com

IMDB Mackenzie Meehan

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4394776/?ref_=tt_cl_t6

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS – Melissa Miracolo and Michael Lopacki

Russ Sits with old colleagues, friends and master professional photographers, Melisa and Mike. NY and Long Island is the most saturated market in the world for weddings and events. So, to thrive as two of the best and most consistently sought-after photographers in that market is no small feat.  Melissa and Mike describe the art and craft of the professional photographer in the most intense place to do as a vocation  in  the world 

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https://youtu.be/s2ObYC2pCKo

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Links

https://www.glenmarstudio.com

Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites

https://linktr.ee/russcamarda

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com