Bülent Mehmet tells a story of how after a career in accountancy he became an actor and a model.Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:25 - Intro

00:02:35 - Accountant and DJ

00:10:15 - IDSA (Identity School of Acting)

00:23:40 - Working Actors Studio

00:32:08 - Ridiculous exercises

00:38:22 - Becoming a model

00:45:22 - Fashion show in Milan

00:56:10 - Scariest thing in acting

00:59:50 - Modeling jobs

01:15:30 - Inspirations in acting

01:17:32 - Motivation

01:22:34 - How to start acting late in life

01:26:40 - Preparing for the role

01:29:03 - Being older than everyone in the class

01:33:30 - What's next

01:34:23 - BLITZ round

01:40:02 - TWO "One Coll Things"

01:42:04 - The end

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Actress, director and writer Demi Leigh on being a foreigner actor in UK. How not to burn out while you're trying to do all at once, fringe theatre and more.Join me and my guest Demi Leigh in the 9th episode of #BeyondReelTalk as she discusses the important do's and dont's when producing your own play. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in theatre production, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro. Tune in to learn valuable insights and tips for a successful production experience!How we hear accents? Are other cultures represented truthfully in English speaking content? How to pace yourself? This and much more in this episode. Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:18 - Intro

00:04:18 - Storytelling and THE GUILT in Orthodox church

00:07:20 - Writing

00:18:42 - Education

00:26:10 - Adapting to British mentality

00:34:19 - Being a foreign actor in UK

00:58:12 - Producing your own play in London (FRINGE)

01:31:51 - Ways to be involved in fringe theatre (actor, writer, director)

01:44:02 - Working on your acting craft

01:50:02 - Anthony Hopkins

01:51:09 - Be yourself BUT...

01:54:50 - What's next?

01:57:30 - BLITZ

02:01:13 - One Cool Thing and the end

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Actor, writer, director, producer and acting teacher Lee Lomas talks about his path in film industry while being working class; problems in modern art; teaching people how to find their own self and really talk to each other; creating Working Actors Studio; and much much more.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatleelomas/

Working Actors Studio web site: http://www.workingactorsstudio.co.uk/ 

@workingactorsstudioldn 

Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:02:00 - Intro

00:03:36 - Getting into acting

00:05:32 - College. Nearly dropping out...

00:09:24 - First acting jobs. SHAMELESS!

00:11:45 - Stage VS Screen

00:13:28 - Problems in modern theater

00:19:44 - People are NOT talking to each other

00:24:31 - Playing stereotypes VS being REAL

00:28:47 - Writing

00:35:49 - Teaching acting

00:40:42 - Managing egos

00:43:14 - Why teaching?

00:48:22 - Acting technique. True and false by David Mamet

00:52:51 - Frauds in film industry

00:58:59 - Art's becoming too political

01:09:31 - Society of the Snow

01:10:02 - Lee's Music

01:13:01 - Short VS Long video format consumption

01:14:39 - Wasting spare time

01:15:44 - Andrey about the Podcast

01:17:13 - Enjoying the Process

01:18:38 - Mental health, "Long" COVID, PTSD

01:26:32 - "Universal" solution for everything

01:29:22 - Pills VS Self-discovery

01:31:03 - Why come to Lee's class

01:31:29 - Barriers in being a good actor

01:36:21 - Ideal role

01:37:44 - Work/life balance

01:40:59 - There's more to life than just acting

01:43:46 - What's next

01:46:18 - Waving at Strangers

01:46:49 - BLITZ Round

01:51:54 - Contact info

01:52:16 - One Cool Thing: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

01:54:06 - The end

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Stunt performer, stunt coordinator, the EPIC SPLIT creator Peter Pedrero on his career, working in movies, being set on fire and much much more.In this episode we talk to a man who has worked on over 350 movies as a Stunt Performer, Stunt Coordinator and 2nd Unit Action Director. You can see his work in such films and series as: The Witcher, Expendables, The Sandman, Spider-man: Far From Home, Solo: A Star Sars Story, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones, Avengers: Age of Ultron, 24: Live Another Day, Fast & Furious 6, Sherlock, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Quantum of Solace, Casino Royal, Batman Begins, Band of Brothers, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Braveheart and many many more. One of his most famous jobs was to coordinate the EPIC SPLIT with Jean-Claude Van Damme - famous Volvo commercial.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paellapete/

YouTube channel: @peterpedrero9550

Web site: http://www.stunts4reel.com/

Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:02:00 - Intro

00:04:02 - Starting as a background artist

00:07:58 - Stunt Register: disciplines and progression

00:15:12 - Beginning of stunt performer career

00:17:44 - Working on Braveheart

00:21:09 - Working on James Bond movies

00:22:56 - Working on Mummy films

00:23:49 - Becoming a stunt coordinator

00:24:56 - What is stunt coordinator. Duties and process

00:32:18 - Working on Final Score

00:38:25 - Working with Jason Statham

00:39:21 - Working on EXPEND4BLES

00:42:15 - How fire stunts are done

00:49:54 - Fire stunt in Hitman's Bodyguard

00:52:18 - Fire stunt in Long Kill

00:54:25 - What are the most dangerous stunts to plan

00:57:38 - Choosing a team

00:58:30 - Why choose stunt register performers

01:00:49 - Volvo commercials

01:04:50 - MAKING of the EPIC SPLIT for Volvo

01:16:15 - How to get on stunt register in UK

01:25:40 - Judge Dredd fan film Judgement Call

01:34:10 - Directing?

01:38:57 - BLITZ

01:41:20 - One Cool Thing

01:43:20 - The end

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Actress Áine Rose Daly about her acting and music careers; mental health; being cast in Hanna amazon series for a small role in season 1 and ending up as one of the main characters in seasons 2 and 3; being starstruck by John Krasinski; Boiling Point feature film and series and more!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ainerosedaly/

YouTube music channel: @ainerosedaly2220 

Old YouTube music channel: @AineDalyMusic 

One Cool Thing - The Scratch https://open.spotify.com/album/1ukT0fxl6Po8JcLvuOIcKD?si=HCCP-942RfGvKQHMarIeWA

Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:31 - Intro

00:02:38 - Where is name Áine coming from

00:05:47 - Childhood. Overcoming stage fright. Singing.

00:18:24 - Dealing with mental health problems. Panic attacks and OCD.

00:33:24 - Studying acting in IDSA

00:37:07 - Playing Lily Allen in music video - first acting job!

00:39:25 - Experience at IDSA

00:42:35 - Landing a role in Hanna amazon series season 1

00:46:10 - Role in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

00:46:52 - Rom-com is dead

00:49:20 - Starstrucked by John Krasinski

00:51:28 - Hanna amazon series seasons 2 and 3 as Sandy

01:01:47 - #BringSandyBack

01:03:39 - Weird fans

01:05:16 - Playing Robyn in Boiling Point FILM

01:18:41 - Playing Robyn in Boiling point SERIES

01:29:10 - Favorite sitcoms and How I Met Your Mother podcast?

01:32:07 - Theater

01:38:47 - Being a lead must be tiring

01:40:08 - Music plans

01:46:50 - Musician brother Tadhg Daly

01:51:16 - Preparing for a role and acting techniques

02:00:40 - Steve Carell is an inspiration

02:02:50 - Music inspirations

02:07:30 - Being a film lover

02:08:25 - Past Lives movie

02:12:04 - What's next?

02:14:53 - Ideal project or role

02:16:35 - BLITZ ROUND

02:21:43 - Contacts

02:22:38 - One Cool Thing - band called The Scratch

02:24:24 - The end

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Actor, voice over actor, writer, producer and a voice of Rolan from Baldur's Gate 3 - George Taylor about his acting career, theater, Baldur's Gate community and much more.Contact Georgehttps://linktr.ee/george_taylorBeyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:07 - Intro

00:02:32 - School, acting education, first agent

00:13:04 - Getting into the voice acting

00:18:31 - Voice acting skills

00:24:37 - Theater is the actor's media

00:26:52 - Self criticism in acting

00:34:14 - Disappearing in the scene is the best feeling

00:37:42 - Is acting creative or interpretive pursuit?

00:43:02 - Respect for acting and actors

00:43:56 - Comparing yourself to others and a need of confirmation

00:49:29 - Are actors narcissists?

00:54:43 - Screen vs Stage vs Voice acting

00:56:54 - Preparing for a role

00:59:22 - Casting type

01:01:52 - Most challenging role (The Good Neighbour)

01:04:10 - Failures and lessons

01:08:36 - Last few years

01:09:06 - Working on Baldur's Gate 3

01:20:58 - What's next?

01:21:35 - Contacts

01:21:49 - BLITZ ROUND

01:25:08 - One cool thing and the ending

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Today's guest is Richard Oakes - a multi award winning cinematographer, director and producer responsible for the films like Hosts, Feed Me and many others. His work includes feature films, short films and music videos. We talked about being a Director of Photography vs a Director; hot to start making films; how to become a Cinematographer; raw look in cinema and many many more topics around making films.

Richard's IG: @darkfablerich

Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:04 - Intro

00:02:00 - Getting into cinematography

00:08:50 - Difference between camera operator and DoP

00:10:57 - Collaboration between a DoP and a director

00:12:37 - Modern cinema

00:13:25 - Oppenheimer and Nolan

00:15:37 - 180 degree rule, lighting the scene, framing

00:20:30 - Inspirations

00:22:33 - Cinematography in collaboration with costume and location design

00:23:43 - Working with a director

00:26:02 - Working with actors

00:28:26 - Casting actors

00:31:09 - Working with Neal Ward

00:35:06 - Making an independent film (budget, cast, crew, distribution)

00:41:49 - Stop making excuses and make a film

00:45:02 - (NOT) Reading scripts

00:46:36 - DoP's style

00:47:43 - Did cinematography change in last 70 years?

00:50:03 - Film or digital?

00:52:37 - Raw look in cinema

00:55:33 - Operating cameras

00:58:13 - Price range for film cameras and the reasons behind it

01:03:14 - Writing

01:08:02 - Exciting recent films and video games

01:11:07 - How to become a cinematographer

01:12:29 - BLITZ round

01:17:33 - What's next?

01:18:43 - Contacts

01:18:54 - One Cool Thing: SLEEP TOKEN

01:19:20 - Ending

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Actor and writer Matthew Kay (Knowles) is talking about his acting career; working in Universal Studios Japan; training in IDSA; musical theater; diabetes; accepting himself and finding his way.

Matt's spotlight profile: https://app.spotlight.com/1174-6727-2626

Matt's Instagram handle @m.kayactor

Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:32 - Introduction

00:02:13 - Childhood and choosing creative path

00:06:43 - Andrey does the worst joke ever

00:08:59 - What to do after college? Be young and stupid!

00:13:37 - Musical theater education

00:17:47 - Getting your first acting agent

00:26:55 - First acting gigs and doomed auditions

00:37:02 - Life with Diabetes

00:48:26 - Taking a break from acting. Bartending.

00:50:52 - Experience in IDSA (Identity School of Acting)

00:59:24 - Musical Theater is bitchy

01:02:38 - At some point you need to realize that you are ready

01:08:05 - Auditioning and working for Universal Studios Japan during pandemic

01:26:52 - Food and luxury fruit in Japan

01:29:30 - Pandemic in Japan vs UK

01:35:34 - "I'm an actor!" mindset

01:40:13 - Preparing for a role and being in the moment

01:45:37 - Most challenging roles

01:49:16 - Inspirations and meeting Bryan Cranston

01:52:38 - Actors and narcissism

01:57:24 - What's next? Plans!

01:59:05 - BLITZ ROUND

02:02:03 - One Cool Thing

02:03:45 - The end. End the dogs.

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Actor Scott Hillier is talking about his acting career, sobriety and bipolar disorder. Is it possible to start your acting career after 40? How to land your first agent? Is training important?Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:02 - Intro

00:01:48 - Growing up, creativity, working in sales

00:08:10 - Introduction to acting after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder

00:10:56 - Working as a supportive artist on big sets

00:12:57 - Stepping into acting

00:19:44 - Acting is a form of masochism

00:30:55 - Auditions

00:35:27 - Acting classes, noticing your own progress, getting used to see yourself on a screen

00:41:11 - Preparing for the role and line learning

00:47:33 - Working on EastEnders

00:51:57 - Playing a bad man in Escape

00:54:21 - Actors being their worst critics

00:59:16 - Bipolar disorder, extreme highs, creativity, and how to live with it

01:10:41 - Motivation

01:13:10 - BLITZ ROUND

01:16:30 - One Cool Thing - "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

01:18:38 - The end

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