Suzanna and Jess talk about the importance of reading the room. To understand your role in this production puzzle, where you stand, how far you can go and when to leave!

In the room today is the talented Amber Goldfarb. You may recognize her from the popular Ubisoft game, Assassin's Creed, as well as the multiple film and TV roles such as, Bellevue, Les Moments Parfaits, The Bold Type and Sex/Life. She tells us when she knew she wanted to be an actor, the space her mom gave her to figure this journey out on her own terms, getting beat up from theatre school and working to get her confidence back. We talk about the importance of trusting your gut, investing in all areas of your life while remaining ambitious and how important timing is in your acting career. We get into her experience in the CFC Actor's conservatory and one of her latest roles as Trina on Netflix's Sex/Life. We discuss working with an intimacy coordinator and understanding your boundaries AND how it is OK to reassess what your definition of success is - because there is a big cost to some of the success you think you want. Let's get into it!\

Suzanna and Jess talk about normalizing making mistakes, taking the pressure off and practicing how you will recover when you make those mistakes. Practice, self-awareness and preparation are pillars in this. Let's get into it!

In the room today is Maxime Giroux, casting director for feature films, TV and commercials working in both English and French. He tells us how he got into the world of casting and what he loves about working on commercials. Maxime gives us an inside look into what it entails to cast a commercial, everything from pressures from the clients to navigating conflicts with actors. He shares the big differences between casting for commercials vs. TV and film. His insights shed so much light which will help you understand more of what goes into the casting process. His passion for his craft and love and respect for actors shines right through. He is so fun to listen to, let's get into it!

Suzanna and Jess share some stories from the start of their careers which leads into some pretty important lessons for auditions and acting in general! Let's get into it.

In the room today is content creator and actor, Nir Guzinski! He shares his ups and downs in acting, how he finds comfort in playing characters, the journey with different social media platforms, how to know your value as an actor and the unsuspecting video that got 2.5 million views!! You don't want to miss this one...let's get into it

GUEST: Nir Guzinski

How do you figure out what your casting is? We talk about the importance of being self-aware, try different things and surround yourself with people who have your best interests at heart and know you well enough to point out things you may not notice yourself!

Today we have the privilege of speaking with Bianca, also known as Bibi Cristal. Bibi is an inner development coach, medium and spiritual teacher.  She is a lover of ambition, awareness and alignment. We go deep on the importance of believing in a bigger picture, how we give reasons to all of our experiences, the importance of being self aware and how checking in with our desires will give us a renewed sense of commitment. Bibi is the perfect balance of reality and possibility. Let's get into it!!

GUEST

Bibi Cristal: https://www.bibicristal.com/

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I know we all have been faced with hard times and challenging situations. Has it ever happened to you where days / weeks / years go by and you realize why you were faced with such adversity? Well we have! And we share our stories here :)

In the room today is award-wining director, Sid Zanforlin.  Sid has director numerous TV shows in Canada, and has also written, directed and produced his own award-winning shorts, such as Attack of the Brainsucker and Never Tear Us Apart.  We discuss his career background, his experience as a director and his methods of working with actors. Actors, there are A LOT of good pieces of information in this one...let's get into it!

LINKS:

Sid Zanforlin

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0952982/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Website: https://www.sidzanforlin.com/

Judith Westin's : Directing Actors

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