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Chris Freihofer has worked in the entertainment industry for over 30 years as an actor, theatre director, theatre producer, acting teacher and casting director. In early 2004 he launched Freihofer Casting and quickly became the leading casting director in Oklahoma, considered the go-to casting office for feature film and larger regional and national commercials. His name is now synonymous with filming in Oklahoma.

 He has worked for such noted filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Terrence Malick, William H. Macy, Cameron Crowe, John Wells, Nick Cassavetes, Andrea Arnold, Amiel Coultin-Wilson, Michael Winterbottom, David Boyd, Oliver Stone and many more. He has also cast major commercial projects for some of the most recognized brands in the world.

 His full-time, full-service studio The Actor Factory in Norman, Oklahoma boasts the largest and most-accessible casting room in the state. It is seconds from I-35, 15 minutes from downtown Oklahoma City and 2 1/2 hours from downtown Dallas.

 He is skilled at principal casting and extras casting, has negotiated SAG-AFTRA contracts and deals on every agreement level from Oklahoma to Los Angeles and New York, and has experience hosting open calls for extras in several cities in the U.S., processing and logging as many as 3,500 people in one day.

 Freihofer has years of experience in front of the camera, too. As a principal actor, he has appeared in motion pictures with Academy Award-winning directors, television on all three networks (including a recurring role on the hit series Breaking Bad) and national commercials, while being an active member of the Screen Actors Guild. For ten years Freihofer served as Artistic Director of Stone Soup Theatre, and for four years as Producing Artistic Director of Duty Free Productions, producing over 65 stage plays and directing dozens more.

 Since 1996 he has taught acting and auditioning techniques privately, as well as guest lecturing in high schools and universities as well as film festivals and theatre conferences.

 He is a member of The Casting Society of America; the only CSA-member Casting Director in Oklahoma, and Freihofer Casting is the only CSA-approved casting office within 200 miles of Oklahoma City.

Check out Chris and The Actor Factory at www.theactorfactory.com

So you've got a project that you want to get off the ground, but goshdarnit you don't have any money. You start a crowdfund! But how does one go about building a crowdfunding campaign that will actually be successful? Brian and Kelly bring this question to the creators of OKC film, The Harvesters to find the answer. 

Check out more information about The Harvesters at their website: www.theharvestersmovie.com 

Continuing the quest to sharpen our improv skills, Brian and Kelly are joined by OKC Improv alums Cristela Carrizales and Roger Connelly to talk character creation, long form improv games, and Ted Cruz going to heaven. 

Want to get involved in local improv? Check out OKCI's website at www.okcimprov.com to get more info on classes and shows! 

So you have a band, and you're playing a show. Now you have to promote that show! The guys from Mental Media sit down and walk us through the process of properly promoting your band, making posters, building word of mouth, everything. Then Samuel L. Jackson shows up...

Check out Mental Media at their website: http://www.mentalmedia.org/

Holy #oscarssowhite! Filmmaker Laron Chapman talks his upcoming film "You People" on this week's episode. 

A satirical comedy about contemporary stereotypes, chronicling the life of an adopted, white-washed, African-American youth (Chad) who has a crisis of ethnic identity while growing up in white suburbia with his Caucasian family (Chris and Barbara) and his urban-culture obsessed, white best friend (Michael).

Join Laron and company this Thursday April 14 at 7pm in the Paramount Room (701 W. Sheridan Ave.) for a night of fundraising for the film, networking, and diversity.

Check out their facebook page HERE!

Did you grow up listening to standup comedy and thought to yourself "I can do that"? Comedians Spencer Hicks and Joel Decker walk us through getting started with taking up the mic, doing time, and a blind date between Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. 

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With Brian still out working on another feature film (Runaway), here's a little taste of Oklahoma City's improv comedy scene featuring comedy duets Partners In Time and Family Tree

www.okci.com

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Hey there aspiring actors! What's the difference between acting in OKC and acting in the city of angels? Well now the veil has been lifted! Screen actors Lauren Analla and Page Tudyk (of Electric Nostalgia) join Brian and Jacob Burns (director/writer of Electric Nostalgia) to talk acting, the importance of taking classes, and what party would be like if Adele made an unannounced appearance. 

So many great movies!!! This has been one heck of a year for Oscar contenders, and by golly we got down into the dirty details with this year's first annual Oscar Round Table Special. Sit back, relax, and enjoy as three movie nerds go from category to category and discuss what they liked, didn't like, and who they predict will win. 

Check out: 

James Wray- freelance grip/electric and independant filmmaker: www.imdb.com/name/nm5161250/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

Jacob Burns- freelance DP, 1st and 2nd Assist. Camera Operator: http://www.jacobleightonburns.tumblr.com/