TITANIC TALK

Nelson and Alexandra share an animated and nostalgic conversation with the charmingly French Fannie Brett. All three of them are 'ex-pat' Angelenos so they reminisce about Los Angeles life and work in the 90s and their dinners at El Coyote - and you though they only drank margaritas in Rosarito Beach, Mexico! 

Fannie is still acting but she is also a renown voice actor/teacher, casting director and producer. She has a successful dubbing studio which she runs from Las Vegas. In 1996, however, she'd not long been in America when she was cast in Titanic as Benjamin Guggenheim's mistress Madame Aubert. 

She describes in detail her audition process with Mali Fin on what was her first American film. If you are just starting out, you will learn a lot about the business of acting and see that the world of Titanic really was populated by people from all over the world. Titanic was a floating city of the rich and the poor and a myriad of nations were represented. Madame Aubert's part in the tragedy is particularly interesting...

FYI - for you die-hard Titanic fans the etiquette coach/choreographer was Lynne Hockney and the onset photographer we were talking about is Merie Wallace

Fannie's dubbing and voice actor training company is 7HM (Seven Holdings Media)

For more information on her one-on-one training email her at [email protected]

Fannie's Website 

Instagram @fannie_brett

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@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

Nelson and Alexandra had the pleasure of spending Titanic Weekend  (April 12th & 13th) on The Queen Mary in Long Beach CA presenting their book (Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale) and film (Ship of Dreams: Titanic Movie Diaries) respectively and joining the Titanic podcast triumvirate of Paul Carganilla and his Titanic Legacy podcast, and James Penca and his Witness Titanic podcast, in a roundtable recording made in front of a live audience in the Mauritania Room.

LISTEN to a fascinating collection of origin stories, anecdotes and advice on how to deal with 'those critics' as these three podcasters cross-pollinate and agree that they are all connected by Titanic.

LISTEN to Alexandra on Titanic Legacy

LISTEN to Nelson on Titanic Legacy

LISTEN to Witness Titanic

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@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

Nelson and Alexandra spent a wonderful second podcast conversation with returning author and documentarian Steven Schwankert.

In Season Two Steven was on the podcast talking about his extraordinary and groundbreaking film THE SIX about the surviving Chines passengers on Titanic who very few people had heard of since they disembarked at New York in 1912.

Steven has expanded the story and his research into his new book The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors. He delves more deeply into the history of the Chinese sailors with more details that couldn't fit into a 100 minute feature film.

LISTEN and you will learn a lot about this little known piece of Titanic survivor history.

Learn about the documentary HERE

Buy Steven's book HERE

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

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Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

In this episode, Nelson and Alexandra learn a bit about the business of Titanic from Joe Gold of The Gold Group, the promotional company behind the Titanic Artefact Exhibition in Boston.

Joe talks about some of the fascinating artefacts they have on display including a toilet from third class and a perfectly preserved wool suit retrieved from a leather suitcase in the debris field. 

They discuss the importance of preservation and education. The Boston exhibition is one of more than forty around world. Retrieving dishes, eye glasses and every day objects tells up about the people who used those things and brings their lives a little closer to our understanding of life - if all too briefly - aboard the ship of dreams.

Extended by popular demand, the exhibition in Boston continues at the Castle at Park Plaza until June 1st 2025. Be sure to catch Nelson's book signing there on Wednesday May 14th.

Go to titanicboston.us for tickets

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

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Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

Welcome to the 50th episode of Titanic Talk.
That's something to celebrate along with Nelson's new book!
Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale is a historical fantasy set on the ill-fated maiden voyage of Titanic and present day Manhattan.

Nelson and Alexandra talk about his book, their upcoming presenting appearances on the Queen Mary in Long Beach on April 12th & 13th for the Titanic Anniversary Weekend and their hopes and expectations for events and guests in Season Three.

Buy Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale on Amazon.com

TITANIC ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND TICKETS
www.titanicweekend.com

We'll see you there!

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

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Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

We're back!!
Season Three of Titanic Talk begins with Nelson and Alexandra announcing the release of Alexandra's Titanic documentary SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES on Feb 11th 2025. The film features Titanic actors, fans and historians recounting stories from the set and also the Titanic fans (Titaniacs) sharing their passion for the film and the history of the ship.

Distributed by Freestyle Media. Available on DVD on Amazon.com

NOTES ~
Follow on Instagram @shipofdreamsfilm
Website shipofdreamsfilm.com

Queen Mary TITANIC Book Club event April

Barbara Houseman Voice & Acting Coach

National Geographic Endurance Documentary

Michael Kinnan interview - creator anf performer of Never Let Go 

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

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WATCH US on YouTube

TITANIC TALK Merchandise HERE

Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

We cannot believe we are here at the end of our second spectacular season.

Oh what guests we have had and what Titanic Talks there have been! In this special extended podcast, Nelson and Alexandra revisit each of their twenty two guests before taking a break.

Stay tuned though - that means please LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE - so that you don't miss any of the special events we have planned for the new year.

LINKS to your favourite episodes can be found on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube

Here's the rundown of our Season Two guests:~

1. Mastic Beach Mini Film Festival with Amy Gaipa (Trudy Bolt)
2. Craig Kelly
3. Paul & Everly Carganilla
4. Joshua Noble
5. Erick Adame
6. Kris Andersson
7. Steven Schwankert
8. Peter White 
9. Veronica Hinke
10. Evgueni Mlodnik
11. Parks Stevenson
12. TitanicFan_97
13. Michael Kinnan
14. Titanic Anniversary Commemoration (LIVESTREAM)
15. David Condon
16. James Cameron's Titanic Scene by Scene: Brittany Butler & Ethan Brehme
17. Don Lynch
18. Mark Capri
19. Max Miller
20. Steven Ujifusa
21. Lloyd Burr
22. Jen Siems
23. Van Ling 

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

Facebook TikTok @titanic_talk_podcast

WATCH US on YouTube

TITANIC TALK Merchandise HERE

Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

Nelson and Alexandra round out twenty three amazing guests on Titanic Talk with Van Ling - James Cameron's closest collaborators and Right Hand Man on many of his epic movies. Van Ling.

Van tells the story of how he first came to the notice of Gail Anne Hurd after building a Hallowe'en costume (an Aliens power lifter) on a bet and showing up at Lightstorm wearing it!

For students of film, he takes us through his journey from USC film school to VFX and directing, spelling out how his tenacity and focus got him his break in Hollywood. He even got Jim his first computer while they were working on The Abyss

He is also recognisable to Titanic fans as the Chinese man at the locked gates next to Jack and Rose and a deleted rescue scene where he depicts the (true) story of one of the six Chinese sailors to survive the sinking.
A fascinating insight into the world of VFX and James Cameron's and Van's own filmmaking process.

#titanic #jamescameron #VFX #GailAnneHurd #lightstorm

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

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Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

Jen has a fascination with perfume and specifically the history of perfume and is the perfumer behind Immortal Perfumes, a micro-perfumery specializing in historically inspired scents. Her creations have been featured in New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and Seattle Met among others.

Jen researches and writes about historical figures and their fragrances for her popular TikTok channel. She also writes fiction and has been published in several anthologies.

Nelson and Alexandra had a wonderful and insightful conversation with Jen about the Perfumer Adolf Saalfeld, a German-born Jew, who boarded the Titanic with plans to sell his fragrances in New York City. In his rush to leave the ship as it sank, he left samples of his scents behind. In 2001, salvage experts recovered 62 perfume vials from the case, some of which still contained the original scent.

Jen's shop IMMORTAL PERFUMES in Seattle ~
1752 NW Market Street #4176, Seattle, WA 98107, United States
Website is ~ www.immortalperfumes.com
Insta and TikTok @immortalperfumes

Jen's Immortal Perfumes YT episode on Adolf Saalfeld

Bill Sauder talks about finding Saalfed's perfume vials for the first time

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

Facebook TikTok @titanic_talk_podcast

WATCH US on YouTube

TITANIC TALK Merchandise HERE

Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...

Lloyd's obsession with Titanic began with a library book, Robert Ballard's The Discovery of the Titanic. He borrowed it so many times, the librarian asked him to stop checking it out so that other children might enjoy reading it. 

Seeing James Cameron's Titanic at the age of ten sealed the deal. Lloyd has lived in the UK and been host of the early morning TV show in New Zealand he now reports for stuff. He's a dyed in the wool Titaniac.

stuff.co.nz
@lloydburr 

Preorder THE TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES 

For more behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Titanic & Alexandra's upcoming book go to her Substack 

SHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES is on Amazon Prime, Apple TV etc

Facebook TikTok @titanic_talk_podcast

WATCH US on YouTube

TITANIC TALK Merchandise HERE

Nelson ~ nelsonaspen.com
@nelsonaspen    Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale

Alexandra -  alexandraboyd.co...