Acting Up
Do you want to know the secret to becoming a successful actor? So do we.
Acting Up is a podcast made for struggling actors, by struggling actors (heavy emphasis on the struggling). Your hosts Megan Alderson and Jordan Skidmore delve into the harsh realities of breaking into a ruthless creative industry when you're working class, working a suffocating day job and disgustingly desperate. If you are sick of success stories and looking for something real, relatable and - in our opinion - quite funny? Welcome to Acting Up!
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We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids
Artwork by @those_who.try
Acting Up
Gloucester Independent Film Festival Part 1: The Panels
This week Megan and Jordan invite you to join them at the inaugural Gloucester Independent Film Festival, where they were Acting Up live on stage! Tune in to hear the panel interviews (hosted by Megan, Jordan, Joshy and Oscar, including questions from the audience too!) with the award winning directors of the festivals headlining short films: Matty Reese and and Tom Berkeley.
Megan and Jordan sit down with Matty Reese - of multi award winning production company Colossal Films - the director of ‘How to Build a Life’. A deeply personal film about Matty’s brother Louis and his personal journey as a person with Asperger’s, dealing with bullying and poor mental health and finding hope through it all. They delve into both the technical and emotional process of making such an incredibly touching and beautiful film.
Oscar Wenman-Hyde and Joshy Lee (the founders and organisers of GIFF) then sit down with BAFTA and Academy Award winner Tom Berkeley to discuss his and his writing and directing partner, Ross Whites latest film ‘The Golden West’. A gripping black comedy following the strained relationship of two sisters, who having fled the Irish famine are desperately seeking their fortune in gold. They discuss everything from having a donkey on set to casting and the creation of a film which perfectly balances darkness and cruelty with humour and relatability.
Thank you to everyone who made this incredible opportunity possible, what a night it was!
You can find us as @actingupthepodcast on all socials ;)
We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids
Artwork by @those_who.try
Wanna be on the pod? Email actingupthepodcast@gmail.com 🃏