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
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Acting Up
GIFF 2, EPISODE 1: ‘The Little Cinema in Gloucester’ & ‘Milking the Dog’
Welcome back to Gloucester Independant Film Festival with Acting Up!
For the first instalment in their series of interviews, Megan and Jordan sit down with the incredibly talented film makers behind this years entries for Best Short Documentary.
First up, Director Sam Pope and Producer Tom Crawford of Imaginary Man Productions to discuss their truly heartwarming documentary ‘The Little Cinema in Gloucester’ which premiered at the festival! The documentary takes the audience to the Sherborne Cinema - a tiny building filled with enormous passion - and introduces you to the wonderful people behind it, Mark and Sammy. Discussions include the cinema cat, capturing the essence of a place, creating the soundtrack, avoiding comedy while keeping quirks, being selective with footage and creating a story not an advertisement.
Next the girls speak with Joe Murphy, Director and Editor of ‘Milking the Dog’, a hilarious and inspiring documentary that follows Stand Up Comedian Phil as he works passionately on his craft to make it through a gong show. Discussions include how to find a subject and capture them respectfully, the emotional barrier that is the camera, subjectivity, comedy, and the power of the audience and leaving room to breath.
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We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids
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