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Join Scott and Mark with their guest, Brent Hodge, as they talk about the journey of coming to film Industry. Brent Hodge is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries I Am Chris Farley, A Brony Tale, The Pistol Shrimps, Freaks and Geeks. He has also done corporate work for

ESPN, Time magazine, Karlie Kloss, CBC Music, Tourism Alberta, and National Film Board of Canada (for the movie Hue: A Matter of Colour), as well as technology startups Uber, City Storage Systems, Lightstep, Hootsuite and Steve Russell's analytics startup Prism Skylabs.

Early Life:

Hodge grew up in the City of St. Albert, Alberta, but moved to Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 12. He was first exposed to filmmaking in his entrepreneur class at Mount Douglas Secondary School. After high school, he attended the University of Victoria for a year before completing a degree in commerce at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Upon completing his degree he returned to Canada, attending School Creative in Vancouver, during which time he did sketch comedy with Chris Kelly, Zahf Paroo as well as Ryan Steele and Amy Good murphy from The Ryan and Amy Show. Hodge holds dual citizenship for both New Zealand and Canada.

Story of “I Am Chris Farley”:

Chris Farley lived his life full speed and committed to make everyone around him laugh out loud, and I Am Chris Farley will tell his hilarious, touching and wildly entertaining story for the first time ever – from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at the legendary Second City to his rapid rise to the top of the comedy world on “Saturday Night Live” and in hit films like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep.

About Brent Hodge:

Brent Hodge is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries I Am Chris Farley, A Brony Tale, The Pistol Shrimps, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary, Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh, Who Let the Dogs Out and Pharma Bro. He has been nominated for six Leo Awards for his documentary movies Winning America, What Happens Next? and A Brony Tale, winning one for A Brony Tale in 2015. He was nominated for two Shorty Awards under the "director" category in 2014 and 2015 for his work on The Beetle Road trip Sessions and A Brony Tale. Hodge also won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 for directing The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions with Grant Lawrence.

Hodge directed I Am Chris Farley in 2015 with Derik Murray of Network Entertainment. The documentary is based on the life of comedian-actor Chris Farley and features interviews with numerous actors, comedians, and others who worked with Farley during his career. The film was long-listed for an Academy Award.

In 2014, Hodge released his critically acclaimed documentary A Brony Tale. It delves into the world of the teenage and adult fans of the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

(called "bronies") through the eyes of musician and voice actress Ashleigh Ball on her trip to the 2012 BronyCon.

Outline of the Episode:

● [02:03] Brent Hodge Introduction.

● [04:31] How Brent Came Into Film Industry

● [07:50] How Brent completed the documentary with “ I Am Chris Farley”.

● [13:10] How was the experience with the big names during the documentary.

● [19:58] How you prepare for the Interviews.

● [27:29] Journey during the “Who let the dogs out”.

● [33:27] Talking about the Soccer film.

● [42:10] Insight on Importance of Re-evaluating the work on Consistent Basis.

● [53:40] How Brent follows the north American Soccer team.

● [58:07] Favourite Conspiracy

● [59:46 ] Piece of Information that is Illegal to know.

● [01:04:34] Talking about the discoveries during the documentary that are crazy and how to handle the situation with Crew.

● [01:08:11] Guilty Pleasure

Catch!

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Join Scott and Mark with their guest, Rachel Redleaf, as they talk about auditioning for screen acting gigs in-person and online. Rachel is an actor, a coach, and a singer best known for her roles as Mama Cass in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Beth Chapin in Atypical. Soon, she will also appear as young Alma Fillcot in the second season of Paramount’s Why Women Kill, definitely a show to die for. But today, Rachel will be sharing her story, from discovering her passion for acting growing up to landing several roles on film and TV since then.

Auditions Amid the Pandemic

When asked about the audition process, Rachel touched on how auditioning for screen acting gigs changed since COVID began. Usually, she would go to an audition in person but only had one chance to get it right. And if she doesn’t hear back from the casting director in three days, it often means she didn’t get the part, which is incredibly disheartening when someone’s just a novice. But now, auditions are done either via Zoom calls or pre-recorded submissions called ‘self-tapes.’ As much of a hassle as it may seem, Rachel still appreciates the freedom of creativity self-tapes provide. After all, with video submissions, you can do as many takes as you want and still take time to choose which one to send in. Then again, what Rachel loves about self-tapes is that it gives her a chance to truly get in character, whether through their clothing or even props available at home. And if you are looking to get into screen acting as well, listen to today’s episode of Amigospc, where Rachel Redleaf gives some advice on how to audition at the comfort of your own home.

Acting Is Not All Glitz and Glamour

Once you make it into the entertainment industry, most people believe it’s all fame and fortune from there. Even the hosts thought the same when they asked Rachel what her life was like after appearing as Beth Chapin in Atypical. But to their surprise, Rachel’s experience working for Netflix while going to college was not all glitz and glamour. At first, she too believed that her life would be better after appearing in her first screen acting gig. That, once everyone saw the show, she would make more friends. Then again, being in acting school often meant your schoolmates were also competition. After all, the acting industry is no stranger to jealousy. Hence, Rachel’s life in college got all the more difficult. At Chapman University, she often got bullied for her success, often told that she only got lucky or never deserved it. But despite the animosity, Rachel kept going, landing more roles during and after college. Not only that, she now advocates against bullying, serving at Kid in the Corner as a board member. In the end, her perseverance is what brought her the fame and fortune she always deserved.

About Rachel Redleaf:

Rachel Redleaf grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. Here, she discovered her passion for acting and singing at Scottsdale Desert Stages and Greasepaint Theaters, starting at age 4. Since then, show choir has been her happy place, especially in her time at Horizon Highschool.

Meanwhile, in 2019, Rachel earned a BFA in Screen Acting from Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. She is also an anti-bullying activist and serves on the board of Kid in the Corner.

Outline of the Episode:

[01:43] Rachel’s progression of her career, from show choir to screen acting

[04:14] The struggle of keeping up with different passwords for socials

[05:31] Her thoughts on her character Beth Chapin on the Netflix show Atypical

[08:04] How Atypical was the first screen acting gig she ever booked

[10:41] What it was like auditioning for screen acting gigs amid the pandemic

[14:28] Rachel’s advice on landing a role when auditioning via a self-taped submission

[16:26] Her experience working for Netflix while

Join Scott and Mark with their guest, Rachel Redleaf, as they talk about auditioning for screen acting gigs in-person and online. Rachel is an actor, a coach, and a singer best known for her roles as Mama Cass in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Beth Chapin in Atypical. Soon, she will also appear as young Alma Fillcot in the second season of Paramount’s Why Women Kill, definitely a show to die for. But today, Rachel will be sharing her story, from discovering her passion for acting growing up to landing several roles on film and TV since then.

Auditions Amid the Pandemic

When asked about the audition process, Rachel touched on how auditioning for screen acting gigs changed since COVID began. Usually, she would go to an audition in person but only had one chance to get it right. And if she doesn’t hear back from the casting director in three days, it often means she didn’t get the part, which is incredibly disheartening when someone’s just a novice. But now, auditions ar...

Darcy Waite is a Producer/Tv Host based in Winnipeg, MB. He’s currently the goofy host of ATPNs youth series THAT’S AWSM. Darcy is one of Canada’s fastest-rising producers. He recently joined the board of directors of the CMPA. Darcy produced his first feature film through Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program – Ruthless Souls. The feature premiered at ImagineNATIVE in 2019 and was a part of the Telefilms Canadian Perspectives Program in Berlinale in 2020. Darcy produced the award-winning CBC Short Docs film Zaasaakwe which played at the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival. He produced the short, Lost Moccasin for APTN, which also played at ImagineNATIVE. Darcy was also an Associate Producer on the CBC Short Docs film Fourth Period Burnout, and Rainbow Ice. Darcy won 2017 ImagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Competition as the Producer of Madison Thomas’ web series Color of Scar Tissue, starring Star Slade, Mary Galloway, and Kaniehtiio Horn. The series premiered at ImagineNATIVE. In the spring of 2021, Darcy will produce his second Telefilm-supported feature through Eagle Vision, Madison Thomas’ Finality of Dusk. Outline of the Episode:

● [02:18] Introduction about Darcy Waite. ● [08:57] Where did passion for Writing and Producing started?

● [11:58] What is one of the factor of choosing that school to expand your writing?

● [13:32] Stand up comedy ?

● [22:48] Activities during Covid?

● [32:21] Reason behind skipping the Episodes?

● [34:00] Every project is Different. ● [42:07] What is the peice of Information that you learned is illegal to know?

● [43:02] Anything that alot of people do but you can’t ?

● [44:39] Life Hack?

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Saul Marron was born in Crieff, Scotland. He attended St Columba's High School, then went on to train at the Space in Dundee, Scotland; before moving to London to complete his degree with East 15 Acting School.

Saul's professional debut was in a new play by up-and-coming writer Tommy Kearney called "Madonna & Me" performed at the Off West End Jermyn Street Theatre. Since 2008 he has been a part of the international hit show "Sh*tfaced Shakespeare". After years of sell-out runs the show transferred to the U.S and since 2016 have been performing on the West End.

Saul's first TV role was for a BBC pilot "The London Affair", working with British director Nick Hatton-Jones. He went on to star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon in the 2017 feature film "The Current War" and has been cast in the role of James Mackenzie in the HBO period drama "Gentleman Jack" with Timothy West and Gemma Jones.

Outline of the Episode:

● [02:03] Introduction about Saul Marron.

● [04:32] Discussion about 80,s stars?

● [07:28] Vibe about 80,s?

● [09:53] Saul Marron's go-to movie?

● [11:05] Any specific Christmas movie for Saul Marron?

● [13:02] When did you decide to become an actor and filmmaker?

● [15:50] Writing, Directing, or Acting?

● [23:00] What is the source of getting the projects?

● [26:26] Improv or Comedy?

● [31:49] When did you start diving into Improv?

● [44:28] Would you ever pick up a hitchhiker?

● [46:56] What secret conspiracy you would like to start?

● [52:37] Who is the most famous person you ever met?

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