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In the Telling

In the Telling

Liz Christensen

Exploring the art and craft of storytelling along the Wasatch front with filmmakers, theatre artists, writers, fine artists, musicians and more. Produced and hosted by Liz Christensen.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best In the Telling episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to In the Telling for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite In the Telling episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

In the Telling - Local Colors Art Gallery and Artist Co-op
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03/03/20 • 29 min

Guests Jeff Clay, Bill Reed and Katie Willes from Local Colors Art Gallery and Artist Co-op talk about art, process, media and response. Check out Local Colors Art Gallery on Facebook.
You can find out more about “In the Telling” at lizzylizzyliz.com

Get additional content from my interview with Katie, Bill and Jeff on the “In the Telling” Podcast channel on YouTube

Theme music by Gordon Vetas

Episode extra, the upstairs gallery walk through

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In the Telling - Casting with Robert Andrus
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11/12/19 • 38 min

Robert Andrus of Jeff Johnson Casting
Robert teaches at SRS Performing Arts
Robert Milo Andrus as an actor on IMDB and represented by Broadway Film & Talent Management
Find out more about “In the Telling” at lizzylizzyliz.com
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This episode is part of a series of book discussions on the art and craft of storytelling called “Between the Lines.”
Show Notes:
Special Guest:
Christine Haggerty, author and black belt, loves to create and share stories of strength and survival. Visit her author page on Amazon, and follow her on Twitter and Facebook. From the back cover of the book, "Christine Haggerty has a B.S. in Secondary Education and over fourteen years experience teaching both language arts and traditional karate. She is an expert in both writing and fighting and combines her expertise in these fields to bring you an effective guide on action scenes. She is also an award-winning author of dystopian and dark fantasy fiction and loves to spin fire on the weekends."
Key points from her book and our discussion:
Assess your audience
If you are including a fight/action scene, you are writing genre fiction, NOT literary fiction
Prewrite, this should probably also involve pictures and toys and maybe some movies or video games
Consider the amount of training and experience your character has, what is their relationship with violence?
"The point of the set-up is to create context for the fight so that the actual fight can be written as nothing but a nitty gritty sequence of action measure in heartbeats."
Emotional fallout is the point of a fight scene in a story. How does this situation affect your characters?
Chapters
10:00 AJ Scudiere and the Author’s Combat Academy
15:03 customizing for the Young Adult and Romance novel genres
17:27 fight scenes v. action scenes
19:29 5 moves and John Wick and Ant Man and the Wasp
21:39 write according to the laws of physics, then add magic
24:19 accessibility and flare
25:22 character blocking and measuring it out
29:35 favorite fight scene that she’s ever written
35:04 from one character’s point of view
35:42 Adrenaline
42:18 emotional fallout
52:03 why readers like fight scenes so much
53:27 primal and universal

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In the Telling - In On the Action

In On the Action

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05/21/19 • 40 min

Show Notes
Guests:
Alliance LARP Utah Owner and Head of Plot Paul Iverson
and Evermore actor Lee Liston
This episode of “In the Telling” is sponsored by BBMTY Studios. A space for independent creators to bring their work to life and show it to the world. Their first comic, "The Box," is available for free on Webtoons and Tapas, and updates every Friday. Get drawn in to the suspense and horror of The Box.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is a happy talent to know how to play.”
Carl Jung said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct.”
Theme music by Gordon Vetas.
“In the Telling” is hosted and produced by Liz Christensen.
Full Interviews available on Patreon.

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In the Telling - The A in STEAM

The A in STEAM

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04/26/19 • 38 min

Guests:
Jordan C. Brun, mixed media artist and art teacher at Brighton High.
Wendy Oltmanns, theatre teacher at Viewmont High.
Mandie Harris, English and drama teacher at Snowcrest Junior High.
This episode of “In the Telling” is sponsored by Next Stage Productions. With a new, accessible adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing” prepared for Shakespeare lovers and novices alike. Performances May 9th thru the 18th at On Pitch Performing Arts in Layton. Enjoy the comedy, romance and drama of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” Ignacio Estrada
Theme music by Gordon Vetas.
“In the Telling” is hosted and produced by Liz Christensen.
Full Interviews available on Patreon.

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In the Telling - Between the Lines "Bounce" with Krista Davies
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06/18/19 • 66 min

This episode is part of a series of book discussions on the art and craft of storytelling called "Between the Lines."
Show Notes: contains affiliate linksSpecial Guest: Krista Davies is a Producer at Centerpoint Legacy Theatre and the General Manager at The MT Pit, The World's premiere Broadway backing track library.
The basic premise of “Bounce” is summed up by this quote from psychologist and researcher Anders Ericsson, “We deny that differences [in talent] are immutable; that is, due to innate talent. Instead we argue that the differences between expert performers and normal adults reflect a life-long persistence of deliberate effort to improve performance.”
Episode Chapters:
7:47 Subjective Art
12:21 Purposeful Practice
"Expert practice is different. It entails considerable, specific, and sustained efforts to do something you can't do well--or even at all. Research across domains shows that it is only by working at what you can't do that you turn into the expert you want to become." Anders Ericsson
17:59 Feedback
"We need to know where we are going wrong if we are going to improve." Matthew Syed
27:52 Iceberg Illusion
"When we witness extraordinary feats...we are witnessing the end product of a process measured in years...we are laboring under the illusion that expertise is reserved for special people with special talents, inaccessible to the rest of us." Matthew Syed
34:54 The Gap
"World-class performance comes by striving for a target just out of reach, but with a vivid awareness of how the gap might be breached." Matthew Syed
48:11 Deep Domain Knowledge
"The most important ingredient in any expert system is knowledge. Programs that are rich in general inference methods...but poor in domain-specific knowledge can behave expertly on almost no tasks." Bruce Buchanan, Randall, Davis, Edward Feigenbaum
54:24 Zero-Sum Games and Economics
57:54 Defining Moments

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In the Telling - Make 'em Laugh

Make 'em Laugh

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10/03/19 • 36 min

Guest Guy Seidel of “The Marcus and Guy Show.”

Follow him on Facebook or Instagram

Marcusandguy.com

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In the Telling - For Profit Theatre with Scott Holman
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11/06/19 • 48 min

Interview guest is the President, Artistic Director and Associate Producer of Desert Star Theatre Scott Holman.
Theme music by Gordon Vetas.
You can find out more about “In the Telling” at lizzylizzyliz.com

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In the Telling - Artist Jo Holbrook

Artist Jo Holbrook

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12/20/21 • 33 min

Artist Jo Holbook has some advice about commissioning art, working in multiple styles, and speaking up for your art. They studied art at the University of Utah and they love telling a story through art. You can follow their art on Instagram @j.margaret.arts
Keep "In the Telling" commercial-free, and get exclusive access to full interviews on Patreon

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Find out more about “In the Telling” at lizzylizzyliz.com

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Thanks for listening

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In the Telling - IATSE and Red Alert

IATSE and Red Alert

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09/07/20 • 43 min

“In the Telling” is back from summer break in this special Labor Day episode with my guests from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, a union for backstage theatre workers. I spoke with Hope Bird and Allison Smartt who met with me over zoom in the social distancing of 2020 to talk with me about IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. We discuss the what’s, why’s, and how’s of the union and its local 99 chapter as well as the Red Alert Movement by workers in live event industries.

Show Notes:

Email Allison Smartt if your venue or organization would like more information about working with Local 99 [email protected]
Local 99 IATSE on Facebook
mentioned in the episode https://www.iatse.net/organize/us-organizing
intro/background on the IATSE https://www.iatse.net/video125

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Theme music by Gordon Vetas

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How many episodes does In the Telling have?

In the Telling currently has 78 episodes available.

What topics does In the Telling cover?

The podcast is about Acting, Film, Visual Arts, Design, Writing, Storytelling, Entertainment, Podcasts, Arts, Theatre, Authors and Performing Arts.

What is the most popular episode on In the Telling?

The episode title 'Artist Jo Holbrook' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on In the Telling?

The average episode length on In the Telling is 41 minutes.

How often are episodes of In the Telling released?

Episodes of In the Telling are typically released every 7 days, 11 hours.

When was the first episode of In the Telling?

The first episode of In the Telling was released on Apr 8, 2019.

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