Inside Acting

In Episode 295, AJ shares some big (really big) news, then he and Trev offer some thoughts on securing representation—including two ‘tricks’ you can try in your next self-taped audition. Then Trev sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with actors and filmmakers Britt Harris and Molly Elizabeth Parker to dive deeper into uncertain the the process and nature of filmmaking (both narrative and documentary), the currency of passion, the growth that’s available to us when we commit to working outside our comfort zones, and the joys and pitfalls of traveling while making art. Total running time: 55:47. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 294, AJ phones in with a gentle—but powerful—reminder from Spain, and Trev links us to a new character and animation VO demo. Then Trev sits down with actors Britt Harris and Molly Elizabeth Parker to talk about their unique and exciting international filmmaking project, Jump The Fence: making 7 different films, with 7 different filmmakers, in 7 different countries, in 7 months. Total running time: 44:16. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 293, Trev and AJ commit an entire episode to gettin’ real with their own personal and professional progress from the past 90 days of 2017, taking a hard look at what’s working, what’s not, and what they’re declaring next. Highlights: * making vulnerability a living practice * reframing the harsh reality of competing priorities * New tool: ’Day Mapping’ * dancing with the experience of shame… * … and defining and employing ‘shame disruptors’ * sketching out van life for actors * and more… This is our most honest, open, real review yet. And if there’s anything we’ve come to realize at this point in our journeys, it’s this: anything is possible. Absolutely anything. 2018 is coming. You in? Total running time: 1:23:57. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 292, Trev and AJ unpack how relationships (read: trust) are built through self-taped auditions, how technology can impair our artistic sensibilities—namely, focus and empathy—and AJ sits down for Part 2 of his chat with actor and actorvist Kevin E. West. In Part 2, Kevin talks about the glaring issues of being technologically “behind the times,” what he thinks would create the biggest and fastest change in terms of contract negotiations, and what YOU can do—right now—to make yourself a more informed actorCEO (we’re all running our own business here, people). Total running time: 1:16:06. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 291, AJ ups his audition game with some technical and social wizardry, and the guys offer some thoughts on a listener question about long-term relationships and careers. Then AJ sits down for Part 1 of an updated interview with a brilliant and supportive past guest, Kevin E. West (Episodes 095 and 096). This time, Kevin shares about his work with the non-partisan SAG-AFTRA advocacy group, Union Working - expanding on how the group formed, a bit of history on both the merger and how we arrived at the current commercial climate, as well as a bit of philosophical waxing on the future of media… and what the Union will need to do in order to keep up. Total running time: 1:02:08. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * PrintHeadshots.com – www.printheadshots.com (use code “IA” for $10 off!) * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 290, Trev and AJ briefly riff on time- and self-management before Trev sits down for Part 2 of his updated conversation with director, animator, cartoonist, and podcast pioneer Doug “Doug” Bresler. In Part 2, Doug shares more of what he’s learned over the years of sustaining himself as an independent creative working online, including: * balancing long-term and short-term thinking and planning * stunt casting * leveraging your network of contacts to market your work * the power of the Ask * and a lot more… Total running time: 52:10. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * PrintHeadshots.com – www.printheadshots.com (use code “IA” for $10 off!) * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 289, AJ continues his self-taping journey and dips into intermittent fasting, and he and Trev offer some thoughts on working (or not working) with reps who have a bad rap. Then Trev sits down (again!) for Part 1 of a conversation with director, animator, cartoonist, and podcast pioneer Doug “Doog” Bresler to talk about what Doug’s learned over the years of working as a self-sustaining creative online—including how he keeps things in perspective, and a few timeless principles you can use to uniquely position and market your own DIY work on the ever-evolving web. Total running time: 1:15:53. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * PrintHeadshots.com – www.printheadshots.com (use code “IA” for $10 off!) * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 288, a thank you and clarification from Trev, and AJ phones home from the trail. Then, the second and final part of a unique casting director roundtable interview with L.A.-based casting directors Allen Hooper, Caroline Liem, and Jane Jenkins. The panel discussion digs further into the ever-evolving legal side of the “casting workshop issue, the motivation—and mission—behind their choice to facilitate their own workshops, more details and nuances surrounding the city’s workshop investigation and the charges being brought, and perhaps a different way to frame what workshops are and can accomplish for actors. Total running time: 51:50. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * PrintHeadshots.com – www.printheadshots.com (use code “IA” for $10 off!) * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 287, AJ shares about booking and living as if, Trev shares a few lessons learned from redefining his inner game of success, and the two offer their thoughts on a listener question about securing internship opportunities right out of college. Then they sit down with casting directors Allen Hooper, Caroline Liem, and Jane Jenkins for Part 1 of their conversation about some of the more (largely) ignored aspects of the recent casting workshop crackdown: the “full scale investigation,” the fight (or non-fight) with City Hall, and so much more. This is a textured, layered look at a situation that is at once both brutally complicated and brutally simple—and we’re thrilled to be bringing it to you. Total running time: 1:19:35. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 286, Trev and AJ talk about releasing “perfectionitis” and the upcoming SAG-AFTRA elections. Then AJ and Jasmin sit down for Part 2 of their conversation with actor, theatre producer, and former plant technician Teri Reeves, digging into Teri’s life as a level-four brown belt Brazilian jiu jitsu martial artist, how she chose to deal with a specific media storm that gathered around her, and what it’s like to be a consistently working series regular. Total running time: 48:32. Also—we want to hear from you! How has the media, reviews of your work, etc changed or affected you, if at all? Let us know via e-mail, voice memo, voicemail, tweet, or comment. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 285, Trev phones home, and AJ shares about being on avail… and then not… before sitting down for Part 1 of his conversation with actor, theatre producer, and soon-to-be Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt (!!!) Teri Reeves (Once Upon A Time, Chicago Fire, Three Rivers). Total running time: 1:01:48. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 284, Trev and AJ talk food allergies, the next steps in AJ’s career, and cultivating a mind like water. Then Trev sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with actor, director, and producer Judyann Elder, picking up with Judyann’s move to Los Angeles—in an era that was not unlike today, in many ways: an era of exploitation films, of racism, and of an industry that can overwhelm even the boldest and most talented artists. Judyann shares what “saved” her, how the challenges she faces both have and haven’t changed, and—perhaps most powerfully—what she’s learned as a breast cancer survivor. Total running time: 1:15:11. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 283, Trev and AJ introduce us to the term “meatspace,” venture into rant-land over the current state of click-and-submit services, and respond to a listener question about working on set, what to include on your resumé, and how to position it all with a bit of industry parlance. Then Trev sits down for Part 1 of his conversation with veteran actor, writer, and director Judyann Elder (Murphy Brown, Family Matters, Martin) to hear stories of her early years of success in and around the stages of New York City. Total running time: 1:10:02. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 282, Trev and AJ make time to pause, reflect, and reimagine life, career, relationships, health, money, and more with their (eerily similar) quarterly reviews. Guided by their 2017 words—vulnerability and rebirth, respectively—they take a close look at the past 90 days, unpacking what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next. Total running time: 1:06:56. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 281, AJ shares how “the hustle is real”—and how we all have the time we need—before Trev sits down for Part 2 of his kick-in-the-pants conversation with actress, producer, stunt performer and coordinator, and champion for diversity in the arts, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez. In Part 2, Michelle shares: * Her ‘race the clock’ strategy and a few tips on how to calibrate your yourself for a kickass day * The philosophy that drives her diversity work * Some great book recommendations * Why if you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong * and more… Total running time: 1:00:03. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * CameraReadyU – www.camerareadyu.com * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 280, Trev steals a few minutes with two-time podcast alum and Camera Ready U creator David H. Lawrence XVII, to hear all about the comprehensive and immersive approach this kickass new course takes. (Plus: freebie alert!) Then Trev sits down for the first half of an inspiring conversation with Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez (Wonder Woman, F8 of The Furious) to chat about freelancing as an actor, producer, and stunt person, why your reputation is your most valuable asset, and how and why we should always be investing in ourselves—and consistently adding to our own creative “bag of tricks.” Total running time: 1:05:43. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * CameraReadyU – www.camerareadyu.com * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 279, Trev and AJ report straight from the Yosemite wilderness about unplugging (or plugging back in), artist brain nirvana, and taking the magic back into the room with you. Then Trev sits down for Part 3 of his conversation with Ana Carolina Valverde and Brian Ruppenkamp—otherwise known as Those Annoying Vegans—to hear: * what spiked their YouTube traffic * how they balance their activism with work opportunities * a thorough debunking of the scarcity myth * what our real job as artists is * where they’re taking this thing next * and more... Total running time: 1:07:33. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * Camera Ready U – text ONCAMERA to 44222 * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 278, Trev and AJ debrief the reading of First Squad, chat about The IAP Prosperous Heart creative cluster, and respond to a listener question about acting and autism. Then Trev sits down for Part 2 of his chat with Ana Carolina Valverde and Brian Ruppenkamp—otherwise known as Those Annoying Vegans—to dig into the nitty gritty of building a platform: what software and gear to use, how to plan your production schedule and workflow, strategically positioning your work to complement what’s already out there, how to generate ideas and inspiration for new content, dealing with the internet trolls and the inevitable moments of burnout… and why, if all of that sounds completely overwhelming, the most important thing it to JUST. BEGIN. Total running time: 57:28. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * Camera Ready U – text ONCAMERA to 44222 * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 277, Trev sits down for Part 1 of his conversation with Ana Carolina Valverde and Brian Ruppenkamp—otherwise known as Those Annoying Vegans—to chat about building a platform in a post-acting life. In Part 1, the journey to LA: from grad school and talent conventions through to industry scams, personal epiphanies, and fusing passion, skill set, and technology. Total running time: 51:59. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * Camera Ready U – text ONCAMERA to 44222 * BlueHost – www.insideacting.net/blue * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 276, Trev and AJ respond to some of the more in-depth questions sent in by listeners over the past few months, including: * thoughts on navigating relationships and “intimate” scenes * the two things to focus on to get yourself out of your parent’s basement * industry-adjacent thrival jobs * cultivating focus in an age of distraction * how to “strategically” join the Union * what (and what not) to say to your heroes * and more… Total running time: 59:10. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * Camera Ready You – text ONCAMERA to 44222 * PrintHeadshots.com – www.printheadshots.com (use code “IA” for $10 off!) * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership