Working with Tom Hanks and Debunking Self-tape Myths on the Internet | Ep 32

Welcome to Episode 32 to the Actor’s Guide to the End of the World podcast!

Still coming down from last week’s epic episode with last week’s guest Kirsten Sheridan, E-Kan and Rían recap major takeaways and lessons learned. Be sure to check out her summer workshop happening this month in LA, info below.

They get onto a little blast from the past when E-Kan worked with a screen acting legend and all because he was an intern at the casting office. Listen in to hear how E-Kan’s ass got his first studio credit.  Rían also shares his first movie experience with Joel Schumacher and how he also worked at a casting office. You’ll hear what he learned about auditioning from watching and reading with so many actors as well as why “sexy indifference” is so appealing.

Rían also brings up wisdom from incredible actor Michael Kostroff that changed how he looks at auditions and how it helped to remember “you’re not going to get the fucking job.”

And then they discuss a controversial post about "self-tapes truths" from a former casting director that has caused a stir online. No ring light? Don’t act, just be yourself? No "bold choices"??  The guys get into it and what actors need to remember, especially newer ones. You’re going to want to hear this one.

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Kirsten Sheridan’s website-  www.kirstensheridan.net 

Summer workshop - www.bowstreet.ie/kirsten-sheridan-workshop 

Aaron Paul “Breaking Bad” audition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-6vWahav9E

Amy Adam’s “June Bug” audition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxxVcAc4gZc

Emma stone’s audition “Easy A”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f0UgVxpe9E

 

Hidden gems: Museum of Moving Image (Astoria, NY) Jim Henson and Mission Impossible https://movingimage.org/whats-on/screenings-and-series/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22307333704&gbraid=0AAAAAogSa6Wx8yyXir9YTjwyjqeZFYzj5&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjJrCBhCXARIsAI5x66XlXeI3vGlrWaJ2gD1A1MEz2nVXJz1fo9cnMikUedk5lfQr6S7bsjgaAmNzEALw_wcB

Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari https://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Brief-History-Information-Networks/dp/059373422X

Time stamps

(0:00) Intro

(2:45) Kirsten Sheridan recap

(7:05) Working with legend Tom Hanks

(12:50) Rían first film experience with Joel Shumacher

(17:00) Lessons learned from interning at a casting office

(18:00) Audition workshop from "The Wire" actor Michael Kostroff

(23:30) "Self-Tape Truths" debunked

(35:24) Learn from the best auditions online

(37:00) Hidden gems