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The joys of creating a podcast
[00:00:31] I managed to have the cameras on dash camera mode so it recorded in three minute increments. So when I put all the files on, I had like a thousand friggin video files to edit. I know it's not exciting for everyone, but it was exciting for me. So that's the first thing I mucked up. Second thing, you know, we're going to have improved sound quality and and it'll it'll sound better. I promise.
Keep working as an Actor to stay work fit
[00:01:19] MAX
And as we know, you have to keep... because if you don't, if you just wait for the phone to ring and then you go out and work, all of a sudden you haven't been practicing. Your not work fit.
[00:01:27] SAM
Exactly. And I've got two auditions coming up. So that's good. I've got one for a short film, one for a feature film. So this is this feature film audition is gonna be good.
Appearance v talent
[00:01:55] SAM
Appearance vs. talent. This industry. Yes. Appearance is a big thing. Talent. Yeah? But it's probably second. Right. You know, if you look the part.
[00:02:15] MAX
I think it just gives you more opportunities If you if you are talented and you there. Well, first of all, you've got to fit the part. Yes. so appearance. And then and then if you
are talented, it probably unlocks more opportunity with that... than if you were looking for your mark and standing there and saying two and a half lines.
Max's greatest performance reading to children. Is it resume worthy?
[00:04:22] MAX
SIT DOWN AND LISTEN! that didn't work either. Yeah. Make reading fun because sometimes these are children who maybe their parents don't speak English and they don't have access to these sorts of books at home or you know, they dont have any money for books. It's a way to really make reading lots of fun. We're not talking like a full on turn up in a costume and run a scene and do like a workshop type scenario. Because that would just frighten the kids and be a bit creepy.
So you're an Actor? Get me a coffee.
[00:09:25] SAM
People are like, oh you're an actor. You make sure you have a plan B. It's like, ahhh f*ck you! re you know what I'm saying?
[00:09:32] MAX
Someone said that to me and I actually said, well, this is my plan B
Self tape with girlfriend v self tape with Mum?!
[00:12:51] SAM
Yeah. Well, I used to do self tapes with my Mum. And like some of those scenes would be very awkward to do with your Mum.
[00:12:58] MAX
Romantic scenes?
Stranger Things gets a mention.
[00:14:44] SAM
Can we? Are there copyright things? Can I say stranger things?
[00:14:46] MAX
You can say Stranger Things will probably get an invoice for like a million dollars, but we can say it.
Managing your social media as an Actor.
[00:22:14] SAM
100 percent. I mean, like the social media aspect is is very important with promoting an end and all that. But yeah, promoting yourself as well as well as projects.
[00:22:23] MAX
I'm so clumsy with that. I mean I didnt grow up with social media.
[00:22:26] SAM
Yeah fair enough.
[00:22:27] MAX
And so I'm sort of having to learn all the bits and pieces.
[00:22:29] SAM
The 40S. You didn't have that stuff didnt you?
