19 episodes
Take2 Actors Agency, The Podcast Shauna Griffith
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This is the go-to podcast for aspiring actors and film makers. We strive to break down the barriers between 'us' and 'them', between the aspiring and those working in the TV & Film industry. We interview Casting Agent, Casting Directors, Actors, Directors and Producers to get their insight and advice. We give you actionable advice each episode to help you on your journey in the TV & Film world.
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"Hire yourself as an Actor" with Deirdre O'Kane
The last few years have been something of a whirlwind for Deirdre O’Kane. A co-founder of Comic Relief in Ireland, she fronted the critically and audience acclaimed RTÉ Does Comic Relief which raised more than 6 million euros to help those most in need as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and reached in excess of 1.4 million viewers across Ireland. She recently fronted her own talk show - Deirdre O’Kane Talks Funny - in the primetime Saturday night slot on RTÉ One and will debut a brand new series, The Deirdre O’Kane Show, with Sky in 2021. Deirdre will appear alongside Boy George, Aston Merrygold and Vogue Williams on the new Fox-developed talent show, The Big Deal, premiering later this year on Virgin Media Television.
Deirdre is also known as the voice of smash-hit Gogglebox on Virgin Media which returns for a seventh season in 2021. In recent years she has hosted the revamped IFTA Film & Drama Awards for RTÉ and Virgin Media Television, and reached the finals of the national broadcaster’s fan-favourite Dancing with the Stars in its third season in 2018. One of Ireland’s favourite comedians, Deirdre never strays too far from her live stand-up roots; a box fresh hour of side splitting laughs is in the works for a new tour slated to start in 2022.
A six-time Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) nominee, Deirdre was awarded Best Lead Actress (Film) 2015 for her role as Christina Noble opposite Liam Cunningham, Sarah Greene and Brendan Coyle in Stephen Bradley’s feature Noble. Released in September 2014, Noble won Jury and Audience awards at the Boston Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Newport Beach Festival, Nashville and Dallas Festivals.
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What makes an actor stand out in the audition room?; with Mary-Ellen O'Hara from Carla Stronge Casting
Mary-Ellen trained as an actor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama before studying Drama and Theatre Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast, and started her professional career as an actor.
Her passion for casting came about in the active and diverse Northern Irish Short film scene. From Cathy Brady’s, ‘Wasted’, Stacey Gregg’s ‘Mercy’, Andrea Harkin’s ‘The Party’ (BAFTA Nominated) to Mike Lennox’s ‘Boogaloo & Graham’ (BAFTA Winner & Oscar Nominated), Mary-Ellen has been championed for her contribution towards finding, working with and continuing to develop new and emerging talent.
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A working Voice Over Actor, with Eva-Jane Gaffney
Eva-Jane Gaffney is an actor & voiceover artist from Dublin. Her screen and stage experience ensure her voice-over work ranges from the sincere to upbeat. Eva-Jane is also a fluent Irish speaker. She has spent years working in casting and worked on projects like Red Rock, Wolfwalkers & Dating Amber.
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How do documentaries come to be? With Aoife Kavanagh
Aoife Kavanagh is an accomplished producer, researcher and journalist with 20 years’ experience researching, writing and producing quality content. Aoife has excellent instincts for compelling stories and characters and her work consistently focuses on human rights, social affairs and extraordinary personal stories. She has developed a number of projects for Frontline Films and has worked as producer on most of the company’s productions.
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What is a Talent Manager? With Craig Rogalski of CK Talent
Craig Rogalski is the owner of CK Talent Management, one of the most esteemed talent management companies in the nation. Rogalski and his team work with athletes, influencers, models, and actors who have worked on diverse projects from the award-winning film Ladybird and cultural-phenomena The Bachelor. Though originally an agency based in the United Kingdom, CK Talent Management has recently purchased the largest talent agency in Africa and expanded into Australia to truly become an international talent management company.
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What is an Artistic Director? With Andrew Benvenuti
Andrew Benvenuti is the Artistic Director at The Drama Company NYC. He is a trained actor having attended American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) and has been cast in numerous plays and musicals, including off-Broadway productions!
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