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Art Craft Truth with Russ Camarda Russ Camarda
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Art Craft Truth with Russ Camarda. Russ Camarda is an actor and independent filmmaker in New York. In this series of fun, relaxed conversations, Russ will talk to a variety of working independent artists… Actors, Musicians, Comedians, Writers and many more and get into the inner working of their crafts. HOW they do what they do. They are great back and forth conversations from one artist to another on the inner mechanics of how they do their work.
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ACTOR– Isiah Whitlock Jr
Russ talks the Craft of Acting with Isiah
Whitlock Jr. an
American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Davis (Clay Davis) on the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO (HBO)
television series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_(TV_series) (The Wire)
as well as being a frequent collaborator of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee (Spike Lee).
He
has also appeared in films including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas (Goodfellas), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieces_of_April (Pieces of April), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1408_(film) (1408), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchanted_(film) (Enchanted), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Rapids_(film) (Cedar Rapids),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%27s_Dragon_(2016_film) (Pete’s Dragon),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_3 (Cars 3), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Gun (The Old Man and the Gun),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Square (All Square) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Care_a_Lot (I Care a Lot), and television series including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Cop_(American_TV_series) (The Good Cop),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veep (Veep), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappelle%27s_Show (Chappelle's Show), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Honor_(miniseries) (Your Honor),
and several roles across installments of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_%26_Order_(franchise) (Law and Order)
franchise.
WATCH the Video version on
Youtube here:
Links
Isiah Bobblehead
https://www.sheeeeeeeeeit.com/ (https://www.sheeeeeeeeeit.com/)
IMDB Isiah
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926086/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926086/)
Links
to Russ on YouTube and his Websites
https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda)
Russ Movies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/)
http://www.russcamarda.com (http://www.russcamarda.com)
http://tagstudiony.com (http://tagstudiony.com)
Production partners
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COMEDIAN– Henry Phillips
Russ Talks craft of of COMEDY with Henry Phillips -- a musical comedian from
Los Angeles known for his https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Central_Presents (Comedy Central Presents) special, his
songs for two award-winning musicals, Blake: the Musical and Chips,
and for co-writing and starring in the semi-autobiographical movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punching_the_Clown (Punching the Clown) which won several awards,
most notably the Audience Award at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slamdance_Film_Festival (Slamdance Film Festival)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-1 ([1])
and is critically acclaimed, currently holding an 86% fresh rating on the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_aggregator (review)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_aggregator (aggregator) site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes (Rotten Tomatoes).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-2 ([2])
His series of satirical YouTube cooking videos called "Henry's
Kitchen," in which he tries and fails to cook food, make friends, and
impress women, was described by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Silverman (Sarah)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Silverman (Silverman) as "the best cooking show ever",https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-3 ([3])https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-4 ([4])
and his other web series "You and Your Fu*king Coffee" was produced
by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jash (Jash) and
features well-known guest stars including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Judge (Mike Judge)
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Johnson_(actress) (Ashley Johnson).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-5 ([5])
Phillips has appeared on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live! (Jimmy Kimmel Live!),https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-6 ([6])
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Tom (Bob)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Tom (and Tom),https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-7 ([7])
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento#The_Dr._Demento_radio_show (The Dr. Demento Radio Show), and the podcasts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTF_with_Marc_Maron (WTF with Marc Maron),https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-8 ([8])
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Bang!_Bang! (Comedy Bang! Bang!)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-9 ([9])
and The World Record Podcast with Brendan Walsh.
In 2014 he recorded his first one hour comedy
special, at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood (Hollywood)'s
The Lyric Theater.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-10 ([10])
In 2016, he co-wrote and starred in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punching_Henry (Punching)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punching_Henry (Henry), a sequel to Punching the Clown. From 2016 to 2019 he had
a recurring supporting role as John Stafford in the TV series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series) (Silicon Valley).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phillips_(comedian)#cite_note-11 ([11])
WATCH the Video version on
Youtube here:
https://youtu.be/rlElItMa8-s
Links
Henrys Website
http://henryphillips.com/ (http://henryphillips.com/)
Twitter for Henry
https://twitter.com/Henlips?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (https://twitter.com/Henlips?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)
IMDB Henry
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124723/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124723/)
Links
to Russ on YouTube and his Websites
https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda)
Russ Movies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/)... -
ACTOR WRITER– Matt Dellapina
Matt is a Theatre and television actor with an extensive acting resume…on the New York stage for years, becoming a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene. As a writer, his work includes the digital series ADULT ED, the plays INTERSTATES ,DEACON OF THE BRONX , ONE MAN DROWNED and NO NO NO YES.
On television, Matt was a Series Regular on Amazon’s hit Prime Original, “Just Add Magic: New Protectors”. Other TV credits include “Homeland”, "Blue Bloods", “Person Of Interest”, “Do No Harm”, “CSI:NY”, “Onion SportsDome”, “Law and Order”, Lifetime’s “My Sordid Affair”, and a recurring role on CBS’ “Tommy”
Another enlightening conversation with a true working artist.
WATCH the Video version on Youtube here:
https://youtu.be/wzhoXZfgKI4
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Matt’s Website
https://www.mattdellapina.com
IMDB Matt Dellapina
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2768526/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2768526/)
Matts Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/mattdellapina/ (https://www.instagram.com/mattdellapina/)
Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites
https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda)
Russ Movies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/)
http://www.russcamarda.com/ (http://www.russcamarda.com)
http://tagstudiony.com/ (http://tagstudiony.com)
Production partners
https://idunleashed.com/ (https://idunleashed.com) -
FILM EDITOR- Michelle Tesoro
Russ talks with The woman behind the performances in the cutting room… Michelle Tesoro,
The EDITOR of projects that include “The Queens Gambit”, “House of Cards”, “On the Basis of Sex”, “Newsroom” and many more and I talk about how the film editor helps find the hidden gems in the footage to help build a performance and create the story.
CHECK OUT YOUTUBE VERSION HERE:
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Michelle's IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2026939/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2026939/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)
Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites
https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda)
Russ Movies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/)
http://www.russcamarda.com/ (http://www.russcamarda.com)
http://tagstudiony.com/ (http://tagstudiony.com)
Production partners
https://idunleashed.com/ (https://idunleashed.com) -
JOURNALIST- Keiko Tsuyama
Russ talks with with a TRUE PIONEER in her craft.. She was the FIRST FEMALE REPORTER to join 70 male colleagues on the financial beat at Kyodo News, Japan’s largest wire service.
She is a columnist and writes for prestigious magazines in Japan . Her reporting has focused on business and political news and cultural feature stories. She covered the 2008 presidential election from the Iowa caucuses to the Presidential Inauguration Day. She has interviewed include; Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook Eric Schmit, Google’s CEO, Steve Chen, founder of YouTube, John Bolton and Ted Turner.
Watch Youtube Version Here:
https://youtu.be/GV5YCEu_2JY
Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites
https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda)
Russ Movies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/)
http://www.russcamarda.com/ (http://www.russcamarda.com)
http://tagstudiony.com/ (http://tagstudiony.com)
Production partners
https://idunleashed.com/ (https://idunleashed.com) -
ACTING TEACHER – AUTHOR - ACTOR- Hugh O’Gorman
Russ talks with Hugh O’Gorman . Hugh is an actor, director and writer, active in professional theatre for 25 years; He is the Head of Acting at California State University Long Beach where he oversees the BA and MFA actor training programs. Hugh has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and at over a dozen of the nation’s most respected Regional Theatres and Shakespeare Festivals. He is a founding member of New York City’s Mint Theatre Company (2002 Drama Desk Award). For four years Hugh portrayed Jeff Singer on AMC’s critically acclaimed, Emmy and Cable Ace award-winning show Remember WENN (SAG Award nomination). As well as HBO’s multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning John Adams, among many others. Hugh is the author of the book “The Keys to Acting”; he is also a faculty member of MICHA: the Michael Chekhov Association, and runs his own acting studio in Los Angeles, The Praxis Studio. Hugh is the national Co-Chair of the Craftsmen of National Alliance of Acting Teachers.
In This conversation Russ and Hugh explore every acting method from Stanislavski and Chekov to Method , Meisner and Mamet.
CHECK OUT YOUTUBE VERSION HERE:
https://youtu.be/fBcQI-TRZOw
Links
Hughs Links
http://www.hughogorman.com/ (http://www.hughogorman.com)
Hughs Book
https://www.amazon.com/Keys-Acting-OGORMAN-HUGH/dp/0757587259/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1andkeywords=hugh+ogormanandqid=1619457273andsr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Keys-Acting-OGORMAN-HUGH/dp/0757587259/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1andkeywords=hugh+ogormanandqid=1619457273andsr=8-1)
Hughs IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641067/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641067/)
Mint theatre
https://minttheater.org/ (https://minttheater.org)
National Alliance of Acting Teachers
http://actingteachers.org/about/ (http://actingteachers.org/about/)
Links to Russ on YouTube and his Websites
https://linktr.ee/russcamarda (https://linktr.ee/russcamarda)
Russ Movies
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/)
http://www.russcamarda.com/ (http://www.russcamarda.com)
http://tagstudiony.com/ (http://tagstudiony.com)
Production partners
https://idunleashed.com/ (https://idunleashed.com)
Customer Reviews
The real story
Love this exploration of the nuts and bolts that go into MAKING the work, not just the flashy anecdotal stuff. Worth many listens.