This JRS Happy Hour Conversation was recorded on December 15th, 2020 with guests John Rosenfeld, Brittney Rentschler, Erin Rye, and Ryan Garcia.Join us as we chat about saying goodbye to this difficult, crazy year and turn our eyes toward 2021. This conversation was an absolute joy. Happy Holidays!Sign up for the JRS & Actor Salon 48 Virtual Film F…

Lindsay Chambers is back! Brian and Lindsay share their TOP 5 WATCHES DURING QUARANTINE and the results are fun and surprising! Then... are movie theaters dead? What's going to be nominated for Oscar's this year and does anyone care?Please RATE & REVIEW the show on iTunes and Spotify!Follow Industry Town on Social Media:Instagram: @IndustryTownPodc…

This JRS Happy Hour Conversation was recorded over Zoom on 11/10/20. It was our first episode after the 2020 election. ADAM RAY joined John and I all the way from Australia where he is shooting the new comedy series YOUNG ROCK for NBC. His story about how a candle that smells like Gwyneth Paltrow's crotch led to a friendship with The Rock is one of…

**EPISODE FIXED**Filmmakers Graham Sibley and Jeffrey Scott Collins stop by to talk about their new independent romantic comedy POOR GREG DROWNING, available for free November 12th on Amazon Prime. We get into how the made their film and its 5 year journey from short film to web series to festival winning feature, with fun stories and advice for as…

Brian is thrilled to welcome good friend and Headshot Truck Founder BRIAN CONFER to the pod for an enlightening conversation on entrepreneurship, business, and creativity.Brian was a fantastic guest. HIs business savvy and personal story are fantastic for actors who want to learn more about taking control of their lives and business. He also vulner…

**TWO-PART EPISODE!**We got a big one to wrap up our look into #Voiceover.First up, Brian welcomes longtime friend and award-winning voiceover artist REBECCA DAVIS. Rebecca is known for her versatility; commercials, animation, video games, promo, even movie trailers. She talks about how she took her theater training and brought it to a new medium, …

TOM LAWLESS is the President of VOX, Inc, one of the top voiceover agencies in Los Angeles. He's also an active agent, mine in fact! Tom was nice enough to stop by the podcast to share his POV on all things voiceover. Everything you could want to know from finding representation to his thoughts on auditions, equipment, classes, and technique, and m…

Let's talk about getting started in voiceover. There's almost too much information out there, the equipment factor is daunting, and where to begin feels difficult to pin down. This week I welcome to great actors to share their early experiences navigating this new part of their careers. 3:36 - MARC FAJARDO (The Outsider, The Hate U Give) started lo…

Wildly talented voiceover and on-camera actress KRIZIA BAJOS (The Casagrandes, NCIS: Los Angeles) is on the podcast talking all things voiceover. Krizia does it all in VO - major commercials, animated movies and television, not to mention working prolifically in video games we all know and love like The Sims and The Last Of Us.We talk craft, career…

Today’s guest is one of the stars of the audiobook world, EDOARDO BALLERINI. He is a two-time winner of the Audiobook Publishers Association Best Male Narrator Audie Award. He has recorded nearly 300 titles including best sellers from James Patterson and David Baldacci, classics from Tolstoy, Dante, Kafka, and Whitman, and even the newest recording…

The amazing TEDDY SEARS (The Politician, The Flash) is on the podcast this week. Teddy is a phenomenal actor who has done it all - soaps, superhero shows, prestige cable, you name it. We dive into all of it and revisit one of my favorite segments: bad audition stories! Teddy and his wife also had Covid and talked about their experience with that ho…

Friend and actor DAWAN OWENS (6 Balloons, If Loving You Is Wrong, The Farm) is on the podcast today. I wanted him to share his experience of the past week - on the murder of George Floyd, the protests, #BlackoutTuesday, and how to be an affective and empathetic ally. We also talked about his experience in the entertainment industry and what I can l…

JRS Happy Hour Conversations! May 12th: DDO Theatrical Agent ANTHONY BOYER. After a career as a music director and conductor, Anthony transitioned to the representation world in 2007, working his way up through the ranks until November 2013, when he started the west coast theatrical division of DDO Artists Agency. In that capacity, Anthony works wi…

Showrunner Josh Corbin (REPRISAL, STARTUP) joins Brian to share what it's like and lessons learned from getting to make the show he'd been dreaming about for years. Along the way we talk about classic noir, Josh's favorite b-movies, and what it's like to showrun from across the country.All episodes of REPRISAL are streaming now on HULU!Please RATE …

Brian welcomes actor and filmmaker LYNN CHEN to talk about her debut feature I WILL MAKE YOU MINE which she wrote, produced, directed and stars in. We talk about her road to getting behind the camera, why impostor syndrome never goes away, cultivating magic on set, and so much more.I WILL MAKE YOU MINE will be available on cable and digital streami…

TWO PART EPISODE!First up, LEAH MCKENDRICK (Summer Loving, M.F.A.) is back to talk about how to "Write The Damn Screenplay," It was an awesome conversation with one of the smartest and most charismatic people, done originally over Instagram Live. Then, about an hour in, you can hear our first JRS Happy Hour Conversation where John Rosenfeld and I i…

Actress and Career Coach JENNA DOOLITTLE (American Horror Story, Rattlesnake) is the mastermind behind the incredibly helpful ACTORS RISE NEWSLETTER. She was kind of enough to stop by to talk all about the newsletter as well as life and career for actors during quarantine. She's brings a shocking amount of warmth, clarity, and structure to these st…

Brian welcomes friend and actor Samara Weaving (READY OR NOT, HOLLYWOOD, BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC) to talk about her work, growing up on screen in Australia, how she's getting through quarantine, and her process shooting Ready Or Not.DONATE to Feed the Front Lines LA through World Health Kitchen at https://donate.wck.orgHOLLYWOOD premieres on Ne…

Pete Goldfinger (JIGSAW, SPIRAL, PIRANHA 3D) is today's guest on Industry Town. He's a wonderful human and a fantastically talented screenwriter and coach. We talk about using quarantine to start a creative writing habit and his picks for which movies to watch to best learn about screenwriting, before taking a walk down IMDB memory lane, going over…

Carrie Wiita is a marriage and family therapist trainee (supervised by Kathie Adams, LMFT #41403) and the cohost of the Very Bad Therapy podcast. She also is an actress with 10+ years in the industry before focusing on her therapy practice. Carrie is here to talk with me about self-care during these strange, troubling times. Please note, this was o…

Since we're all stuck at home, let's talk to someone who's makes profitable content from his home. TRAVIS DESLAURIER (911: Lonestar, Ultimate Tag) is an actor, model, entrepreneur, and social media influencer with over 3 million followers across all platforms. He was kind enough to share his expertise of current social media landscape and how he ma…

Writer and script consultant KYLE ANDREWS stops by to talk about writing, specifically about actors who have discovered they need to write and create content for themselves. Kyle's private script consulting practice specializes in helping actor, develop their ideas while learning the ropes on story, structure, and style. We talk about all that good…

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Andrew Carlberg (SKIN, SUN DOGS, SOME GIRLS, CASTLE) is a multiple award winning and prolific film, television, Broadway, and Los Angeles theater producer. He joins Brian to demystify the job of a producer, explain why "networking" is a terrible word for a cool activity, and explore Andrew's experience working on the Oscar winning short film SKIN.S…

We are back for Part 2 with the incomparable Kelly Walker! After a brief talk on distribution, we lean into Kelly's first career as an editor and what that taught her about acting - the importance of space in performance and how much variation to give in your takes. Then we segue into Kelly's role on SWAMP THING and how that booking was a direct re…

Kelly Walker (SWAMP THING, LAST MAN STANDING) is a brilliant writer, editor, actress, and filmmaker. In part one, we talk about her debut feature MY FIONA and break down her process and experience at every step. In this episode you'll hear practical tips on writing, development, production, and making the leap to features. For More On Kelly:Instagr…

Kenna Wright (Veronica Mars, Grown-ish) is the writer/director/producer of the award winning short film "Palms." Brian talks with Kenna about the making of the film and her experience as a first time filmmaker. We deep dive the thorough preparation that served her through the process, how she auditioned and directed her child lead actress, and the …

Kate Morgan Chadwick (Major Crimes) and Brooke Trantor (Yours and Mine) are the primary creative team behind the award winning short film "Oh, Baby!" Recently, "Oh, Baby!" won Best Actress, Best Comedy, and the Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the JRS Film Festival. These brilliant multi-hyphenates stop by the show to talk about the nuts and bolts…

Adam Ray (The Heat, American Vandal, MadTV) stops by to talk about his new standup album READ THE ROOM, how he gets his joke writing done, and his advice for starting out in comedy.Check out all things Adam at www.adamraycomedy.com including his album READ THE ROOM and his podcast ABOUT LAST NIGHT.For More On Adam:Instagram: @AdamRayComedyTwitter: …

Headshots! A right of passage every actor must embrace many times over. Today Brian welcomes brilliant photographer Gerard Sandoval to the show to share what he's learned from years of shooting actors. We get real detailed on how to choose a photographer, how to prep for your shoot, what to do if you get stiff, and how much the whole thing should c…

We're 10 episodes in! Here's a supercut of my favorite moments from the first ten. There's a mix of great and practical advice, creative inspiration, and hilarious Hollywood stories.Bad audition stories with Patrick Cavanaugh (1:35), Jeff Witzke learns talks closeup technique with Hugh Jackman (7:50), making the jump from shorts to features with Le…

Stephanie Black (Casual, Scandal) seems to be doing it all. She's a prolific film & tv actress who moonlights as the the artistic director of a successful theatre company and still finds time to become a self-taught filmmaker. She talks with Brian about what's on her plate now, early survival jobs, her work at IAMA, and her transition into filmmaki…

If you don't know Randall Park (Fresh Off The Boat, The Interview) already, I don't know what to tell you. We sat down to chat about writing, producing, and starring in his own Netflix rom-com "Always Be My Maybe" with Ali Wong, what it's like to rap battle James Van Der Beek, and daily rituals to stay creative and grateful.Stream "Always Be My May…

Powerhouse Jenna Johnson (Shameless, She's Just Making It Up) stops by to talk about the merits of grad school and accepting your casting "type."For More On Jenna:Instagram: @JJActriceTwitter: @JJActriceIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632666/For More On Brian:Instagram: @TheGingerMrTwitter: @The GingerMrIMDB: imdb.me/briannorrisFollow Industry T…

Patrick Cavanaugh (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mad Men) is fantastic actor, and filmmaker. He and Brian share their worst audition stories (2:30) and talk about how teaching class has affected their personal acting (10:30) before diving in to the world of content creation (21:30).You can WATCH Patrick's work including FIRST TIMERS and CASTING CALL: htt…

Chloé Wepper (Office Christmas Party, Good Trouble) graces the podcast to talk with Brian about booking two series regs in her first pilot season, what the first thirty minutes of her audition prep looks like, and the role therapy that has played in her acting.For More On Chloe:Instagram: @ChloeWepperTwitter: @ChloeWepperhttps://www.imdb.com/name/n…

Actor Extraordinaire Jeff Witzke (Jane The Virgin, Superstore, Thank You For Smoking) joins Brian to share his experiences working with Hall Of Fame actors like Hugh Jackman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus before diving into tips on multi-cam and what to do when you get contradictory direction on set.Learn more about Jeff at www.JeffWitzke.com and more abo…