The Acting Podcast
Risa Bramon Garcia and Steve Braun
The Acting Podcast with Risa Bramon Garcia (director, casting director, producer) & Steve Braun (acting coach, communication consultant), founders of The BGB Studio, takes you inside the craft, the casting room, and the business- and bringing other Industry experts into the conversation- we dig into the work, pull back the curtain of the Industry, and show you how much power you really have as an artist.
Categories: TV & Film
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“Script Analysis” is an often misunderstood term that can result in an actor robbing a scene of its art by reducing it to mathematical calculations. Some actors love the idea of script analysis so they can “solve” the scene and control it. Other actors abandon the idea of script analysis altogether because they are afraid of adding any structure to their art. The truth of Script Analysis is more interesting and dynamic. BGB Master Teachers, Cate Cohen, Sydney Walsh, and Corey Parker, sit down with Risa and Steve to talk about the dance between structure and fluidity in your preparation, and how to use Script Analysis to find freedom and power in your work.
Guests & Resources:
Learn more about our wonderful teachers:
Sydney Walsh - BGB Master Teacher, actor, writer, director
Cate Cohen - BGB Master Teacher, actor, writer
Corey Parker - BGB Master Teacher, actor, coach
Listen to other related episodes:
Episode 6: The Secret To Successful Preparation
Episode 42: That Next Level Shit
Gifts & Opt-ins:
The Perfect Imperfect Self-Tape
21 Ways To Make Casting Directors Happy
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Previous episodes
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97 - Ep. 53: Finding Freedom & Power in Script Analysis Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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96 - Ep. 52: How to Stand Out from Hundreds of Other Actors Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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95 - Ep. 51: 3 Powerful Lessons of 2023 Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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94 - Ep. 50: The Strike is Over. Here’s What to Do Now. Fri, 10 Nov 2023
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93 - Ep. 49: How to Redefine Your Career For This Moment Fri, 15 Sep 2023
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92 - Ep. 48: John Frank Levey, Casting Director: Finding His Role Fri, 07 Jul 2023
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91 - Ep. 47: A.I. is coming for your jobs. Here's what to do. Fri, 23 Jun 2023
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90 - Ep. 46: What to do when The Industry Stops Fri, 05 May 2023
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89 - Ep. 45: The Healing Required to Be an Actor Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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88 - Ep. 44: A Recovering Casting Director: Why CD Michelle Allen Walked Away From Casting Mon, 13 Feb 2023
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87 - Ep. 43: How To Be A Happy Actor Fri, 03 Feb 2023
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86 - Ep. 42: That Next Level Shit Fri, 06 Jan 2023
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85 - Ep. 41: Fighting Isolation: Why You Need an Artistic Community Fri, 16 Dec 2022
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84 - Ep. 40: Opening the Door to Commercial Casting: with Danielle Eskinazi & Renita Gale Thu, 03 Nov 2022
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83 - Ep. 39: The Self-Tape Crisis Thu, 06 Oct 2022
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82 - Richard Hicks, CD: We’re All In This Together Fri, 23 Sep 2022
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81 - Jason Clodfelter: A Journey from Actor to Writer to Co-Prez Sony Pictures Television Thu, 08 Sep 2022
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80 - The Pursuit of Happiness - with Caroline Lindy, Dominic Burgess, Ellyn Jameson & Johnathan McClain Thu, 21 Jul 2022
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79 - Ep. 35: Is It Time To Give Up Acting? Fri, 08 Jul 2022
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78 - April Webster: Galactic Casting Director Fri, 17 Jun 2022
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77 - Why Acting Teachers Suck Fri, 03 Jun 2022
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76 - Owning the BROKE in One Broke Actress: A Conversation with Sam Valentine Fri, 20 May 2022
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75 - How to Have a Post-Covid Acting Career Mon, 18 Apr 2022
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74 - Self-Tapes Don't Have to Hurt Tue, 12 Apr 2022
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73 - Cooking Your Self-Tape Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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72 - The Practice That Leads to Success Mon, 21 Jun 2021
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71 - Not Just An Actor: Making Your Own Box Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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70 - Doing It All: Career, Art & Parenthood Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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69 - Re-opening the Industry w/ Gabrielle + Duncan of SAG-AFTRA Fri, 09 Oct 2020
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68 - Getting Intimate w/ Mia Schachter: Sex, Consent, & Nudity On Set Tue, 06 Oct 2020
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67 - Mary Queen of Casting: A Candid Conversation w/ Mary Vernieu Mon, 28 Sep 2020
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66 - The Booking Mindset Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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65 - The Audrey Moore Hustle Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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64 - Sarah Finn: Superhero of Casting Tue, 08 Sep 2020
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63 - WTF Just Happened?! Meeting the Moment w/ Risa & Steve Tue, 01 Sep 2020
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62 - Talking Shop with Our BGB Casting Family: Risa Bramon Garcia, Leah Daniels-Butler, & Billy Hopkins Mon, 22 Jun 2020
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61 - Championing Actors: A Casting Director Roundtable on Zoom! Fri, 15 May 2020
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60 - Creating a Path to Mind-blowing Work during Quarantine - a conversation with our brilliant BGB Teachers Wed, 29 Apr 2020
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59 - Art & Healing in the Time of Corona Tue, 24 Mar 2020
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58 - It's Not You, It's Pilot Season Thu, 30 Jan 2020
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57 - Take Action in 2020 Mon, 06 Jan 2020
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56 - Bernie Telsey: The King of Casting Mon, 02 Dec 2019
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55 - How To Talk To Your Family About Your Career Mon, 25 Nov 2019
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54 - Saying Yes to the No: Managing Rejection Mon, 18 Nov 2019
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53 - An Actor’s Consent: Navigating Vulnerable Spaces Mon, 11 Nov 2019
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52 - Josiah Akinyele- The Hardest Working Agent in Show Business Mon, 04 Nov 2019
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51 - How To Get An Agent Mon, 21 Oct 2019
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50 - The Secret To Successful Preparation Mon, 14 Oct 2019
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49 - Wisdom of Women Mon, 07 Oct 2019
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48 - BGB Creators: Queen’s Gambit Films Mon, 30 Sep 2019