Take Fountain

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Episode 21 – Damon Herriman Australia’s Damon Herriman has spent the last 35 years straddling an increasingly impressive acting career in both Australia and the US, He’s delightful, a good guy….until he’s on screen in Justified, or Quarry…or myriad other roles. On paper, he’s effortlessly gone from one role to the next, but it hasn’t always been plain sailing… Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein, CastBox.FM etc. For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+. #hollywood #storytelling #inspiration #acting #takefountain  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 20 - John Davis Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). John Davis arrived in LA to be an actor….but what happened next would change his life…. For the many people with a plan when they arrive in Hollywood, this change in direction is not unusual, but mostly unexpected, with unanticipated gifts…..John Davis, took Fountain… Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public, Castbox.fm etc. For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+. #hollywood #storytelling #inspiration  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Kara with a K, is Texas born comedian Kara Kimbrough Matteson who is tearing up the LA comedy scene.Brassy and classy, I met Kara at a Comedy show run by her husband TK, and her infectious warmth and authenticity drew me to her…so much so, she became a friend, and then suddenly thought, EVERYONE deserves to know this woman! Kara is a trained singer and her show, and this podcast, is peppered with her bursting into song….You can find out more about Kara at her website. www.karacomedy.comSubscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration #comedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out inform

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).SONY Casting Coordinator Amanda Richards was performing in Musical Theater from a young age but always wanted to know what was going on behind the scenes….so she became a Casting Director..this..is her story…Casting Directors are amongst the most feared and quested for people in acting in Hollywood…You want to get in front of them, for them to know you…so what are they looking for?Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration #casting #Sony Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Felicity PriceAustralian actor/screenwriter Felicity Price has been in LA with her husband Director/Screenwriter Keiran Darcy Smith for 5 years with some award winning films under her belt and a new film in production...Down to Earth, and magic, all rolled into one! Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration #acting #producing #writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Episode 15 – Heidi MastrogiovanniHeidi Mastrogiovanni is a dedicated animal welfare advocate who lives in Los Angeles with her musician husband and their three rescued senior dogs, Chester, Maggie, and Squeaks. She loves to read, hike, travel, and do a classic spit-take whenever something is really funny. Heidi is fluent in German and French, though she doesn’t understand why both those languages feel they need more than one definite article.So what drives this extraordinary woman?For more …. http://heidimastrogiovanni.com/You can get Heidi's book by following the link on our webpage at www.bitesz.com Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supp

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Episode 14 – Jen RudolphJen Rudolph was a casting director who now uses her experience to work with actors to ensure their success.The Actors Green Room and Immersion, are a community for actors...giving them access to webinars and classes to get their A game going…she changes actors lives…So, what does it really take?Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration #podcast #casting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Episode 13 - Sequoia Di AngeloMy guest today is living an extraordinary life. She’s published a magazine, she owns a Publishing business, she’s a mountain climber, she has written a film which is in pre-production, and she runs a philanthropic foundation providing art supplies to American schools. Listen as her story unfolds, Sequoia Di Angelo…Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Nick Hardcastle was a well known TV personality and actor in Australia before moving to Los Angeles 3 years ago to follow his dream. From Video Hits, to a long running guest star role on Home and Away, to strapping on heels as Felicia for the stage adaptation of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT…Nick is one of the keenest relationship builders around and he’s making Hollywood his own with the Australian Theatre Company here in LA…So what makes Nick tick? Find out in this compelling interview from Hollywood.Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public etc.For more...follow Take Fountain on twitter , Facebook and Google+.#hollywood #storytelling #inspiration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) or any good podcatcher app including iTunes, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Radio Public etc.My special guest in this episode is Ismail Bashey....some great advice here on making it in Hollywood.Ismail originally hails from Bombay, India where he began his acting career at a fairly young age, taking an active part in every school production from Shakespeare to Moliere. He began performing on stage professionally in Musical Theatre in productions such as Grease; They Are Playing our Song and Best of Broadway. He has trained extensively in jazz ballet under the guidance of Karla Singh and Shiamak Davar. He then moved to New York and began his acting career in the Big Apple. He trained at the Lee Strasberg theater Institute in New York for 3 years. During that time he was working on the local south Asian cable channels such as ITV and ATN as a TV host introducing Music videos and Bollywood tidbits. He then began the auditioning circuit around tha

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Hundreds of thousands of actors flock to Hollywood each year with one thing in mind….They come armed with Headshots and Hope, they share apartments with people they don’t like, do jobs they cant stand, all with the aim of one day ACTING…This goes on for years. We often see that people are overnight successes, but it’s not the case. Mark Ruffalo famously auditioned more than 600 times, George Clooney was in Hollywood for 10 years before getting a break on ER. I’m talking today with Brian Reise….he’s run one of LA’s most popular acting schools for over 30 years…..So, Brian, what’s the secret….?Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, and all good podcatcher apps.For more, follow Take Fountain on Facebook, twitter and Clammr.If you're enjoying Take Fountain, please share and tell your friend. As I spread the word the best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you...I hope you learn f

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In this episode I take part in one of the most emotional interviews I've ever done as I chat with the remarkable Samuel Chu....social change advocate.From his Facebook page:'Samuel Chu is a nationally recognized organizer for social change and a more vibrant democratic culture in America and beyond.'But he is so much more than that...a true inspiration.Be inspired like I was...and enjoy this interview. Quite remarkable.Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain on iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean or any good podcatcher app.Email: hello@bitesz.comFor more, follow Take Fountain on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Clammr:Facebook: @ejtakesfountaintwitter: @ejtakesfountainGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/42ugaBClammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/takefountain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for priva

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Rosie Lourde is an actor/producer and Julie Kalceff is a writer/producer/director of STARTING FROM ....NOW. This YOUTUBE drama has taken the world by storm, with 30+ million views around the world. A lesbian drama following the lives of four women, it's won awards in Festivals around the globe, and I caught up with them in Los Angeles while they were here receiving accolades. We sat down in the new office of Australians In Film at the Raleigh Studios....What does it take to self produce your dream, and then to have others believe in it and offer funding...Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Google Play (US only at this stage), Podbean, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app.Email me at: hello@bitesz.comFor more Hollywood stuff, follow Take Fountain on Facebook, twitter and Google+:Facebook: @ejtakesfountaintwitter: @ejtakesfountainGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/42ugaB

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly)Hi...Ella with the Show Notes for Episode 7.Michael Apted is one of the prolific Directors of his generation…his resume includes acclaimed titles such as Coal Miners Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist, The World Is Not Enough and the famed 7UP series. Through documentary, feature film, TV, his career has spanned over 50 years and doesn’t look like stopping. But he does admit that as he’s aging, the industry is changing, and the desire for the latest and next big thing is changing the way stories are told and the ones he’s attached to telling...Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app.Email: hello@bitesz.comFor more, follow Take Fountain on Facebook, twitter and Google+:Facebook: @ejtakesfountaintwitter: @ejtakesfountainGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/42ugaBHave you joined our mailing list yet? http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-listIf you

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Hi....Ella with the Show notes for Take Fountain Episode 6...And in this episode I get to chat with all round good guy Marc Fellner-Erez... a young actor, writer and director whose career was given an unexpected jolt with a tragic, near fatal accident. So how do you bounce back?Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app.Email: hello@bitesz.comFor more, follow Take Fountain on Facebook, twitter and Google+:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ejtakesfountaintwitter: @ejtakesfountainGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/42ugaBIf you're enjoying the stories on Take Fountain, please share and tell your friends. The best recommendation we can get is from you. Thank you...#hollywood #inspiration #storytelling #actor #director Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for

Stream from www.bitesz.comWelcome to 'Take Fountain' Episode 5.Lynn Ferguson, actor, writer, comedian, storyteller. Lynn comes from Scotland and moved to Los Angeles with her husband and two boys 8 years ago…she’s well known on The Moth storytelling circuit, runs a storytelling school, writes TV…and once the mic was on…she was off and running…Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Tunein Radio or any good podcatcher app.If you're new to 'Take Fountain' and are enjoying what we do...you can catch up on past episodes at www.bitesz.com and be inspired.And if you're enjoying the podcast, please share and tell your friends...thank you.#Hollywood #inspiration #creative #talent #humor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/take-fountain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hi, Ella with the Show Notes for Episode 4 of Take Fountain...my special guest...Louie Schwatrzberg!Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning producer, director and cinematographer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials.You will have seen his work in American Beauty, the Bourne Ultimatum, Crash, ET, he’s worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott. Stephen Spielberg. He’s a visual artist, without peer, a pioneer in his field, creating breathtaking images… Multi award winning, his work transcends the world of film, exploring science, and human emotion…Louie was introduced to me by a friend here who thought he would make a great interview subject, I saw his TED TALK, http://www.ted.com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_nature_beauty_gratitude?language=en , seen by over 3 million, and sat down over days to watch whatever I could find…and it was a lot, and it was simply stunning. I suggest you look at movingart.co

Hi, Ella with the Show Notes for Episode 3.In this episode I get to chat with Leanne Linsky....comedian, actress and fast rising star.The critics have this to say to say about Leanne:“…Linsky has the comedic chops to join the ranks of Fey and Rudner." ~ DC Metro Theatre Arts"Ms. Linsky’s surge upward appears to be a foregone conclusion.” ~ Sneakers & Ale.com“…the next wave of comedic genius right in our backyards.” ~ Examiner.comFrom her resume, Leanne lists the following skill set:'Stand up comedy, improv, hosting, handgun familiarity, swimming, weight training, yoga, bike riding, jogging, golf, bowling, hiking, kickboxing, aerobics, and licensed driver (manual/automatic).'I had the privilege of chatting with this talented individual and finding out about her path to LA and what makes her tick, her motivations and drive. Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at iTunes, audioBoom, Stictcher, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app.Stream episodes from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly)Emai

We’re used to hearing the word PRODUCER…but although in high numbers in the Hollywood ecosystem, getting to see and hear them up close is rare. They are behind the scenes people, struggling to get things ‘UP’…to make a dream become a reality….Adding the writers, directors, finance, actors…to bring it all to fruition. Paige Simpson is one such rare type! You will probably have seen LEAVING LAS VEGAS, the film that scored Nicholas Cage his Oscar win in 1995…now meet producer Paige Simpson, that brought it to the screen. Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app.Stream episodes via www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).For more, follow Take Fountain on Facebook, twitter and Google+:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ejtakesfountaintwitter: @ejtakesfountainGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/42ugaB#hollywood #LeavingLasVegas #dreams #inspiration #movies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Suppor

Hi everyone, welcome to Episode 1 of Take Fountain...a podcast of passionate people working on their dreams. Compelling stories from Hollywood. My name is Ella James and here are the Show Notes...My very first guest is Jose Arroyo....I had been cast in a sketch for CONAN, and then the idea came to me to introduce writer José Arroyo who’s worked for him across 2 decades. He’s also a talented cartoonist, check out SEETHING WITH JOY! https://www.comixology.com/Seething-With-Joy/comics-series/57101Walking onto the Warner Bros lot in Burbank and heading to the Conan offices, past the sets where they shoot ‘Ellen’ ‘Pretty Little Liars’ ‘The Big Bang Theory’ amongst many many others, I was escorted upstairs to interview this mild mannered curly haired bespectacled funny man. Warm, talented, and with a compelling story, José took me backstage in his life, to how it all started…being the ‘different one’ in a family of ‘normal’ siblings with ‘real jobs’…AND he played the ukulele for me!Subscribe, rate and review at a