27 FEB 2024 · “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: https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/bgb-teachers/sydney-walsh?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=teacher_sydneywalsh - BGB Master Teacher, actor, writer, directorhttps://www.bramongarciabraun.com/bgb-teachers/cate-cohen?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=teacher_catecohen - BGB Master Teacher, actor, writerhttps://www.bramongarciabraun.com/bgb-teachers/corey-parker - BGB Master Teacher, actor, coach Listen to other related episodes: https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-6-the-secret-to-successful-preparationhttps://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-42-that-next-level-shit Gifts & Opt-ins:https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/the-perfect-imperfect-self-tape?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=theperfectimperfectselftapehttps://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/21-ways-to-make-casting-directors-happy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=21waystomakecastingdirectorshappy https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/what-casting-wants-3-top-casting-directors-tell-it-like-it-is?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=whatcastingwants https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast Meet us on Instagram and other social spaces where we hang out — with tons more great advice, inspiration, and Industry intel.@BGBStudio on https://www.instagram.com/bgbstudio/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + https://twitter.com/bgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + https://www.tiktok.com/@bgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + @theBGBStudio on https://www.facebook.com/thebgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resourceCHECK OUT our https://bramongarciabraun.com/classes?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=classLinkSIGN UP for our https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/coaching-classes-pages/group-career-coaching-seriesJOIN US for https://bramongarciabraun.com/actors-summit?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=summitThe https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-bgb-sit-down?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=sitdownlink is back! Meet Risa + Steve in our StudioAre You Ready For Class?https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/classes

30 JAN 2024 · An actor who books work consistently is an actor who has the capacity to remain vulnerable in the face of intense rejection, to stay focused in a world full of distractions and to stay sharp in one of the most competitive Industries around. The actor who books work consistently has found a way to stand out from hundreds of others. They have expressed themselves in away that makes them a singularity. In a hard industry and a hard world, that kind of singular expression must be supported by a lifestyle that nurtures your art and your career.   Listen in and let us know what resonates with you. Email us at https://bramongarciabraun.com and comment on our IG posts! Subscribe! And if you're loving the Podcast, leave a review and rating! Your words will help connect us all and bring these valuable conversations to even more actors- and other artists- around the world.‍AND… Screenshot, post + tag us @bgbstudio on IG!‍If you’ve missed any episodes, https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcastGuests & Resources:Listen to other related episodes:  https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-28-the-practice-that-leads-to-success?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=podcast_ep28&utm_content=thepracticethatleadstosuccess https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-36-the-pursuit-of-happiness-with-caroline-lindy-dominic-burgess-ellyn-jameson-johnathan-mcclain?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=podcast_ep36&utm_content=thepursuitofhappinessw%2Fcarolinedominicellynjohnathan‍ https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/the-perfect-imperfect-self-tape?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=theperfectimperfectselftape https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/21-ways-to-make-casting-directors-happy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=21waystomakecastingdirectorshappy https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/what-casting-wants-3-top-casting-directors-tell-it-like-it-is?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep52&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=whatcastingwantsCredits:PRODUCER:BGB STAFFTECH + DESIGN:ASWATHI MENON & MITCHELL BRAXTONMUSIC:SAM DEWEES + ANDY ABELOW https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast Meet us on Instagram and other social spaces where we hang out — with tons more great advice, inspiration, and Industry intel. @BGBStudio on https://www.instagram.com/bgbstudio/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + https://twitter.com/bgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + https://www.tiktok.com/@bgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + @theBGBStudio on https://www.facebook.com/thebgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource CHECK OUT our https://bramongarciabraun.com/classes?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=classLinkSIGN UP for our https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/coaching-classes-pages/group-career-coaching-series JOIN US for https://bramongarciabraun.com/actors-summit?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=summit The https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-bgb-sit-down?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=sitdownlink is back! Meet Risa + Steve in our Studio

12 DEC 2023 · 2023 was a really intense year. Two strikes, wars, a contracting industry, inflation, lingering effects of the pandemic effects, etc. And the intensity revealed some powerful lessons that every actor must hear and understand if they want to be a working actor in 2024.  Risa and Steve reveal the lessons of 2023 that point to the new reality for actors and light the path to success in the new year. Subscribe! And if you're loving the Podcast, leave a review and rating! Your words will help connect us all and bring these valuable conversations to even more actors- and other artists- around the world.‍AND… Screenshot, post + tag us @bgbstudio on IG!‍If you’ve missed any episodes, https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast Guests & Resources: https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-50-the-strike-is-over-heres-what-to-do-now?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep51&utm_campaign=podcast_ep50&utm_content=thestrikeisoverhere%27swhattodonow https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-47-a-i-is-coming-for-your-jobs-heres-what-to-do?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep51&utm_campaign=podcast_ep47&utm_content=aiiscomingforyourjobshereswhattodo https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-46-what-to-do-when-the-industry-stops?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep51&utm_campaign=podcast_ep46&utm_content=whattodowhentheindustrystops https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-45-the-healing-required-to-be-an-actor?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep51&utm_campaign=podcast_ep45&utm_content=thehealingrequiredtobeanactor https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-43-how-to-be-a-happy-actor?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep51&utm_campaign=podcast_ep43&utm_content=howtobeahappyactorBack To All Episodes Meet us on Instagram and other social spaces where we hang out — with tons more great advice, inspiration, and Industry intel. @BGBStudio on https://www.instagram.com/bgbstudio/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + https://twitter.com/bgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + https://www.tiktok.com/@bgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource + @theBGBStudio on https://www.facebook.com/thebgbstudio?utm_source=website&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=sociallink&utm_content=podcast_resource CHECK OUT our https://bramongarciabraun.com/classes?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=classLinkSIGN UP for our https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/coaching-classes-pages/group-career-coaching-series JOIN US for https://bramongarciabraun.com/actors-summit?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=summit The https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-bgb-sit-down?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=episodeResources&utm_content=sitdownlink is back! Meet Risa + Steve in our Studio

10 NOV 2023 · Ok, so the Industry is back. But it won't be business as usual. It can't be. Too much has changed. And if you want to book work in this new reality, you're going to have to change too. So listen in and let us know what speaks to you! You can meet this moment, but it won't be easy. Risa and Steve discuss where the Industry is at right now and the important first steps that every actor must take now that the strike is over.

15 SEP 2023 · This is a new world for actors. And the Industry that emerges on the other side of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes will be different than anything we've ever seen. The ways in which Actors have thought about their careers for over a century are, in many ways, no longer relevant.  So, what's an Actor to do? Risa and Steve shed light on this strange new world, offer insight into what it might look like, and discuss the action that Actors can (and must) take right now if they want to have a career on the other side of all of this.‍ Listen to other related episodes: https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-46-what-to-do-when-the-industry-stops?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep47&utm_campaign=podcast_ep46&utm_content=whattodowhentheindustrystopsOpt in:https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins/the-bgb-actors-summit-how-to-redefine-your-career-for-this-moment?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_ep49&utm_campaign=optin&utm_content=the+actors+summit+how+to+redefine+your+career+for+this+moment

7 JUL 2023 · https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0505411/mediaviewer/rm726256129/?ref_=nm_ov_ph‍Listen to other related episodes:  - http://www.bramongarciabraun.com/opt-ins-new/optin-gift-pages/what-casting-wants-3-top-casting-directors-tell-it-like-it-is - https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-12-bernie-telsey-the-king-of-casting - Bernie Telsey: The King of Casting - https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-20-sarah-finn-superhero-of-casting - Sarah Finn: Superhero of Casting - https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-23-mary-queen-of-casting-a-candid-conversation-w-mary-vernieu - Mary Queen of Casting: A Candid Conversation w/ Mary Vernieu - https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-38-richard-hicks-an-actors-cd-for-your-consideration - Richard Hicks, CD: We’re All In This Together Check out John’s book, RIGHT FOR THE ROLE: ‍While there are many books that catalog Hollywood—from the classic to the profane, gritty to salacious—few tell the tale of how entertainment’s biggest names became the biggest names.‍Right for the Role shares the story straight from an insider who’s been central to that process for decades. Four-time Emmy-award-winning casting director John Frank Levey hasn’t just witnessed some of the world’s greatest acting talents make it in Hollywood; in many cases, he’s had a major hand in it.‍As the casting director for numerous iconic TV series, including ER, The West Wing and Shameless, Levey saw firsthand that household names like George Clooney, Anthony Edwards and Allison Janney had “it”—and then watched their “it” propel them into the stratosphere.‍In Right for the Role, Levey manages to tell a story of life among the glitterati while never losing his exuberance for being a part of the process. Through his colorful tales of meeting incredible talent early in their careers—including Josh Gad, Lucy Liu and a just-out-of-Julliard Jessica Chastain—Levey documents his transformation from a novice casting director to one of the greats in the field.‍Beyond teaching readers how to spot what it takes to make it in Hollywood, how casting has changed since the 1980s (when telephones had cords!) or how to live in a world of glamor and gusto, Levey’s stories also show how to play a central role in a show’s success without losing a sense of wonder. ‍

24 JUN 2023 · Generative A.I. is not the future. It is here. Now. And as the technology gets better and better, and audiences become less able to discern whether or not the actor on their favorite TV show or movie is human or A.I., the Industry will choose A.I. generated actors over human actors. A.I. actors are cheaper, less demanding, don’t have a union, and don’t require inconveniences like air, water, food, physical space, etc.  But as Generative A.I. comes for your jobs, it forces all of us to ponder important questions that, left unanswered, could lead to the end of the acting profession altogether.  What does it mean to be human?   What is the actual difference between a human actor and an A.I. actor?  Risa and Steve explore this new technology and the kind of work human actors will need to do to keep their jobs. Listen in! 

5 MAY 2023 · We whole-heartedly support the writers as they fight for what they rightly deserve. And also, a strike means that the industry is slowing/shutting down.  For actors, that can mean fewer auditions and less hope of booking jobs. It can bring up fear and disappointment, especially after three years of pandemic-related uncertainty.   Risa and Steve offer tools to navigate it all, and reveal some of the incredible opportunities that presents themselves when the Industry stops.  

30 MAR 2023 · Your nervous system is your tool and your product.  It’s also a sacred element of your being, through which you receive and process the world around you.  Your past experiences and dormant emotions can fuel your work, but they can also make you miserable. You need to be sensitive to do great acting work and book acting jobs, but the industry in which you’re operating often offers emotional violence, disinterest and the inability to see to any of your needs.  While the industry needs to be kinder and softer (even in the interest of finance).  it won’t happen anytime soon.  So, you are going to have to do the labor of looking at your pain and taking steps towards healing.  Risa and Steve explore the way in which actors can heal and offer their own healing journeys. 

14 FEB 2023 · Actors can often see CDs as faceless, soulless gate-keepers with the potential to grant wishes or kill dreams. This perception is not only wrong, but it’s bad for an actor’s business.  Casting directors are human beings who, like you, often struggle to do good work in an emotionally violent industry. In fact, the humanity of casting directors- their ability to be emotionally affected, to be moved- is often the reason an actor gets a callback and gets cast. Actors must believe then and constantly remind themselves that casting directors have the capacity to be emotionally moved by their work.  This discussion with Michelle Allen and the story of how and why she walked away is a great reminder.  Email us at info@bramongarciabraun.com and comment on our IG posts!