Tag Archive: Los Angeles
Yes But Why ep 175 Andy Young wants to make your favorite movie!
This week on Yes But Why, Amy talks to filmmaker and friend, Andy Young. Andy is a comedy writer and director. He is currently in Los Angeles working as a Film Editor at Motion Picture Editors Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 700 . In this interview, Andy talks about interviewing people for Moviemaker Magazine. Andy shares his excitement about a recent video that he edited: “Frank’s 2KTV” featuring Jonah Ray. Andy discusses the…
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Yes But Why ep 173 UCB teacher and performer Billy Merritt helps you harness your inner Pirate, Robot or Ninja!
This week’s episode of Yes But Why features UCB teacher and performer, Billy Merritt. Billy Merritt has been with the UCB Theatre since it first opened in New York. He teaches and performs in both the New York and Los Angeles theaters. As a teacher, Billy has developed many improvised longform shows. Billy is also an actor on TV (Parks and Rec, Brooklyn Nine Nine, and Another Period) and a…
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Yes But Why ep 160 Finding creative bliss in the desert with Dawn Davis of Desert Lady Diaries!
In this week’s Yes But Why Podcast episode, we meet Dawn Davis, actress, voiceover artist and host of the Desert Lady Diaries podcast! The conversation opens with Dawn talking about her acting career in regional theater in Florida and North Carolina before she moved to Los Angeles to dig into the film and TV business. Dawn Davis is an amazing woman and Amy loved talking to her. Along the way,…
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Yes But Why ep 157 Atlanta-based filmmaker Jenna Kanell juggles all the plates of the film industry!
This week, Yes But Why features Atlanta-based filmmaker Jenna Kanell. Working in film since high school, Jenna has been an actor, a writer, a director, a stunt performer and now she is even learning sales & acquisitions! Amy and Jenna met at the Austin Film Festival at which Jenna was premiering her short film, Max and the Monster. Amy was the host of Jenna’s film’s Q&A and they hit it…
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Yes But Why ep 155 Project Woo Woo’s Lisa Orkin helps make the radio waves more fun!
This week on Yes But Why Podcast, Amy interviews standup comic, actress and podcaster, Lisa Orkin. Lisa is a voiceover artist as well as an actress in TV and film. She talks about how when she first started performing, she wanted to be a serious actress but people kept telling her she was too funny. When she finally focused her sights on comedic roles, she got an agent and started…
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