Mustapha Slack - Actor - Episode 52

It's our last episode of season 3, so we pulled out all the stops for this one! Our guest today is a Charlotte based director and DP with quite a large list of film projects under his belt including his latest stint working as director and/or DP on a series of western films which we discuss in the episode! It's Brent Christy ladies and gentlemen! We dive into the difference between Detroit & Chicago pizza (there is a difference folks), we also explore the idea of failing forward & working with friends on film projects...its a great episode for those fresh onto the filmmaking scene and also those seasoned filmmakers & actors alike. So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Brent Christy! Follow Brent on Instagram (@brent.christy). Also you can find everything you need on him IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3636519/ Recent Work: Christmas in the Pines (Feature film: TV Movie), Blue Ridge (Feature Film - Available on Tubi) & Sunrise at Vinny's (Short film) Upcoming Work: County Line: No Fear, County Line: All In & The Warrant: Breaker's Law (Feature films: Post-production Stay tuned into his Instagram & IMDB for upcoming 2022 projects! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:55) The Delve in Twelve (04:00) The Interview (37:17) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Him (01:14:20) Contacting Us (01:22:07) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: @cinevibescast Thanks again for a great season 3 to all our guests and to our listeners for being a part of the process and providing meaningful feedback! Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

We are joined by a special guest and all around stand up guy today! We had a great conversation with this Atlanta, GA based actor about auditioning, acting technique and when to implement certain tools & of course his favorite type of pizza in our delve in twelve segment! Today we chat with Mustapha Slack, who is blazing a trail quickly for himself in a variety of roles. He is the nicest person and cares a lot about the process and putting in the work with his craft, which is why we know he will go far in this industry! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Mustapha Slack! Follow Mustapha on Instagram (@mustaphaslack). Also you can find everything you need on him IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9072498/ Recent Work: A Christmas Surprise (Feature film: TV Movie) & My Tinder with Andre Upcoming Work: The Hill (Feature films: Post-production), Babies, Drunks, & Fools (Short film: Post-production). Stay tuned into his Instagram & IMDB for upcoming 2022 projects! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (01:26) The Delve in Twelve (03:17) The Interview (35:15) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Him (01:24:01) Contacting Us (01:25:56) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: @cinevibescast Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

First alert! Today we have our first hair & make-up artist (HMU) on Cine Vibes. She is a very prominent HMU artist based in the Carolinas that has worked on countless films (short & feature alike) and commercial projects. Our guest is of course, Jennifer Yates! She is such a sweet soul and someone that has a deep passion for films & filmmaking! We discuss how she came to be at the place she is in her career through the twists & turns that is sometimes life and shares a lot about what being a HMU in the industry is like! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Jennifer Yates! Follow Jennifer on Instagram (@avante.garde.mua). Also you can find everything you need on her IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3139377/ Recent Work: The Nest (Feature film: Prime Video) & The Night Courier (Short film: Festival circuit). Upcoming Work: County Line: All In & County Line: No Fear (Feature films: Post-production), The Hornet's Nest (Short film: Post-production), The Rush Call (Feature film: Post-production). Stay tuned into her Instagram & IMDB for upcoming 2022 projects! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:50) The Delve in Twelve (02:56) The Interview (32:41) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Her (01:00:36) Contacting Us (01:07:57) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: @cinevibescast Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

Well Cine Vibes fam, we made it to 50 episodes! Wow! We created this podcast in the middle of 2020 with a goal to talk about movies and interview people who make them! We have spent most of our 3rd season interviewing some awesome folks in the industry, so we thought what better way to celebrate our 50th episode than spending an hour and a half solely talking about movies! We are joined with our long time friend and recurring guest Gavin Harwell to talk 2021 in film and look ahead at 2022. Thank you for being with us on this ride to 50 and we hope you will stick around for the next 50! So without further delay, please enjoy this episode! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:55) 2021 in Film (05:36) 2022 Look Ahead (01:21:53) Closing Thoughts & Contacting Us (01:29:52) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: @cinevibescast Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

Today we talk with such a lovely person who really understands both sides of the acting game. The creative nature where you work on your craft and the business side of things where you develop yourself into a marketable product (desirable actor) to be placed in front of the market at large (casting agents & producers). That person is Spurgeon Perkins! She is a Charlotte based actor that unloads so many tips & helpful information for fellow actors on how to be their own boss. In fact she has a whole YouTube channel about it! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Spurgeon Perkins! Follow Spurgeon on Instagram (@spurgeonperkins) & her YouTube channel Actor Boss (search Spurgeon Perkins. Also you can find everything you need on her website https://www.spurgeonperkins.com/bio! Recent Work: The Deal (Short film) & Happy Holly (Short film). Upcoming Work: The Hornet's Nest (Short film: Post-production), The Rush Call (Feature film: Post-production). Stay tuned into her Instagram & YouTube channel for upcoming 2022 projects & tips/tricks on how to market yourself as an actor! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:55) The Delve in Twelve (03:44) The Interview (26:33) How to Contact Her (01:00:31) What Spurgeon Has Been Watching (01:05:10) Closing Thoughts & Contacting Us (01:15:28) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: @cinevibescast Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

This is our longest episode yet coming in at an hour and forty mins! But let us tell you, every single minute is worth the listen. Our guest today walked with us through a therapeutic and insanely insightful conversation on working as a voice actor, playing D&D and living a more full life! We dove deep with voice actor & all around creative, Garin Hyde! What has he not done? Stage acting, directing, writing, voice acting for video games, you name it he has probably done it. This episode is loaded with nuggets and top notch content, we promise you will walk away from this one a better person. So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Garin Hyde! Follow Garin on Instagram (@hydeography) & Tik Tok (@thehydeguy). Upcoming Work: Stage play, "Women of Troy", produced by Belmont Abbey College. Show runs from March 2rd - 6th. Tix can be found online. Stay tuned into his Instagram & Tiktok for updates on upcoming 2022 projects! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (01:13) The Delve in Twelve (02:50) The Interview (49:23) How to Contact Him (01:29:41) What Garin Has Been Watching (01:30:58) Closing Thoughts & Contacting Us (01:33:59) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: @cinevibescast Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

What a fun episode we had with the up and coming talent, Ella Dorsch! She is a Charlotte based actor who had a some big releases globally in 2021 and is looking to use that momentum to propel her into 2022! We kick off our talk with a mind blowing "Delve in Twelve" and follow that up with a great conversation about choosing to act, seeing your own work on screen as an actor & much more! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Ella Dorsch! Follow Ella on Instagram & Twitter: @_elladorsch_actor Recent Narrative Work: Halloween Kills (available to rent & buy) & Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (Lifetime Movie). Stay tuned into her Instagram & Twitter for updates on upcoming 2022 projects! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:55) The Delve in Twelve (02:56) The Interview (21:26) What Ella Has Been Watching (01:07:11) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Her (01:17:30) Contacting Us (01:20:56) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: thecinevibes Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

Welcome to 2022 Cine Vibes fam! We have a great episode to kick off the new year with our pal Arika Nash! She is a Charlotte based actor who in recent years has worked in the commercial and narrative film/tv world! We kick off our talk with an exciting "Delve in Twelve" and follow that up with a great conversation about acting methods & some of Arika's recent roles! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Arika Nash! Follow Arika Nash on Instagram & Twitter: @arikanash Recent Narrative Work: Moments & Nora. Stay tuned into her Instagram & Twitter for updates on upcoming 2022 projects! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:41) The Delve in Twelve (10:01) The Interview (24:13) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Her (58:54) What Arika Has Been Watching (01:03:33) Contacting Us (01:10:05) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: thecinevibes Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

In our second episode of the season we sit down with a special guest, our good friend Andrew Huggins! He is an award winning writer & director with over 300 film festival selections & over 100 awards. He sits down with us to discuss his love of cinema and filmmaking in all varieties of genres and why he has such a passion to write familial stories. We loved chatting with Andrew and could have for another 3 plus hours; so we think you are in for a treat! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Andrew Huggins! Follow Andrew Huggins on Instagram: @andrewhugginsfilms To watch his films & for details about his upcoming films check out: sagenightcinematics.com Recent Narrative Work: ...And Then the Darkness & Backyard Blackbird (coming soon). Stay tuned into his Instagram & website for updates on any future films! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (00:57) The Delve in Twelve (03:12) The Interview (22:49) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Him (01:13:06) What Andrew Has Been Watching (01:17:50) Contacting Us (01:21:14) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: thecinevibes Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!

Welcome back Cine Vibes family to a fresh new season of our podcast. That's right, Season 3 is here for your listening pleasure! The first thing you might notice is that we rebranded while on our last hiatus and we think it is more representative of who we are as a podcast, please let us know your thoughts! Along with that we have some fun changes to our format which you will notice when you listen, with a new featured segment, "The Delve in Twelve"! We kick off this first episode of the season with a special guest, our good buddy Daniel Hamby! He is an award winning writer & director and he sits down with us to discuss his journey through filmmaking thus far, some of his previous shorts & his latest short film, "Writer's Block" which will be released on December 15th via Facebook live. The premiere will include a live Q&A with him and potentially some other short films to open things up. We loved chatting with Daniel and we think you are in for a treat! So without further delay, please enjoy this chat with Daniel Hamby! Follow Daniel on Instagram: @danielhambyfilm For details about his latest film Writer's Block check out: filmwritersblock.com and sign up for the email list! Recent Narrative Work: Award winning short films, Writer's Block (premiering December 15th, 2021) & Maere (available now on Vimeo). Stay tuned into his Instagram & website for updates on any future films! Episode Marks: Welcome to Cine Vibes (01:01) The Delve in Twelve (03:27) The Interview (15:32) What Daniel Has Been Watching (57:05) Closing Thoughts & How to Contact Him (01:02:34) Contacting Us (01:04:28) Music: Intro/Outro - Cine Vibes by Bryan Holt Follow us on Instagram: thecinevibes Lastly, tap that follow button on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Stitcher to stay up to date on episode releases!