Episode 84: "Occupation: Storyteller" with Eliah Mountjoy

SNEAK PREVIEW!! On May 1st, BETWEEN TAKES with AMANDA TROOP AND ZEHRA FAZAL drops. Since you subscribe to ALL OVER VO, I think you'd really love the insight and the comedy that runs throughout this unique show. Enjoy! You can subscribe to BETWEEN TAKES on Disctopia HERE .

This week, Kiff welcomes video game director John Dower (https://www.johndower.co.uk ) to the show. John is the co-founder of The Mocap Vaults, a spectauclar international motion capture training program. We talk about his coming up, the nature of being a director, the skill sets involved and what that means for actors in the volume. It's a fantastic conversation that sheds light on a wide array of topics that are vital to the working actor in today's emerging interactive market. Per our conversation: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JohnDowerDirector/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/john_dower_director/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-dower-8219b22/Website - https://johndower.co.ukVimeo - https://vimeo.com/user6120374 MOCAP VAULTS LINKS -Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/themocapvaults/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/themocapvaults/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mocap-vaults/?viewAsMember=trueX - https://twitter.com/themocapvaultsWebsite - https://www.themocapvaults.comYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JkokMS2XUFZte1k6iEFkwIt's time to learn Motion Capture acting! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SIDGtJ1v4k&t=7s BOOK - Performing for Motion Capture - A guide for PractitionersBloomsbury - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/performing-for-motion-capture-9781350211254/ Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Performing-Motion-Capture-Guide-Practitioners/dp/1350211257Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Performing-for-Motion-Capture-Audiobook/B0BZ6FPJL4? Reparations Links - Heirs of Slavery - https://www.heirsofslavery.org/reparationsDanish TV Documentary - https://vimeo.com/809696603?share=copy Password - Grenada Note - Press cc for English captionsGuardian article on the apology - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/27/british-slave-owners-family-makes-public-apology-in-grenada

This week, Kiff is joined by the extraordinary Ally Dixon (The Croods: Family Tree, Thelma the Unicorn) in a spirited and dynamic conversation exploring self-care, expectations, and lifting up 1999's The Mummy. 

After over a year long hiatus, Kiff welcomes the fabulous Morla Gorrandona (Destiny Franchise, Call Of Duty, Moss, Mars Express) to the show. Morla explains the Linklater method and why it's been radically transformitive in her work, and breaks down her process for character creation and exploring her range, and shares several impressions as they talk voicematching, creatures, and many other topics in this fantastic episode. Worth the wait! Learn more about Morla and connect to her socials from her website: https://www.morlagorrondona.com/ 

This week, Kiff sits down with the brilliant and hilarious Sirena Irwin (SpongeBob SquarePants, director on The Croods Family Tree, Baby Shark, many more) to discuss her path to the director's chair, casting, character choice, specificity and rejection in a fascinating, hilarious, and unmissable All Over VO.   Follow Sirena on IG: @sirenairwin  

This week, Kiff welcomes the incredibly talented and hilarious actor and director JB Blanc (Vander in Arcane, Caustic in Apex Legends, Director of COD Vanguard, Kano in Mortal Kombat 11, Blisk in Titanfall, Batir in Barry, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) who shares his experiences working for the past 30+ years in the business of show and how he stays in, continues to develop and grow to new opportunities, and how the more you practice, the luckier you get.  Follow JB @thejbblanc or meet him at a convention near you! Follow him for dates and appearances! www.jbblanc.com 

This week, Kiff welcomes the extraordinarily talented actor-director-casting director-studio owner Amber Lee Connors (My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, Borderlands 3, FNAF: Help Wanted) to discuss her incredible journey from Ohio to Los Angeles, the challenges and traumas of life, and how her drive, work ethic, and personal sacrifice helped her build the career of her dreams, and how connecting to an online community and online resources that were available helped her transform her situation and lead her to this next phase of her journey, acting and directing in some of the premiere video games and anime series currently available.  You can follow all her socials @amberleeconnors and check out Amber's reels and work at www.amberleeconnors.com 

Kiff welcomes Eliah Mountjoy (Devil May Cry, Days Gone, Love Death+ Robots) to this new season of All Over VO. Eliah shares his tremendously varied experience as we discuss his process, his work ethic and his story in this inspiring conversation about reconnecting to basic elements of an artist's desire to become the storyteller he has always been inside. Check out more about Eliah at his website: eliahmountjoyvo.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @eliahmountjoy 

This week, Kiff is joined by Dr. Don Greene, a peak performance psychologist. Dr. Greene has taught his comprehensive approach to peak performance mastery at The Juilliard School, Colburn School, New World Symphony, Los Angeles Opera Young Artists Program, Vail Ski School, Perlman Music Program, and US Olympic Training Center. During his thirty-two year career, he has coached more than 1,000 performers to win professional auditions and has guided countless solo performers to successful careers. Some of the performing artists with whom Dr. Greene has worked have won jobs with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Montreal Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, National Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, to name just a few. Of the Olympic track and field athletes he worked with up until and through the 2016 Games in Rio, 14 won medals, including 5 gold. Dr. Greene has authored eight books including Audition Success, Fight Your Fear & Win, and Performance Success. In 2017, Dr. Greene was named a TED Educator and collaborated with musician Dr. Annie Bosler to produce the TED-Ed How to practice effectively…for just about anything. The video went viral receiving over 31 million views across Facebook and YouTube. You can study with Don or find out more about his approach and classes at www.winningonstage.com 

This week, Kiff welcomes the incredibly versatile and hilarious Amelia Borella (www.ameliaborella.com) to discuss her process and approach to her commercial and promo work as well as discussing comedy, improvisation, and what it means to "part your pantyhose" in this fantastic conversation.   Connect with Amelia on Twitter (@hellaborella) or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliaborella/