In the sports world there are all sorts of inspirational slogans like “winners aren’t born and they’re made“. You’ve heard them before, seen posters in gyms, yadda, yadda, yadda. But does that translate to the entertainment world, specifically with musicians? Well, if if you look hard enough you might find a few rare instances where it is true, and when it comes to our latest guest, she wasn’t made, she’s more accurately manufactured. Tina Guo is a world-renowned cellist whose talent is nearly eclipsed by her personality. Made in China – this next part is 100% true – and born to musician parents in the communist army, Tina has an…
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Interview…Miguel Ortega on ‘The Voice In the Hollow’
On this episode of the podcast we speak to writer, director and premier visual effects artist Miguel Ortega. His recent animated short has been a hit at every festival it has been to. Yet this tale of two sisters at odds with one another – a take on the Cain and Abel story as it were – has more to offer than an animated re-telling of something you’ve seen/heard before. Well, leave it to Ortega and regular collaborator/co-creator Tran Ma to give you an experience like none other. The Voice In the Hollow is a ghastly and impacting 10-minute animated African horror story; these two are treading new ground with every…
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Interview…Director Phillip Noyce on Character Mortality, Storytelling and Improvisation
Just a few weeks before Christmas, we got a bucket list chance to speak with director Phillip Noyce about his latest film. For almost fifty years Noyce has worked on every aspect of filmmaking (writing, acting, cinematography, rigging) and the result of all that experience is his ability to capture the audience and bring us right into the story. Noyce has given us stunning, remarkable and indelible characters who are on the run from something – their agencies, their enemies/friends or even themselves – and these stories about Jack Ryan, Simon Templar and several others resonate with audiences years, even decades later. The reason? Well, in the words of Mr.…
