Quarantine Creativity

Being in self isolation doesn't mean that you have to sink into your couch while eating pizza and watching reality television...I say this because it is definitely a possibility for me! Here are some resources to feed your creative brain:

​Some resources that are interesting and will feed your theatre/acting/film brain while quarantined:

There are plenty of interviews out there with actors where they talk about their favorite green smoothie or some worthless fad. These links will show you actors talking about their techniques, how they approach character, etc.

Interviews:

• Actors on Actors: 

https://variety.com/vcategory/actors-on-actors/

• The Talks Magazine (they interview a bunch of artists, not just filmmakers and actors): 

https://the-talks.com/

• Hollywood Reporter Roundtable (there are tons of these from past years as well):

 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/videos/roundtables-4462
https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

• Inside the Actor's Studio: 

https://www.bravotv.com/inside-the-actors-stu…/episode-guide

• Actors on Acting: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul_wE953yPQ

Podcasts:
Podcasts about Hollywood:
-Happier in Hollywood
-The Hollywood Reporter
-Side Hustle School
-Acting Income Podcast
-Action: The Pursuit of Acting Excellence
-Inside Acting Podcast
​-What's a Grip?
-Audrey Helps Actors
-The Business
-Off Camera with Sam Jones
-David Tennant Does a Podcast

Ones I often use for research purposes:
-Invisibilia--great podcast for actors (especially season 1). It goes into all the invisible forces that shape our world, including energy and empathy.
-Radio Lab--interesting podcast about science; the link above is from a Radio Lab story
-Hidden Brain
-Every Little Thing

These are fabulous storytelling podcasts:
-This American Life
-Reply All
-Snap Judgment
-Memory Palace
-The Moth
-Death, Sex, and Money
-The Moment

Podcasts about Creativity:
-Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert
-Myths and Legends
-On Being
-The Moment with Brian Koppelman
-The Allusionist
-Becoming Super Human
-99 Percent Invisible
-TED Radio Hour

Podcasts about Self Improvement:
-Oprah Super Soul
-Happier with Gretchen Rubin
-Happier in Hollywood
-Manifest it Now
-Ted Radio Hour
-Ted Talks Daily
-Marie Forleo
-Rise
-Gabrielle Bernstein
-The Refined Collective

True Crime (because I'm a weirdo):
-Dr Death
-Framed
-My Favorite Murder
-Zealot
-Sword and Scale
-Someone Knows Something
-S-Town
-Serial (season 1)
-Last Podcast on the Left
-The Clearing
-Redhanded
-Crime Junkie
-In the Dark
-Uncover
-Happy Face
-Up and Vanished
-The Dropout
-Bear Brook
-To Live and Die in LA
-The Murder Squad
-Detective Trapp


ALSO, Bonnie Gillespie has a fantastic guide on daily things you can do to keep yourself sharp. I've included it here, but also check out her site for more amazing resources. 

your_business_plan--daily_actions.pdf
File Size:	224 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

---