Becca’s origin story: how she got into special effects work (2:10) Defining what is special effects (6:05) Working your way up in the special effects world (13:30) What is it like in the day of a special effects professional? (21:10) What is something in real life that doesn’t actually happen the way special effects makes it seem like in the movies? (25:40) Thinking of the overall story/storytelling when doing special effects (28:30) How does faith life affect your work in special effects? (43:50) Spiritual Question: What have you learned about yourself and the world this past 1.5 years durin ..read more

Catherine’s origin story (6:45) Catherine’s first equity job (15:00) Catherine’s  Broadway debut in “Mamma Mia!” (18:10) Hundreds of hours of training, practice, and injury to perform (26:43) Catherine starts the “Artists Who Code” organization (38:20) Spiritual question: What theatre superstition/ritual have you been able to bring into your day-to-day life? (46:35)   Connect with our podcast: https://www.instagram.com/mostpodcast   Connect with Catherine: https://www.instagram.com/cattricafort/   Artists Who Code: http://artistswhocode.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arti ..read more

How Geneva got into documentary-making (3:55) Why did you choose to be behind the camera as a documentarian instead of in front of the camera? (11:05) How the Womxn video and podcast documentary series came into being (13:30) Listen to first episode of Womxn Podcast (season 2) with Minnijean Brown-Trickey (20:05) How do you get your documentary subjects to bring out their moving or interesting stories? (28:00) Spiritual Question: Could you share the moment you stepped into your beauty, power, and greatness? (33:15)   Geneva’s website: https://www.genevapeschka.com/ Womxn Podcast: https ..read more

Wong Fu Productions's content during 2020 reflects the COVID experience (3:10) Christopher’s origin story: how he got into cinematography (9:22) Christopher talks through his technical process as Director of Photography (20:30) Thinking quickly, responsively, and on the fly when on set (34:00) How to think about lighting/color and developing your own style as a cinematographer (35:50) Spiritual Question: What's the meaning of your life and how does it relate to your work as a DP? (39:25) Connect with Christopher and Wong Fu Productions on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/y ..read more

How Edward got into voiceover acting (4:40) Edward’s act of social activism: creating a directory of Asian American and BIPOC voiceover actors (8:30) How casting works (12:35) Role preparation tips for beginner voiceover actors (19:30) Sound equipment you need to get started as voiceover actor (25:09) Challenges of dubbing work (27:48) Is racism and stereotyping still an issue for voiceover actors of color in Hollywood? (37:10) Spiritual Question: How do you get through the suffering and rejection attendant to being an actor? (42:18) Our first bloopers this podcast! (50:40) Connect with Edw ..read more

How Nancy became interested in sociology, racial justice, and more equitable racial representation in Hollywood (3:10) Nancy’s first experience seeing positive Asian representation in film (5:55) Importance of racial representation and  mental health amongst youth (8:33) Asians perpetually  being portrayed as the outsider and "noble immigrant" (10:15) Becoming creators of our own storytellers, creators and content producers (16:25) The role of regulation and policy in improving diversity and representation in TV and film (25:15) Why the current system in Hollywood is difficult to ch ..read more

ORIGIN STORY: "How did you get started with storyboarding for animation?" (2:29) Bobby talks about his creative process. (12:30) Taking feedback from others but staying true to your story’s vision. (14:44) Thinking about Asian heritage when Assistant Director for “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. (23:10) “How do you access or experience the divine?”(30:05 ..read more

ORIGIN STORY: How Patrick and his college friends started Rotten Tomatoes (0:30) When creating a start-up company, how do you deal with discouragement at the onset--or even before you get started? (5:19) Patrick’s experience as Executive Producer of a film (16:30) As an Asian American in a very white space (i.e. Hollywood) did you encounter any racism in Hollywood and in your professional experience with Rotten Tomatoes? (20:50) Experience transitioning from computer science/engineering to the world of business and movies (26:40) What do you think is the meaning of life? (28:55) Life legacy ..read more

ORIGIN STORY: How Ross got into storytelling, screenwriting, etc. (3:50) Combining TECH AND STORYTELLING: How writers can use tech to enable better writing or overcoming writer’s block (5:35) How to make a story interesting (drama) and meaningful (theme)? (12:30) What makes a great story? (13:50) Using “dramatic questions” — or questions that make the audience want to know what the answer is— to retain audience interest and to push forward a story (18:30) Importance of theme (24:00) Is exploration of moral questions necessary for a great story? (31:20) What is your process of getting your ide ..read more

How Donald got into improvisational (“improv”) comedy and acting (1:15) Improv as a way to break out of his shell (4:00) How you become the producer for the Asian AF show at Upright Citizens Brigade New York? (7:25) Do you improv differently when your audience is mostly Asian? (11:45) Basic technique to improv comedy (14:20) As an improv actor/partner, what are you trying to achieve in each improv skit? (20:15) How you know when the skit is over/ending! (20:50) What goes through Donald’s mind as he performs improv (23:35) Even in improv, audiences want to see interesting relationships between ..read more