The Actors Volume
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Ready to make your mark in the Performance Capture industry?
Welcome to The Actors Volume—your resource for Finding Your Path and Honing Your Craft.
Join industry professionals Jeff Berg and Matthew Brezina as they have candid conversations with their friends, colleagues, and mentors so you can get to know those who make this industry special and learn the standards they set for success.
Whether you’re an actor or a creative, each episode is crafted to inspire, educate, and empower you to achieve your goals in Performance Capture.
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The show primarily focuses on topics around the Performance Capture industry, actor experiences, and creative processes, with episodes covering personal journeys like Jee Young Han's transition from behind-the-scenes to leading roles, navigating industry challenges such as burnout, and the importance of community over networking.
Ready to make your mark in the Performance Capture industry?
Welcome to The Actors Volume—your resource for Finding Your Path and Honing Your Craft.
Join industry professionals Jeff Berg and Matthew Brezina as they have candid conversations with their friends, colleagues, and mentors so you can get to know those who make this industry special and learn the standards they set for success.
Whether you’re an actor or a creative, each episode is crafted to inspire, educate, and empower you to achieve your goals in Performance Capture.
Gideon Emery joins us for the Season 2 premiere of The Actors Volume.
Born in England and raised largely in Johannesburg, Gideon spent years building a life in the work before moving to LA. He trained in theater, worked professionally in South Africa for a decade, and eventually found his way into voiceover, video games, and performance capture.
This conversation is about the long game.
We talk about growing up between cultures, choosing drama school, building a career before changing markets, and what it means to keep adapting without losing the foundation of your craft.
Gideon shares why performance capture felt like theater when he first stepped into it, why he sees it as one of the most challenging forms of performance, and how acceptance sits at the center of his work.
We also get into voiceover, character, BD-1, the infamous nose whistle, and the strange, specific alchemy of bringing emotional life to something that technically only beeps.
No shortcuts in this one. Just craft, patience, and the slow work of finding where you belong.
Please enjoy.
Now streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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