Episode 46: Shiri Appleby On Her Journey From Acting On Roswell To Directing “UnPrisoned”
Shiri Appleby began her acting journey at age 5, working on the set of numerous television shows and commercials. An actress and director born in Calabasas, California, Shiri is best known for her breakout roles in “Roswell” and “Life Unexpected”, and her directorial work on “Grown-ish” and “UnPrisoned”. In this episode, Shiri and Pete discuss the performance of the Director, good vs. bad notes to give an actor, the importance of prepping and how it is your protection, adjusting to the new “Evercast” protocol in post-production, having chutzpah, and more… (00:00:00 - 00:07:10) -- Podcast Intro And WGA Strike Update(00:07:10 - 00:12:45) -- Early Memories On Set(00:12:45 - 00:22:00) -- High School And College Years(00:22:00 - 00:27:35) -- Working With An Acting Coach(00:27:35 - 00:32:40) -- Shadowing and Landing First Gig As A Director(00:32:40 - 00:33:40) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook” Promo(00:33:40 - 00:37:20) -- Eye Opening Moments Directing On Set(00:37:20 - 00:42:50) -- Directing Actors And Good Vs. Bad Notes(00:42:50 - 00:47:70) -- Representation And Identifying Your Genre Of Choice(00:47:70 - 00:52:20) -- The Importance Of Prepping (00:52:20 - 00:56:00) -- Editing Via Evercast(00:56:00 - 00:58:55) -- What Would You Change About The Industry?(00:58:55 - 01:00:50) -- The Performance Of The Director(01:00:50 - 01:01:15) -- What’s Next?(01:01:15 - 01:05:40) —Lightning Round Questions(01:05:40 - 01:07:20) -- Podcast Outro