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Sing Français

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Sing Français is a podcast about French language for singers. The host is an early career opera singer and French language specialist. A different guest each episode lets us into their personal relationship with the French language, before performing a live French piece and receiving personalised coaching.
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Challenging listeners to think in "Orange" - while living in a grey world box full of fear and control . Promoting spiritual growth , travel , true identification, and personal development in spirituality/religion , society , and culture ! Shea has invited guests from all walks of life ( professionals , gurus , business owners , friends , and everyday people ) into the presence of her radiant warmth and happiness, youthfully energetic to have a conversation in ORANGE. Support this podcast: h ...
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The Horse Connection w Clay & Travis

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Welcome to The Horse Connection with Clay McCullar & Travis Hawkins. We discussed and promote everything Farm and Ranch related out here in the Big Country! That is all of West Tx and we want to help promote local events and Businesses in the Area! Have a question or want to promote an event? Reach out to us on Instagram and Facebook @thawkinskw or @clays4m
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Every great film and TV maker began as a Red Carpet Rookie. In this podcast each episode you’ll learn from the life and career story of someone who’s grown to the top of the entertainment business, hearing how they mastered their craft with lessons you can apply to harness your own creative talent in your own career and everyday life. From lessons given by Spielberg to Oscar-winners tips on imposter syndrome, and some pretty crazy on-set anecdotes thrown in for good measure… My name is Mike ...
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Today’s guest began his career writing novels informed by his experiences growing up in the troubles of 1970s Northern Ireland such as The Second Prison which was shortlisted for the 1991 Irish Times prize. Soon after, he began writing for television and film, again bringing signature realism to his work in later projects including Michael Mann’s g…
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Today’s guest began her creative journey in the world of theatre before moving to Pixar where she worked in the story department of hits including Ratatouille, Up, Brave, The Good Dinosaur and Inside Out. Having now transitioned to writing and showrunning her own projects, most recently the double Emmy nominated Tab Time as well as co-hosting mega-…
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I am lucky to introduce today’s guest who has been at the forefront of British comedy for the last two decades. The man behind hit shows such as Back starring Mitchell and Webb and Sky’s Breeders, his career is long and celebrated but it is his partnership with Armando Innaucci for which he is probably best known. Together they have brought movies …
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Hello and welcome to Red Carpet Rookies, today’s guest earned his early entertainment industry stripes working at Village Roadshow and Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, later transitioning to the world of literary management, where he has since set up his own management and production company Bellevue Productions. There his clients…
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Born to a sleepy town in South Wales, after university, he swapped the countryside for the Big Apple where he made his name as the film unit director at New York institution, Saturday Night Live. In addition to his time at 30 Rock, he’s also managed to peel off and create the hilarious documentary satire series Documentary Now with friends Bill Had…
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Hello and welcome to Red Carpet Rookies. I’m very excited to introduce today’s guest who cut his teeth working on the British children’s TV that made up my childhood with shows like The Queens Nose, Tracey Beaker and My Parents are Aliens, before transitioning to his own creations like Fresh Meat and most notably the one and only, the great Peep Sh…
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Today’s guest began his career working as a runner on James Cameron’s legendary action movie Aliens but found his home in the art department where he honed the skill of concept art becoming one of the foremost illustrators in the business. With a resume that includes movies such as Star Wars Rogue Rogue, The Martian, Gravity, Casino Royale, Tim Bur…
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Today’s guest has one of the most varied resumes of anyone in the film and TV business. Having produced everything from megahit Top Boy to winning a BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland, making documentaries and more, I can’t wait to hear his story and learn from his journey to success in the industry. He also has one of the coolest names of any gue…
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Hello and welcome to Red Carpet Rookies. Today’s guest is a first for a the show. Someone who began his career in the world of comedy editing. With eight years at the legendary Saturday Night Live to his name, he’s been in the cutting room for skits featuring Margot Robbie as a murderous librarian, Ed Norton in a Wes Anderson themed horror movie pa…
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Today’s guest is one of the most notable casting directors in the history of movie making. Beginning her career under the tutelage of legendary casting director Marion Doughtery, our guest then transitioned to making a name for herself and by god did she. Now retired, during her epic career she was responsible for the casting of films including but…
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Today’s guest began his filmmaking career under the tutelage of legendary Producer Charles Roven where he was a producer’s assistant on Hollywood blockbusters such as Get Smart, The International and of course, Christopher Nolan’s, The Dark Knight. Following his apprenticeship, he was swiftly promoted through the ranks of Atlas Entertainment, soon …
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Today’s guest earned his early entertainment industry stripes working as a journalist for publications including Digital Spy and Empire before gaining what must be one of the world’s most fun jobs as Radio 1’s very own film critic, a position he has held since 2016. Since then, his career has only risen with recent projects such as hosting the red …
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Today’s guest is the king of British detective drama writing. Having discovered his talent for the written word whilst in a comedy troupe with a pre-movie star Hugh Grant, my guest later transitioned to drama where he has produced over 100 hours of primetime television including a multitude of hits including Innocent, which pulled in EIGHT MILLION …
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Today’s guest began her career as one of the youngest ever executives at Sony where she was part of the team that brought the now iconic ‘fully onscreen’ movie Searching to our screens, as well as many other projects such as Broken Hearts Gallery, executive produced by none other than Selena Gomez. Since then, like a young Reed Hastings she’s made …
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Today’s guest is something new for the show, our first film critic! Beginning her career in the world of music magazine editing, she soon transitioned to freelance writing on her favourite topic: movies. In the years since she’s graced every publication and TV channel you can imagine from the likes of Deadline Hollywood, Sight & Sound, the BBC, Sky…
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Today’s guest is one of Ireland’s most notable film producers. Beginning his life in the Irish capital, he pursued his passion into movie production during his time at Trinity College Dublin where he set up a film society with a certain Lenny Abrahamson. Today, he and his company Element Pictures have come a long way from those days though, having …
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Today's podcast is something a little different. This weekend I was honoured to attend this year's British Film Designers Guild awards to speak to some of the very decorated production designers nominated. I managed to get a little time with the likes of six-time Oscar nominee Sarah Greenwood, who attended the awards with her recent film Cyrano. Ja…
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Today’s guest is one of the most accomplished production designers in the world today. Starting his career under the tutelage of Star Wars designer John Barry, he worked his way through the art department on 1970s classics such as the original Christopher Reeve Superman and Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge too Far. Here he began a multi-decade colla…
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Today’s guest is one of the most accomplished costume designers in the world today. Starting out on features including Michael Mann’s Manhunter she has since travelled the world designing tens of the our most beloved films including The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia and the Fantastic Beasts Series. Most notable about her career though, is her …
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Go and grab your shine box people because today is a big one! Today's guest is one of the key creative decision-makers behind a number of the world's most well-loved movies. Beginning her career casting under the legendary Juliet Taylor, she later went out alone, casting beloved titles including Forrest Gump, The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia and Sc…
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Today's guest is a first for the show - someone at the top of the game in the field of VFX production. Starting her career producing commercials she transitioned to James Cameron's famous VFX house digital domain, where she worked on titles including 47 Ronin, Her and a multitude of David Fincher projects including zodiac and The Curious Case of Be…
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Today’s guest is A SAG Award winning / emmy nominated actor and musician. With an extensive career featuring parts in iconic films such as Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, you will likely know him best from turns in Downtown Abbey, Mary Poppins Returns and most recently as the loveable Higgins in Apple TV’s smash hit - Ted Lasso. If that wasn’t enough…
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Today’s guest is a multi-hyphenate animator, director, writer, and storyboard wizard. Gaining an early directing credit working on Disneyland's Cranium Command he was soon thrust into feature direction on historic classics such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and of course, Beauty and the Beast, the first animated movie to…
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Today’s guest is another first for the show and it’s an exciting one. The fabled role of Casting Director. Beginning her career in production working on films such as Tim Roth’s The War Zone, she made the move to Casting where she has flourished to one of the world’s most successful casting directors working on projects including Steven Spielberg’s…
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Today’s guest is quite the jack of all trades - a director, producer, writer, actor, and even studio owner, he is one of the rare people to have straddled both a career in his native language, all the while succeeding in Hollywood. Beginning with Icelandic home grown faire, he has since directed the likes of 2 Guns with Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Was…
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Join Ellie and her latest guest for the final episode of season 1! The girls work on Micaela's aria from Carmen, discussing character choices as well as closed Es and rolled Rs. In this episode we also learn about Hannah and Ellie's favourite opera scene at music college, which just happened to be in French! Find out about young singers experiences…
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Join Ellie and Florence for episode 7 of Sing Français! As a self proclaimed french avoider, Flo takes on feedback regarding closed E and nazale vowels and takes strides towards fabulous French. In this episode the girls discuss the rollercoaster of learning languages at college and why it's so important for performance. We learn about Flo's journe…
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Today’s guest is an exciting first for the show, a preeminent name in the world of film and television education. With a frankly incredible amount of qualifications and facets to his CV including a Doctorate from the University of Bristol, our guest now sits as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the National Association of Television Prod…
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We delve into Tudor history with this performance of 'Reine je Serai Reine' from Saint-Saëns' opera, Henry VIII. Soprano Katie Blackwell introduces us to this fantastic piece with some lovely French pronunciation. The girls discuss nazale vowels, and the big debate on vowel modification inn the upper register! Enjoy a fun filled, energetic episode …
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With a varied career that has spanned both post-production, advertising and production company management, Charlie sits today as the Studio Manager of the world’s oldest film studio at Ealing in London, home to historic productions such as 1955’s The Ladykillers, as well as more recent fare like Oscar-winning Darkest Hour, Shaun of the Dead, and of…
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For Sing Français episode 5 Ellie hosts tenor Rob Lydon to work on 'Bleuet' by Poulenc. They discuss the consonants R and T in French while exploring this gorgeous and tragic text. For the first time on the podcast we discuss liaisons and explain how to deal with them while singing verses while speaking the language. Learn about Rob's text driven m…
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With beginnings running clubs within London’s late night comedy scene, today’s guest has weaved his way through a multifaceted career becoming Senior Partner at United Agents where he shepherds the careers of none other than Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Sharon Horgan and many more. In addition to his agenting, he has Executive Produced projects…
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Today's guest is master of colour and image, Cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey. With beginnings in Northern Ireland, Seamus has traversed the world crafting the look of an incredible array of work from Rolling Stones documentaries and emotive dramas like Nocturnal Animals to blockbuster faire like Avengers Assemble and The Greatest Showman. Along th…
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Soprano guest Eleanor Rosser-Smyth introduces us to the first aria of the season, 'Je Veux Vivre' from Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. While working on this showstopper piece, the girls discuss the importance of bright vowels in French as well as everyone's favourite, nazales! Learn about Eleanor's journey from first picking up a new piece to performan…
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Today's guest is BAFTA and Turner prize nominated multi hyphenate Director - Writer - Producer - Photographer and Artist , Sam Taylor Johnson OBE. Starting her creative life as an art student in London, Sam rose to prominence as part of the Young British Artists movement of the 1990s alongside the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, exhibiting m…
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Mezzo soprano Helen introduces us to 'Paysage' and 'La Maison', both taken from Messiaen's cycle, 'Poèmes pour Mi'. Ellie learns about Helen's journey towards professional performance, and how she currently prepares her music, including word for word translations! They focus on closed E sound and our favourite French nazales. @singfrancais @helenda…
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Today, I am lucky to be joined by one of the world’s most influential costume designers. She's designed the iconic looks of Cinderella, Mary Poppins Returns, and Shakespeare in Love, as well as forging a lasting relationship with Martin Scorsese, with whom she collaborated to design the Wolf of Wall Street, Gangs of New York, and many more. Along t…
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Ellie and baritone Niall delve into 'Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimés' from Fauré's cycle, l'Horizon chimérique. They reflect on the song's historical context and it's resulting subtext alongside pronunciation work on French 'ooo' sounds. They also discuss paths to performance and how impressions made as a child can grow into a career. @niall.wind…
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Our first animator on the show, Joe Haidar tells us how he got into the animation industry, as well as, incredible stories from his time in the business. He tells us how he pitched the idea of Disney's Hercules, why some animators got paid millions of dollars in the 90s and what it was like to animate Robin Williams' Genie on Aladdin! This episode'…
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Ellie hosts her first guest, soprano Kerry Firth. They discuss the unique beauty and colours accessible within French music as well as the challenges. Learn about Kerry as a singer and how she prepares her music for performance, also enjoy her performance of l'Ile Inconnue by Berlioz. @singfrancais @_lifewithkerry @eleanorkempmezzo…
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In today’s episode we’re joined by one of the world’s greatest Cinematographer’s, Jeff Cronenweth. Born into the film business, he grafted his way through the rungs of the camera department and music video scene of the 1990s and after shooting videos for the likes of George Michael and Janet Jackson, got the call from David Fincher to take the rein…
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What you’re about to listen to is a piece of film history. This episode’s guest Peter Lamont was recognized as one of the world’s greatest Production Designers helping to design the sets of 18 James Bond movies, James Cameron’s aliens and even Titanic for which he was awarded an Oscar. He was known by all he interacted with for his gentlemanly deme…
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From Texas to the side of Steven Spielberg, Bonnie Curtis has had a journey. Known as one of the most regarded Producer's in the film industry, Bonnie worked her way from Steven Spielberg's Assistant, all the way through to his Producer and now runs her own film production partnership with previous podcast guest Julie Lynn. In this episode which I …
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From Dune to Skyfall, Prisoners and 8 Mile, today’s guest is one of the best in the business. In this episode, Donald discusses watching the Queen act at the 2012 Olympics, how he became one of Eminem’s entourage and gives a look behind the curtain at the problems of the industry. Tune in to hear a masterclass of lessons for the business with a sid…
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From short film maker, to Oscar nominated Editor, Julian Clarke's story is one that many Red Carpet Rookies would like to follow. In this conversation we learn how he transitioned from low budget Canadian content editing to District 9, the turning point that changed everything. Julian explains what is what like to edit aliens you can't see on the s…
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It's not every day you get to sit down with a Pixar storyteller but in this episode we did just that. With a clear passion for writing, Meg LeFauve dives into her process with many pearls of wisdom along the way. It's simply a must listen for anyone wanting to finally finish that script they've been working on and get out there!…
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Today's interview with esteemed Hollywood Costume Designer Erin Benach was an awful lot of fun. Hearing about her journey from book design, to movie making was super inspiring and proves that anyone can make it in Hollywood if they have the drive. Of course, we had to show she builds her characters like Ryan Gosling's Driver in....duh - Drive, Brad…
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I've been excited about releasing this episode. Not only is Michael a world renowned hair stylist and designer, he grew up with the JACKSON 5. Through today's chat we discuss Michael's beginnings in the business, cutting hair for the likes of Brad Pitt, Sharon Stone and Tom Cruise and hear the story of why David Fincher (jokingly) nearly ended his …
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Our first writer! Today's episode we sit down with the wonderful Asha Michelle Wilson. As a young writer, Asha is the perfect person to learn from and we delve into all things writers want to know from how the writing department functions, to fitting in the room and even how to sell a show to Netflix! Along the way we hear stories of her crazy time…
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This week brings another verified legend of the business to the Red Carpet Rookies studio. Having worked with pretty much every iconic director from Spielberg to Coppola 'Gentleman' Jim Plannette stands at the top of the movie industry. In the episode we discuss Jim growing up in a film business family as son to gaffer, Homer Plannette. He tells us…
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