Kiwi Talkz #66 - Mark Hadlow Interview (The Hobbit, Peter Jackson, Theatre, Billy T James, Mortal Engines, Social Media etc.)
Mark Hadlow is an NZ Actor & Comedian and is well known for his work with Peter Jackson particularly for his role as Dori the Dwarf in The Hobbit Films.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram - @therealmarkhadlow
Twitter - @mark_markhadlow
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Having A Good Work Ethic/Peter Jackson & His Effect On NZ Economy
02:52 - Hobbiton Being A Huge Tourism Attraction
04:02 - WETA/Richard Taylor/NZ Keeping Up With Overseas
05:20 - Bringing Back The Live Theatre Experience/Hamilton Film Vs Live
08:05 - Reece Speaks On His Brother Doing Live Theatre
09:13 - Film & Television Vs Theatre
12:15 - NZ Are As Good At Theatre As Everyone Else/Theatre Not Funded Enough In NZ
13:06 - NZ’s Handling Of Covid/How Film & Theatre Can Prosper Here
14:13 - Climate Change
16:32 - Travelling Expands Your Horizons/Tackling Poverty
18:24 - NZ’s Reliance On Farming
19:35 - Politics Being Tribal/Personal Attacks In Politics
21:29 - How Covid-19 Affected Mark & His Business/Wage Subsidy
23:25 - Preparations Mark Made After Lockdown
26:03 - Billy T James/What Mark Learned From Billy T James
29:03 - Working On The Hobbit
31:00 - Bonding with Jed Brophy & Adam Brown
33:22 - Martin Freeman As Bilbo
34:47 - The Dori Prosthetics & Make Up
36:47 - Dwarf Bootcamp
38:20 - Green Screen & The Burt Troll Motion Capture
41:25 - The Barrel Chase
43:40 - The Hobbit Shoot Was A Year
44:37 - Watching The Amazing Actors Work
46:24 - Staying Grounded Despite The Fame Of The Hobbit
49:13 - People Stopping Mark In The Streets
50:49 - Working On Mortal Engines
54:15 - Mark Got Autograph From Les Dawson
54:50 - Accents
57:31 - Voice Acting/Radio Ads
1:00:53 - Mark Loves An Acting Challenge/Preventing Tunnel Vision/Emails
1:02:33 - Emotional Communication Is Being Lost Due To Social Media
1:06:17 - The Older & Younger Generations Can Learn From Each Other/Hand Signal For Being Grumpy Old Men
1:07:28 - Yes People
1:08:12 - Mark Gets Anxiety About Auditions/Theatre Auditions
1:09:50 - Mistakes That Actors Make At Auditions/Musicals
1:11:50 - Jesus Christ Superstar Story/Mark Cant Do Rhyme
1:14:40 - Where To Follow Mark Hadlow
1:16:08 - MAMIL