#100 - John Callen Interview (The Hobbit, Peter Jackson, Hobbit Law, Directing, Acting etc.)

John Callen is a NZ Actor who has been acting for over 40 years.
He is most well known for playing Oin in the Hobbit.


#thehobbit #oin #peterjackson


 


SOCIAL MEDIA


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TIMESTAMPS


 


00:00 - Intro


00:45 - Feeling Old Well Shooting The Hobbit/Weight Of Dwarf
Suits


03:23 - Getting A Hernia While Shooting The Hobbit


06:19 - Scottish Accent For Audition/Auditioning For Smaug


07:26 - John Redoes His Smaug Audition Voice


08:15 - Voice Acting Got John Into The Industry/Time As A
Journalist


11:44 - What Peter Jackson Is Like/LOTR’s Affect On NZ Film/TV
Industry


16:28 - John Is For A Union In NZ/Hobbit Law


21:51 - Different Views On Hobbit Law/Camaraderie Of Actors On
Set


23:42 - Debate Over The Hobbit Law/John’s Secret Spy/


27:20 - John’s Experience On Set/Jed Brophy


29:58 - Having To Wait Around On Set/Getting Free Wine


31:59 - What John Would Do While Waiting Around To Be Used


34:23 - Adam Brown/How John Prevented Rashes From Dwarvf Beards


35:39 - Hair For Dwarves Was From Yaks/Food Getting Stuck In The
Beard


37:58 - John’s Arthritis/Dwarf Hands


40:34 - Beorn’s House Set/Set Design


42:54 - Bag End Shoot Between The Dwarves And Gandalf/Ian
McKellen Story


45:34 - John Talks Working With Martin Freeman, Billy Connolly
and Ian McKellen


48:57 - John Dealing With An Unprofessional Actor While Directing
Shortland Street


51:03 - Difference Between Stage Vs Film/TV


53:16 - John’s Directing Style/Shortland Street Actor
Requirements


55:20 - Time Constraints


57:10 - Comparing Directing Style To Peter Jackson’s


58:39 - Peter Jackson’s Plans Sometimes Not Coming To
Fruition/Lake Town Set Change


1:00:00 - Producing/Story Of Producer Losing Everything


1:04:25 - Unions Vs Non Unions


1:05:26 - Working On The Hobbit Was An Amazing Experience


1:06:41 - Voice Acting On A Star Wars Game


1:09:18 - John Took A Drama School To Voice Acting Sessions


1:10:14 - Doing Audio Books For The Blind


1:11:10 - Where To Follow John Callen