#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