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Your upcoming show Slate Me - in a few words, what is it
about?
Kimi - Slate Me is going to be about the entertainment business.
We will have lots of pointers and insight.
Samantha – Yeah, it’s an industry talk show that will bring a
diverse audience to provide useful information to people up and coming and
already established in the world of entertainment.
How did the show fall together in the first
place, and how did you two get on board?
Samantha - I was discussing some issues with a friend of mine that owns
Spayse Studios and I came up with the idea of an industry talk show since
Kimi and I was already talking about coming up with something to do as a
duo. Then he suggested that we do the show from his studio and Slate Me
was born.
Kimi – That's right. Samantha's mother approached my mother
about the show and asked if I wanted to co-host and of course I said YES!
You are both
rather on the young side, if I may say so - so what do you think makes you
the perfect hosts of a show about the entertainment industry?
Kimi - I've been on this journey since I was 6 years old and have
been through a lot and wish I would have had someone to teach me what to
and not to do in the beginning stages. I'm actually still learning
things everyday.
Samantha - I think to be successful as a talk show host you must be
entertaining and able to relate to your audience. Being my age I
think we have more perspective for the young modern actor/actress.
How
did the two of you first meet even?
Samantha - Funny story actually, we met on an audition of a movie
called The Holly King. It was one of the first jobs I ever had and
it was really nice meeting Kimi and seeing someone who is just as
enthusiastic about acting as I am.
Kimi - We met at an audition. We've always had instant chemistry.
We are very much alike. We love being on set together.
To what extent are
you involved with the booking of your interviewees and musical guests, and
what do you look for in possible candidates?
Kimi - I think everyone involved has chosen some special people to join
Slate Me. All of the people chosen have been or are knowledgeable
about the business.
Samantha - I like to be very involved in the booking of my guests
because I want to make my show interesting. I give suggestions to
our line producer, and he has been able to book some amazing people.
If I don’t find the content interesting then I do not have as much
connection to what I am doing.
How do you
conduct your interviews, actually? Samantha - Personal,
honest, and professional. I have done several radio interviews and I
have taken some ques from my past experience. Some of the
highlights to look out for in Slate Me's first season?
Samantha - We have a lot of creative content, live music from some of
the best Texas musicians, and a ton of useful information for our
audience. I don’t want to say much about it but the last show for the
season will be one that cannot be missed. We can say it will be live
streamed from London, but It will be a huge season finale.
Kimi - We will have some awesome industry guest, actors, casting
directors, producers, writers, musicians. So excited to share what
we've learned. And that last show, wow, it's gonna be amazing.
The
$64-question of course, when and where will your show be seen? Samantha
- Our first show will be airing February 9th at 7 pm central time! It will
be a live stream thru our YouTube channel Slate Me TV - so please
tune in! Any
future projects besides more Slate Me you'd like to share?
Samantha - Well I myself am producing a series of PSA’s called Super
Duper Siblings -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Xf1oI0hwY
- with a very close friend of mine John Charles Dickson!
There will be a total of 6, you will be able to see them on amazon
marketed as a children's series as well. The 10 minute short we did
for it to see how well it would be received that we entered in a local fill
festival can be seen at the above link.
Kimi - Samantha and I are actually going to be in a few projects
together and I am currently working on my own sitcom pilot for us too!
So
how did the two of you enter the entertainment industry even, and did you
receive any formal training on the subject?
Kimi - Yes, I have actually trained with 2 of the top coaches in Texas
for 8+ years. I entered the business because I wanted to be inside
my TV so my mom knew what I wanted to do. HA! All of her friends &
family knew it too. They still laugh about some things I would do.
Samantha - I started this as something fun to do and I just fell in
love with the art. I have formal training to an extent. I like to do my
own studies on acting and I learn from several different coaches so I have
a broad understanding of the art.
What can you
tell us about your career prior to Slate Me?
Samantha
- When I was younger I was signed with Page Parkes Management and only
really did print and commercials. I got involved with competitive cheer
and took a long break from the industry. So back in June of 2015 I decided
I wanted to try to go into the film industry. I started submitting myself
to films and started acting classes and fell in love. I went in July and
signed with the Clutts Agency of Dallas. I attended several industry
mixers and ended up with a group of local actors here in Dallas that was
involved in local film festivals. I started getting involved in the short
films and working in front and behind the scenes of making them. Working
in front and behind the camera inspired me to try to make my own. I have
started taking on screen fighting classes and working every angle to get
to know this industry as well as possible.
Kimi - Currently I have an amazing agent in Dallas as well as one of
the most prestigious agents & manager in Los Angeles. I've done
commercials, worked for Radio Disney for 2 years, short films,
features, runway and print modeling.
Your/your
show's website, Facebook, whatever else?
http://www.dbmediaent.com/slate-me
https://www.instagram.com/slatemetv/
https://twitter.com/slatemetv
https://www.facebook.com/slateme/
https://slatemetv.wordpress.com/
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you're dying to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask?
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Samantha - I want to say that we have worked extremely hard at making
our guest line up as diverse as we possibly can and bring in a huge range
of viewers. I really feel like we will be able to accomplish that and the
show will be able to reach so many people. I would like to mention all
those who have supported us so far I want them to know I am extremely
humbled by the outpouring of support. It does take ton of people to get a
show like this up and running and we have the best crew and I know without
them I wouldn’t have a chance to make the show to its fullest potential.
Also the sponsors that have stepped up to help us are incredible and I
want to thank everyone involved with us right now. This show means a lot
to me and I am truly blessed with all the supporters, sponsors and people
involved in helping us make it happen.
Kimi - I really hope to inspire anyone, no matter what
their age is, to just have patience. Patience is key. It can be a
long hard journey but it can be very rewarding at times. Never
give up if it's what you love. Have passion. Have faith. I
pray a lot. That's important.
Thanks
for the interview!
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