Episode 16: To Art School? Or Not to Art School? A Prospective Student Interviews a Calarts Acting Alum!

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Youtube: notfunnyfunnyguy Instagram: @notfunnyfunnyguy Tik Tok: @notfunnyfunnyguy Twitter: @ntfunnyfunnyguy In this, the sixeenth of (hopefully) many episodes, he gets interviewed by Anton, a 17 year old trying to figure out whether or not to go to acting school. He goes a bit more in depth about his 4 years at the California Institute of the Arts in beautiful VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA, babyyyy! Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion. 1:41 - Anton’s Dilemma.  2:36 - Transitioning into art school.  8:25 - Transitioning into the world after school.   15:06 - The unrealistic comparisons we make for ourselves.  17:31 - Upon graduation, how ready were you to not be in school?  21:50 - Commercialism/Branding v. Developing Yourself as an Artist   27:21 - What’s an average day like in the acting program?  33:06 - “Critical Studies” Classes.  35:36 - In terms of feeling challenging, how different is it from high school?   43:03 - To what extent can you pursue other artistic endeavors during the program?  45:27 - Is it more Theatre acting or Film Acting?  50:01 - How much freedom is there to work during the summers?    53:36 - Wisdom from Dana Gourrier  56:01 - What people tell you vs. What your heart tells you.  56:16 - The Shia LaBeouf story.   58:58 - The Seven Great Works Club.  1:00:06 - What’s the musical theatre scene like there?  1:02:54 - The finances?    1:05:14 - Is Calarts much better than my local art school?  1:08:36 - Financial Stability vs. The Growth-Inducing Experience of Art School  1:09:14 - How different is it from high school?