#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