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May 27, 2021

Before moving to New York City in 2010, where he has performed extensively Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally, Hansel Tan was supposed to be scholar and on the path to be a Humanities Teacher. He talks about the time he was personally directed by Academy Award winning actor, Morgan Freeman for a movie

 

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Watch past episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyEgcfzkuV7oVjzCAvBjo91RUA1hKbOOg

 

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gYc5ECrUgd1TNbVSWGw5w

 

Audio partner: Audio Technica

 

Before moving to New York City in 2010, where he has performed extensively Off-Broadway, Regionally, and Internationally, Hansel Tan was supposed to be scholar and on the path to be a Humanities Teacher. 

 

He drops by to talk with Sean and Yen-Lyng about how his life journey deviated away from the classroom, how to be an actor in New York City and what it’s like to be personally directed by Academy Award winning actor, Morgan Freeman, and experience that we can only imagine. 

 

Watch on Youtube: 

Listen on Spotify: 

 

1) 0:50 - What is it like to be directed by Morgan Freeman

2)  4:58 - From MOE scholar to the American Dream... how? 

3)  11:02 - America vs Singapore

4) 23:52 - Want to be an Actor in New York? The casting process. 

4)  26:57 - Playing the Engineer in Miss Saigon

5) 34:19 - Acting as a business

6)  39:22 - How being Uncool is cool

 

Follow Hansel on these platforms:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hantangram/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanseltansw

Website: https://www.hanseltan.com/

 

 

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Check out other series on our channel:

💃🏻FCE Working Women https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyEgcfzkuV7pxWdPKSFiDzh7O8kvDy5HH

In the meantime,  you can catch up on our previous FCE episodes:

🎨Freelance Creative Exchange 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyEgcfzkuV7oC7Nl3njGLaVsG0aMXh96p

 

 

If you’re curious about the tools we use. 

IN THE STUDIO

🎤 Audio parter: Audio-Technica (S.E.A.) | Mics used were AT5040 & AT 4041

🎤 Mixer: Zoom Livetrak L-8 Digital Mixer and Recorder

📷 Camera & Support: Sony FS5 with Stock Lens | Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K | Canon EOS 5D Mark III

📷 Wide Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm F/4L IS USM

📷 Prime Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 STM

📷 All the rest: SmallRig Full Cage | Manfrotto Tripods

 

 

 

Audio partner: @Audio-Technica (S.E.A.)

 

Disclaimer: Covid 19 safety measures were strictly adhered to at all time during this production 

 

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