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Another
Hollywood

"New York is the other Hollywood."
Hosted by Russell Stoner & Ashley Brooke Cohen.
Recorded in a living room. Released to the world.

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BACKGROUND ACTORS✦DAY PLAYERS✦SCRIPT SUPERVISORS✦PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS✦FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTORS✦CINEMATOGRAPHERS✦CATERING CREW✦LOCATION SCOUTS✦BOOM OPERATORS✦CASTING DIRECTORS✦BACKGROUND ACTORS✦DAY PLAYERS✦SCRIPT SUPERVISORS✦PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS✦FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTORS✦CINEMATOGRAPHERS✦CATERING CREW✦LOCATION SCOUTS✦BOOM OPERATORS✦CASTING DIRECTORS✦

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EP 01January 1, 202448:22

Welcome to Another Hollywood

Russell and Ashley kick off the show with their own origin stories in the NYC film industry — how background work pays the bills, why New York is secretly running Hollywood, and what makes this city's film scene unlike anywhere else.

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EP 02January 8, 20241:02:15

The Background Actor Bible

Everything you never knew about background acting: vouchers, upgrades, holding areas, and how to turn $200/day into a career. A working background actor joins Russell and Ashley to break it all down.

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EP 03January 15, 202455:40

Life of a PA: Coffee Runs & Power Plays

A veteran production assistant dishes on walkie protocols, set hierarchy, the PA-to-AD pipeline, and why getting someone's coffee order wrong can end your career before it starts.

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EP 04January 22, 202458:11

Day Players: The Hired Guns of NYC Film

They show up, do the work, and disappear. Day players are the lifeblood of New York productions — but the gig economy of film has its own brutal logic. Two day-players share war stories.

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EP 05January 29, 202450:33

Script Supervisors: The Invisible Backbone

Continuity errors, shot logs, the editor's best friend — script supervisors are the most underrated people on any set. Ashley and Russell talk to one who's worked everything from indie features to prestige TV.

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EP 06February 5, 202444:58

Catering the Apocalypse: Food on Set

The craft service table is sacred ground. A longtime set caterer explains why crew food makes or breaks morale, the politics of meal penalties, and what it means when they stop putting out snacks.

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Background actors, day players, PAs, ACs, script supervisors, catering crews — every episode, we go deep with someone who knows this world from the inside.

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Background actors, day players, PAs, ACs, script supervisors, catering crews — every episode, we go deep with someone who knows this world from the inside.

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AnotherHollywood

Latest Episodes

Welcome to Another Hollywood

The Background Actor Bible

Life of a PA: Coffee Runs & Power Plays

Day Players: The Hired Guns of NYC Film

Script Supervisors: The Invisible Backbone

Catering the Apocalypse: Food on Set

Made for thepeople on set

New episodes.No spam. Ever.

AnotherHollywood

Latest Episodes

Welcome to Another Hollywood

The Background Actor Bible

Life of a PA: Coffee Runs & Power Plays

Day Players: The Hired Guns of NYC Film

Script Supervisors: The Invisible Backbone

Catering the Apocalypse: Food on Set

Made for thepeople on set

New episodes.No spam. Ever.

Another
Hollywood

Made for the
people on set

New episodes.
No spam. Ever.

Another
Hollywood

Made for the
people on set

New episodes.
No spam. Ever.