On being a Warrior Goddess...

I've been into stage combat for years- working on classic and contemporary theatre pieces, but within the past couple of years I've transitioned into cinema where I've been able to bring my stage combat into play in a slightly different way.

I started working with Cross the Line Entertainment, a company that produces live-action comic book movies, where I was provided with stunt fight training for film (hand-to-hand combat and weaponry). Fighting for camera can be tricky because you have to be very aware of your placement in correlation to the cameras. Ex. If the camera is in front of you to you're left, a left jab would have to go straight behind the left side of your opponent's head in order to sell to camera, and same goes for the other side. A knee to head would have to go behind the head of your opponent (the head being in between your knee and the camera) so the lack of impact would be hidden. You have to be aware of where the camera is at all times throughout the scene for the DP to fully get the shots he/she needs. Everything of course depends on whoever is "getting hit" to sell the "impact". Big reactions will make or break a fight scene. I personally love getting beat up- it's super fun!

The best part of having stunt fight training is the opportunity it brings in the acting world. Since I can do my own stunts I make it a lot easier on casting and production because they don't have to hire a stunt woman. If you're not able to get training circumstantially like I did, I'd suggest taking classes (GROUPON!) to broaden your chances in this industry. It's a great skill to have under your belt!

An article about Samantha Bogach

With stars in her eyes since she was a little girl, one local graduate is proving she has what it takes to make it in the acting industry.

Fans of the popular daytime soap opera “Days of our Lives” may have recently noticed the familiar face of Samantha Bogach, a 2008 Beech High School graduate.

Bogach, 24, who is now a Los Angeles transplant, was cast in a recurring role of Lucy - a character related to the show’s longtime character, Kayla.

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Samantha's "branded" monologue

Here I am performing some layers of the Action/ReAction technique in a monologue written for me by writer/director Stephen Mitchell.

An interview with Samantha Bogach

Q: How did you get started as an actress?

Samantha: I’ve always wanted to be an actress since before I can remember, although I started out singing. There’s a home video of me when I’m four years old claiming proudly that I was going to be an actress when I grow up- I don’t even remember saying that! The first time I remember realizing this was it for me, was opening night of my very first musical- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when I was 11 years old.

Q: What kind of roles are you best at playing?

Samantha: What I tend to play best are young women who appear to be vibrant and invincible, but can find themselves totally vulnerable, emotionally, without warning.

Q: Is there a director who’s work you admire and with whom you would like to work?

Samantha: Yes! Quentin Tarantino. Especially because of his remake of Inglorious Bastards. I’m Jewish so of course it hit home, but what I liked most about it was he took a time in history which is deemed horrifying, and mixed it with humor and pride. I didn’t get depressed while watching a film based around WWII; That’s a major win for Tarantino.

Q: Do you have a wish list of directors you’d like to work with?

Samantha: Yes! (in no particular order) Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Wes Anderson, J.A. Bayona, Ridley Scott, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, Peter Jackson, Rob Reiner, and Judd Apatow.

Q: What is your background?

Samantha: I was initially attracted to Musical Theatre because of the feeling I got the first time I performed on stage- this feeling of wholeness. Then my passion grew immensely when performing in the stage drama, Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley. Her writing is so intricate. It was the first time I connected with a role on this level, and I could feel the audience every night completely immersed in what was happening. Since then my passion, although remaining at the theatre, has expanded to cinema- which is a completely different world! I feel connected to film because I’ve always seen things very cinematically. I feel that life is like a film or vice versa, and I’m passionate about how the two worlds are interchangeable depending on perspective.

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