Chris Van Vliet. The Theory Behind Doing A Great Interview . Episode 482 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Chris Van Vliet is a 4-time Emmy award winning TV Host, Entertainment Reporter and YouTuber based in Los Angeles, CA. He has traveled the world reporting from events like the Oscars, Grammys and the Cannes Film Festival. You may be familiar with the interviews that Chris posts on YouTube but to just call them "interviews" doesn't seem fair because they are so much more than that. Chris dives deep into interesting topics with his trademark conversational approach that makes it feel like two old friends catching up. This is the case when it's a wrestling superstar like John Cena, The Rock or Hulk Hogan or a Hollywood A-Lister like Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise or Will Smith.
In this episode, Chris and Brad discuss doing interviews and being around celebrities in general and the correct way to act.
00:00 Intro
06:15 Making the best of 5 Mins
09:18 Celeb story
12:15 Verification of story
17:40 The opening of an interview that creates a pattern interrupt
24:10 The best approach
29:00 Brad Lea for President
32:00 The Will Smith issue at the Oscars
37:30 Chris' future goals
47:45 Processing live footage
52:40 "I run to the things that scare me." - Chris Van Vliet
58:20 The next level
01:03:52 Bomb: "You gotta get uncomfortable." - Brad Lea
01:06:20 Follow Chris and check out his show, INSIGHT on YouTube!
01:09:21 "Perception is reality." - Chris Van Vliet
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Listen up or run |
| 0:23.0 | What it is Bradley back again with another episode of drop bombs today in the studio folks |
| 0:27.9 | I've got a real treat as I always do Chris van Vleet |
| 0:32.6 | Right so good to see you again is the real treat that rhymes. Yeah, that does rhyme |
| 0:37.8 | We can make so many things around. You know that you look great by the way. Thanks, dude. Yeah, I've been dieting a smidge |
| 0:45.0 | So Chris van Vleet folks if you guys don't know who he is you can find him on social media at Chris van Vleet |
| 0:52.0 | That's spelled VL V spell it V a n V L I E 2 |
| 0:56.5 | V a n V L I E T |
| 1:00.1 | Vleet now if you guys don't know who he is dude. He's a four-time Emmy award women winning TV host entertainment reporter |
| 1:08.1 | You got a YouTube channel you're based in LA based in LA |
| 1:11.5 | And you've traveled the world you know reporting on events |
| 1:15.4 | Interview interviewing people Oscars Grammys got footage of you with the rock |
| 1:21.4 | Frickin Oprah like you're you're the man about town. Yeah, now do you think |
| 1:27.8 | Having all that footage |
| 1:30.5 | Lens to your success. I think it's that idea sometimes of like borrowed credibility borrowed authority |
| 1:37.8 | You know, it's like oh if I think especially when you're trying to land interviews where it's like oh you've interviewed this person |
| 1:43.4 | Well, then I've got to be able to say yes if you if these people all said yes |
| 1:47.8 | Then I would hope to also you know be on your show as well |
| 1:51.6 | Don't those celebrities like have to go out on what what are they called junkets |
| 1:56.4 | Yeah, but they don't have to do all the interviews like a lot of those they're only doing maybe 10 |
| 2:01.8 | Why do they want to do yours? |
| 2:04.3 | You tell me who's looking at it. It usually is the movie studio booking it |
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