Video reporter Mark Potts has big dreams. He wants to be the best actor in the history of cinema. But, he can’t do an accent to save his life. That’s where Denise Woods comes in. One of Hollywood’s best dialect coaches, she talks about what an accent actually is, how to practice and maybe, just maybe, put Potts on the right path.
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.
Yadira Flores is a former video editor for the Los Angeles Times who joined the newsroom through Metpro in November 2017. Flores graduated with a bachelor of science in filmmaking and has edited online content for Amazon, the American Cinema Editors, FilmLight, Emmy Primecuts and Moviola. She hails from El Paso, Texas.
