Madisyn Shipman Talks About "Game Shakers' At Seacrest Studios!
Madisyn Shipman Talks About "Game Shakers' At Seacrest Studios!
Recap by Seacrest Studios Intern, Gwendolyn Gies Video by Seacrest Studios Interns, Katie Anger and Nichole Mondshein
Madisyn Shipman from Nickelodeon's Game Shakers visited Seacrest Studios at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC on Friday.
A North Carolina native herself, Madisyn shared what she misses most about home when she has to film in California: The Southern food! “If it’s southern, it’s great,” she exclaimed. The patients in the studio were happy to hear that Madisyn’s favorite team is the Carolina Panthers. “I have to support the Panthers. I actually went to go see them against the Rams, and they won,” she said. “It was all over my Snapchat.”
When she isn’t eating Carolina BBQ or cheering on the Panthers, she is in California filming Game Shakers, a show about two Brooklyn seventh graders who start a multi-million-dollar virtual gaming company. It's a great show that focuses on girl power, specifically shining a light on female coders. Madisyn remarked that being on TV is “really surreal.”
“It really hasn’t processed to me that I’m still on a Nickelodeon show,” she said. “Whenever you turn on the TV and see yourself, it’s just a weird feeling; but it’s pretty awesome because you’re inspiring so many young kids.” Her favorite thing about being on Game Shakers is the cast and crew. “We have a special bond. We’re all best friends,” she explained. “The cast is amazing, and the crew, they’re just always looking out for us. If we ever need help with something, they’re always there for us.” Madisyn remembered the time the crew came to the rescue with some duct tape when she broke one of the computers during a run through after pushed it off a cart, sending it crashing to the floor.
She told us that she is “the clumsiest person you will ever meet.” “I drop everything. I bet you, in at least every episode, I break at least one thing.” Not to worry though because, as Madisyn explained, most of the technology you see on Game Shakers is actually green screen. When they film, the actors don’t know what they’re pointing to, or even what they’re playing. “We are just swiping, and tapping and doing whatever, and then they figure something out and put it in.” She personally doesn’t make the games that are featured in the show, but sometimes the Nickelodeon game makers and coders like the cast to play them and get a feel for it before they’re used on air. As for Sky Whale, the featured game on Game Shakers that is available for download, Madisyn is, according to her, “the worst player,” boasting a score of a mere 300 points!
Thank you Madisyn for your special visit...we really enjoyed having you at Seacrest Studios!