HOW THE HOLLYWOOD WRITERS' STRIKE IS IMPACTING CANADIAN CREATIVES
The Writers Guild of America's strike is in its third week — and it's not just productions south of the border that are being affected.
With the strike making it harder for productions to proceed, cast, crew and creatives across Canada are also feeling the crunch of work drying up heading into summer, typically the industry's busiest season.
https://www.cbc.ca/arts/commotion/how-the-hollywood-writers-strike-is-impacting-canadian-creatives-1.6846898
PROGRESS LAB 1422 RELEASES BACKSTAGE SPACES REPORT CALLING OUT WEB OF PROPERTY-TAX AND FUNDING STRUGGLES
Called Backstage Spaces: Progress Lab 1422 and the Future of Performance Creation Spaces, the report digs into issues beyond the ever-rising cost per square
foot in a city where skyrocketing real estate has put the squeeze on artist space. Progress Lab 1422 saw the doubling of its rent in 2019, and its property-tax bill has risen steeply from $19,866 in 2018 to $29,500 in 2022.
https://www.createastir.ca/articles/progress-lab-1422-c-space-report
WHY ONTARIO’S FILM INDUSTRY SEES AN UPSIDE TO THE HOLLYWOOD WRITERS STRIKE
Having built resilience and perseverance into an industry that has already bounced back strongly from the pandemic with record Hollywood film and TV production on stages in and around Toronto, Ontario players expect the Americans to eventually return in big numbers once the labor dispute is resolved.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/why-ontarios-film-industry-sees-an-upside-to-the-hollywood-writers-strike-1235476575/
TELEFILM CANADA FOCUSES ON FINDING FRESH VOICES BUT FACES FINANCING
ROADBLOCKS
As the writer’s strike in the U.S. has significantly impacted Vancouver’s production output, the system needs to change: “Our local industry cannot rely solely on foreign production to sustain itself.”
https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/telefilm-canada-production-financing-1235612699/
WHERE ACTORS COULD MAKE A DEAL WITH STUDIOS ON AI
With AI no longer a theoretical issue and lawyers looking for ways to protect talent without stifling innovation, SAG-AFTRA has a new rallying cry: "augmentation, rather than replacement."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/actors-deal-studios-ai-1235492266/
WGA ARGUES STRIKE WILL COST STUDIOS MORE THAN SETTLEMENT
Its proposals would cost an estimated $429 million per year. The guild
argued that is “modest” compared to the billions spent on content every year, and the billions in revenues earned each year by the major entertainment companies.
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-strike-cost-memo-amptp-1235614992/
AI VOICE SYNTHESISING IS
BEING HAILED AS THE FUTURE OF VIDEO GAMES – BUT AT WHAT COST?
Tech advances that make it easier to recreate human voices also raise ethical questions about the rights of actors and musicians.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/14/ai-voice-synthesising-is-being-hailed-as-the-future-of-video-games-but-at-what-cost
INSIDE THE SELF-TAPE AUDITION CONTROVERSY: THE PROS, CONS AND COSTS FOR ACTORS
What used to cost actors their time and gas money now could cost them hundreds of dollars per audition. But they had done all this self-taping as a temporary
sacrifice, just until things got back to normal; instead, it has become the new normal.
https://variety.com/2023/film/features/self-tape-controversy-cost-sag-actors-1235617672/amp/
BAD ACTOR
Michèle Lonsdale-Smith’s acting class promised transformation. Instead, ex members say they were subject to cultlike abuse.
https://www.thecut.com/article/michele-lonsdale-smith-acting-class-students.html
THE BENEFITS OF VOCAL
TRAINING
Training your voice is a matter of learning to control your breath, knowing your vocal range, working with a vocal coach, and doing articulation and vocal exercises.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/voice-training-benefits-76239/
HOW TO BE MORE PHOTOGENIC
From internet-famous Ridiculously Photogenic Guy to real-life famous Zendaya, some people just know how to give good looks in photos. Being photogenic is a matter of putting your best face forward, knowing your angles, and tweaking to perfection.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/how-to-be-more-photogenic-76237/
FINDING THE RIGHT TONE IN COMMERCIAL AUDITIONS
Not only do actors face all the additional technical challenges that self tapes have introduced,
but they now have to judge their own performance to decide which two or three takes to upload for the audition request.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/finding-the-right-tone-in-commercial-auditions/
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT AND ENGAGE WITH YOUR
ARTISTIC COMMUNITY
A career in acting can often feel isolating. So often we are following individual, self-driven paths and it’s easy to get myopic about it. That’s why engaging in your artistic community can be incredibly valuable.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/how-you-can-support-and-engage-with-your-artistic-community/ |
TONY ALCANTAR'S RETURN SOCIAL
Having returned from six months on FARGO, Tony Alcantar & Associates are sponsoring a FREE catered Ask Me Anything social at The Beaumont Studios (316 W. 5th Ave)
on Saturday, May 27, noon-4pm.
Tony and his associates will give dialect and on-set tips and $5 Friday raffles will be held to win donated sessions from: ActorVan Studios, The Working Actor’s Gym with Aaron Craven, Tricities Film Studio, The Creative Lab, Acting With William MacDonald, and Vancouver Headshots, with all proceeds to go to Save The Beaumont Studios fund.
To register: https://www.tonyalcantar.com/classes/tonys-back-in-town-party RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
Classes are open for registration! All classes are in person with safety protocols in place.
New to us? Click here: www.railtownactors.com/interview
* Acting on Film classes with John Cassini
* Scene Study classes with Brian Markinson, Frank Cassini, Jennifer Copping & Carmel Amit
* Actors
Instrument work with Carmel Amit.
Details for all Classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Coaching and Tapings: www.railtownactors.com/coaching
We look forward to hearing from you! BIZ STUDIO: PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio has a twenty-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Our classes offer double the focused 1:1 time of any other school. Each class takes a maximum of six students, and each student also gets 30min of private coaching each week to help prep for class. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level!
https://www.bizstudio.ca/classes REVOLVER FESTIVAL
May 24 - June 4
rEvolver Festival is the latest ongoing evolution in Upintheair Theatre’s history of Festival production and presentation. The
festival takes place each May at The Cultch in East Vancouver. It features new performances and premieres reinterpretations of existing works by Canadian artists.
https://upintheairtheatre.com/revolver-festival/
CBA’S MONTHLY BIPOC CHAT & CHEW: FEAST VS FAMINE
May 26
Bring your perspectives and concerns about overcommitment, taking on too much, missing opportunities, and saying no as a BIPOC artist.
https://culturebrew.art/cbas-monthly-bipoc-chat-chew
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS
FESTIVAL
May 30 - June 4
The longest-running professional performing arts festival for young audiences and the first of its kind in North America and Europe, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents the world’s finest music, theatre, dance, puppetry, acrobatics and storytelling, as well as creative arts activities for the entire family.
https://www.childrensfestival.ca
VANCOUVER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
June 2 - 11
Our 2023 festival is one of “Rising Stars, Revolutionary Stories”, with a lineup that features bold storytelling and daring experimentation from some of Canada’s most talented filmmakers. This year’s festival
features 57 films across six programs, including 45 films from BC filmmakers. https://www.vsff.com
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