Vancouver Actor's Guide | Upcoming - Aug 1 2011
Published: Mon, 08/01/11
Hi . Today is Monday, Aug 1 2011. Here is a snippet of news and what's upcoming.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Work started this past week in Vancouver on the sci-fi feature Elysium, a film that has more homegrown creative talents involved than the usual Hollywood projects that shoot here. The movie stars Hollywood A- listers Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, but they're working on an idea generated and crafted by a pool of collaborators around Vancouver writer-director Neill Blomkamp.
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Elysium+Vancouver/5185833/story.html
INDEPENDENT FLIXX JOINS THE LIST OF VANCOUVER VIDEO STORES CLOSING DOORS
Independent Flixx on Denman Street will close at the end of the month after 12 years in business. With its colourful storefront and interior, the West End store is something of neighbourhood icon.http://www.vancouverobserver.com/city/2011/07/26/independent-flixx-joins-list-vancouver-video-stores-closing-doors
BC TEEN'S MOVIE TO PREMIERE AT LA FESTIVAL
Vancouver features prominently in Adam Bogoch's coming-of-age comedy, Complexity. At 15, Bogoch put away childish things and wrote his first featurelength screenplay. Avoid Confrontation was well received, but Bogoch views his sophomore project, Complexity, as his true debut film.http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/teen+movie+premiere+festival/5183525/story.html
ONTARIO TO ALLOW CELEBS TO BRING THEIR OWN PRIVATE GUARDS
The province's Ministry of Community Safety and Corrections posted a proposal to its website last Friday seeking exemptions for security guards hired by those in the music, film and television industries. The amendment, if approved, will come into effect on Sept. 2, less than a week before the first red-carpet appearances at the Toronto International Film Festival.http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Ontario+allow+celebs+bring+their+private+guards/5178679/story.html#ixzz1TixyEJPj
LOS ANGELES TALENT MANAGER SENTENCED TO PROBATION
A Studio City-based talent manager has pleaded no contest to operating an advance-fee talent service that placed several minors at risk of harm and another count of failing to file a required $50,000 bond with the state.http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040672
UPCOMING TRAINING
2 WEEK ACTORS' INTENSIVE | WILLIAM DAVIS CENTRE FOR ACTORS STUDY AT VANARTS
Aug 15 - Aug 26 2011Our ever popular Intensive is designed to give participants a taste of full time acting training. Each week consists of 2 mornings of voice and speech and 2 mornings of physical training. In the first week, five afternoons are devoted to acting for the camera, and one morning to a discussion of the business of acting in Vancouver. Afternoons in the second week focus on scene study and live performance, culminating in a showcase. Students finish with a DVD of their on-camera scenes, and answers to the burning question "what if...."
Call 604-682-2787 ext 101 or visit http://www.vanarts.com/courses/2-week-actors-intensive
INTRO TO ACTING 10 WEEK COURSE | WILLIAM DAVIS CENTRE FOR ACTORS STUDY AT VANARTS
Aug 11 - Oct 13 2011Designed for folks with little or no previous acting experience, this 10 week course introduces the key elements of the acting process in a friendly and supportive environment. Students explore their playful side by bringing characters in scripts to life. Imagination, script interpretation, improvisation, voice, movement and acting exercises are all used. Monologues and scenes from modern plays and scripts are assigned. Audits of current running courses always welcome. Contact us for arrangement.
Call 604-682-2787 ext 101 or visit http://www.vanarts.com/courses/introduction-acting
TARLINGTON TRAINING'S SUMMER INTENSIVE BOOTCAMPS
One of our most popular programs, designed for actors of all skill levels who want to spend the day doing what they love. An intensive week of work to get you up to speed! Sessions running the weeks of July 25th; August 15th and 22nd. 3 Sessions offered daily - Try one or all 3!Acting Fundamentals | Screen Acting Technique | Heightened States!
*Very Young Performers - August 22nd/ A few spots left! Don't miss out!
Go to http://www.tarlingtontraining.com for more Info or register today at 604 664 0315 or ttraining@canadafilm.com
CANDICE ELZINGA & MARTINA SMYTH | ACTOR'S FOUNDRY
August 5-7 | $195This is your chance to showcase your best work for Casting Directors Candice and Martina! You'll get in the room for a private casting session to see how Candice and Martina really work. Gain super valuable first-hand insight on how to adjust when they call you in! Two Actor's Foundry Coaches will support you going in and coming out. Let's get you seen!
http://actr.me/Elzinga
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winner Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Zhang Ziyi. You can trust him too! Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach, recommended by agents, casting directors and other industry professionals. Learn with confidence the most requested dialects and accents required for the Vancouver market. Book that role!Contact: 604-418-1192, tonyalcantar1960@gmail.com
LA CASTING DIRECTOR JANE JENKINS WORKSHOP
Aug 20 or Aug 21Join Emmy Nominated Casting Director Jane Jenkins and 3 of Vancouver's top talent agencies for a 6 hour acting intensive! Trisko Talent, Play Management and Pacific Artists will do a Q & A session at the beginning of class. Jane's casting credits include: "Transformers", "The James Bond Films", "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter", "The Perfect Storm", "Troy", and "Angels and Demons". Jane is currently casting for Ron Howard's "The Dark Tower". It's cheaper than a flight to Los Angeles!!
More info at http://conta.cc/nw6WxZ
or through Shoreline Studios Inc: 604.874.9979 or shoreline@canadafilm.com
GVPTA AUDITION MASTERCLASS
Aug 3 & 11The GVPTA is holding 4 audition masterclasses that will help you hone your audition so when next you stand before local Directors in a formal audition, you'll be prepared with all the wisdom they can give you, thus increasing your chances of being successful! Basically you'll get feedback from the people in Vancouver who make the casting decisions - a not-to-be-missed opportunity!
http://www.gvpta.ca/workshops/
UPCOMING EVENTS
QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL
July 26 - August 13The Queer Art Festival is a multidisciplinary arts festival held in Vancouver BC Canada celebrating Queer art and artists. To celebrate the North America Outgames in Vancouver this summer, the Queer Arts Festival has chosen Games People Play as its theme for 2011.
http://www.queerartsfestival.com
COLD READING SERIES
Every Thursday until September | Billy Bishop LegionThe CRS takes the best new scripts Vancouver has to offer, casts them cold on the night of the reading, and then watches them fly in front of a live audience.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cold-Reading-Series/105513209492833
REEL READS MOVIE: THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
August 4 | 630-830 | Vancouver Public Library | FreeJoin us for historical drama when two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII. Based on the novel by Philipa Gregory, the movie stars Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana.
http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi?isodate=2011-08-04&selected_date=2011-08-04
FILM NOIR
August 4-24 | Pacific CinemathequeJoin us for 17 sultry summer-in-the-city evenings of nocturnal nihilism and pitiless urban nightmare as Vancouver's most popular summer film series returns. Film Noir, an annual Pacific Cinémathèque tradition, celebrates the stylish, seductive, cynical glories of one of the American cinema's most aesthetically rich, influential and angst-ridden genres.
http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2011
Do you have an event or news item you think would be of interest to the Vancouver acting community? Would you like to include a notice about an upcoming class or workshop? For more information email Kenji Maeda at kenji@productionheads.com.
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