Hi, . I hope you've enjoyed the first weekend of Vancouver sun and warmth in a very long time.
First, congrats to everyone on securing 30,000 signature for the Save BC Film campaign. Having incentives for productions to want to work in BC is one piece of the puzzle. Also, glad to hear that Vancouver's Cory Monteith (Glee) has checked into rehab for substance abuse. Gotta know when to ask for help.
But what I really want to focus on today is two other things. Did you hear that a Casting Director is auctioning off a bunch of audition tapes of some of the top actors in Hollywood? These tapes are from productions over the past 30 years, including for films like Backdraft, Jurassic Park, The Outsiders.
Sure, as a performer it's super interesting to see some of these auditions but I also wonder where things stand legally. I know the actor doesn't own the rights, but I question whether it's the Casting Director or the production who own the audition tapes. I guess it's just depends on the nature of the contract between the CD and the production, especially back then.
I'm sure it'll make some good cash, but how would you feel if your auditions were sold?
On a different note, Shimon Photo did a fun photo shoot in an effort to try and capture a glimpse of what it can be like for actors in the audition room. Below is the first of three images. Stay tuned to our Facebook Page later this week as we unveil to you two more within the series.
Oh! And we're also going to announce an exciting event that will be coming up in just over a month. If you can't wait for next week's newsletter to find out, then check Facebook near the end of this week.
Have an amazing week!
Kenji Maeda
CEO Production Heads Network Inc
CONTINUUM BUNKERS DOWN IN VANCOUVER
The CBC building on Hamilton Street is already better protected than the Pentagon. But security has been intensified in the past few weeks since Continuum moved into the bunkerlike complex, providing the wildly successful Showcase series with a base of operations and an appropriately sterile location for its second season, now in production.
http://www.straight.com/movies/366056/continuum-bunkers-down-vancouver HOLLYWOOD NORTH: FORMER SOAP STAR DYLAN BRUCE TAKES ON SCI-FI
Orphan Black, the new sci-fi series on Space, features a mind-bending premise with Canadian It Girl Tatiana Maslany (Picture Day) playing multiple clones of the same character - but while some actors might find this concept complicated, improbable plot twists and twins are nothing new to Vancouver-born actor Dylan Bruce, who kicked off his career on the soap opera As the World Turns.
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Hollywood+North+Former+soap+star+Dylan+Bruce+takes+Orphan/8165507/story.html THANDIE NEWTON GOES ROGUE IN NEW TV DRAMA
Ideas come in the most unexpected places. For the longest time, U.K. writer Matthew Parkhill was mulling over the idea for a new crime drama called Rogue, about a morally conflicted undercover police officer who loses her child and worries that she may be to blame. He originally chose his native London as the setting, but the idea coalesced while he was visiting Vancouver. As luck would have it, Rogue turned out to be filmed in Vancouver, anyway.
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/Thandie+Newton+goes+Rogue+drama/8165029/story.html SYFY RENEWS 'CONTINUUM' FOR SECOND SEASON
The channel ordered another 13 episodes of the Canadian time-traveling series about a female cop from the future who is trapped in present-day Vancouver.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/syfy-renews-continuum-second-season-431035 FLEXIBLE WORKING: WHY THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR DOESN'T GET IT YET
For a creative industry, the arts and culture sector has very uncreative and inflexible workplaces.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/mar/15/flexible-working-culture-sector-workplace B.C. PRODUCERS HIT WEB WITH MOTIVE'S DARK CORNER AND THE TRUE HEROINES
The video assault on the web continues by both big players and small, as the conventional TV networks and plucky upstarts go looking for online audiences. The Vancouver-produced TV crimes series Motive filmed eight episodes of a companion web series The Dark Corner. Arriving online a day earlier was another Vancouver production, The True Heroines. Each production has its own reasons for going online.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/03/27/b-c-producers-hit-web-with-motives-dark-corner-and-the-true-heroines/ THINGS I WISH I HAD BEEN TOLD IN THEATRE SCHOOL
Theatre school was great. It is great. But it can omit some of the more fundamental and important career lessons. School is, after all, a bubble. It's not a natural professional environment. So, here's a list of some things I wish somebody had told me in theatre school. Some of these lessons, I had to learn the hard way. Others simply would have saved me a bit of time.
http://callamrodya.com/2013/03/17/things-i-wish-i-had-been-told-in-theatre-school/ VFX COMPANY IMAGE ENGINE OPENS NEW VANCOUVER FACILITY
With the budgets on epic studio movies increasingly going to animation and visual effects, Vancouver-based Image Engine is opening a new rotoscoping and camera track production facility. But the challenge is keeping local graduates from leaving Vancouver to chase big name Hollywood movies produced in the U.S., the U.K., New Zealand and Australia to secure work experience and buff up their resume.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/image-engine-vancouver-facility-306419
TARLINGTON TRAINING
Tarlington Training's popular CAMERA ACTING SHORT COURSE (ages 11 to 16). Fridays 4:30-6:30pm starts again April 12th. Great for beginner and intermediate actors.
Train with Vancouver's best adult acting coach Linda Darlow. Register now for her unique courses, Audition Technique Level 1, April 3rd to June 19th and Level 2 April 11th to June 27th. Call now to reserve a space 604-664-0315. Space limited.
Full details at www.tarlingtontraining.com
LIVING VOICE WORKSHOPS AND COACHING
Voice Technique Workshop | April 5 - 7
Designed to build a complete voice practice for actors, singers and voice-over artists.
We will explore various techniques including: Projection, Resonance, Range, Articulation, Dialects & Character, Breath Support, Vocal Health, Nerve Control, Emotional Accessibility, Authentic Expression, and Approaching Song to provide a sound foundation upon which you can build your personal practice. Ongoing private coaching and resources available.
To register, for more information or to book a free consultation contact Danielle at 778 235 7696, livingvoicecoaching@gmail.com or www.livingvoice.ca
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winner Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Sam Rockwell, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Banks, etc. You can trust him too! Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach, recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested dialects and accents required for the Vancouver market. Book that role! Contact: 604-418-1192, tonyalcantar1960@gmail.com
SOUNDSWRITE2-DAY INTRO TO VOICEOVER INTENSIVE April 27th/28th Commercials, narration, animation, audiobooks and WALLA for film. Get a produced spot for your demo and learn what you need to set up your home studio. HOME STUDIO SETUP: May 1st Bring your computer and microphone. Get free software & learn to edit for global auditions. Soundswrite bookings this month - a huge ESL project for E-Planet, plus narrations for Siemens International and Telrad Canada. Get trained. Get working! Register at: www.soundswrite.ca or call 604-985-5532. GVPTA ACTORS SYMPOSIUMApril 2 and 3
In partnership with the SFU School of Contemporary Arts, the GVPTA is pleased to announce our inaugural Actors Symposium. This 2-day session focuses on knowledge and skills to support theatre actors in their careers, beyond their artistic training and experience. http://www.gvpta.ca/actors-symposium DIVERCINÉ 2013
Mar 29 - Apr 3
Designed to celebrate and promote la Francophonie, the international community of countries and governments that use French as a common language; express the identities, imaginings, and cultures of the French-speaking world in all their diversity; and showcase the range and abundance of film production in the francophone nations of the world.
http://www.thecinematheque.ca/divercine-2013 COLD READING SERIES 20TH ANNIVERSARY
April 1
Join the CRS in celebrating 20 years of the Cold Reading Series and the world premiere production of Ramifications of a Particular Crash.https://www.facebook.com/events/550878771611368/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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