After a successful sold-out event in 2012, Vancouver Actor's Guide and Breakdown Services is partnering up again to bring to the community, Secrets of the Casting Process, Volume 2, a free seminar and panel discussion.
Join us for this informative evening as Gary Marsh (Founder of Breakdown Services & Actors Access) presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the casting process and sheds light on what it takes to get noticed. The evening features Candice Elzinga (Casting Director), Eric Edwards (Talent Agent with Lucas Talent) and Gary in a panel discussion moderated by Kenji Maeda (CEO of Production Heads Network Inc. / Vancouver Actor's Guide) on current topics affecting Vancouver actors with an opportunity to respond to questions from the audience.
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Breakdown Services, Ltd. is the communications network and casting system that provides the most professional means to reach talent agents as well as actors when casting a project. Breakdown Services has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and Toronto, and maintains affiliate relationships with sister companies in London and Sydney. With clients in most regions of the USA and Provinces of Canada our reach extends throughout North America.
Vancouver Actor's Guide
(Production Heads Network Inc.) is Vancouver's leading online resource for actors. Established in 1998, VAG has provided the community with tools to adopt a proactive approach towards their careers while striving to build a stronger community from the inside out. VAG lists more than 800 auditions for independent and student productions annually, while providing a resource of talent agents, photographers, schools, and other industry services.
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Gary Marsh launched Breakdown Services in 1971, creating the process that is used around the world to cast feature films, television shows, commercials, reality television, theater and other projects that require actors.
www.breakdownexpress.com
Candice Elzinga is a four-time Emmy nominee, based in Vancouver. Candice has been responsible for casting some of the leading feature films, television series, and MOWs shot in Western Canada. She has earned a reputation for her in-depth knowledge of the Canadian acting community, as well as her knack for bringing a fresh, innovative eye to the projects she casts.
www.imdb.com/name/nm0255963
Eric Edwards
is one of the head agents at Lucas Talent, which was founded in 1986 by Richard Lucas. Lucas Talent represents many of Canada's leading talent in the Film and Television Industry, and was a founding member of TAMAC. Eric has 15 years of experience as an Agent and Talent Manager, and has worked with a large number of top actors in Canada.
www.lucastalent.com
Kenji Maeda is the CEO of Production Heads Network Inc., which manages Vancouver's premiere resource site for actors, Vancouver Actor's Guide. His experience spans across working as an actor on film, TV and theatre productions, theatre producer, teacher, and as Executive Director at DOXA Documentary Film Festival for the past two years.
www.vancouveractorsguide.com
