FIND YOUR FUNNY BY WORKING WITH ONE OF THE FUNNIEST IN THE CITY Mondays 10 to 2, Starting March 3rd at The Foundry The comedy class with Ellie Harvie helps actors find their CONFIDENCE in comedy...preparing actors for comedy tapings, auditions, and set work. By exploring IMPROV as a tool to access comedy - and applying that knowledge and skill TO FILM AND TELEVISION SCENES and AUDITIONS - actors will "find their funny". http://actorsfoundry.com/comedy/
ANTHONY MEINDL'S ACTOR WORKSHOP VANCOUVER AMAW is now open in Vancouver! With some of TV's hottest shows
being shot in Vancouver you will learn how to master the demands of tv/film acting from the acting studio that is producing the next generation of Hollywood stars. The on-going Vancouver acting classes focus on our exciting non-method way of working and will get you working the muscle of the moment and help you to trust your instincts, stop over-thinking, and do naturally what you always thought acting should be: easy, fun, empowering. Classes are Mondays at 6PM. Email assistant@anthonymeindl.com to register. http://www.anthonymeindl.com
MEISNER ACTING LAB - LIVING VOICE WORKSHOPS AND COACHING Talent is a mystery, but strong discipline and technique can make every performance your best
performance. Three full workshop phases that blend the specificity of the Meisner Approach with the support of voice technique to help you be your very best. Every time. Full-time and part-time options available. More information at http://www.livingvoice.ca/meisner-acting-lab.html
TEEN FOUNDRY Acting Class For Young Actor, AGES 11 - 15 Next round starts March 10, 2014 Designed for the teen actor who is caught between being too mature and experienced for young people classes ...but too young for adult classes. Taught by Veteran Actress MICHELLE HARRISON... young actors learn the ins and outs of acting for stage, film, and television, inspiring a joy of the art form and preparing a professionalism for the industry. The class is for professional teens who need to FIND THE FUN in their acting...and so succeed in their auditions, on stage, and on set.
http://actorsfoundry.com/michelle/
AUDITION CLASS WITH STUART
AIKINS Next Round Starts February 26th at 6pm What could be better than an audition class taught by someone who has been IN THE ROOM on the opposite side of the audition for many, many years? Each week sides are allocated from from a selection of current auditions. Actors prepare the scene and present their audition to Stuart in front of the camera. http://actorsfoundry.com/stuartaikins-auditionclass/
SOUNDSWRITE *Intro to Voiceover Intensive: Mar. 22 & 23 Learn to set up a home studio. Voice commercials, narrations, audiobooks, animation & ADR for film. Find out where to get work & get a produced spot for your demo. 5 students = max booth time. *NEW! Mini DEMO Building Workshop Get coached as you record three contrasting spots. We'll produce them and you can add to this demo when you have the resources. Just $350. Book at: 604-985-5532 or www.soundswrite.ca
IN THE ROOM WITH CANDICE ELZINGA March 8 & 9 This is your chance to make a personal impression with Casting. This format will get you in the room with all the pressure of a real room audition setting. You will spend 20-30
minutes in the room with just Candice, Matthew, and your reader. You will gain first-hand knowledge of how Candice works, and what she wants when she casts. Sides are sent in advance and you will be coached by one of Canada's top coaches to get your best out in front of the people that need to see it. http://actorsfoundry.com/room-candice-elzinga/
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winners Halle Berry, Billy-Bob Thornton
plus A-list stars Stellan Skarsgard, Sam Rockwell, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Martin Freeman, 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
DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP WITH AVI FEDERGREEN March 7 | Produced by DOC BC and Women in Film + TV Vancouver Do you have a film that's finished and/or in development? Are you looking for a distributor to help you sell your film domestically or internationally. Have you made a film that you would like to try and self distribute. Well in three hours you're going to learn all there is to know about distributing your film from Indie Producer/Distributor Avi Federgreen. http://www.womeninfilm.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?evt=82
LA CASTING DIRECTOR MASTERCLASS with MATTHEW BARRY (The Notebook, etc) HEAD FEATURE FILM CASTING DIRECTOR (Benefiting the Actors Fund of Canada) * Plus a Surprise Vancouver Industry Special Guest *
Support from Presenting Partners: CFC Actors Conservatory & Vancouver
Film School Casting Consulting ABC Pilot "The Astronaut's Wives Club" (Nick Cassavetes), "Is That A Gun In Your Pocket"; Pre Production: "Good Guys" After his career as a professional actor, Matthew spent
the next 20 years as a Casting Director. Matthew's ability to spot and work with talent has allowed him to discover, and was significant in advancing the careers of James Gandolfini and Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Money For Nothing"), Ryan Phillipe, Steve Zahn and James LeSure ("Crimson Tide"), Don Cheadle ("Devil in a Blue Dress"), Dave Chappelle and Monica Potter ("Con Air"), Lucy Liu ("Shanghai Noon"), Dakota Fanning ("Tomcats"), Roselyn Sanchez ("Rush Hour 2") Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook"),
Katt Williams ("Friday After Next"), Amanda Seyfried, Oliva Wilde, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin ("Alpha Dog") to name a few.
CRAZY8S 2014 GALA SCREENING & PARTY March 1, 7pm at The Centre
The finished Crazy8s
films will premiere at a Gala Screening at The Centre followed by an Afterparty at Science World. After sashaying down the red carpet, guests at the Afterparty will dance to DJ Static of WEFUNK Radio, bop to roving performers The Myrtle Family Band, and be tantalized by the True Heroines live cabaret act. All that, plus food, drink and the chance to interact with the fabulous exhibits at Science World! Tickets are $30 advance and $35 at the door.
http://www.crazy8s.cc
RAINCITY OSCAR PARTY March 2 Experience the Academy Awards on the Big Screen in the comfort of the most luxurious movie
theatre in town. Our red carpet party includes a welcome cocktail, hors d'oeuvres, an Oscar pool, prizes, tunes from our guest DJ, and a celebrity host. http://www.viff.org/raincity-oscar-party
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL March 6-9 | Vancity Theatre Coinciding with International Women's Day on March 8th, VIWIFF will be screening engaging and compelling shorts and feature films produced by established and emerging women filmmakers from all over the world. http://www.womeninfilm.ca/FilmFest2014.html
PORT MOODY FILM FESTIVAL March 13-16 The Port Moody Film Society publicly screens high quality independent films from around the world. We are a unique film society
in that we select all the films screened unlike most film societies that work through an established film circuit. http://www.pmfilm.ca
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