FILM
INDUSTRY INSIDERS CALL FOR 3D HALT "The 3D film market has grown fast in China but many films lack quality," said Yang Buting, chairman of China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association and China Film Overseas Promotional Corporation. "If this kind of vicious competition is not contained, it will be a disaster for the 3D film market." http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140425000002&cid=1104
CALGARY'S FILM INDUSTRY SPARKS TEEN AMBITION Calgary is Canada's fourth-largest filming jurisdiction. With the upcoming construction of the Alberta Creative Hub - facilities to house permanent sound stages that will be able to accommodate major film and television projects - the acting bug is liable to be quite ubiquitous this summer. http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/City+film+industry+sparks+teen+ambition/9775161/story.html
THE COSTS OF LOW-BUDGET FILMS Some movies are written small so that they can be shot on a tight budget. A story that takes place in a
few locations with no special effects can be produced under an Ultra Low Budget Agreement. A script with 40 locations and an alien invasion cannot. So the big question is: Can the movie be made with the money on hand? http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/secret-agent-man/costs-low-budget-films/
5 TIPS FOR SENIOR ACTORS GETTING BACK INTO THE INDUSTRY The industry has changed radically since before Internet days-casting is faster and mostly online. Yes, you are marketable and agents do work with mature actors. There is a big market for boomers
in advertising and entertainment, and it's going to keep growing! Here are 5 tips on how to re-launch your acting career. http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/5-tips-senior-actors-getting-back-industry/
MCLACHLAN RELISHES ROLE IN 'DEMENTED CANUCK DUO' He's one of the most experienced cameramen in B.C.'s burgeoning film and TV industry, having started with The Beachcombers and The Commish in the early 1990s. Nothing, though, could
have prepared him for wrangling dragons, white walkers and direwolves on Game of Thrones. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/McLachlan+relishes+role+demented+Canuck/9778768/story.html
UPCOMING TRAINING
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
ANTHONY MEINDL'S 2-DAY ACTING INTENSIVE
Join Anthony
Meindl for a weekend intensive of cold reading, scene study, and audition technique. Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4, 10am-5pm. $395USD per student, $150USD to observe. At 788 Beatty Street, B2 lv, Studio A, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4P4. Anthony is the author of the best-selling acting book At Left Brain Turn Right and the brand new release, Alphabet Soup for Grownups, both available now on amazon.com. To Register: barbara@anthonymeindl.com or 323.852.6963
UPCOMING EVENTS
NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY April 29 National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) is an initiative of REEL CANADA. NCFD was created to establish a new way to celebrate this great nation, embrace Canadian cinema, and have some fun. NCFD is an annual event that will take place on the last Tuesday of April each year. http://www.canadianfilmday.ca
DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL May 2-11 The 2014 festival ventures deep into the unknown, to seek out new forms of nonfiction, to discover glorious new forms of cinema, caught
on the wing, and documented in the wild. From mountain gorillas to cartoon ponies and the men who love them, wild boars, roller derby grrrls, young agrarians and stick insects, all captured in their natural habitat. http://www.doxafestival.ca
IGNITE! YOUTH DRIVEN ARTS FESTIVAL May 2 - 10 | The Cultch Every year, for one week in May, The Cultch is taken over and transformed by young people.The festival includes showcases in music, dance, and spoken word, the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows featuring improv, drag, circus arts, and much more.
All of this is created by local artists between the ages of 13-24. http://igniteyouthfest.ca
REVOLVER THEATRE FESTIVAL May 13 - 25 The latest evolution in Upintheair Theatre's ten-year history of Festival production, rEvolver: brings audiences the full range of contemporary theatrical practice, from script-based theatre to devised and site-specific works, staged readings of work-in-progress, and in-depth discussions with artists. Expect everything EXCEPT the Kitchen Sink. http://www.upintheairtheatre.com/festival-about
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