Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - August 11 2014
Published: Mon, 08/11/14
INDUSTRY NEWS
VANCOUVER FILM FESTIVAL REVAMPS ITS FOCUS The Vancouver International Film Festival, in the midst of a leadership transition, is also making changes to its
focus and direction. The trade forum that coincides with the fall festival is being revamped to be more engaged with the local film industry, including Vancouver's booming visual effects and animation industry. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/vancouver-film-festival-revamps-its-focus/article19909264/
THE FIGHT TO SAVE CALIFORNIA'S SPECIAL EFFECTS INDUSTRY In the mid-1990s, foreign governments began offering U.S. studios lucrative tax breaks to ditch Southern California and shoot movies abroad, which is why so many U.S. movies are filmed in Canada. Starting in 2007, the U.K. offered tax credits on visual effects, too. That set off a competition among nations to attract U.S. digital production. Naturally, studios are forgoing domestic effects houses for cheaper foreign ones. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-06/hollywood-visual-effects-artists-seek-trade-law-protection
VARIETY LAUNCHES VSCORE TO MEASURE ACTORS'
VALUE Variety has launched a premium pay subscription product, Vscore, which reveals the true value an actor brings to a TV or film project. Developed by Variety Insight, Variety's paid digital products group, Vscore is targeted to entertainment industry professionals including producers, agents, casting directors, casting executives, financiers and PR agents. http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/johnny-depp-value-jennifer-lawrence-variety-vscore-1201263164/
4 TIPS FOR WHEN YOU'RE 'ON THE DAY' On the day is a special place.
It's the proving ground where everything meets and must bow down in subservience to reality. Unimagined opportunities will emerge and things thought to be a slam dunk will either fail to come off properly or prove altogether impossible. Here are four things to keep in mind. http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/4-tips-when-youre-day/
UPCOMING TRAINING
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
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, tonyalcantar@icloud.com
FULL TIME FALL PROGRAM - SEPTEMBER 2014 AT THE FOUNDRY JUMP START your art and career with a FULL IMMERSION of acting classes, audition classes, private coaching, and scene study intensives. Spend the month of SEPTEMBER at the ACTOR'S FOUNDRY getting your SKILL, your BUSINESS, and YOURSELF primed and ready. Work with Matthew Harrison, Stuart Aikins, Michelle Harrison and the whole Foundry team. Ignite your PASSION. Sharpen your DISCIPLINE and Find your COMMUNITY all in one
place. http://actorsfoundry.com/full-time-fall-program/
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES Every Monday until September 1 At the CRS we cast
brand new scripts on the spot and watch them fly in front of a live audience. Every live reading ends with a party in the Lounge where you can meet up with other artists over a cold beer. The CRS is the place for Vancouver's artists to meet one another, share their work, and create more. http://coldreadingseries.com/
FILM NOIR August 1 - 28 ' The Cinematheque During the month of August, a dozen dark, delirious gems from noir's hard-boiled heyday
will raise Cain, take rare noir forays in lurid colour, and otherwise shock, awe, and entertain with the crime, corruption, cruelty, and chaos of the pitiless noir universe. http://www.thecinematheque.ca/film-noir-2014
GATEWAY PACIFIC THEATRE FESTIVAL August 15 - 24 The Gateway Theatre is Richmond's only live professional theatre and Metro Vancouver's second largest theatre company. We exist to raise the quality of life in our community. We believe theatre is a powerful means of creative expression that has the ability to transform individuals and communities. http://www.gatewaytheatre.com/shows-events/gateway-pacific-theatre-festival
VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Aug 28-Sep 7 Festival goers can look forward to 73 films, including 36 feature-length films, exhibited in
three venues in downtown Vancouver. http://www.vlaff.org/article/vlaffs-2014-official-selection
VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL September 4 - 14 The Vancouver Fringe is a celebration of every kind of theatre imaginable over 11 days in September. All artists receive 100% of regular box office revenues generated during the Festival. http://www.vancouverfringe.com
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