[VIDEO] THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF AN OSCAR-WINNING SCREENWRITER The creative processes involved in writing a screenplay are as varied as the writers who work on them. In this video Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black-Milk, J. Edgar-takes us through his own process, from how he goes about researching to how he lays out scenes written on hundreds of index cards. http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-insane-creative-process-of-an-oscar-winning-screenw-1601624702
3 WAYS TO ALWAYS BE AUDITION READY Being ready is one of the most important skills for an actor to have in their toolbox. If you ask 100 working actors how they got where they are, you'll get a wide variety of answers. For most, it starts with an audition, so we'll focus there, but no matter how their opportunities presented themselves, they were ready. http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/3-ways-always-be-audition-ready/
UPCOMING TRAINING
FOUR DAY BUSINESS INTENSIVE 11th to 14th August Build your business, marketing plan, and
approach to the Vancouver industry. Get specific. Get proactive. Get disciplined. And get booking. Acting is a vocation...like any other. To practice the vocation, the actor needs to be highly skilled and able. But acting is also a business...each individual actor being their own business owner. The actor needs detailed and clear entrepreneurial skills as well as the skill to market, manage, and maintain their business.
This workshop will guide you in the right direction. http://actorsfoundry.com/four-day-business-intensive/
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
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES Every Monday until September 1 | The Backstage Lounge 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/
QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL July 23 - August 9 The Queer Arts Festival in Vancouver is an annual artist-run showcase of queer arts, culture and history. It celebrates the unique creative expressions of visual and performing artists who
identify as part of the queer communities. QAF features 3 dynamic weeks of cutting-edge performances and workshops from all artistic disciplines, including music, dance, theatre, literary and media arts. http://queerartsfestival.com/about-the-queer-arts-festival/
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
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL August 14-24 The 26th festival features more than 80 films showcasing queer stories from 11 countries, including offerings from Russia, Brazil, and the Philippines, presenting themes of gender identity, forbidden love, and culture. http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca
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