VANCOUVER APPROVES NEW TENANTS FOR WOODWARD'S CULTURAL SPACE In a vote October 1, council unanimously approved Kokoro Dance, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Vancouver Moving Theatre, and Raven Spirit Dance as tenants for the facility, which includes second-floor offices, in addition to main floor and basement areas that will be used as rehearsal and production space. http://www.straight.com/arts/742456/vancouver-approves-new-tenants-woodwards-cultural-space
NETFLIX TAKES AIM AT HOLLYWOOD'S THEATRICAL WINDOW FOR MOVIE RELEASES Hollywood's carefully controlled system of movie rollouts is officially under siege. Windowing - the
practice of opening a movie first in theatres and then in other stages of home video, streaming and television release - has been under increasing pressure as smaller screens fight against the prominence of the theatrical big screen http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Netflix+takes+Hollywoods+theatrical+window+movie+releases/10249595/story.html
BOOK THAT ROLE FOR 'FARGO' SEASON TWO October 11, The Minnesota Dialect & More FARGO won international critical acclaim, Emmy and LA Critic's
Choice Awards: Best Miniseries, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. FARGO dialect coach TONY ALCANTAR will teach you the Minnesota dialect AND give insight into what's expected on set: you'll be surprised! "Thank you for your help with that accent...it was immensely important to me that it worked ...your ear and your nudging was fantastic- and sometimes surprising!" - FARGO lead & 2014 Emmy winner Martin
Freeman To register: 604-418-1192 or tonyalcantar.ca
THE ACTING SERIES - ACTING WORKSHOPS FOR THE EMERGING PROFESSIONAL September 29 - December 17 Take your film and stage acting career to a new level. Well known as Dr. Lee on the Stargate franchise, Dr. William "Bill" Dow - Actor, Director, and Mentor - presents a series of inspiring workshops taught by some
of Vancouver's leading teachers including: Peter DeLuise, John Cooper, Andrew McIlroy, Lynne Carrow, Gina Bastone, Alison Matthews and Maddalena Acconci. The Acting Series at The Art Institute of Vancouver. Contact Bill Dow at wdow@aii.edu (604)
683-9200 for more information and to register https://www.facebook.com/events/1627884767437981/
2-DAY VANCOUVER ACTING INTENSIVE W/ ANTHONY MEINDL Oct. 18th & 19th Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop was voted LA's #1 Acting Studio by Backstage. Students include Shailene Woodley (Divergent), Sadie Calvano (Mom), and Alexandra Daddario (True Detective). Come check out the acting revolution that's sweeping young Hollywood! Email Barbara@anthonymeindl.com for details / to register. Mention 'VAG' and get a 10% discount! Anthonymeindl.com / 323.852.6963
ON SET 4 WEEK INTENSIVE Four Weeks starting October 8 at The FOUNDRY You've booked the job...now what? Acting class prepares you for acting. BUT NOT FOR SET. Confidence on set is paramount. From confidence...comes competence. So get set competent!! This informative class
covers all set essentials from camera terms, playing the lens, etc to dialogue changes, the edit, maintaining arc in out-of-sequence shooting, multiple takes...and more. The SET SIMULATION part of the class will allow the actor to film a scene, on location, for their demo reel. with camera, lights, sound, marks, props, etc., while exploring different camera scenarios and set surprises. http://actorsfoundry.com/on-set-intensive/
FULL TIME FILM ACTING CONSERVATORY PROGRAM-ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW OUR ACTORS LEARN BY DOING. New Image College has one of the finest acting film acting programs in the country. We are a project based school. Our curriculum includes, Stunt Acting, Acting for T.V. and Film , Theatre, Text Analysis, Actors Movement, Voice. Our Core Acting
Classes Methodologies are: Meisner, Stanislavsky, Chekhov, Moss, Cohen, Lewis, Adler, and Chubbuck. What makes our program different is we produce both theatre and film. Everyone of our students are tested on a film set and on the theatre stage. http://www.newimage.ca
UPCOMING EVENTS
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL September 25 - October 14 For 16 days, almost 350 films from over 70 countries will play on nine screens. In addition to entertaining and essential viewing for film
lovers, VIFF also provides invaluable resources for media professionals with VIFF Industry's development sessions, one-on-one meetings and networking receptions. http://www.viff.org
VANCOUVER'S MAYOR'S ARTS AWARDS October 7 The Mayor's Arts Awards recognize established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make
up our creative sector - from literary and culinary arts to visual and performing arts, as well as five unique awards for contributions to the City of Vancouver. http://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/your-invitation-2014-mayors-arts-awards
Vancouver Actor's
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