Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - January 19, 2015
Published: Mon, 01/19/15
INDUSTRY NEWS
B.C. FILM INDUSTRY
STABILIZES
While it wasn’t that long ago that the #SaveBCFilm tagline could be seen on billboards, bumper stickers, and posters across Metro Vancouver, the last few years have proved to be a comeback for the local film industry.
P.K. SUBBAN BLACKFACE PORTRAYAL DENOUNCED BY MONTREAL ARTISTS
A group of Montreal artists has signed an open letter criticizing the use of blackface in theatre following the recent portrayal of P.K. Subban in a local production. Last month, a white actor in the Théâtre du Rideau Vert’s annual year-end production had his face painted black to portray the famous
Canadiens defenceman.
SANDRA OH VISITS VANCOUVER AS PART OF CANADA'S TOP TEN FILM FESTIVAL
The aim here is to
really make this as national an event as possible—a real celebration of Canadian talent and creativity,” Bailey said. “I think there’s sometimes a need to let go of some of our Canadian shyness and really shout from the rooftops just how great what we’re doing in Canada is.”
CANADA'S OMNIFILM ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS LATEST NORA ROBERTS BOOK TRILOGY
Vancouver-based indie producer Omnifilm
Entertainment has optioned Roberts' latest trilogy of novels — Dark Witch, Shadow Spell and Blood Magick — and is developing a supernatural TV drama adaptation entitled Blood Magick.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY & ABC’S “FRESH OFF THE BOAT”
“Fresh Off the Boat” is the
only sitcom on television that stars Asian actors and captures one view of what it’s like to grow up Asian in America. And what, some may ask, makes that experience unique among minorities?
JESSICA CHASTAIN TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY AT THE CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
“Today is Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday,
so it got me thinking about our need to build the strength of diversity in our industry,” the actor said as she accepted her MVP Award on Thursday, the same day the Oscar nominations were revealed with the whitest roster in years.
You need a way of working that allows you to exceed all of the actors who are just preparing
to do well in the room. You need to prepare in a way that allows you to exhibit the greatness that lands you on the set, doing the job.
When you’re a struggling actor, creating friendships with industry professionals is a
must—but you have to be delicate about how you go about doing it.
DIALECT WORKSHOP WITH TONY ALCANTAR (Standard American & British)
Goldberg Productions is hosting a Dialect Workshop featuring internationally- renowned dialect coach Tony Alcantar. Start
the year off right by brushing up on your Standard American English and Standard British English taught by the best in the business. Class size is limited!
For more details or to register, contact Marcy at 604.255.6538.
Training an actor to work without self
consciousness, to establish fluidity in truthful reaction, to bring the work alive through focusing on the present moment and to drop habitual behaviours which limit an actor.
4 week Meisner technique training for professional actors. $175.
Tuesdays starts Jan 27, 7-9:30pm, Thursdays start Jan 29, 1-3:30pm.
10am - 2pm, January 26/27/28/29, 2015 (available on live-stream webinar)
9am to 6pm January 31 & Feb 1, 1015
The Vancouver and Toronto film and television markets are hot. Pilot, Series, MOW, Feature, and animation production are all at their highest levels. Productions are looking for new faces. Work is waiting. It’s not enough to be exceptional at the craft. An actor needs to be intelligent in the business of acting. Matthew Harrison of The Actor's Foundry will help you forge your way forward in this arena to make 2015 a most productive
year.
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.
Come join Vancouver Young Actors School in our upcoming term! VYAS is the elite training school for young professional actors in Canada. Our programs are committed to offering the most advanced form of training possible for young actors in a state of the art facility. We offer improv, on camera audition and Voice over classes for students from 4-17 years old.
Our Spring term is filling up fast, please contact Lisa at 604 568 5449 for more information or to
register.
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
PUSH INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
January 20 - February 8
The annual PuSh
Festival presents groundbreaking live performing arts - theatre, dance, music and multimedia performance - in venues across Vancouver.
VTFF is an international platform for Turkish filmmakers to showcase their work and also to bridge the cultural and artistic gap between Canada and Turkey by bringing together cineastes and cinephiles from both countries.
