Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - February 23, 2015
Published: Mon, 02/23/15
INDUSTRY NEWS
VFX TAX CREDITS IN
VANCOUVER, BC, EXPAND TO COVER POST-PRODUCTION TOO
The British Columbia government approved a 2015 budget that includes new funding to expand the existing Digital Animation or Visual Effects (DAVE) tax credit to include post-production film activities. The expansion will be effective as of March 1.
Several years ago, Vancouver actor Emilio Salituro desired more structure in his life. He still loved the film industry so became and agent, now with Lucas Talent. Emilio sheds light on what it takes to succeed as an actor in Vancouver and provides invaluable insights into the agent and casting world.
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THE AWARD FOR MOST MOVIE, TV PRODUCTION GOES TO ...
The industry that was once dominated by Los Angeles and New York has changed to see other cities and even other countries -- we're talking about you, Vancouver -- become major players.
BC BUDGET KEEPS TAX CREDIT FOR VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS UNTIL 2018
The B.C. Liberal government plans to extend the Interactive
Digital Media Tax Credit, a key incentive for game studios to locate themselves in the province, to August 31, 2018.
If Wes Anderson’s critically acclaimed film The Grand Budapest Hotel wins the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday evening, a film producer from Vancouver will be marching up those steps along with the rest of
the production crew to accept the award.
DOES THE 'OSCAR EFFECT' GO UP IN SMOKE FOR TECHNICAL AWARDS?
Scientific and technical Oscars are awarded for discoveries that have significantly contributed to film production. And while the work is often at the centre of each year’s biggest
blockbusters, little is known about the winners who carry home the awards. What kind of impact does winning a technical Oscar have on a career trajectory?
9 THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN AUDITING AN ACTING CLASS
Actors should take a few weeks or two months (at the most) and do the research. The choice should not be someone who is just geographically convenient, has a lower price, or just because you have friends who are
in the class. By being thorough in the selection process, actors will not waste time and money with a teacher that is not beneficial for them.
THE 1 PIECE OF TRAINING OSCAR NOMINEES HAVE IN COMMON
If you were to go back in time and speak to this year’s nominees when they were just starting out, I doubt any of them ever dreamed about winning an Academy Award. But here they are. So let’s take a
closer look at some of these people and see if there’s a common ingredient that helped launch their careers.
INFORM YOURSELF… AUDIT OUR ACTING CLASSES FOR FREE
Beginner and advanced actors are invited to audit (for free) our classes and watch the impact of training with professional instructors
fluent in all aspects of Film, Scene Study, as well as The Hagen and Meisner Techniques. We offer drop in and weekly classes. Instructors include award-winning actress Christiane Hirt, founder of Rogues West, and co-founder of the renowned Company of Rogues Actors Studio; and James Wilson, professional actor, certified in the Uta Hagen Technique and has over 15 years of experience in casting.
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
SPRING BREAK CAMP
Vancouver Young Actors School camps are starting soon! March 9-13th and March 16-20th. Study on-camera audition, improv, scene study and voice overs for film and television. Work in a professional setting with some of Vancouver's top instructors. Camps run 9am-2:30pm $499 per week or $459 when you take both weeks.
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.
Training an actor to work without self consciousness, to establish fluidity in truthful reaction, to bring his/her 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, Wednesday
afternoon starts Feb 25, 2-4:30pm, Wednesday evening start March 4, 7pm - 9:30pm.
5 DAYS + 3 INSTRUCTORS + 2 CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOPS = BIZ STUDIO SPRING BREAK FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio Spring Break Intensives are a chance for
students to see the kind of progress they can make when they are able to devote 100% to acting. Students spend three to four hours in class each day working on scenes, building confidence on-camera, having fun, and receiving expert feedback and support from Biz Studio instructors. Video from each class is posted online. Each week also features workshops with two local casting directors (TBA; because of their busy schedules we confirm week-of).
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.
All areas of the performing arts are represented at the Talking Stick Festival from theatre,
dance, drumming, and music to spoken word, and multimedia performance. These artistic disciplines celebrate Aboriginal culture and showcase the new evolving contemporary work of today's artists.
The Festival stands behind the unwavering belief that the performing arts are an important vehicle of communication that holds us together as a culture and inspires us with new ideas and unexpected ways of looking at the world.
Take a February break from the cold, grey winter for a burst of colourful art, music and dance! Art is at the heart of
Winterruption, and this year, it’s bigger than ever!
Crazy8s is an 8 day filmmaking challenge that provides funding and support to emerging filmmakers to help them produce a short film. Attend the 2015 Gala Screening at The Centre.
Women In Film & Television Vancouver hosts the 10th annual VIWFF which includes films, screenplay competition, receptions, workshops, panels, and pitch sessions.
Vancouver Web Fest (VWF) celebrates the progressive evolution of entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet. This uniquely diverse festival was the first of its
kind in Canada.
