Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - March 2, 2015
Published: Mon, 03/02/15
INDUSTRY NEWS
TAX TIPS FOR ACTORS FROM CANADA REVENUE
AGENCY
So you’ve just landed a plum part in a TV show or movie…it’s not just about getting into character or knowing your lines; your role also requires familiarizing yourself with your unique tax situation as an actor.
THIRD SEASON OF CTV CRIME SHOW MOTIVE PROMISES WEIRDER, WILDER MYSTERIES
Head writer and show runner Dennis Heaton promises the mysteries would be weirder and wilder than ever in the show’s third season, which will consist once again of 13 episodes.
Set your phasers to “welcome.” Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto are landing in Vancouver this summer to make the third chapter in the rebooted Star Trek movie franchise.
Cameron Waldbauer walked the
red carpet in Hollywood Sunday after being nominated for an Oscar for best achievement in visual effects on the movie X-Men: Days of Future Past. While he and his visual effects team lost the Oscar to the work done on the movie Interstellar, Waldbauer understands the significance of his achievement.
LIAM NEESON'S SPECIAL SET OF SKILLS HAS FORCED OTHER AGEING ACTORS INTO TRAINING
The 62-year-old is back with yet another running-about thriller, and hot on his heels is Sean Penn’s Taken-esque The Gunman, featuring topless surfing. Has Neeson’s success meant his peers must attend action star bootcamp?
A STAGE OF THEIR OWN: WHY FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS ARE STILL MARGINALISED
At the National Theatre and beyond, female playwrights’ work is still frequently hived off in smaller spaces and slapped with the ‘radical’ tag. Are our leading theatrical institutions built on suspect foundations?
“I love Aaron's honest, straightforward approach. His passion and knowledge for the
craft are contagious - I would highly recommend his training to any actor.” (Jackie Lind – Casting Director)
Don’t miss a rare chance to work with in-demand Studio director Aaron Craven. A maximum of 10 actors will be admitted, with participants working on audition sides and a prepared scene over the course of ten weekend hours. The weekend will also include exercises helping actors increase awareness of voice and body in performance. Bring in
your best questions for a talkback at the end of the weekend!
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
INFORM YOURSELF… AUDIT ROGUES WEST 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.
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.
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.
