Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - April 27 2015
Published: Mon, 04/27/15
INDUSTRY NEWS
X-FILES CREATOR CHRIS CARTER SAYS REBOOT WILL REFLECT NEW TRUTHS OUT THERE
In addition to being a huge television phenomenon with a fiercely devoted fan base, The X-Files was also a key contributor to the development of Vancouver’s film and television industry.
AMERICAN INDIAN ACTORS QUIT ADAM SANDLER MOVIE, THE RIDICULOUS SIX, OVER 'OFFENSIVE' STEREOTYPES
A group of American Indian actors walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie this week over complaints about stereotypes, offensive names and scenes they say disrespected Native American
religious practices.
BEHIND THE SCENES, MANY CAREERS RELY ON FILM TAX
CREDIT
Film workers say ending the tax credit would not only kill that nascent industry, but also disrupt the careers of thousands of film professionals, people who have built careers and made sizable investments — personal and professional — under the assumption the incentive would remain in place.
SONY
PICTURES IMAGEWORKS VISITS KWANTLEN CAREER DAY
It’s no surprise that the newly Vancouver-based Sony Pictures Imageworks, had representatives at Kwantlen’s Career Day on March 3. In late May of last year, the company announced that they would be relocating their headquarters from Culver City, California to Vancouver’s Pacific Centre.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON SAYS IT WAS HARD BEING MARRIED TO ANOTHER ACTOR
"Acting is a very strange world to be co-existing in.
It's very volatile. There's always going to be the more successful person. It's related to rejection. Because actors, if they're not having success, connect it directly to unpopularity -- to the fact that nobody wants them."
Even though the industry is in turmoil because of changing viewer habits, and the uncertainty is especially
pronounced here in Canada in the wake of recent decisions by the federal broadcast regulator, aspiring writers are still lining up, lugging their MacBooks and dreams to learn how it’s done.
There are plenty of parts in quality films and TV shows that require nudity, so the question is how do I protect actors when they’re
offered those jobs? The answer is with a nudity rider.
It’s really great and important to have goals, but if your goals start getting in the way of your day-to-day happiness and your ability to act like a human being by being present in your daily life, your goals have now become obstacles.
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INFORM YOURSELF… AUDIT ROGUES WEST ACTING
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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
MAKING A SCENE CONFERENCE
April 29
When our community gathers, we often talking about funding – or lack thereof – we talk about building audiences,
building sets, building acting credits. This year we will talk about building community. We will talk about learning from and with each other and about making connections. We will talk about working together to change the face of theatre in Vancouver.
April 30 - May 10 Featuring 89 films, 79 screenings, including 6 World Premieres and 23 Canadian Premieres. DOXA 2015 is packed to the brim with radicals, iconoclasts, weirdos, mavericks and James Franco.
