VANCOUVER ACTOR MATTHEW MACCAULL LANDS GEORGE CLOONEY FLICK, TOMORROWLAND
Vancouver actor Matthew MacCaull couldn’t have asked for a better response when he introduced himself to George Clooney on his first day on set of Tomorrowland. The superstar celebrity looked him in the eye,
shook his hand and said: “Yeah, I know who you are.”
The word is out: the dance world is increasingly mad for artistic director Artemis Gordon’s unique, rigorous approach to dance training, and the fact that she’s producing anything but cookie-cutter ballerinas.
FILM MAKERS USING
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER TO CAST ACTORS
Auditions are no long as popular a tool for casting, as film producers are now using Facebook and Twitter to make their final decisions on who to cast for certain roles.
DAVID OYELOWO ON THE CRAFT OF ACTING AND ADVICE FOR YOUNG ACTORS
David Oyelowo is one black actor who's been able to keep himself constantly employed, despite the well-publicized struggles of other
black actors over the years.
Unleash Your Voice: replacing stage fright with authentic confidence
SCENE STUDY INTENSIVE WITH MATTHEW HARRISON
May 30 & 319am to 6pm
This workshop is renowned as an awesome experience. Hundreds and hundreds of actors have proclaimed that their career, artistic, and even life perspective has shifted at this workshop. It’s where Matthew began to discover and define The Three Pillars of Acting. It’s where acting, the art form of life is reconnected to life itself.
Actors receive scenes and scene partners in advance, rehearse and fully prepare scenes, and apply the work to focal exercises, preparatory exploration, and scene presentation.
Actorium's full Meisner technique acting program for experienced actors begins with the absolute basics of speaking and listening. Actors study where to place their attention, how to allow for natural spontaneous reactions, how to immerse themselves in a role and how to break through personal barriers to authenticity. Scene work is taught by implementing technique into text.
Summer Intensives are a chance for students to see the kind of progress they can make when they devote 100% of their energy to acting. As with all Biz Studio programs, summer students have about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other schools (max of 6 students per class). Each week also features workshops with two local casting directors. July and August intensives
available.
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
ROGUES WEST SUMMER FILM INTENSIVE. VISUAL STORYTELLING
with Dave Roncin & Christiane Hirt.
Two award-winning professionals with proven track records in acting and directing, Roncin & Hirt present a cutting edge five-day intensive designed to synergize the Actor/Director relationship. From concept to camera, this innovative intensive uncovers what directors and actors want from each other, getting actors
and directors get on the same page, the visual and emotional choreography of the scene and using the camera as the storyteller. The workshop culminates in shooting and presenting of scenes.
Registration open to Actors and Directors. May 25th - 29th from 6-9pm $300 + GST
The latest evolution in Upintheair Theatre's ten-year history of
Festival production, rEvolver brings audiences the full range of contemporary theatrical practice, from script-based theatre to devised and site-specific works, staged readings of work-in-progress, and in-depth discussions with artists.
The Vancouver International Children’s Festival Society presents contemporary, inter-disciplinary arts including performance and interactive arts activities that speak to the various ages of our
audience.
Story Money Impact is a
conference designed to raise the bar for filmmakers and organizations using documentaries or short films to promote sustainability, inclusion, and social innovation. This conference will focus on where and how these forces meet. We’ll explore new partnerships in filmmaking, financing, and distribution that are fostering a thriving renewal in the documentary community, while at the same time providing powerful tools for change agents.
