This has been a blockbuster year of sorts for film and TV production in the TNRD. “We’ve had one of our busiest years ever in terms of people coming here,” said Vicci Weller, film commissioner. “We had 17 groups of filmmakers visit for a total of 45 days and we had probably the most productions.”
MASSIVE HIRING REBOUND SPELLS GOOD NEWS FOR FILM INDUSTRY WORKERS
USA job figures showed that employers added over
271,000 jobs in October with states such as Colorado seeing unemployment rates falling below 4.5%. Earlier this year the MPAA released figures showing employment in the film and entertainment industry was on the rise.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU DISCUSS CHALLENGES OF FILMING THE REVENANT
After the credits rolled and the audience stood up to cheer,
director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was joined on the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre stage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Poulter and other members of his filmmaking team, who braved a brutal British Columbia winter to shoot the film this past year.
IT’S 2015. WHY IS THERE STILL A GENDER GAP IN HOLLYWOOD?
It is 2015, as Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau reminded us when asked about bringing gender parity to cabinet. And yet a stunning gender gap persists in the movies.
SELLING STARDOM: A TALENT AGENT AND A TRAIL OF UNHAPPY CLIENTS
The top Hollywood talent agents have artwork by Annie
Leibovitz and Ed Ruscha on their walls, armies of sharp young assistants at their beck and call, and Porsches gleaming in their parking garages. Then there's Lynn Venturella.
Actors are their own worst enemies. They always find the negative in every positive. And that’s a lousy way to live. I would also argue that manner of thinking
doesn’t serve you as an artist or as a person.
Actors need to respect the tradition of performing for a live audience. Acting onstage is a privilege, not a right. Embrace that perspective and you will discover the beauty of what you do.
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.
Three months for the price of Two! Start the year off well trained and ready for Pilot Season which starts in February 2016. Training on a weekly basis gets us camera ready and more aware of our strengths as well as our challenges that block us from
being the best actors that we can be.
The Actorvan XMAS SPECIAL applies to both the Fundamentals Class & Audition Workout.
Buy it as a Xmas gift for yourself or someone you love!
INFORM YOURSELF… AUDIT ANY ROGUES WEST ACTING CLASSES FOR FREE! New session begins Jan 4/2016 and includes PILOT PREP, ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE and FOUNDATIONS OF FILM – plus all our core classes in Meisner Technique and Scene Study. Beginner and advanced actors are invited to check out our studio, audit and follow up with a no obligation, one-on-one
mentorship meeting. Continue the legacy of the New York studio tradition of acting and train with experienced, qualified instructors. Take control of your training in 2016! Contact us at rogueswest@gmail.com, call 604 699 1744 or visit rogueswest.ca to see a complete class schedule!
KIDS+TEENS FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES AT BIZ STUDIO Biz Studio students have about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other schools (max of 6 students per class). We have a legacy of training young actors who go on to work in the industry, *outstanding* instructors, and a beautiful downtown campus
inside a working film & tv casting studio. Registering now for the Winter (January-March) semester. Kids classes Tuesdays 4:30-6:30 and Sundays 9:00-11:00am www.bizstudio.ca/kidsactingclasses Teens classes Thursdays 4:30-6:30, Saturdays 12:00-2:00 & 3:00-6:00, Sundays 11:30-2:30 www.bizstudio.ca/teensactingclasses
INTRO TO MEISNER WORKSHOP A five hour intensive workshop introducing the Meisner technique, widely
regarded as one of the most effective training methods for actors. Participants move through a series of exercises focussed on the very basics of truthful acting. Students of the Meisner technique come away with a stronger understanding of themselves, gain more confidence in self-expression, and strengthen the ability to form connections with others. Visit http://actorium.ca/intro-to-meisner-workshop/ to register or call 604-445-7751 for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL
November 27 - December 9
An annual showcase of acclaimed
new films from across greater Europe. Each EU country has carte blanche to choose the film that will represent them. Together, their selections make for a lively, provocative, stimulating, and entertaining state-of-the-Union celebration of the diversity, dynamism, and accomplishment of contemporary European filmmaking.
