Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - March 21, 2016
Published: Mon, 03/21/16
INDUSTRY NEWS
VANCOUVER-SHOT MOTIVE RETURNS TO STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERIES FOR FINAL SEASON
The popular “whydunnit” show, where the detectives try to connect the dots between a murderer and its victim each week, makes its return to TV screens nationwide on March 22.
In 2007, UBC considered axing the UBC Film Production program due to curriculum and funding concerns. Alumni from the program—which began in 1969 before
Hollywood North was born—rose up to defend it, and launched a campaign to save it. Their efforts were successful—the program was reinstated and restructured.
As Vancouver’s film productions run out of space, they’re setting up studios in unconventional locations such as warehouses, an abondoned post office – even a bingo
hall.
BIG PICTURE: VICTORIA-RAISED SCREENWRITER BEHIND ‘MOST SCOTTISH FILM’
It isn’t as surprising as you might think that the screenwriter and co-producer of
what IndieWire calls “the most Scottish film of 2016” is a Canadian. Victoria-raised Richard Cowan, whose grisly black comedy The Legend of Barney Thomson opens today, has Scottish roots, after all.
Two encounters set me thinking afresh about the process of playwriting. Can it be taught? Should it be? Surely all actors and other theatre professionals should have detailed knowledge of it?
The author,
producer and filmmaker talks about his career and how starting out as a young entertainment writer led to much, much bigger things for him and why being open to change is what made it possible.
NOW PLAYING IN HOLLYWOOD: A BATTLE OVER THE FUTURE OF MOVIES
The Screening Room, a startup backed by Napster co-founder Sean Parker and music executive Prem Akkaraju, has sent tremors through the movie industry since word
of its ambitions were first reported Saturday. Parker and company are seeking to upend the theatrical model and bring first-run films, through a $150 encrypted set-box, directly into the home for $50 a pop.
In the RSC’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation, amateur actors feature alongside their professional peers: innovative theatre often has community involvement at its heart.
Simply having an
agent/manager does not make you more valuable as an actor. Nor should you stick around with the belief that there is nothing better out there for you. These are murky waters and confusing situations, and this is a decision only you can make, and it’s one best made by listening to your gut.
One of the most common problems I find with novice actors is that they don’t understand how physical acting truly is. I don’t just mean on stage in a musical or in a boxing movie. You must always really connect through your whole body and express yourself with this wonderful tool—the body—just as you do in real life.
8 FORMS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION ACTORS MUST MASTER
Nonverbal communication makes up anywhere from 65–95 percent of our communication. An audition requiring only a reaction from you brings it to 100 percent. Since we are in the communication business, it makes sense that all actors master this nonverbal
language.
Vancouver Film School wants to give you an intimate look into the acting craft and B.C.’s thriving creative economy. Join our Acting for Film + Television faculty for a series of four, free workshops and seminars for aspiring actors who are serious about making it in the industry. Explore Acting For The 21st Century, with topics including Trends, Opportunities and
Jobs in B.C.’s Creative Economy, So You Want to Be a Voice Actor?, The Art of the Self-Tape Audition, and Action! Act from Script to Set.
INFORM YOURSELF... AUDIT ANY ROGUES WEST ACTING CLASS FOR
FREE!
New session begins Feb 29/2016 and includes our core classes in Meisner Technique, Film 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 career in 2016!
Biz Studio students have about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other schools, with a 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.
Spring semester starts the first week of April, info and registration online or call (604) 801-7050.
ACTORIUM’S 16 WEEK SCENE STUDY SERIES One role, one scene and 16 weeks of in-depth, thorough training. Actorium is a Meisner based school.
Student must have completed Actorium's four week Intro, or equivalent to enroll. 2910 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. More info: 604-445-7751 | info@actorium.ca | actorium.ca
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
FESTIVAL DIVERCINÉ
March 26
Celebrating the creative and cultural diversity of the French-speaking world, Festival DiverCiné is an annual festival of acclaimed new cinema from around la Francophonie, the international community of countries and governments linked by their use of French as a common language and by their shared values.
The Pull Festival
is an annual play Festival featuring a repertoire of seven ten-minute plays. Pull seeks out original, un-produced plays from Vancouver based playwrights and along with its artistic team, produces, develops, dramaturges and supports the presentation of these new works.
The Film and Media Showcase is a forum for presenting works by members of Cineworks, WIFTV and DOC BC,
providing filmmakers with an opportunity to share their creations with other practitioners, across genres and in a variety of lengths, in a forum created for discovery, discussion and inspiration.
