Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - March 7, 2016
Published: Mon, 03/07/16
INDUSTRY NEWS
DON'T FORGET HOLLYWOOD COMES TO CANADA FOR THE MONEY
Fuelled in large part by a low Canadian dollar, 2015 was a record year for film and TV production in Vancouver. It was up 40 per cent over 2014, with 353 productions shot in the city. Deadpool alone hired more than 2,000 crew and cast members.
THE BIRDWATCHER REVEALS DISTAFF SIDE OF INDUSTRY AT VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN FILM
FESTIVAL
In an industry where women are consistently reduced to empty, one-dimensional figures, where their worth is weighed on how fuckable they look in a pair of heels and just how much skin they’re willing to show alongside their decidedly better-written male counterparts, it’s easy to see why local filmmaker Siobhan Devine is so enamoured of her latest work.
MINA SUM ON THE "LIFE SENTENCE" OF ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS
Shum is currently in the process of financing a new film casting a 60 year old, Chinese female as the lead, something quite unusual in film pool today. That perception is exactly what she hopes to change.
LOOKING BACK AT THE CRAZY SUCCESS STORY THAT WAS JEAN-MARC VALLEE'S 'C.R.A.Z.Y'
Ten years after the fact, it's a success story
that's still a little too crazy to believe. The third biggest film of 2005 in Quebec, Jean-Marc Vallée's C.R.A.Z.Y. grossed over $6.2 million in the province — roughly the equivalent of a film grossing $300 million in the United States today.
We’ve all had audition that we didn’t feel went our way. There can be a myriad of reasons why, many of which can be boiled down to not feeling confident, relaxed, or sure of yourself in the room.
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
COMEDY INTENSIVE AT THE FOUNDRY March 12 & 13, 2016 FUNNY is money. Be prepared. Don’t let “not funny” be your feedback. The COMEDY Intensive prepares actors for their comedy tapings and auditions. Working from sides culled from the most recent comedy pilots
and series which will be given in advance. As well as investigating approach to comedy, actors will also explore comedy archetypes and the perfect comic character to suit their specific branding. https://www.actorsfoundry.com/sitcom-intensive-
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
FROM CLASS TO CAMERA - AN ON-CAMERA ACTING WORKSHOP A New Class from Matthew Harrison of The
Foundry, March 19 & 20 You’ve worked your craft in class. You’ve practiced in workshops. Now it’s time to Get UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL…Get Camera Competent. Take your work from your class and put it on screen…study your work close up and see how it translates to camera. Look for the nervous blocks, the subtle check out habits, and see them blow up on the screen. https://www.actorsfoundry.com/on-camera-workshop
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!
SPRING BREAK FILM+TV ACTING INTENSIVES FOR KIDS+TEENS 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. Kids Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00noon, March 14th-18th and March 21st-25th, www.bizstudio.ca/kidsactingclasses Teens Monday-Friday 1:00-5:00pm, March 14th-18th and March 21st-25th, www.bizstudio.ca/teensactingclasses
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHUTZPAH FESTIVAL
February 18 – March 13
For our 16th year, it’s a pleasure to welcome outstanding internationally-celebrated dance, music, comedy and theatre artists from as far afield as Mexico, Germany, Cuba, Italy, USA and Israel as well as some of Canada’s finest.
Vancouver Web Fest celebrates the progressive evolution of entertainment and programming created
exclusively for the Internet. VWF brings together International and Canadian web content creators, producers and viewers through an engaged and responsive forum that acknowledges the cultural significance of this revolutionary genre.
