Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - April 24 2017
Published: Mon, 04/24/17
INDUSTRY NEWS
SETH ROGEN AND EVAN GOLDBERG TO SHOOT TV PILOT SINGULARITY IN VANCOUVER
The futuristic TV sitcom
pilot Singularity, to be executive produced by Vancouver's Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, is gearing up for its shoot in Vancouver.
BURNABY A HIDDEN HERO IN
VANCOUVER FILM INDUSTRY, STUDY FINDS
Although Hollywood refers to Vancouver as its go-to Canadian production centre on the West Coast, a new study says Burnaby is the site of a booming trade in the industrial real estate where films and TV series are actually being produced.
7 THINGS ABOUT VANCOUVER “WANNA-BE ACTORS” ACTING OUT
Three years ago, Trevor Lawless, David Harris and Shea Norman met in film
school and now the rest is history. The self-proclaimed “wanna-be actors” support each other’s passions, collaborate often and drink beer more often. Together they’re known as Acting Out and have an entertaining beer review web series, witty podcast series and other projects always on the go.
The pivotal and expensive scene in action films, more
often than not, is a scene that never actually happened. It was created by a visual effects artist, such as production manager at Method Studios in Vancouver and VSS graduate Sheena Johnson, who spoke about her career with Vernon Secondary School (VSS) media students Monday.
Because the current bylaw does not consider residential neighbourhoods, Ward 10 Coun. Fern Cormier will introduce at next week's council meeting a motion "that the city of Greater Sudbury directs city staff to provide a report to council suggesting ways to mitigate the negative impacts of filming activity in residential
areas at its July 2017 council meeting."
A CHAT WITH ACTOR BETTY GABRIEL ABOUT GET OUT, WHITE COLONIZATION AND THE ALLURE OF HORROR FILMS
What’s great about this piece of work is that you as a person, given your life experience, given whatever mood you’re in that day or night, you bring part of the story to it. So I think when people riff on it, it’s very much about them expressing their thoughts on the ideas
of racism and ideas of being the “only one,” of being with someone else that isn’t like you and what that’s like.
From a casting perspective, there are two purposes for reels. First and foremost, to see what professional work
you have done. And if you don’t have that, which none of us do when we first start, a reel will just allow us to gauge your skill as an actor, which can easily be shown with great self-taped auditions. That’s it. We just want to be impressed for either the first or second reason.
Specificity is the hallmark of great acting and is also the main component in a successful audition. Here are two ways move from the generic to the specific:
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: 778-773-1402 | info@tonyalcantardialect.com
FOUNDRY WEEKEND INTENSIVE April 29th & 30th This is where it all began. This workshop is renowned as an awesome experience. 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. https://www.actorsfoundry.com/intensive
AUDIT FOR FREE AT ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO
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SUMMER FILM+TV ACTING INTENSIVES FOR KIDS+TEENS | BIZ STUDIO 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. Biz Studio summer intensives feature about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other schools (max of 6 students per class), instructors
who are all working actors, workshops with local casting directors, and a beautiful downtown campus inside a working film & tv casting studio. Dates: July 10th-14th, 17th-21st and 24th-28th; August 14th-18th and 21st-25th * www.bizstudio.ca/teensactingclasses (ages 12-17)
YVRFF will give Vancouver the opportunity to explore the world of VR with the most innovative
technology and creative content, and shine a spotlight on the visionary artists who are creating this interactive world.
In the words of the original documentary rebel Chris Marker: “Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined.” In an increasingly chaotic world, documentary comes to the rescue, offering radical reinvention, brave new ideas for the future, and a flinty and
unyielding form of hope. The Festival is packed with more than 80 films, including Manifesto, featuring actress Cate Blanchett.
