FILMING OF WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES BOOSTED BC'S ECONOMY BY $81 MILLION
More than $45 million was
paid to local cast, crew, and extras while over $2.9 million was spent on employment for local office personnel. Among the local talent employed by the production, actor Karin Konoval reprised her role in the film series as the orangutan Maurice.
ALUR-HUH? 'SUPERGIRL' SEASON 3 TO FEATURE A MOTHER OF A RECAST —
WITH A FORMER 'SMALLVILLE' LOIS LANE
Ever since the pilot episode of Supergirl, Kara Zor-El's parents have played an instrumental part in her world. Her family has always been a big part of the show, but one family member is about to look a lot different.
Salmon Arm Secondary grad Nathan Nasby-Zwicker is following his dreams
in Vancouver in a thoughtful way. Working with two others, the 21-year-old is creating Theatre For Thought, an innovative project designed to help people discover their acting chops and find confidence in the process.
'WALKING DEAD' STUNTMAN REPORTEDLY DIED AFTER MISSING SAFETY CUSHION BY INCHES
Bernecker was shooting a stunt for the show’s eighth season in which he was to fall off a balcony onto the cushion some 20 feet below, but missed and instead landed on the concrete,
according to the Coweta County Sheriff’s Department.
THE GODFATHER – BUT WITH CHIMPANZEES: ON SET WITH WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
The revival of the franchise is a million miles from the schlocky originals – the director of the latest calls it ‘our Russian ape novel’. The makers talk about why its apocalyptic mood feels so timely.
TV Drama sat down with Dan Paulson, founder, president and CEO of Daniel L. Paulson Productions and executive producer on the Hallmark Channel series Chesapeake Shores, to chat about the show and his production process.
The Alberta-shot darkly comic crime series Fargo has netted 16 Emmy Award nominations for its third season, including recognition for a number of local crew members. Since the series debuted in 2014, it has been nominated for 52
Emmys and won five.
DIVERSITY ON TV IMPROVING BUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE STILL 'VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE,' STUDY SAYS
Canadian television has been getting better at representing the country’s cultural diversity, according to a
government-commissioned study — except when it comes to Indigenous people, who remain “virtually invisible on Canadian networks.”
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HOLLYWOOD, ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS SEE FEW LEAD ROLES, AND PAY DISCREPANCIES WHEN THEY LAND ONE
Decades of racist caricatures — think Mickey Rooney playing the buck-toothed Mr. Yunioshi in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” — have given way to an industry that is more inclusive, but where leading roles remain scarce.
RAILROAD SAFETY RULES RAISED IN TRIAL OVER FILM WORKER DEATH
Sarah Jones was killed by a freight train that slammed into the film crew making a movie about singer Gregg Allman. The crew was
shooting on a Georgia railroad bridge after being denied permission by owner CSX Transportation.
Many actors are unaware they present attitudes that are red flags to casting directors, producers, and directors warning them that this actor is not going to be easy to work with. Are
you waving any of these red flags?
It’s that portion of the resume that freezes you in your tracks. Fear not. Today we tackle that terrifying inch and a half at the bottom of your resume where you list your “special skills.”
Now I’m going to share a secret from behind the table, where I have sat at auditions for many years in various capacities. What we are all most interested in is, “Who are you?”
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
AUDIT FOR FREE AT ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO Our June session
runs until July 29th … Discover the RW Difference! CORE-FILM-SCENE STUDY – IMPROV classes that challenge, revive, inspire and energize you! Compare experienced instructors, performance opportunities, competitive prices, no interest payment plans and no extra fees. Experience the modern legacy of New York's studio-tradition of acting. Follow-up your free audit with a no obligation, one-on-one mentorship meeting ... Email us today! rogueswest@gmail.com Ask us for details on our Summer Performance Intensive July 31-Aug 12! Here's some work from previous sessions. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFmIBekc8BmXp6BPevsdhAA
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)
2ND ANNUAL PASSIONATE ACTOR RETREAT ON BOWEN ISLAND August 14-18, 2017 A special gathering of dedicated actors who
will…CATAPULT their acting into a whole new mastery. IGNITE their passion and ground their work and PARTICIPATE in the creation of a new industry project. Actors will workshop and collaborate on exercises of character - an exhaustive and exhilarating unveiling of the self and character and an unearthing of the best of who they are. https://www.actorsfoundry.com/bowen-island-retreat
UPCOMING EVENTS
WILLIAM F WHITE NETWORKING BREAKFAST
July 18
July's guest speakers will be joining us from the YWCA Youth Advisory
Committee. The committee will be presenting a discussion titled (Miss)representation of Women and Girls in Media moderated by WIFTV member and Program Associate & Youth Jury Coordinator for the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, Jessica Bradford.
The Cinematheque’s annual foray into the dark, desperate world of American film noir returns with eleven lurid classics from noir’s hard-boiled heyday. And again this year, we’ve added a small sidebar exploring noir’s surprisingly wide influence — this time on two spine-tingling standards of 1950s science-fiction.
The 2017 season features an exciting lineup of four classic Shakespeare plays (Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona) plus a short-run contemporary drama (Shylock).
