Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - December 11 2017
Published: Mon, 12/11/17
INDUSTRY NEWS
NETFLIX CANCELS METRO VANCOUVER–FILMED MIRANDA SINGS SERIES HATERS BACK OFF AFTER TWO SEASONS
Unfortunately, it looks like Miranda may have sung her swan song on Netflix. The streaming service is dropping its original comedy TV series Haters Back Off after two seasons that aired in 2016 and 2017. On December 1, Netflix confirmed it would not renew the series for a third season.
MICHAEL EMERSON INTERVIEW: EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR TALKS "ARROW" AND "MOZART IN THE JUNGLE"
Emerson can currently be seen in season six of the CW’s DC Comics superhero series Arrow as the sinister Helix leader Cayden James and is set to recur also in the upcoming fourth season of Amazon’s comedy-drama series Mozart in the Jungle. Emerson is
married to actress Carrie Preston (Claws, True Blood).
KEATING ELEMENTARY STUDENT MAKES FEATURE FILM DEBUT
A Keating Elementary student has booked her first feature film role. Six-year old Cassidy
Slingsby is in The Christmas Calendar, about a big-city lawyer played by Laura Bell Bundy who takes over her late grandmother's struggling bakery while being wooed by a secret admirer with an advent calendar.
SWEET VIRGINIA STAR CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT GOES PSYCHO IN HOPE, B.C.
In a film already stacked with acting talent, Hope, B.C., gives one of its all-time best
performances as a rain-slicked and permanently gloomy corner of remote Alaska in the thrillingly downbeat crime drama Sweet Virginia.
SHORT FILM INSPIRED BY SALT SPRING ISLAND PICKED FOR OSCAR RACE
A self-financed animated short by Toronto-based Robin Joseph, which takes inspiration from the landscape of Salt Spring Island, B.C., is one step closer to an Oscar nomination.
FILMMAKING HAS A GENDER PROBLEM. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN CANADA TRIED TO SOLVE IT
In the wake of the ongoing, epic scandal involving Harvey Weinstein — and a growing number of men in positions of power — a haunting question has emerged. How many women were forced out of a business where they are already disproportionately outnumbered, and how many simply fled, out of fear
of having additional sexual harassment or assault?
We live at a pace that is not conducive to creating. Our minds are too sped up and overstimulated; our bodies are numb and
our hearts are often ignored. But to create anything worthwhile—a great painting, a beautiful piece of music, a powerful audition—requires that you calm the mind and wake up the body and heart.
Incidental characters can have weight and lead roles can be light. Large people can be light and small, thin people can have gravitas. It all depends on how you choose to speak, move, and think.
FREE AUDITS OF CLASSES AT ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO Discover the RW Difference. Our January 2018 session offers Voice, Dialect, Meisner, Pilot Prep, Audition, Scene Study, Scene Study on Film … Compare
experienced instructors, performance opportunities, competitive prices, no interest payment plans and no extra fees. Explore our schedule for details on each class and for how you can experience the modern legacy of New York's studio-tradition of acting.
KIDS+TEENS FILM+TV ACTING AT
BIZ STUDIO January to March classes are registering now! 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. **Kids (ages 8-11) www.bizstudio.ca/kidsactingclasses **Teens (ages 12-17) www.bizstudio.ca/teensactingclasses
DIALECT COACHING WITH TONY ALCANTAR "To the Alcantar Family, Christmas means giving; as God gave Jesus to be the Savior, so we give too. Michael Bean has again generously donated Biz Studios for my free Christmas dialect workshop. Welcome one and all: no obligations, no sales pitches. Just my way of saying
Merry Christmas, Vancouver!" Saturday December 16 from 10am-1pm (if that books out, then a 2-5pm will be added) Beatty Street Studios (788 Beatty Street) Contact Claire to reserve: 778-773-1402 or info@tonyalcantardialect.com
The 2018 PuSh Festival features 28 works, including 20 Main Stage shows. The Festival also includes eight Club PuSh shows, industry networking events at the PuSh Assembly, visionary films in the PuSh Film Series, professional workshops, artist talks, and many more ancillary events.
