ABC'S DAVID E. KELLEY DRAMA 'THE BIG SKY' MOVING PRODUCTION TO VANCOUVER
On-location film and TV shooting has resumed in Canada, but has so far been restricted to local production as Los Angeles producers navigate strict quarantine orders impacting Americans able to cross a closed U.S.-Canadian border after securing temporary work permits. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/abcs-david-e-kelley-drama-big-sky-moving-production-vancouver-1303004
VANCOUVER ISLAND FILM INDUSTRY GETS BACK INTO ACTION
Three projects in Victoria are expected to be well underway by late July — a Lifetime series based on V.C. Andrews’s Ruby Landry novels, the latest entry in the Air Bud/Super Pups franchise for Netflix, and the Hallmark movie Deliver By Christmas — followed by another two in August. https://biv.com/article/2020/07/vancouver-island-film-industry-gets-back-action
U.S.-CANADA BORDER SET TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST AUGUST 21
Essential travel remains permitted and while film and TV work is considered nonessential, American cast and crew can secure temporary work visas to cross the border, though in some instances will be subject to a quarantine period upon arrival. https://deadline.com/2020/07/u-s-canada-border-remain-closed-august-21-1202985102/
SECRET KID ACTING TIPS THAT SHOULDN’T BE
You can’t yell at a flower to grow. It does when it does. Equally, old flowers are no less as beautiful or interesting than younger ones. They all are in their own time and equally as beautiful, in their own way. You are enough. Scenes aren’t about getting it right, it’s about exploring with your scene partner. So, continue to play. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/secret-kid-acting-tips-that-shouldnt-be-71154/
LET BROADWAY’S LIFE COACH HELP CENTER YOU DURING THIS INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN
With so many online classes and seminars being offered at this time, Bret Shuford says it can get overwhelming to narrow down what to focus on. He suggests picking the thing that’s going to bring joy and help you to become the person you want to be once the pandemic is over. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/broadway-life-coach-bret-shuford-mental-health-coronavirus-71194/
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
The most important thing to remember is that there are many different periods in the production of a movie and not all of them involve all the members of a crew. The two periods that mostly apply to the unit production manager (UPM) are pre-production and the shoot.
BIZ STUDIO: ONLINE PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio has a seventeen-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Classes are like small-group personal training, and take a maximum of six students so that instructors can work with each actor to give them what they need. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level! http://www.bizstudio.ca/classes
DIRECTOR PRODUCER SESSION WITH MARTIN WOOD
ActorVan Studios is very excited to have Martin Wood with us for a Director/Producer workshop! With over 100 episodics and movies as a director and producer, actors will have a unique opportunity to work on their skills and get on Martin’s radar. His work includes; When Calls the Heart, Aurora Teagarden, Chesapeake Shores, Sanctuary, Atlantis and many more! The fabulous Catherine Lough Haggquist will prepare actors on day one of this two day workshop.
July 25-26 | For: 19+ | Participants: 16
Sign up: https://actorvanstudios.com/product/the-director-producer-session-with-martin-wood/
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
For everyone's health, we are waiting until September to hold in-person classes with safety protocols in place.
Fall Semester Classes are open for registration with start dates in September, October and November:
* "Film Acting Immersion" and "Sunday Scene Study to Film" with John Cassini.
* Scene Study Classes with Ed Foy and Frank Cassini.
* NEW Scene Study Classes with Jennifer Copping.
All Class Details: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Coaching and tapings available: www.railtownactors.com/coaching
ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO
With studios in Vancouver and Calgary, the Rogues name is synonymous with the highest calibre of training and we have been training and mentoring actors for over 25 years. The online platform has proven to be a powerful and dynamic medium for developing relationship, character and creating complex human performances. Our next session of studio and online classes starts September 14th – email us for more info and book your intro meeting with Christiane Hirt! rogueswest@gmail.com | www.rogueswest.ca
DIALECT COACHING - TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony with their stars: Oscar winners Mel Gibson, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmy winner Martin Freeman plus A-listers Sam Rockwell, Vince Vaughn, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Nathan Fillion, Stellan Skarsgard and MANY MORE. You can trust him too.
* Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested accents and dialects for the Vancouver market.
Book that role!
Contact: 604-418-1192, info@tonyalcantardialect.com, www.tonyalcantar.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL
July 16-26
Art keeps us connected during the age of social distancing. We’ve reimagined the festival to make sure you get your Queer Art fix on from a distance. QAF’s Wicked reimagines identity politics, exposing the implications of homonormativity as erasure. https://www.queerartsfestival.com
WILLIAM F. WHITE COFFEE CHAT
July 21
This month featuring guest speaker Tia Taurere Clearsky of Whaea Productions is Indigenous from the Ngā Puhi/Te Aupouri Nations of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Interviewed by Odessa Shuquaya. https://www.womeninfilm.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?evt=504
