Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - November 30 2020
Published: Mon, 11/30/20
INDUSTRY NEWS
BC ACTOR BRINGS INDIGENOUS IDENTITY TO HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE
Five Star Christmas features Barbara Patrick, originally of Burns Lake, B.C., in one of the supporting leads as the member of a family who has to pose as staff at her father-in-law's fledgling bed and breakfast.
NORTH VANCOUVER ACTRESS HOPES FILM RUSTIC ORACLE WILL 'EDUCATE THE MASSES'
For North Vancouver-based actress Carmen Moore, portraying the mother of a missing Indigenous teenager in her latest film holds great importance – it's a story, often left untold, that she hopes will educate the masses.
"THE ARTS CAN’T REOPEN OVERNIGHT": MOVIE HOUSES, THEATRES STRUGGLE TO FIND A WAY FORWARD AMID CLOSURES
Behind the scenes, there is fallout and disarray that some in the arts community are worried could have lasting effects. People who run venues are grappling with the financial losses of shutting down with no notice; of the risks of planning any kind of programming; and of the implications for staff. https://www.createastir.ca/articles/movie-theatres-and-theatres-struggle-with-closures
LOS ANGELES DISCOURAGES BUT DOESN'T BAN OVERNIGHT LOCATION FILMING
Local government officials have decided against pulling the plug on overnight location filming in Los Angeles and instead urged producers to avoid doing so for the next month due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Just as the Spanish Flu, which weeded out smaller companies and contributed to the formation of the studio system, COVID-19 is remaking Hollywood, accelerating a digital makeover and potentially reordering an industry that was already in flux.
CANADA'S ACTORS UNION NAMES CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
Canada's actors union, ACTRA, has named Olivia Nuamah to lead its inclusion and diversity efforts in a newly-created post. Nuamah has been tapped as ACTRA's national director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. She will help ramp up ACTRA's efforts to ensure more diverse representation on film and TV screens. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-actors-union-names-chief-diversity-officer
WHY DOES HOLLYWOOD GET ACCENTS SO WRONG? A DIALECT COACH EXPLAINS
The begorrah-laden trailer for upcoming movie "Wild Mountain Thyme," starring Christopher Walken, Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan and Jon Hamm, has set the Internet a-cringe since appearing this month. So with an impressive roster of Hollywood stars, and Oscar-winning US director John Patrick Shanley at the helm, where did it all go wrong? https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dialect-coach-accent-travel/index.html
HOW BROADWAY ACTORS CAN KEEP A GOAL-ORIENTED MINDSET DURING COVID-19
In the midst of this pandemic, some artists have felt like they’ve found themselves in this abyss of nothingness. It’s an easy time to feel helpless and lost without direction. To give Broadway athletes assistance in finding inspiration, purpose, and the simple need for joy, I’ve suggested they focus on a few key things. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/how-broadway-artists-can-keep-a-goal-oriented-mindset-covid-72145/
HOW TO MAKE YOUR FIRST REEL
One of the most important promotional tools in your actor arsenal is a demo reel and it’s critically important to have a properly-produced one.
INTRO TO TRANSFORMATION | YAT/BENTLEY CENTRE
December 4 or 6 | Free
As an actor, have you ever desired to disappear into a character, to be so completely transformed that you are unrecognizable? Don't let confinement stop you from reaching the greatest depths of yourself as a person and an actor. A new schedule of online workshops and classes are available to jump into the renowned acting method used by Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, Colin Firth, Anne-Marie Duff, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, and Pierce Brosnan. New in-person and online classes offered in our
Vancouver studio in January. https://www.yatbentley.com/workshops
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 in-studio and online classes for Young Adults, Film, Meisner and Scene Work starts soon – email us for more info and book your intro meeting with Christiane
Hirt! rogueswest@gmail.com | www.rogueswest.ca
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
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
We are continuing with reduced class sizes for our Winter 2021 Semester, now open for registration with start dates in January, February and March:
* Friday and Sunday "Acting on Film" with John Cassini.
* Scene Study Classes with Ed Foy, Frank Cassini and Jennifer Copping.
If you're new to us: https://railtownactors.com/interview
All Class Details: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Coaching and tapings available: www.railtownactors.com/coaching
ACTORVAN STUDIOS PRESENTS: ON CAMERA FUNDAMENTALS IN PERSON
Starts December 5 (10am-2pm)
The Fundamentals On Camera Film Acting Class is a crucial foundations class for working in Film, TV, and Commercials. It is also a great place to discuss what is happening in your pursuit of becoming a working actor in Vancouver. In this class, you will learn how to: read & prepare a scene, improvise, master On Camera acting techniques, prepare for an audition, and learn about the ins and outs of the Film Business in Vancouver. https://actorvanstudios.com/product/on-camera-fundamentals/
UPCOMING EVENTS
WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL
December 1-20
Festival-goers can look forward to 89 fresh films, including 32 features and 57 shorts curated in ten programs. Film highlights include previously unseen projects with over two-thirds of the feature offerings representing World, North American and Canadian premieres. https://whistlerfilmfestival.com
