Masterclass Now Over 40% Full! With Presenting Partners: CFC Actors Conservatory & Vancouver Film School Vancouver Casting Dir. MAUREEN WEBB - Special Guest Benefiting Project Limelight (projectlimelightsociety.org) & The Actors Fund of Canada (emergencyrelief.ca) 2 Day L.A. CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOP with Jennifer Cooper, CSA HEAD CASTING DIRECTOR Hawaii 5-0 (CBS), CSI:NY (CBS), Star Crossed (CW), Intelligence (CBS), Bitten (Space), Mob Doctor (Fox); Transporter: The Series (TNT), I Witness (CBS/Paramount), Applebaum (CBS), etc.. 2014 Pilots Include: Kurtzman/Orci’s “Identity” (CW), Justin Lin’s “Scorpion” (CBS) Feature Films Include: “SCENIC ROUTE” starring Josh Duhamel & Dan Fogler, “ALL IS BY MY SIDE” TIFF Gala premiere starring Andre 3000 and most recently “NORTH OF HELL” starring Katherine Heigl & Patrick Wilson. ...and multiple pilots and feature films... **PLUS VANCOUVER CASTING DIRECTOR SPECIAL GUEST** Maureen Webb Credits Include: MOTIVE (CTV), 50 Shades of Grey (Focus Features), 50/50 (Summit/Lionsgate), Apollo 18 (Weinstein), etc.. VANCOUVER Saturday, May 10 -‐ Sunday, May 11 @ VFS 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Participation for Experienced Performers. Fees: $299* Studio / Early Registration^ $375* UNION $475* NON UNION (MC / VISA / AMEX all fees & details below) One on One Appointments : ONLY 6 AVAILABLE! $149.00* Union $249.00* Non Union One on One appointments are available for actors participating in the full workshop, and preference will be given to Union actors. There are currently only 6 appointments available. PAYMENT INSTALLMENTS AVAILABLE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. Register: Vancouver@ActorsWorkshopsCanada Jennifer Cooper, CSA: JENNIFER COOPER Jennifer Cooper is a major Los Angeles based casting director, owner of JENNIFER COOPER CASTING, and represented by CAA. She has been involved in casting upwards of 300 episodes of major network television as well as numerous feature films, live performance, workshops and pilots. Her selected television credits include COLD CASE (CBS), DRIVE (FOX), HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS), CSI: NY (CBS), THE MOB DOCTOR (FOX), the new Canadian Series “BITTEN” with SPACE and Entertainment One and the CW new series STAR CROSSED. Jennifer has also cast several network pilots including Pam Veasey’s I WITNESS, Chris Columbus’ APPLEBAUM, Joel Silver’s QUEAN and most recently Ruben Fleischer’s THE LIST, and this past pilot season Kurtzman/Orci’s IDENTITY (CW) and Justin Lin’s SCORPION (CBS). She has recently cast several films including: SCENIC ROUTE starring Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler, HELL BABY written by Robert Ben Garant (Reno 9-1-1) and Thomas Lennon, and most recently NORTH OF HELL starring Katherine Heigl and Patrick Wilson. IMDB Click Here: imdb/name/nm2007502/ Special Guest Vancouver Casting Director Maureen Webb: Maureen Webb has worked in the Canadian film industry for over 25 years. Prior to pursuing her passion of casting, she spent several years as a Talent Agent, which allowed her the opportunity to contribute to the development of some of Canadas best and brightest talent. In 1997 she switched gears, to pursue a career in Casting and launched Second Avenue Studios, a state-of-the-art casting studio, which set the standard for similar facilities across North America. As a Casting Director, Maureen has had the opportunity to have worked on film projects with, among others, Terry Gilliam, Rodrigo Garcia, Jon Avnet, Jonathan Levine,Ole Bornedal, Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego and Robert Redford. In recent years she’s worked on The Possession, produced by Sam Raimi, 50/50, starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam. Most recently she’s contributed to the casting of the series, Motive, Some Assembly Required and Package Deal, as well as the feature films, Words and Pictures, directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche, Horns, starring Daniel Radcliffe, and The Interview starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, produced by Shawn Williamson. She’s recently completed Canadian casting on the much anticipated, Fifty Shades of Grey, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Subscribing to the motto that no project is too big or too small, Maureen often donates her time and expertise to up-and-coming filmmakers on their smaller budget films. Maureen has been a featured speaker at PechaKucha, and the Vancouver International Film Festival Trade Forums and a panelist at the Women in Film Flash Forward Series. She strives to bring community together with the ongoing film panel series, Monday Night Live. She’s the co-founder of Project Limelight Society, a not-for-profit Performing Arts Program, free for young people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and is the co-owner of East of Main Cafe, a social enterprise that donates all its profits to Project Limelight. For more information visit projectlimelightsociety.org. About Project Limelight: The mission of Project Limelight Society is to inspire confidence, enthusiasm and passion while creating a community of support for young people through participation in the performing arts. Project Limelight is a performing arts program offered at no cost to students between 8 and 15 years, living in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. As part of Limelight’s commitment to youth in our community, a healthy meal is provided to every child, at each workshop and rehearsal. About The Workshop: Major LA Casting director Jennifer Cooper, CSA will be offering a workshop in Vancouver for professional actors, with a focus on audition technique for film and television actors and experienced live performers...get feedback and adjustments to help you book the job - whether its television, film or stage. Come learn how to translate your on stage performance skills and auditioning skills for both stage and screen with major US casting director Jennifer Cooper and our surprise Vancouver special guest. With extensive experience casting film, television and live performance - Jennifer Cooper (Board of Directors-Casting Society of America and head of Jennifer Cooper Casting) will show you how to do your best work as an actor with both scenes from film/tv as well as monologues/plays - a professional actor is someone who brings art and truth to their character equally in every medium; and should be able to cross between live performance, film, television and back again. Jennifer Coopers extensive experience in casting pilot casts for both US and Canadian series, as well as feature film casting affords her a unique perspective to coach and direct actors on how to bring their best work for each medium, in both comedy and dramatic projects. Jennifer and her associate casting directors are known for launching the careers of many new faces in major series roles and were very excited to have her share her insight on what she and production executives look for when searching to launch developmental and currently unknown actors. Special attention will also be paid to self taping and taped auditions - as many of Jennifers projects cast from tape - and the DOs and DONTs of taped auditions for both series work and fearture work. Discussion and working in a callback and producer session setting will also be explored and demystified for both US Network, Studio and Canadian co-pro projects. Actors will work in both a one on one audition setting, as well as a chemistry read / call back setting on day two. Actor participants will be cast with specific material chosen for them to work on by Jennifer in advance for Day 1 and Day 2. Material will be provided to actors for Day 1 IN ADVANCE of the workshop to prepare (no more than 3 days in advance as to best simulate the actual amount of time given to prepare for a similar audition/role). Jennifer would like to spend time working on audition scenes from the series and projects she is currently working on and has most recently completed. Actors will be given a second opportunity on Day 2 to perform material in a call back or producer session situation, and will be given new material to prepare at the end of Day 1. Day two will focus on monologues, large guest stars, recurring roles, series leads and supporting and lead roles. Opportunities for the assessment of professional materials (headshot, resume, styling, etc.) for participants well as in depth discussion and Q&A period regarding representation and taping for US productions and Canadian actors in US based productions, pilots and features will occur on both days. Jennifer will talk about auditioning tips, network approval, searches - as well as pilot season and the various projects coming up on her slate. Our Canadian special guest will be present for our Day 2 Q & A, as well as watching some of the work on Day 2 schedule permitting. The entire Day 1 and Day 2 session tape will be made available to our Canadian special guest (as well as participating actors) along with your professional materials. Actors will be working with professional readers and session assistants who are present to support YOUR work, and allow you to do your BEST possible work. Masterclass Schedule: DAY ONE : Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 : Introduction and Background (including current projects and pilots and features) 9:45 - 10:15 : Question and Answer period from participants / Jennifers notes on auditioning, working in the audition room, preperation and choices and the difference between network television, feature film and indie film. 10:15 - 1:30 : AUDITION SCENES and feedback 1:30 - 2:00 : Lunch 2:00 - 5:30 : AUDITION SCENES continue. 5:30 - 6:00 : Closing remarks, questions and details on day two schedule. DAY TWO : Sunday 9:00 - 10:30 : Thoughts on casting and auditions, reminders and pet peeves, etc. and Q&A opportunity for participants and Toronto Casting special guest. 10:30 - 1:30 : Individual or pair audition appointments (run like a standard audition session with a reader and assistant). Actors will receive verbal feedback, possible redirection and will have the opportunity to ask personal questions regarding type, their scene etc.. Actors may be given written evaluation from Jennifer on both their performance and material overall upon the completion of their appointment. These appointments will be done in front of the group. 1:30 - 2:00 : Lunch 2:00 - 5:15 : Individual or pair audition appointments continue. 5:15 - 6:00 : Closing remarks, final Q&A Fees: (MC / VISA / AMEX): FULL 2 DAY WORKSHOP : Studio Rate/Early Registration^ : $299* Union Price/CAEA : $375* Non Union $475* ^ EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE : Friday, April 25 One on One Appointments : $149.00* Union $249.00* Non Union One on One appointments are available for actors participating in the full workshop, and preference will be given to Union actors. There are currently only 6 appointments available. AUDITING (NO Participation): Union Price/CAEA : $199* Non Union $325* *Fees do not include applicable taxes. AUDITING : Auditing by application only, will be allowed at the costs listed above for auditing both day 1 and 2. Auditing performers are strictly there to observe. They will not participate in performance, question and answer, discussions or one-‐on-‐one meetings if applicable. Application Process: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Please email your current headshot and resume, and training to VANCOUVER@ActorsWorkshopsCanada with JENNIFER COOPER VANCOUVER in the subject line. Indicate your age range, union status (and membership number), contact details - and whether you’d like to participate or audit (and whether youre applying for one of the 6 ONE ON ONE appointments. Applicants accepted to participate will receive a confirmation email requesting payment information to secure their spot. Any and all questions are welcomed in advance of the workshop. THERE ARE LIMITED SPOTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKSHOP. Preference will be given to experienced union performers. Actors will be placed on a waitlist once the workshop enrollment is full, and will be offered auditing spots as available. A Note on Our Format: We believe strongly in our workshops and their format, as we feel it provides the class atmosphere necessary to help you learn from the questions of others, while still providing one on one time for you to hone your craft of performing. While everyone in the workshop stays present for the question and answer portion of the workshop, one of the best aspects of our workshops is the one on one conference time you receive with the casting director, producer or director running the workshop. In this portion of the workshop, you are one on one, paired with a screened, skilled, professional actor who is your reader, and there purely for YOUR benefit. Their goal is to make YOU look good (as opposed to a random partner who may be there to personally impress the teacher), so that our industry guest can accurately aid you with advice on becoming a stronger performer. Objective: - Creating our own choices on scene direction - Analyze personal goals and how to achieve them - Analyze performance for means of improvement Essential Question: How can we become better actors? Workshop Exercises: Actors will prepare a scene ahead of time provided to them, or of their choice as per instructors directions. The guest instructor will review their personal background in the entertainment industry, including, but not limited to, prior jobs in the dramatic arts (casting, directing, acting, their own education, experience as a teacher of the dramatic arts, etc.) Guest instructor will discuss the process involved in succeeding as an actor in their opinion and professional experience Guest instructor will answer questions from students regarding their professional aspirations, and other relevant queries Actors will, one at a time, conference with teacher regarding their headshot/resume and scene.Actors will perform scene it in its entirety at least once for evaluation; often with an opportunity to perform additional material on day two. Guest instructor will fill out an evaluation form based upon performance and headshot/resume, and cite specific ways student can improve technique, choices, and marketability in the future. Our goal with our workshops and masterclasses is for you as an actor to gain as much insight from your own decisions and performance as from the guest instructors insights and suggestions. We endeavor to create the same professional atmosphere that you are expected to work within in the industry within which to hone your skills. It’s our opinion that it is important for each actor exercise self-evaluation in combination with feedback suggestions or critiques from the guest instructor and our other special guests that drop in from time to time. We want you to reach your full potential, grow as a performer and aid in building and creating relationships within the industry with those individuals who are in decision making positions and can make the casting and production process as transparent as possible. CSA Disclaimer: Workshops/Classes are NOT job interviews. The presence of an industry professional is in no way a promise of employment. Actors Workshops Canada does NOT attempt to procure employment for actors/artists - we are strictly for educational purposes. The Cancellation Policy is as follows: Pre-registration cancelations are subject to a $100 non refundable fee. (This fee can be applied to future workshops.) Participants and auditors: 14 days prior to the workshop: You receive a 50% refund. Within 13 days prior to the workshop: No refund. *An attempt to substitute your attendance with another AWC Workshop will be made to occur within 1 year of the original workshop date. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.
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