Notes on a few classes / seminars

Film Intensive w/ Steve Vincent, Casting Director/ owner of Palm Star Casting/ Entertainment

Use Actors Access, drop them a note and submit ONLY if you are completely right for the role. Make sure to submit for what's appropriate for you, otherwise, you wont be taken seriously the next time you submit.

Their offices: 36 E. 20th St. 3rd Fl. NYC
They open EVERY submission

In casting calls (this is HIS preference ONLY. Everyone casting person is different): Be as off-book as possible, be as familiar with the material & character as possible, ask questions.

Good opportunity: Be a reader, they're looking for readers all the time. Send them a note.

If there's a special skill that the submission requires and you have it- put a note in the submission so they don't miss it!


JOHN GALLAGHER- DIRECTOR - ACTING FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP (at The Network):

Notes:

* The camera will read you well in film, so you don't need to "act", let the camera do the work.
*Many directors in auditions, even experienced directors, don't know what they're looking for until they see it.
*When you walk into an audition- OWN THAT ROOM!
* Directors look for actors who deliver lines in interesting and creative ways.

Helpful Exercises:
*Put your face in close-up on camera and record yourself doing an interview, talk, scenes, etc. You'll find things about your face you didn't know: your best angle, your facial expressions, etc.

* Look at a scene for 3 minutes then do the scene as an improv without the script. Then go back and do it with the script.

Other Notes: DO STUDENT FILMS (he recommends SVA) - ****Learn how to be GOOD in a BAD film! Be the actor who stands out, even when given bad material!

SVA's Program Director/ Teacher: Alexa DiCambio: casting@sva.edu

Make a reel with a Flip Cam if you can, it' HD and CHEAP. Record a monologue that's 1.5-2 minutes max.

Recommended Books:
-Harold Guskin "How to Stop Acting"
-Susan Batson "Truth"

ON SET: know the protocol, who's job is what, etc.

His website w/ contact info: JGmovie.com