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FILM DIARY - STEPHEN MCKINNON - RIVERVIEW

We wrapped on The Window recently. This was a great experience for me, working with some terrific actor members such as Jason K. Roy and Rebekah Johnson plus, all the supporting roles. The crew were fantastic, knowledgeable and made this a memorable shoot. Special thanks to NB Film Co-op supporter Rocky Warren and fellow member Donovan Richard who helped guide me through my debut in directing! Their thoughtful assistance was well appreciated.  Although we had difficulty with locations, some cancelling and others failing to meet the needs of the picture; the actors and crew were patient as we rescheduled and shot longer than expected.  I don’t know what to say to these people besides “Thank you from the bottom of my heart”.  I hope we can all work together on future projects. Thank you to the NB Film Co-op for all its ongoing support and help.

Wrap party will be coming soon!!

Riverview, NB NB Film Co-op member Stephen McKinnon makes his directorial debut on his short film, The Window.

PAYPAL LINKS ARE UP FOR NBFC MEMBERSHIP AND RENEWALS FOR 2017 

Please renew your co-op membership for 2017 if you have not already (Membership renewals are due in Jan/Feb annually).

If you email Cat to ask for her help with anything filmic, the first thing she will ask you to do is renew as her focus is the co-op members in good standing. The paypal links for memberships for 2017 are up on the co-op website - http://nbfilmcoop.com/content/renew

Renewed and New Members: Brenda Malley (Fredericton) Ryan O'Toole (Fredericton), Bernard C. Cormier (Edmundston), Jeremy Murray (Saint John)

BUZZ

ACTING FOR THE CAMERA…FROM A DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

With award-winning directors, Cayman Grant & NB Film Co-op member Gia Milani

WED, AUG. 2ND - SAINT JOHN, NB

InterAction School of Performing Arts

6pm-10pm  

THURS, AUG. 3RD - FREDERICTON, NB

Delta Fredericton

6pm-10pm

DESCRIPTION & PURPOSE OF CLASS FORMAT:

Be prepared to work fast, and learn a lot in the process! This intensive class is all about Doing, Doing, Doing! No lecturing. No homework. No watching footage. No long feedback sessions. Those things are valuable, but THIS class is Experiential and all about DOING as much material as we can!

In this workshop, you'll learn the tricks of the trade to "up your game" in the unavoidable world of auditioning and scene study. This class will teach you how to make your auditions come alive. It will address both Film and TV auditions in the cold-read format.

This class will comprise of anecdotal stories and advice based on Cayman and Gia's years of experience. Both directors will provide scenes from either projects they have cast or will be casting in the future as well as several pop-culture classics in film or TV. The actor will read the scene and begin to breakdown the scene's objective and emotion, this will be an open discussion. Each actor will be paired up with a classmate to perform several cold reads to focus on instinct & story connection.  

Cayman and Gia will also work with each actor to fine-tune their choices; giving direction and making the necessary adjustments to further develop their ability to connect with the story and convey the necessary message. We will be spending time working film and television scripts; while also including an element of improv allowing the actor to explore beyond the words on the page. 

Through this scene study, actors will begin to develop a strong sense of confidence in making appropriate choices in their performances. They will develop the skill set of how to listen to direction given and then make "quick" adjustments in auditions. The goal of this class is to help the actor find his/her confidence and inner acting instinct to tackle script/scene work and to understand what makes them unique. 

TOPICS COVERED: 

-Developing a strong audition ethic

-Cold Reading (accessing the content of the scene)

-Taking Direction and Redirection (learn how to LISTEN and not be shaken by redirection)

-Learning and Mastering your "Type" (current type; your style and type can change with maturity and opportunity)

-How to Breakdown Material- understanding message, tone, pacing and natural beats, in addition to other scene subtleties.

-Picking the RIGHT Material for Workshops/Showcases Scene Study

*All levels welcome. AGES 13 and up…

*Very Limited Spaces for this class

* Gia and Cayman will provide all scene material. 

REGISTRATION FEE:  $99 ($89 If you book prior to July 31st) 

Click here to reserve your spot now: 

Fredericton Masterclass:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acting-for-the-camerafrom-a-directors-persp...

Saint John Masterclass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acting-for-the-camerafrom-a-directors-persp...

Contact: Email masterclass@steeltitan.com or by calling 818-720-0843

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS:

CAYMAN GRANT

Emmy® award-winning writer/director/producer, Cayman Grant has been making films and TV for over a decade. She has written and directed several projects with one of them earning her an Emmy® for her feature-length documentary, Playing For The Mob... as part of the highly acclaimed ESPN 30 for 30 Series. Cayman’s projects have screened in over 100 film festivals worldwide and have earned her over 50 accolades and awards. Her film, The Boy, was a finalist in the prestigious NBC Universal Short Cuts Film Festival earning her the Oxygen Best Female Director Award chosen and presented by Academy® Award Winner, Geena Davis. As a writer, Cayman’s knowledge of story informs her directing. Aside from writing all of the films that she’s directed, Cayman has won several TV and Screenplay writing competitions including the 2014 Emerging Screenwriter’s Screenplay Contest and the 2013 New York Screenplay Contest. She was involved with the prestigious NBC Writers on the Verge Program, the Warner Bros TV Directors program and this year has been selected to participate in the 2017-2018 NBC Universal Emerging Directors Program. She is currently developing for TV and film and recently sold her first studio feature to New Line Cinema / Warner Bros Studios. She is represented by CAA and New Wave Entertainment. WEBSITE:

http://www.caymangrant.com TWITTER:

https://twitter.com/cayman_grant IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2300330/

GIA MILANI

Toronto International Film Festival award-winning writer / director / producer Gia Milani’s debut feature film, All the Wrong Reasons had its world premiere at TIFF in 2013.  The film won several awards including the Grolsch Film Works Discovery Prize at TIFF (10k prize), the Script Accessible Award at Slamdance, and the Viewer’s Choice Award at the Silver Wave Film Festival.  She was also named as one of the top Canadian film talents to watch. Gia won the CBC 3-2-1 Award (25k prize) for her short film A Dark Radius, and two William F White Awards for Screenwriting for A Dark Radius and for her short comedy Bathroom Stalled. Gia was on the founding board of Women in Film and Television Atlantic and she was an elected delegate representing New Brunswick for 2015/2016 at the Writer’s Guild of Canada’s National Writer’s Forum. Gia mentors up-and-coming filmmakers and has executive produced several shorts and a feature film for new talent. Gia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Arts (Fine Craft) from the University of New Brunswick and an honours diploma from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. She studied story and television development through UCLA and continued her education with directing coach, Judith Weston in Los Angeles. 

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/giamilani

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2429658/