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UPCOMING EVENTS ON CAS


GET IN FRONT OF VITALE CASTING WITH ELIZABETH VITALE APRIL 6TH

Actors will choose and bring their own scene to perform for class. You can provide your own reader if you wish. I will gladly send them a zoom link or we can provide a reader for you. 

1:Sides should be no more than 3 pages.

2: Make sure your sides are from a project that has already been aired. 

3: Email me your scene so CAS can review it. Label the file ( your scene)  with your name, role and film / TV name 


Elizabeth Vitale has been in casting for the past decade. She started her career casting for commercials, but has since worked for some of the most well-known theatrical casting directors in town, including but not limited to Nancy Nayor, Jennifer Cooper, Lisa Fields, Cathy Sandrich, and most recently she has been the Associate Casting Director on multiple projects with Margery Simkin & Orly Sitowitz. Some of Elizabeth’s notable recent projects are 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, 'Hocus Pocus 2’, 'Love & Death’ and 'Blue Eye Samurai’ to name a few. Though she works for other offices, Elizabeth also started her own company Vitale Casting back in 2019, where she not only casts features, but also partners with colleges and graduate programs to work on students' thesis films as a way to give back to her education. 

WHEN : APRIL 6TH 11AM PST / 6PM GMT

WHERE : ZOOM

TICKETS : PARTICIPATE $45 / OBSERVE $15

SPOTS ARE LIMITED!


ACCENT MASTERCLASS WITH LA’S PROMINENT DIALECT COACH PAULA VANLANDINGHAM APRIL 13TH

IF YOU HAVE THE STANDARD AMERICAN ACCENT IN YOUR SPECIAL SKILLS, LET’S HELP YOU MASTER IT! 

Actors, Paula Vanlandingham is in demand as a professional dialect coach for the last 15 years. Her coaching work has been on every major network streaming service, as well as notable productions in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, one of her projects earned an Academy Award in 2015. I am happy to have secured a date for Creative Acting Studios so if you would like to work on your Standard American accent, Paula Is the coach for you. 

She will provide scripts in advance for you to work on prior to this workshop. 

Paula has created a collection of scripts ideal for the American accent. I will share this with the participants so they can browse and identity some scenes or monologues they are interested in. Once the actor has selected their material, we will share the screen on the day so that others can see the text we’re working with and how to apply the principles of the American accent to it. Participant are also welcome to select their own pieces too. If you choose your own material please email me : sonya@creativeactingstudios.com so I can send it to Paula prior to the class so she can follow along and guide you. 

Also, as a gift to those participating,  you will receive free access to her online book 'The Secret Phonetics Of American English’ which comes with access to an online sound library to support the materials. This way you can have access immediately until our class in April. 

So please come join us an accent Masterclass with LA’s renowned Dialect Coach Paula Vanlandingham

SPOTS ARE LIMITED!

WHEN : April 13th / 11 am PST. 

WHERE : ZOOM.

TICKETS : PARTICIPATE $55/ OBSERVE $20


CREATIVE ACTING STUDIOS IS BRINGING YOU JOHN FRANK LEVEY FOR A MASTERCLASS APRIL 27TH

John Frank Levey is a four-time Emmy Award-winning casting director. He has cast such iconic television shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing and Shameless, as well as dozens of other television series, miniseries, TV movies and much more. We are beyond excited to have secured John with us for a Masterclass!!! 

Participants will receive a folder with multiple scenes from John to choose from and then they will self tape prior to the class. The is your opportunity to get feedback on your self tape directly from the casting director.

Once the participants have self - taped  they’ll just upload and send their tape via WeTransfer to sonya@creativeactingstudios.com   Please label your self-tape with your full name.

If you’d prefer to observe this class, taking part in the Q&A can be equally beneficial. John will impart some wonderful insights and wisdom on booking a role,  approaching a character and much, much more.

You don’t want to miss this opportunity with this legend of a casting director JFL!

This is an advanced class so having credits is advised…

WHEN : SAT APRIL 27TH 11:00 AM PST / 7:00 PM GMT

WHERE : ZOOM

TICKETS : $65

LIMITED TO ONLY 15 PARTICIPANTS SO BOOK NOW!


WORK ONE ON ONE WITH ALLEN HOOPER

CASTING ASSOCIATE OF ‘MODERN FAMILY’ AND ‘FRASIER’

SAT MAY 18TH

 Allen has worked in casting for over twenty years, primarily on 1/2 hour TV comedies, both single and 4-camera.  

Allen's class covers the value of being word perfect, how to bring to life the writer's intent while making it your own, and ways to transition great improv and theatre experience into the acting style of film and television.  

All material will be one-on-one sides with Allen to help better train for real world conditions. You will receive customized notes and feedback, and then run selected sections again to incorporate the educational instruction.

We will send a link to participants to view Allen’s sides a week prior to class. You can either choose one of Allen’s sides or choose a scene of your own! If choosing to do one of your own scenes please send us a copy for Allen to  sonya@creativeactingstudios.com 

Allen is generous about giving out valuable information in the Q&A. Actors of all levels will walk out learning something new and will have a new perspective on sides or auditioning. Also, Allen will keep the floor open to Q&A, allowing you to gain the exact information you are looking for.

Allen’s class is limited to 15 actors!

So please join us on May 18th for what is sure to be super informative and valuable class!

WHEN : SATURDAY MAY 18TH 11:00AM PST 7PM/ GMT

WHERE : ZOOM

TICKETS : PARTICIPATE $50 / OBSERVE $20


INDIVIDUAL SELF-TAPE ANALYSIS AND LIVE FEEDBACK WITH CASTING DIRECTOR MIKE PAGE FROM DAY & PAGE CASTING

FRIDAY MAY 31st

I’m really excited to bring this opportunity to you. I took this class myself in the past and trust me when I say, Mike has great instincts when it comes to self-tapes. The time and effort he put into each and every actor was phenomenal. He was very specific and transparent with his feedback on each self-tape.  

Mike’s IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2969001/

This class will include a self-tape analysis with live feedback and a Q&A. Participants, all you have to do is upload and send me your tape via WeTransfer to sonya@creativeactingstudios.com  by Tuesday May 28th. 

Select your own 2 minute scene of your own choice and tape it, or submit an already recorded self-tape that you are allowed to share. Please make sure that your tape is sent on time as they will be watched prior to the class date by Mike.

Come join us on Friday May 31st / 11 am PST  for this super informative class, so much to be gained!

Spots are limited!

WHEN : Friday May 31st / 11 am PST

WHERE : ZOOM.

TICKETS : $50

OBSERVE : $20


CASTING DIRECTOR DEAN FRONK MASTERCLASS MAY 9TH

(LIFETIME, TV SERIES, CD- ROM’S AND MORE…)

Dean is without doubt one of the busiest Casting Directors working in Hollywood today. His office has cast over 500 films and is they are currently 13 movies.

This intensive Masterclass will focus on auditioning in today’s acting environment. The ‘do’s and don’s ’ of self taping and building confidence in making good choices and standing out in an audition.

Each participant will receive a scene in advance and will be paired up by Dean himself. For those participating I will need your preferred headshot and resumé after you book a participation ticket. 

Once Dean pairs you up you’ll have the freedom to rehearse on zoom with your scene partner if you wish. I know it was of huge benefit to the actors who did it for the last class we had with Dean, which was a huge success. 

He is always excited to meet new talent and for those of you who have read for him before, it’s perhaps another opportunity for you to get in front of him again as he is constantly casting a multitude of projects!

There will also be a Q&A at the end of the Masterclass.

WHEN :  THURSDAY MAY 9TH / 11AM PST

WHERE : ZOOM

TICKETS : PARTICIPATE $55 / OBSERVE $20

BIO

In 1996, Dean Fronk joined Donald Pemrick to form Pemrick/Fronk Casting. Since then PFC has completed over 500 projects ranging from feature films, MOW's, television series and CD-Roms. 

Specializing in family entertainment, he has worked with young talent the likes of Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johanssen, Leighton Meester, Ben Foster, Haley Joel Osment and Josh Hutcherson. A true horror geek, he cast many titles like Rob Zombie's, House of 1000 Corpses and Children of the Corn IV starring Naomi Watts. 

Recently, PFC has done many films for the Lifetime Movie Network and the Hallmark Channel. Their features are a variety of budgets with cast ranging from Sony's The Lodger (his first Artios nomination for casting) starring Alfred Molina, Hope Davis and Simon Baker to indie films in the past year starring John Cusack, Robert DeNiro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Val Kilmer and Nicholas Cage.

 In addition to film and television, PFC cast Blizzard Entertainment's highly successful CD-Roms, Diablo II and Warcraft III.  Focusing on audition technique, he teaches to build confidence and success for actors everywhere. Dean is a current member of the Casting Society of America.

SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL MASTERCLASS WITH DEAN FRONK ON THURSDAY MAY 9TH / 11AM PST

THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT TO BE MISSED!


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