Haber Film/TV Audition INTENSIVE

This Intensive course is designed for trained actors who have some audition
experience. Taught by Della Cole.

D E T A I L S
6:00–10:00 pm twice a week
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS February 13 thru March 7
Prerequisites: On-Camera I and II or approval of instructor
Limited to 12 students
$350, or pay in 2 installments of $175
Call 404-499-9996 to register.


As professional actors, we often audition and work on projects that don't
necessarily challenge the full spectrum of our talents. You may be comfortable
with industrials, commercials, and voice-over but fall apart when you audition
for a film. With the increase of film and television coming to Georgia, now more
than ever, Atlanta talent needs to be ready for Hollywood auditions.

In this Intensive, using the "Haber Audition Technique", actors work with film
and television scripts, learning how to nail the audition in a limited amount of
time. The focus is on the nuts and bolts of breaking down a scene, including
relationship, intention, history, opening and closing beats, core and masking.
Using the skills you learn will greatly improve your audition skills. This
valuable cold-reading technique works.

yourACT Atlanta is affiliated with the prestigious Margie Haber Acting Studios,
located in Los Angeles. A renowned acting coach and author of the book How To
Get The Part Without Falling Apart, Margie Haber does seminars and workshops
worldwide and has worked with some of Hollywood's top actors including Halle
Berry, Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, Tea Leoni, Heather Locklear, John Corbett ("Sex
In The City", "Northern Exposure") and Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill"), among many
others.

We are proud and honored that Margie has chosen yourACT Atlanta as the only
studio outside of L.A. to offer her approach to auditioning for film &
television. Della and Bob trained with Margie and her elite group of
instructors at the Haber Studios in LA in order to teach the famous "Haber
Audition Technique."

"A big thanks to yourACT for offering this great class! I would recommend it
highly to anyone serious about making big improvements to their auditioning
technique. After taking eight classes, I feel much more confident in my
understanding of scene breakdown theory, and [I have] an increased appreciation
of the importance of identifying and exploring relationships and characterhistory—all in 15 minutes or less! Thanks, Della." —Wes Bailey

"I loved the Margie Haber class! It's amazing the progress each actor made in
only four weeks. I look forward to my next film audition because my approach hascompletely changed!" —Greer Howard

VOICE-OVER "COPY GRASP" WORKSHOP

with Voice-Over AGENT SALLY NEAL of Houghton Talent


Sally Neal, voiceover agent of Houghton Talent has this to say: "A voice is just a voice until you add personality and a true understanding of what you are saying and why...  It's the reason producers will choose one voice over another."

Break down the copy you are given. Look at it from the producer's and writer's point of view. Figure out who the target audience is. Determine why your style/voice has been asked to audition the copy. Then deliver the script in the most effective way to promote interest in the product. If you do it, you will book the jobs!

Come and learn this important information!

ONE DAY ONLY, 1-3pm, Saturday, February 11 -  Only $99!

Limited to 15 (or time will be extended)

Call 404-499-9996 to register.

BEGINNING VOICE-OVER

Taught by VO Agent Jeffrey Umberger

We’ve all heard the voice behind the TV commercial, or the radio spot that compels us to buy that product! It sounds so easy when we hear it, but the fact is…it takes practice.

D E T A I L S
7-10 PM one night a week for 3 weeks, Feb 21, 28, and March 6
Limited to 14.
ONLY $99 TOTAL!!
Call 404-499-9996 to REGISTER NOW!

This workshop introduces you to the tools and techniques of voice-over. In this 3-week class, you will learn—

*Microphone technique
*Enunciation and delivery (how to bring it off the page and deliver in ideas)
*Reading with inflection to sound natural and conversational
*Pacing and how to approach the different styles of commercials

As a Voice-Over Agent, Jeffrey has placed talent with Tyler Perry's 'HOUSE OF PAYNE', 'SINGLE LADIES' on VH1, HGTV, Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, DIY Network, The Food Network, Fine Living Network, The Cooking Channel, and Georgia Public Broadcasting, among others. He also helped his VO talent obtain National Commercial credits including McDonalds, Coca-Cola, The Home Depot, Dove, AT&T, Verizon, REI, WILSON, BB&T, UPS, and countless others. Along with operating Umberger Agency, Jeffrey also serves as a Casting Producer on the hit show 'MEGA DENS', now entering it's 3rd season on the DIY Network.

BALANCE

Balance. I'm convinced that most people don't realize how important it is to the overall quality of their lives. Without balance in all four areas of your life (physical, social, professional and spiritual) it's just impossible to live life to its fullest.

Let me explain how balance relates to every aspect of your life.

Being human means you are composed of many bodies, integral yet separate. You can readily understand you have a physical body, but there's more. Think of your mind, your physical body, your emotions, and your spiritual self as separate bodies - or parts

- of you. These parts comprise the total you. All these parts have different needs.

Balance is another name for harmony. Without harmony you are fighting within yourself. If you are out of balance, you cannot grow as you could when every part of you is unified and nurtured.

It is like the saying, "a house divided against itself cannot stand." When you know the requirements of each part, you can furnish exactly what each needs to heal and grow while staying unified. With this unification, tremendous joy, strength, and a new quality of depth will develop in your life.

You are the most effective and can achieve the most in your life when all parts of you are happy and healthy. If you decide not to take care of yourself as a whole, you live with the consequences of being less than you could be.

Actions That Create Balance

Each of your bodies affects the other parts of yourself, your outlook on life, and the actions you take. If one part of your life overshadows another, imbalance occurs. If you work all the time and don't take time to rest or play, you eventually become unbalanced. This lessens your effectiveness as a person.

To drive home this point, I want to share with you the realizations of Dr. Cindi.

Dr. Cindi came to me at her wits' end. She was feeling out of control and exhausted. At her first session she told me she had barely eked out the hour to see me.

During our first session, I found out she never gave her any free time or did anything to nurture herself. She gave all her time and energy to her patients, husband, and children. She was a typical dysfunctional nurturer, accepting all the responsibility of her business and home life, leaving no time for her. Dr. Cindi wanted peace of mind badly, and she was willing to embrace new concepts. I explained to her about balance and self-love. I told her when she took time out to recharge and have fun her whole life would prosper. I emphasized the need for healthy boundaries and releasing the responsibility for other adults. I then put her through the hypnosis process to bring these new concepts deeper into her subconscious.

She came back the next week beaming! During the space of a week, she set boundaries with her teenage son and husband and scheduled two half-days off to have fun. She felt like a new woman. Before, she couldn't even see how she was going to come for an hour's session; now, because her conscious and subconscious beliefs were coming into harmony, she was aware she could change anything in her life.

Week after week, her life continued to improve. Her business increased as well as her time off. Her family relationships got even better, and she noticed how her energy affected everyone in her life. When she felt balanced and nurtured, she could see more patients and have a deeper, more satisfying family life.

She realized her energy affected everything in her life, and when she was out of balance, so was the rest of her life. Before she was a victim; now she is on the road to mastery!

Balance occurs and is created in the moment. There are times when it is right and balanced to work more, and there are times when it is perfect to play more. I always ask myself this question to discover what I need for balance and harmony in my own life: "What do I need at this moment to create value in my life now?"

That question helps me zero in on what I need for balance and harmony. Value to me means allowing me to be all I can be in every category of my life.

I am amazed when people say they don't know what they need or want in life. If you really don't know, act as if you do.

Eventually, you will allow yourself to know. As Soul, your highest self, you always know the answers. These answers go beyond logic and reason to pure understanding.

Let yourself have what you need. You probably have been taught to deny your needs but by allowing yourself permission to have what you need you create your life to your fullest potential!

Remember, you are the only one that can give yourself balance.

Start today and create the balance that you need!

Please feel free to pass this on to anyone.

Change your beliefs and change your life!

Marian Massie

http://marianmassie.com

http://www.ITransformLivesNOW.com

marian@marianmassie.com

770-956-0554

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS

Georgia

“Beyond Grace” – Theatrical

Beyond Grace Productions/Revolutionist Films, LLC

Location: Atlanta, GA

Start Date: February 28, 2012

“Haunting of New Bethlehem, The” – Theatrical

Drommelkind, LLC

Location: Atlanta, GA/Charlotte, NC

Start Date: March 1, 2012

“Killing Season” – Theatrical

Killing Season Productions, Inc

Location: Atlanta, GA

Start Date: January 30, 2012

“Trouble With the Curve” – Theatrical

S & K Pictures, Inc

Location: Atlanta, GA

Start Date: March 5, 2012

“Madea’s Witness Protection” – Theatrical

Sign Here Productions, Inc

Location: Atlanta, GA

Start Date: January 30, 2012

Horizon Theatre accepting applications for Intern Company

Good afternoon and greetings from Horizon Theatre!

We have two exciting programs that we would like to inform your students about:

Intern Company at Horizon Theatre is accepting applications for Summer 2012. Please see our website at www.horizontheatre.com under education/outreach for more information about the program and an application form.  The Intern Company is for rising Juniors and Seniors in High School and for all College Students.

Apprentice Company at Horizon Theatre is accepting applications for the 2012/2013 company.  The Apprentice Company is open to post-college artists in playwriting, acting, design, and stage management. Please see our website at www.horizontheatre.com under education/outreach for more information about the program and an application form.

Please pass along this information to your students!

Best wishes -

Jennifer Bauer-Lyons

Managing Producer & Director of the Intern and Apprentice Company Horizon Theatre Company

404.523.1477 ext. 116

jbauer@horizontheatre.com

CASTING CALL The Art Institute of Atlanta

Our STUDENTS invite you to be in their SHORT FILMS, COMMERCIALS and PSAs!

We’ll be delighted if you - or actors you know - will consider appearing in these films. Thank you to everyone who’s auditioned with us in the past. Our students can’t make their films without you!

AUDITION SESSION:

When: Thursday, February 2, 2012                          Time:   6:30pm – 9:00pm

Where: The Art Institute of Atlanta, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta 30328

Room: 460B – please come sign in here

TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION:

Please email Jessica Muhammad at <aiaauditions@gmail.com>

-- Use ACTORS WANTED as Subject of email

-- INCLUDE your first and second choices for times. We schedule actors in 30-minute blocks.

-- Please provide the following in your email:

                        Age Range

                        Height           
            PHONE NUMBER(S) and EMAIL ADDRESS

             If you do Voice-Overs

                        If you are a member of SAG and/or AFTRA

Your audition confirmation will include a SPECIFIC time.  Audition times are first come, first serve.
If you have a last minute change of plans, please email aiaauditions@gmail.com OR call Fran Burst at 404-524-9756.

NOTE TO PARENTS: We love your kids but this casting session is for Age 14 and up.
* Please email your child’s headshot, resume and key info (above) so students can contact you if they do have kid-roles.  THANK you so much for your ongoing support of our young directors.

THE AUDITION:

* Please bring your HEADSHOT and RESUME (at least 2 copies of each)

* Prepare 2 short MONOLOGUES (a dramatic and a comedy) for your audition.

* Sides will not be provided, but some student directors may have scripts to discuss with you.

If you can’t come to Auditions but would like to be considered for students’ film, please email us your headshot, resume and other key info noted above.

If you are coming to Audition, please don’t attach your headshot and resume to the email but be sure to bring them to the Audition

Although actors will not be paid, each actor who appears in a student film will receive a master-quality video of project(s) in which he/she appears.

Parking is free at The Art Institute, but if you arrive before 8pm, please get a parking pass from receptionist in 1st floor Gallery. Put the pass on your car, follow the signs and come upstairs. If you arrive after 8pm, see if receptionist is still in gallery - if not, you don't need a pass.

The Art Institute of Atlanta, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Building 100, Atlanta, GA 30328DIRECTIONS:  http://www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta/about/directions.aspx

I would like to extend a very big Thank You! for taking an interest in our student films!

SINGLES LADIES CASTING

Hello All,  We hope you are having a great 2012. We are currently loooking for men and women ages 25-75 all ethnicities. We have a 4 day call approaching which requires ballroom type attire. Long formal gowns for women and tux's for men. We will be able to use some in upscale suits as well. The dates this will be shooting is 1/31-2/3. If you are available for this four day call and have the proper attire then please e-mail CLCformal@gmail.com, Please include 3 pics at minimum. This needs to include at least one clear face shot straight on and a body shot. We would REALLY LOVE to see pictures in your formal attire as well! Impress us! In the body of the e-mail please put your actual age, height, weight, dress (women), bra (women), waist (men), inseam (men), Jacket (men), neck (men), sleeve (men), and shoe sizes. This will make our process go a lot smother. We would also like you to put GOWNS, TUX or SUIT in the subject box.  Thank you all for taking the time to read this e-mail. We look forward to working with you all soon. Keep an eye out for our updates. Catrett Locke Casting Rose and Jamie Kelli, Ash, Seanie

11 Better Questions To Ask Than “What Do You Do?”

by TODD SCHNICK on JANUARY 26, 2012

I think one of the problems is that we all attempt to, or allow ourselves to be, defined by our work. We think we have to stay in miserable, unhappy jobs just because it is a status thing, or that we think this is what society expects.

I say bunk. No doubt, it is a lot harder (for me at least) to run my own business and have to eat what I kill. Sure, bills would be easier to pay with a regular paycheck, but I hated life like that. I love being on my own, responsible to myself, and flexible to do work that matters to me. It is a tough slog, but I love the battle.

But I think we are responsible for this predicament. What is the first thing we usually ask someone we meet for the first time?

“So…what do you do?”

Does asking this question subconsciously tell people that we expect an answer to be some formal, society-approved job? Maybe so.

So, here is what I propose. Instead of leading off with the standard “what do you do?” question, from now on, let’s start with these:

What do you love to do?

What are you reading?

What do you want to learn?

Tell me about your family?

What do you want to be known for?

What big, hairy challenge are you striving to achieve?

If you wrote the great American novel, what would it be about?

Would you rather be a writer, artist, or musician?

Where would you go if you could travel anywhere?

What would you do if you were president for a day?

What’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made?

I don’t know about you, but I personally find the answers to these questions to be a lot more meaningful, and a lot more telling about a person than how they spend nine to five.

What do you think? What other questions would you want to ask?

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[join my merry band of intrepid raiders here]

[drawing by hugh macleod]

Words of Wisdom for the New Year