ACTING IN COLUMBUS NEWSLETTER/BLOG: January 2019 Issue: Upcoming Auditions

Geof Oppenheimer, 2008

PRODUCTION: 20^th Century Hustlers

CATEGORY: SHORT FILM

COMPENSATION: SAG Ultra Low Budget Agreement

PRODUCER: THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART

DIRECTOR: GEOF OPPENHEIMER

Production Description

The Columbus Museum of Art has commissioned artist Geof Oppenheimer to produce a new video project that will be filmed in and around Dublin, Ohio.

Synopsis: The video is comprised of two interrelated sections; one filmed in the backseat and above a Lincoln Town Car using an unmanned aerial vehicle, the other in a local restaurant. The latter scene plays off of Samuel Beckett’s short play Ohio Impromptu, which was written in 1980-81 for a symposium in Columbus. The project as a whole takes up questions of negotiation and exchange, asking questions about the spaces, both physical and psychological, of labor in the contemporary world. In Oppenheimer’s work, humanistic and social concerns intersect with material and the economic realities.

Submit a Headshot or a current snapshot (with just you in it), a resume (if you have one or list your experience in the body of your email). Put 20TH CENTURY HUSTLERS in the subject line of your email. Email your submission to:Jordan.Spencer@cmaohio.org

Roles:

Man One: Male, 45-55.

ETHNICITY: White

DESCRIPTION: Middle-aged and common looking with blue eyes. 5’8 to 6 feet tall.

Comfort with and interest in theater and film techniques of the mid-20th century avant-garde; David Mamet, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter is a plus.

Man Two: Male, 45-55.

ETHNICITY: White

DESCRIPTION: Middle-aged and common looking with blue eyes. 5’8 to 6 feet tall.

Comfort with and interest in theater and film techniques of the mid-20^th century avant-garde; David Mamet, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter is a plus.

Employee one: Female, 26-32

ETHNICITY: Any

DESCRIPTION: Long hair, auburn or light brown, comfortable with the language of business and its environment, athletic. Comfort with acting for television a plus.

Employee two: Female, 26-32

ETHNICITY: Any

DESCRIPTION: Shorter hair, comfortable with the language of business and its environment, curvy. Comfort with acting for television a plus.

The Passenger: Male, 40s to early 50s

ETHNICITY: African American, African

DESCRIPTION: A tall (6ft.+). This is role is the most important in the production. Handsome, extremely well-dressed. Bald. This character has a smart, worldly, jaded persona. Comfort with acting for television a plus.

Mondays, March 4 - April 8, 2019 7:00 PM-9:00 PM $150

You may be the best actor in the room. But if you don’t nail the audition, you won’t book the job, and no one will ever know what you’re capable of. Auditioning isn’t just luck.

In this 6-week intensive, you’ll learn the single most important thing you can do to convince a casting director to hire you. You’ll discover how to create a living, breathing, believable person that persuades casting directors that you are the character–and the right actor for the job.

In this class you will practice

+Breaking down “sides” to create a believable character

+How to master callbacks and seal the deal

+Taking risks and making strong choices

+Taking redirection and making it work for your performance

This class is limited to 10 students. Some previous training is required.

Sunday, February 17, 2019 1:00 pm-8:00 pm $200

Introduction to Acting for the Camera

This class is limited to 12 students. Early registration is recommended.

Lose those nerves, gain confidence and learn to audition like a pro! You will learn how to make the first contact with the agents. By taking this class you have the opportunity to show the agents that you are serious about pursuing this type of work. If you already have an agent but want to increase your "Bookability" this workshop will give you the edge over your competitors (ask your agent, we're confident they will agree!). This workshop will give you experience with the actual audition process. You'll work on-camera all day doing both prepared and cold readings, and receive plenty of feedback from instructor Richard Mason.

Script analysis skills: We have written our own textbook that breaks this process down and makes it simple. Comfort in front of the camera: How do you stand? How do you hold the script? How do you deal with your partner and the camera at the same time? What is a slate? What do you do with your hands?

Practice at doing all types of commercials: Scene work, improv, one-liners, bite and smiles, handling products, etc. You'll also learn how to market to the casting directors, all about pictures and resumes, how the unions work, etc.

Saturdays, January 19 - March 9, 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 pm $200 SOLD OUT!

Saturdays, January 19 - March 9, 2019 1:00-3:30 PM $250

An intensive eight-week workshop to prepare the actor for working on a film or television set and to produce a clip for their demo reel. Students will concentrate on the development of acting skills through working on a film based on 12 ANGRY MEN, a 1957 film directed by Sidney Lumet. Our modern adaptation of this film will allow each student to be cast in a substantial role.

This class will guide the student, step by step, from the audition process, through preparation and rehearsal to actually filming on a set. In addition, students will also learn industry etiquette and terminology. We will be shooting with two cameras and a film crew to produce a product worthy for the actors' demo reels.

Students, friends and family members are invited to attend the WRAP PARTY and SCREENING of the film at the GATEWAY FILM CENTER. Students will receive a DVD of the film and a individual clip for their demo reels.

The film will also be screened for regional Casting Directors, Agents and Filmmakers.

March 22-23, 2019 $350

Weekend Acting Boot Camp is designed for the beginner who want intensive training over a short period of time or the rusty actor who needs to get back on top of their game. Boot Camp will give you a strong foundation in acting techniques as well as a firm grasp of the nuts and bolts of scene work and audition skills.

Your Boot Camp will consist of no more than eight students who will discover together that acting is probably the most challenging and thrilling thing they have ever done. You will learn that if indeed this is for you and you stick with it, you will not only acquire a skill, but you will do something quite extraordinary with your life.