January 10, 2008 - Newsletter
Welcome 2008!!
Happy New Year!! Where did ‘07 go?! We are already into week two of the new year…the writers strike is still in effect - but we will press on!!
Check out our myspace page - we have updated it with lots of fun photos from the classes, Ray’s Retreats and we have a few featured actors this week! Congrats to Daniel Crouch, Natalia Castellanos & JeanPaul SanPedro!!! www.myspace.com/actorsinfobooth
Kimberly Jentzen is coming in February!! Kimberly was rated Los Angeles’ “Favorite Acting Teacher/Coach” in the 2007 Backstage Reader’s Choice Awards!! In 2006 Backstage readers chose her as one of L.A.’s best acting coaches! And now she is making her first appearance in Florida! Click here to read more about Kimberly www.kimberlyjentzen.com and see info on her class, below!
There were tons of bookings in December - congrats to all those actors!! The AUDITIONS are plentiful - January is starting with a BANG!! Keep sending in your booking notices so we can celebrate you!! It is FREE to post your audition and FREE to receive this weekly newsletter!
Here’s to the start of a FANTASTIC YEAR!!!
In This Edition…
*Kimberly Jentzen - February 1, 2, 3, 2008
*Look Who’s Booking
*Industry News
*Auditions, Auditions, Auditions!!
For more up-to-the-minute castings, click on: http://www.actorsinfobooth.com/category/home/upcoming-auditions/ for the latest!!!
Live your BEST LIFE! ALL things are POSSIBLE!!!
Lisa and Laura
Actors Info Booth Inc.
954.731.4888
email: aib@actorsinfobooth.com
website: www.actorsinfobooth.com
my space: www.myspace.com/actorsinfobooth
LOOK WHO’S BOOKING
The local agents have requested that we add back the look who’s booking section. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ABOUT YOURSELF!! Send us a note whenever you book something and we will send it out. Your agents and peers read about you and can keep up with all of your success! Here is what’s been happening!!
Shari Cruz - Principal - Public Service Announcement -Family Resources, Inc.
Nicole Hodges - WalMart Superstore TV Commercial, Principal role as Nurse-LPN
Daniel Karpel - starring role of Eugene in Brighton Beach Memoirs-West Palm Beach-directed by Laurel Kadouri
Victoria Mallow - Sag Principal Film Role, ‘Untitled Teen Road Movie’ (Sex Drive) currently in production, for release in 2009, cast by Ellen Jacoby, Spokesperson, ‘Serene Rest’ Commercial, currently airing. Principal (Mom/Cardiac Patient), Florida Medical Commercial currently airing in Black and White on Channel 4. Principal (Billionaire), Billboard Promo for ‘Dirty Sexy Money’ (Print)
Kaitlin Cruz - BonTon - print
Leonard Alonge - I booked a principal role in the film “The Caped Crusaders", a Kurt Donath Film. I will play Mr. Ferguson.
Sandra Rivera - film, “This Man’s Life". I played the part of the Hysterical Hispanic Woman, a speaking role. I was fortunate enough to meet Bill Cobbs, and Betsy Brantley. I had a great time on the set which took place, for me, at the Orlando Amtrak Station. The movie is from the Production Company www.Starsnorth.com.
Christine Padovan - booked the role of a grocery store manager for a Publix training video. Learn It! Solutions of New York City
is the production company.
Natalia Castellanos - I have booked a commercial for Del Monte fresh produce and I filmed in August the second season of MTV’s The X-Effect as a host. I was also invited to be a guest on After Hours with Daniel Boulud on the MOJO Network (and HD channel)
Andrea Ocampo - principal role for feature film “The Wonderful World of Bobby” - role of Samantha.
Ana Ayora - I Booked a Sony print job for all of South America and an Industrial for Celebrity Cruises.
Barb Pergament - Shot Isle Casino in Pompano TV commercial and print (5 days) Photoshoot on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas -
(one week in the Caribbean) Marie Claire UK Magazine (hi fashion) print shot at The Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables - to appear Jan or Feb
08 issue.
Rod Ball - print job for Eli Lilly & Co. (Strattera)
Kimberly Jentzen Cold Reading Workshop
Kimberly Jentzen Acting Seminar - $50 in advance, $60 cash @ door
Friday, February 1, 2008
7:30pm to 10:30pm
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Kimberly Jentzen Cold Reading Workshop - $375
February 1-3, 2008
Friday, Seminar (included in the weekend) - 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday - 12 noon to 11pm
*Limited to 16 actors*
www.kimberlyjentzen.com
www.myspace.kimberlyjentzen
Los Angeles, Backstage Magazine Reader’s Choice: L.A. 2007 - Favorite Acting Teacher/Coach: Kimberly Jentzen!!!
Kimberly Jentzen first started coaching actors in a stairwell at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. At the time, she was enrolled in a musical theatre program for singers, dancers, and actors. “I was an actor who could sing and dance,” she recalls. “I love musical theatre. My singer friends would pull me aside — I was doing April in Company — and say, ‘How do you do that? How do you act that?’ I said, ‘Well, I’ll show you.’ I would sit on the stairwell of the fourth floor of the Dorothy Chandler and coach people. Those were my first students. And it was such a blast; I fell in love with it.”
Jentzen — whose book, “Acting With Impact", will be released in the fall — notes that she’s very technique-oriented. “I don’t believe in just directing an actor,” she says. “I believe they should absolutely know what they’re doing and make choices from the material, know how to break something down, know how to look at material. I like to give them their foundation. If they don’t have a foundation, they need one.”
As an actor, Jentzen has a rich training background of her own. She has a B.A. in theatre arts from UCLA, attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and has studied the techniques of Meisner, Chekhov, Adler, Hagen, and Strasberg. Over the years, she’s built her own teaching style. “Obviously it’s based on the masters,” she says. “I combine imagination with personalization. Actors get very heavy, and then it gets very difficult to get into emotion. To teach them a light approach, to be able to access all of their emotion, is instrumental. A lot of people don’t speak in a language of emotion, but your directors will. A lot of schools shy away from it: ‘We don’t go directly to emotion.’ But of course you do; directors ask it of you all the time. So you have to speak the language of emotion and know how to go there and pay the price of the material and find your depth.”
Another key element of her approach is building a bridge between “foundation and vocation.” “Foundation is essential,” she says. “You can’t really have longevity unless you have your foundation. The foundation is based, obviously, on the teachings of Stanislavsky. It’s really important that the actor has some kind of foundation training for longevity, because trends change. Episodics are different than they were 10 years ago. The acting is different. You have to be able to adapt your instrument. What I’ve discovered is: There are a lot of schools that teach traditional or vocational, but there’s no real bridge on how you bring the tradition or the foundation into the environment of a profession. I teach that.”
She describes her typical class atmosphere as tough but loving. “I don’t feel like actors should compete with anyone but themselves,” she says. “It’s supportive. Nobody gives anybody feedback but me. I don’t believe in actors giving other actors feedback, because when I was a young actor, one thing I noticed in some of those environments is that actors tend to project their own issues onto other actors. So it’s very safe. And if an actor is going to give feedback, it will be positive feedback.” The teacher doesn’t believe in going soft on her students, however. “I am tough,” she says. “I don’t allow people to get away with stuff in my room. Actors who are coming to me that are expecting it to be soft are going to get a harsh surprise. The business is too difficult. My feeling is, I’m responsible [for preparing] you for that
space. It should be tougher in my room than it is in the profession. Because if it’s tougher in here, you’re ready out there.” And when it comes to succeeding “out there,” Jentzen offers the following tips:
• Don’t limit yourself. “As an actor, you have to know yourself,” she says. “And you have to know yourself in so many genres. You have to shine in each one. You don’t know where that opportunity’s going to be.” Jentzen recalls that when she was working as an actor, she once did a soap. “I [never thought] I would do a soap, because I was in film,” she says. “But that was an opportunity that presented itself, and I wanted to stay alive as an actor. You’re an actor; you act. That’s really important to me — that the actor develops not only an emotional range but a range with their genres, that they’re able to adapt. It’s a survival thing. And if you can survive in many genres, you will work a lot.”
• Always remind yourself of why you love acting. “Love is artistic fuel,” Jentzen says. “You have to do everything you can to not get bitter; otherwise it can steal your talent. The love has to be fueled consistently. So that means you’re going to be doing things that remind you of that love. Go to museums. Go to places that invite and applaud and acknowledge self-expression.”
• Be a student of life. “Seek your own growth, and make it fun,” she says. “One of my favorite things is to learn something new every day.”
• Believe in your own magic. “This business is so random and unpredictable,” Jentzen says. “You never know. Dustin Hoffman got The Graduate after I don’t remember how many years of study. What I admire the most about these great actors is their perseverance and their staying true to what their voice internally wants them to do. It’s so important to not get sucked into the external hype of the industry, but rather to
know you’re a product and that’s a game that you’re engaging in but it doesn’t define you.” Call Lisa/Laura to sign up!!! 954.731.4888
Industry News
Famous Faces - Interns needed
interns needed/no pay lots of on job training. Busy busy talent and entertainment agency learn from an old pro!!!
call sherry - Famous faces.
3780 SW 30th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33312. 954-321-8883 - famousfac@aol.com
Dialect Coach - Norene Bini
Hey, if you feel speech and accent issues are keeping you from booking, try a few private sessions with Norene Bini, the dialect coach. For more information about Norene click on: http://www.actorsinfobooth.com/category/resources/norene-bini/
Posche Models, Update
I just wanted to take this time to update you on some exciting topics that are happening with Posche Models! First, I would like to welcome Jared Stein to the agency. He will be heading our Children’s Division: Posche Kids! Although newly formed, the division is underway and already children are being seen for Commercial Print, Catalog, and Television. Our Children’s Division can be reached directly at its email address: kids@poschemodels.com .
Posche is always on the look out for upcoming talent. Submissions should be directed to the email address or look for our “Open Call” dates on the “News” Section of our website. All of us at Posche look forward to a successful and promising new year. We hope to collaborate with you on many new projects throughout 2008. Thank you for your time!
Sincerely, Tyler Molinari and Jared Stein
POSCHE MODELS. 901 S. Federal Hwy, Suite 201, Ft Lauderdale FL 33316
954 524 2743 Agency
954 524 2745 Fax
Email: tylerm@poschemodels.com
www.poschemodels.com
Just The Funny Has Moved!!
Preview Show This Saturday! JTF has moved into its own theater, the Just The Funny Theater, located at 3119 Coral Way in Miami, and will be holding a special Preview Show this Saturday, January 12th at 9:00 pm! This preview show will be the first opportunity to see Just The Funny in action at its new home at the Just The Funny Theater. After the Preview Show Just The Funny will give a tour of the Just The Funny Theater.
JTF will also be offering its popular improv class Improv Acting 1 at the theater, starting on Monday, January 14th. You can register either online or at the theater box office at the show. For more information on classes: www.JustTheFunny.com. As a special thank you for being such a loyal fan and for being on our mailing list, we are offering a 50% discount to you and up to 4 guests if you mention this e-mail when you purchase tickets at the theater box office! For more information go to: www.JustTheFunny.com
Want MORE indie news?! Click THIS link! http://www.actorsinfobooth.com/category/home/industry-news/
Castings
Model Casting, Daisy Fuentes Celeb Show
Model Casting - “Daisy Fuentes Celebrity Fashion Show”
CASTING DATE: JANUARY 12, 2008
CASTING TIME: Sign in starts at 7PM, Casting starts at 8PM
CASTING LOCATION: Gulfstream Park- Showcase Ring on North side of Gulfstream Park, 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach 33009
Pangaea World Festival in Aventura will be conducting a search for nine tall, athletically-built, professional models to volunteer to participate in the Daisy Fuentes Celebrity Fashion Show.
Audition requirements: Models are required to walk in a two piece bathing suit and heels, and must be at least 5′8″. Please bring headshot, resume and/or comp card to casting along with your two piece bathing suit and heels. Finalists will be wearing clothes from Daisy Fuentes’ fashion line of swimwear, active and sportswear.
SHOW DATE: JANUARY 26, 2008, 1PM
SHOW LOCATION: Founders Park, Aventura
COMPENSATION: A garment from the line and/or gift bag
Stephanie Montalvo, Advanced Productions & Entertainment, Inc. - stephaniemontalvo@mac.com
Boca - Need Middle Eastern Male for Industrial (PAID)
We are looking for the following breakdown;
Male, Age:40-55 years old, Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Date: TBD (Looking like 01/15 and 01/16)
Rate: TBD / Still in Negotiation. Will have a 1/2 rehearsal day prior to shoot.
Teleprompter experience is a must. This is for an industrial DVD for Hartford Life Corporate Convention. Showcasing a new retirement plan. Will be shooting in Boca. If you know someone who fits the description and would like to participate. Please have Him email tammy@bocamodels.com
Ftld - indie film (PAID)
—– Contact Information —–
Name: James
Email: streetcornercast@bellsouth.net
—– Casting Details —–
Casting Dates: ASAP
Casting Location: Fort Lauderdale
Shoot Dates: 1/15-2/28
Shoot Location: Fort Lauderdale
Synopsis: Jimmy has been crossed over and has a week to come up with 400k. His idea? To rob a bank based on an unwilling neurotic writers screenplay.
Character Breakdowns: Jimmy- Lead - CAUCASIAN -Good looking, biker type. Late 20’s to early 30’s. MUST be over 6′ tall. MUST be able to ride motorcycle. Prefer experience, or at least a passion for the craft.
Additional Information: We pay at the end of every shoot. Filming has already begun, and we wil be looking to start this characters scenes right away.
Ftld - PSA
Public Service Announcement (PSA) for missing children.
LOOKING FOR ACTORS to help on her next project that will be shooting on either Jan 12 & 13 or the 19th & 20th somewhere in Ft. Lauderdale. Sherry’s phone number is (954) 763-1288 and the non-profit organization is called, “A Child Is Missing".
There is no pay for the job, but the day will be quick, you WILL get copy and the director shooting the spot is a well known South Florida director (Steve Waxman) who I have also worked for on another paying job. This is for a great cause as I have 2 young daughters myself, age 10 & 12, and this project ultimately will protect them and all young children. My wife and daughter will be working on the job and I would as well, but I’ll be out of town during the shooting days.
If you are interested, or know anyone who might be interested in working on this project, please call Sherry and tell her that Bobby Dodge told you to call. Here is what she is looking for: Male 35-40 yrs old to play a dad, Female 23-25 yrs old, Good looking guy 23-25 yrs old and a young girl 4-6 yrs old. Thank you. Bobby Dodge
PBFS - Castings (3 films) - Jan. 16
We have scheduled a casting for 3 student films on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 from 6PM-10PM. There are some really great roles available and we encourage you to visit our web site and click on “Casting Call” to find the log line, genre and character bios. If you have any questions please feel free to call (561-242-9190) or email me at filmschool@aol.com. Best Wishes, Jim York - Director
Life is Lemonade - Comedy
Life Is Lemonade is a comedy about Jesse Gillock, a young marketing assistant, who decides to defy his boss, Ruff Lemmon, and steal a major account while the boss is on vacation.
Roles: Ruff Lemmon (president of advertising company): 50-60 year old short (5′7″ or shorter) male with balding hair. Looks grumpy most of the time. Must be able to play short-tempered character
Jesse Gillock (marketing assistant): 25-30 year old tall (at least 6′), lean male with brown hair and a pleasant smile.
Cindy Bloom (secretary to Ruff Lemmon): 35-40 year old blonde, average build.
Jesse Gillock: 5-7 year old boy with brown hair, and cute smile.
FIRST DATES - Romantic Comedy
First Dates tells the story of Lexi Travers, who falls for the man of her dreams on a first date- just not hers.
Roles: Lexi Travers- Lexi is in her mid to late thirties. She is attractive and confident in everything but her luck with men.
Richard Cooper- Richard is an attractive man in his mid to late thirties. He is a workaholic businessman and proud of his success.
Amanda Byrnes- Amanda is a very attractive and bubbly woman in her late twenties.
Granger Moore- Granger is a ruggedly handsome man in his late thirties/ early forties.
waiter/waitress - any age, any type.
Life isn’t Perfect - Comedy
Chuck is clumsy and knows it. He is a bit of a pot head. His appearance is a bit nerdy. To everyone who doesn’t know him Chuck appears nerdy and very shy. To his friends Chuck is a calm, cool kind of guy who loves life.
Roles: Joe- white male between age 22 to 24 Muscle man, well built, tall. Joe think he know everything and thinks he’s a tough guy.
Fred- white male between age of 19 to 21 Thin, small built. Pot head. Fred is funny but can be a jerk because he likes to make fun of others and Chuck is his main target.
Chris-white male between age 19 -21 Tall, thin, thug. Chris thinks he is cool, he gets what you need.
Lexy- 18 to 20 year old female. Lexy is small built, blonde, very cute, comes off sweet and an air head, but has a very dark side and has a fetish for death and murder. Seems she has 2 personalities.
EXTRA’S (PAID) - feature film
10+ EXTRAS still NEEDED FOR “THE UNTITLED TEEN ROAD MOVIE” Ellen Jacoby is in need of Movie Extras of all ages!
Carnival Scene - Dates: 1/09/08-1/11/08 ( Thursday, and Friday)
You would have to commit to all three days of work. It will be filmed locally (but subject to change). We are looking for 25+ people for the carnival. Old and Young alike. People Playing at the carnival and Carnies running the carnival. Please email me at this address if you would like to be submitted for any of these extra’s roles. The rate is $100/per working day. Will be tons of fun and great experience. Please have a copy made of your DL or GreenCard to leave with Ellen if you are booked for this job. Know your SS# as well.
Regina - BOCA TALENT AND MODEL AGENCY INC. mailto: regina@bocamodels.com | www.bocamodels.com
Miami Lakes - Male Singers, “Forever Plaid”
LOOKING FOR STRONG MALE SINGERS FOR…"FOREVER PLAID” - DIRECTOR: DAVID KINGERY
Main Street Players in Miami Lakes is looking for males of all vocal ranges (high tenor, tenor, baritone, & bass), ages 20-50. This show has A LOT of 50’s do-wop music with close barbershop style harmonies - reading music or a great ear is a requirement. This will be a FUN SHOW!!!
Auditions by appointment only. Performance Dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays February 22 – March 9, 2008. Rehearsals will be nights and weekends 1 month before opening date.
Synopsis: The year was 1964. Lyndon Johnson was president. Motown was king, and on one fateful night, a semi-professional harmony group would become Forever Plaid. While driving to their first big gig, the four young men were slammed broadside by a school bus and were killed instantly. Now, heaven grants them a final show, a magical night of comedy and nostalgia.
This is a community theater group- please click on link below to learn more about Main Street Players. www.mainstreetplayers.com 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014. Please contact the David Kingery, Director IMMEDIEATELY if you are interested. email: sobesinger@aol.com or call 786-525-9983
Ft. Lauderdale - Extras Needed - ASAP
LOTS OF MOVIES BEING SHOT NOW AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I NEED LOTS OF EXTRAS!!! RATES RANGE FROM $75-100 PER DAY . SNAPSHOTS OK IF FOR EXTRAS ONLY. I SEE TALENT EVERY DAY MON-FRI 10-4 PM
SHERRY REICHERT - FAMOUS FACES
3780 SW 30TH AVE, FTLAUDERDALE, FL 33312
954-321-8883, FAMOUSFAC@AOL.COM
Want MORE auditions??!!! Click THIS link! http://www.actorsinfobooth.com/category/home/upcoming-auditions/
Workshops and Seminars
Seminar, February 1, 2008 - Kimberly Jentzen Acting Seminar - $50 in advance, $60 cash @ door
www.kimberlyjentzen.com and check out www.myspace.com/kimberlyjentzen call lisa or laura to sign up!! 954.731.4888
Workshop, February 1-3, 2008 - Kimberly Jentzen Cold Reading Workshop - $375
Friday, Seminar (included in the weekend) - 7:30pm to 10:30pm, Saturday & Sunday - 12 noon to 11pm
*Limited to 16 actors* www.kimberlyjentzen.com and check out www.myspace.com/kimberlyjentzen call lisa or laura to sign up!! 954.731.4888
**For a complete list of classes we offer, please visit our website @ www.actorsinfobooth.com and click on the workshops tab.
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FYI - Cancellation Policy (also listed on our website):
CANCELLATION POLICY
Refunds will not be given under any circumstances.
If you enroll in a class or seminar and need to cancel for any reason prior to 24hrs from the start of the class, you will be given an Actors Info Booth Inc. credit for the full amount which may be used towards any other class in the future (excluding Raymond Forchion workshops and any first-time workshops) . All credits expire 12 months from the original class date.
If you cancel in less than 24hrs from the start of class all credits will be given at the discretion of Actors Info Booth Inc. depending on the reason.
If you do not show up for a class and do not call to cancel, you forfeit your class and credit.
If you have a credit and apply it to a class and do not show up or cancel, you forfeit your credit.
If an instructor has to postpone/change/cancel the workshop date for any reason - there are no refunds, only credits.
Credits are non-transferable.
There will be a $30.00 fee for all returned checks. All future transactions after a returned check must be cash or credit card.
Please note: Because of the nature of the entertainment industry, occasionally dates or times may change.
Refunds will not be given under any circumstances.
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Lisa and Laura
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954.731.4888
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