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Click here for upcoming seminar!
Hey actors: we're more than the Annual Audition Event! We'd love to see you at the TRU annual auditions, of course. CLICK HERE for details of the 2010 event. But now our actor friends have more reasons than ever to become members of Theater Resources Unlimited: FREE monthly events geared specifically to your needs: Actor Resource Nights (Speed Dates) and seminars! To be eligible for these FREE monthly workshops, you must be a paid member of TRU, so join now for just $60 a year at the TRU Store. And be sure to reserve early for each workshop since space is limited! Reserve by emailing trunltd@aol.com |
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 Annie Chadwick, career consultant |
 Brette Goldstein, casting director, coach |
TRU/WEIST BARRON Weist-Barron Studios, |
 Jeremy Handelman, video producer |
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One of the single most important weapons in an actor's arsenal is his or her demo reel. "How long should it be?" "What type of footage should I include?" "I have a great scene but it's poorly shot. Should I use it?" "I don't have enough footage for a reel. Should I shoot a scene or do a slate?"
Three industry experts take you through the process of building your reel from a creative, technical and marketing perspective. You'll hear what casting directors look for, what footage works best, how to stand out from the crowd, what to expect from a video editor, the pitfalls to avoid, and how to best distribute your reel. The workshop will include:
- Presentations by:
• Annie Chadwick - actress, founder of Up To Date Theatricals, and career consultant
• Brette Goldstein - casting director for film, commercials, industrials and theater; audition coach
• Jeremy Handelman - commercial theater and video producer and founder of Wag That Reel
- Examples of actual reels
- Evaluation of attendees' reels (see below)
- Q&A
Actors attending the workshop who already have a reel are invited to submit their reel in advance. Two or three of these reels will be pre-selected to be presented to the workshop attendees and evaluated by our panel. First you must register to attend by emailing TRUnltd@aol.com. Then you should contact Jeremy Handelman at info@WagThatReel.com to make arrangements to drop off your reel on DVD.
DATE: Tuesday, September 28 at 7pm
COST: Free for members of TRU; $20 for non-members. If you're not a member, consider joining TRU for only $60 and you can attend this and many other TRU events for free. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: email TRUnltd@aol.com
LOCATION: Weist-Barron Studios, 45 West 45th Street, 6th Floor
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• ANNIE CHADWICK is a professional actress, founder of Up-To-Date Theatricals, author of "ShowBiz Bookkeeper," a contributing editor for the “Show Business Directory,” in which she writes a monthly Showbiz Strategies column and a theatrical career consultant. In addition to her private one-on-one career consultation work for actors, Annie produces an ongoing business of acting workshop series for the Drama Book Shop. Her most recent performance work includes: Lead Singer with the popular bluegrass band, the NYCity Slickers; JETBLUE web spot with director Josh Nussbaum; CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, playing John Lithgow's wife, Mrs. Edgar West; TURKEY BOWL, Indie Film with director James Malki, Twenty First Films. AEA, SAG & AFTRA |
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• BRETTE GOLDSTEIN - has cast over forty independent films, one hundred plays and was the resident casting director at Washington, DC’s Folger Elizabethan Theatre for ten seasons. Films Brette has cast have won awards and been official selections at Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, LA Film Festival, Hamptons, Woodstock, Woods Hole, Clermont-Ferrand, DC Shorts, Philadelphia, Boston, Austin, Great Lakes, Sante Fe and the IFP Film Market to name just a few. Brette is the former Co-Producing Director of Washington Jewish Theatre, Production Manager at Washington Shakespeare Co., and Associate Producer of the Washington Theatre Festival. In addition to casting indie films, commercials and industrials, she coaches audition technique, as well as consulting actors on marketing and business management. Brette teaches acting/ audition technique in NYC and several universities. She has also be the on-set coach for several films and television shows |
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• JEREMY HANDELMAN is both a commercial theater and video producer. His video work includes “Wag That Reel,” providing professional actor demo reels at reasonable prices. Samples can be viewed at www.WagThatReel.com. Jeremy also is teaming up with casting director Brette Goldstein to provide custom actor reel consultations. Other video services include commercials, promos, PSA’s, video projection, and event coverage (www.OffTheLeashProductions.com). Jeremy’s most recent theater producing credits include (with Tuc Watkins, Peter Scolari, Betty Buckley and Christy Carlson Romano), and the award-winning rock musical comedy F#@king Up Everything (NYMF), which is being developed for commercial production. |
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