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June/2008
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The South Florida
Entertainment Community answered the call from Casting
Director Lori Wyman turning out in force, sending a powerful
message to the Governor and the State Film Commission with almost
1000 hand written letters expressing their passion for, commitment
to and professional investment in the Florida Film Industry.
"Thanks
again for a great seminar" - Lisa Varga/Actress
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Boca Talent
Agency, Photographer Bob Lasky, ActTrue, Casting Director
Lori Wyman presented seminars and individual consultations throughout
the day.
"...great
informative course you provided...I can tell that you love what
you do to the point of perfection. It was interesting to see how
you exposed real acting versus t.v. acting which gives the audience
a sense of superficiality.
Keep up
that TRUE passion, for you send out that positive energetic vibe
to whomever has the pleasure of having that special contact with
you"
- Melikah/Actress
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Your questions
were answered, one on one, by the best in the business: IF YOU WERE
THERE!
'Marc
Durso was fantastic and exhuberant...Thank you for yesterday, you
inspire me' - Diane Dompka/Actress
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ActTrue presented
three seminars to almost 400 actors who said they had, "...rediscovered
their passion for acting."
"You
are a great, wonderful, amazing, teacher! Pure energy"
- Karen Oakes/Actress
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Well, "passion"
requires a vibrant industry in which to express itself. This is
YOUR career! The Art of it, the Joy of it, the Fun and
Fame of it, all depend on the economics of it.
"In
addition to your vast knowledge and entertaining delivery, I was
particularly impressed by your integrity, which is nothing to take
for granted these days!' - Tina Boileau/Parent
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The health of
the industry is the security of your work, so, contact Wyman
Casting about joining this business-life effort. |
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It's
YOUR career!
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May/2008

ActTrue
and DBFF Director,
Michael Posner
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ActTrue
presented workshops and seminars at the prestigious Delray
Beach Film Festival to actors, directors, screenwriters
and agents with noted Miami Casting Director Lori
Wyman and award winning SAG actor Marc
Macaulay.
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Actor/Writer
Gregory van Dam, ActTrue and Director Alyn Darnay
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"On behalf
of the Delray Beach Film Festival, I want to congratulate
you for your superb Workshop presentations which were a major
contribution to the success of this event. The feedback I
got from the attendees was phenomenal. They had nothing but
accolades for the professionalism, the delivery, and the invaluable
information you imparted. I hope that you enjoyed the experience
as well and would be willing to join us again. Many thanks,"
Elliott
Schwartz - Filmmaker Workshop Coordinator Delray Beach Film
Festival
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ActTrue
and DBFF Industry Relations Director Denise Castillón
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"A quick
note to say how impressed everyone was with your Delray workshop!
I sat with a table of filmmakers and all said how insightful
& meaningful your session was. After all our years with performers
& how much we enjoyed you, I can only imagine how helpful
your approach will be to directors & writers with limited
experience with actors. We have performers all over, & we'll
be happy to recommend you. Again, it was a pleasure. Not just
great material, also extremely entertaining!"
Lisa
Maile Seminars & Coaching
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"I attended
the Acting Workshop held today at the Dolce Amore Restaurant.
I highly commend Marc Durso and Lori Wyman for the time and
work they put
into conducting a truly beneficial seminar for the working
actor, thank you. I want to thank DBFF for their effort and
highly recommend that this not only be continued at future
Festivals, but that it also be extended in time and expanded
in locations. It was "priceless" for continued development
and growth in my profession. Regards,"
Cyril
Serrao - Actor/Workshop participant
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"Dear
Event Organizers, Thank You for including an Acting Workshop
in your Festival. Marc Durso and Lori Wyman put together an
extraordinary training in the short time they had. The room
was full of energy, the information so expanding for actors.
What a privilege to work with Marc and Lori, their information
was extremely helpful as well as quick, full and to the point.
They were magnanimous, patient , caring and eye opening. I
look forward to next year's event, you chose well. Thank you,"
Diane
Dompka - Actor/Workshop participant
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ActTrue,
with top Miami industry Casting Director Lori Wyman and award
winning SAG actor Marc Macaulay, presented workshops to Agents,
Producers, Directors, Screenwriters and Actors in the Hagen
Process of Imagery in Action
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"The contents
of the workshop I thought were great because you brought in
the best of the industry..what more could you want! The one
factor that stuck in my mind that I need to address more in
my acting personally is imagery and it helped me get a better
understanding of it!"
Larissa
Witherspoon - Actor/Workshop participant
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April/2008
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Miami's
ActTrue has been invited by LA Acting Coach to the Stars Margie
Haber to teach at BIG
BREAK HOLLYWOOD
Ms. Haber's
Clients include: Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, Halle Berry, Heather
Locklear
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Grand
Hyatt Atlanta
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Backstage
West/East , the premier actor magazine, is partnering
with Big Break Hollywood to create the most exciting and informative
Entertainment Industry event. This corporate sponsorship means
BBH is even more affordable!!!:
The
Premier Package is now $595, and the Standard Package is now
only $250.
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Big
Break Hollywood
264
South La Cienega Boulevard
Suite
452
Beverly
Hills, CA 90211
info@bigbreakhollywood.com
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And here's
what you'll experience!!!...
Perform
for industry executives such as the casting directors from
“Hannah Montana”, “ER,” “iCarly,” “Drake and Josh,” as well
as “Days Of Our Lives;” the manager of Oscar winner Halle
Berry; and the agents who discovered Leonardo DiCaprio, Zac
Efron, America Ferrera, Josh Duhamel, and Naomi Watts.
“Acting
Lab” Sessions with acting coaches from the famous Margie Haber
Studio in Los Angeles. Question and Answer discussion with
a panel of top Hollywood industry executives and celebrities.
“Celebrity
Welcome Party”: for participants staying at the Grand Hyatt
Atlanta in Buckhead, an invitation for admittance to mingle
with agents, managers, casting directors, and television and
feature film celebrities, including your favorite daytime
soap actors! Start those industry relationships NOW!!! Before
you move to LA!!!
Autograph
and picture signing with some of your favorite film and television
stars.
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BIG
BREAK HOLLYWOOD
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AND!
12 Finalists will be selected; 3 Winners will be:
Flown
to Los Angeles, California (round-trip airfare and housing
included)
Awarded
a one-year contract with a top theatrical and commercial agency
Signed
with a top Hollywood manager
Enrolled
in an intensive two-week study program with Margie Haber Studios
Photographed
by a Los Angeles photographer
Introduced
to casting Directors and brought on the set of some of Hollywood’s
favorite television shows
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TIM DALY
– Actor. Series regular on ABC‘s hit television series "Grey’s
Anatomy" and the spin off series "Private Practice"
JOHN LEVEY
- 4 time Emmy award winning casting director of NBC's "ER"
CAROL
GOLDWASSER – Casting Director for "Hannah Montana"
KRISHA
BULLOCK – Casting Director for Nickelodeon’s hit television
series "Zoey 101," “iCARLY” and "Drake and Josh"
BONNIE
LIEDTKE – Talent Agent; launched careers of Leonardo DiCaprio,
Zac Efron and Hillary Swank
VINCENT
CIRRINCIONE – Producer/Manager, represents Halle Berry
COLIN
EGGLESFIELD – Actor. Celebrity soap star on ABC's hit daytime
drama "All My Children"
FERN CHAMPION
– Casting Director, discovered Cameron Diaz MARNIE SAITTA
– Casting Director for NBC’s hit daytime series "Days Of Our
Lives"
MARGIE
HABER – Hollywood’s number one acting coach to such superstars
as Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, Heather Locklear
NEIL BAGG
– Talent Agent with Don Buchwald & Associates; has represented
celebrities such as Josh Duhamel, America Ferrera, Kathy Bates
and Naomi Watts
GLENN
HUGHES – Entertainment Manager/Producer; built careers for
such actors as Anna Sophia Robb, Matthew Underwood, Cris Judd
STEPHEN
COLLETTI – Actor. Star of MTV's "Laguna Beach" and the WB's
hit television series "One Tree Hill"
JULIE
FULOP BALFOUR – Top youth Commercial Agent with AKA Agency
MATT JACKSON
– Former Head Of Casting for the Disney Channel and the Disney
executive who discovered Zack & Cody on Disney's hit television
series "The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody"
SUSAN
PUTNAM – Associate Casting Director for Nickelodeon’s hit
television series "Ned’s DeClassified"
NATE PARKER
– Actor. Starring with Denzel Wahington and Forest Whitaker
in Oprah Winfrey’s "The Great Debaters"
MELISSA
ARCHER – Actor. Celebrity soap star on ABC's hit daytime drama
"One Life To Live"
For more
information on this exciting industry event, visit the official
website: BIG
BREAK HOLLYWOOD for more info!!!!
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March/2008
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WHERE
WERE YOU? ...when ActTrue joined top Hollywood Film Industry
professionals for the SUNSCREEN
FILM FESTIVAL in St. Petersburg, FL, March 19-22?From the
four corners of the state came actors to test their skills and
creativity in workshops with ActTrue and noted Hollywood Film
Casting Directors John Jackson and LaTanya Potts, genre setting
action film screenwriter Steven de Souza and Oscar nominated
screenwriter Timothy J. Sexton. Here's just a few of the SSFF
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Amy
Leah Axelrod
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"I
am so grateful to you for the knowledge and advice you
shared...I hung onto every word you said and your truth
really resonated with me. It was a truly invaluable experience...Thank
you again...you cannot possibly know the impact those
few hours with you had on me!" |
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Kristina
Fisher
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"I
was so grateful to meet such amazingly talented professionals
at the S.S.F.F. like Marc Durso. His critiques of my
performance, as well as others was extremely helpful.
This workshop was very informative and it has helped
me and others for future auditions and castings. Everyone
I talked with who attended the workshop and audition
was so thankful that this was able to take place. It
really left a lasting impression on me and my fellow
actors, and I hope we will be fortunate enough to enjoy
it again next year! Thank you so much, I am so blessed
to have worked with you, and I hope that we can work
with you again soon!" |
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Yeselie
Rivera
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"Thank
you so much for your help this past weekend at the film
festival. The critique you gave during the workshop, not
only to me, but the other actors as well, was very helpful.
Looking forward to working together soon!" |
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Los
Angeles Film Casting Director
John
Jackson
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Actors
were given sides, five minutes to analyze their scripts, teamed
up, auditioned on camera, solo and then as duos, critiqued
by the Casting Director and then ActTrue presented Hagen Techniques
to support the C.D's adjustments. Quick, on your feet acting.
And what one issue did the C.D. repeat again and again after
six hours of auditions????: THOUGHTS! Creating powerful, effective,
active Thoughts creates precise, engaging, frame filling behavior.
And that "IS" our process of Imagery in Action.
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Are
you getting out there, every day, testing your work, your creativity,
seeking new opportunities to discover, to connect, to create?
I hope you seek out such exciting Film Industry events to network
with directors, audition for Casting Directors and work with
acting teachers with a proven professional creative technique.
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