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•ActTrue Actors Workshop
10:00 - 4:00 Saturday, October 22nd
Chaparral Auditorium - Corner of East Ojai and Fox St. Tuition $60
Marc Durso
Actors who have participated in Marc
Durso's ActTrue process star on Broadway,
primetime TV, American and Latin soap operas,
indie films and national commercials. Join us for an exciting workshop that brings
proven, professional creative acting processes to life.
Mark has assisted Broadway directors Alan Arkin, Tony
Stevens, and Tony Award-winners Ann Reinking and Charles
Nelson Reilly. He has directed/associate directed premieres
starring Uta Hagen and Fritz Weaver as well as legendary
Master Teacher Sanford Meisner.
Paul Weber CSA
Over the past 16 years, as resident casting director and feature consultant for MGM, Paul has advised on features including the James Bond franchise, Fame, Zoo Keeper, Hot Tub Time Machine, Red Dawn and the upcoming Total Recall. His TV credits include Dead Like Me, Poltergeist, Picture This, and Legally Blondes.
As an independent casting director, Paul casts Spartacus and the upcoming series Noir for Starz. Currently, he is casting Beulah starring Dakota Fanning and Ryan Phillippe, and The Unexpected starring Paul Giamatti. He is a member of the Casting Society of America as well as the Writers Guild of America, and conducts audition intensives worldwide.
•Screenwriting*
10:30 AM Saturday, October 22nd
Art Center Gallery
Steven de Souza
Mega-hit Screenwriter
(Die Hard, 48 Hours, Commando, Flintstones, Running Man, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Ricochet)
•Getting It Made - Life of a Producer*
11:30 AM Saturday, October 22nd
Art Center Gallery
Susan Cartsonis, Producer
(What Women Want, Beastly Aquamarine, Where The Heart Is,
No Reservations)
Zachary Matz, Producer
(Jolene, City Island, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont)
•THE ART OF FILMMAKING*
2:00 PM Saturday, October 22nd
Art Center Gallery
Bo Welch, Production Designer
4-time Academy Award Nominee
(Men in Black, Thor, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands)
Howard Deutch, Director
(The Whole Ten Yards, Pretty In Pink, The Replacements, Grumpier Old Men)
Scott Mednick, Producer
(300, Superman Returns, Where The Wild Things Are)
David Luckenbach, Cameraman
(The Amazing Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hancock, Valkyrie)
•Cinematographer Salon - Owen Roizman, Cinematographer *
3:00 PM Saturday, October 22nd
Art Center Gallery
Recipient: Lifetime Achievement Award;
5-time Academy Award nominee
(The French Connection, The Exorcist, Network,
Tootsie, Wyatt Earp)
•Actor's Panel *
4:30 Saturday, October 22nd
Art Center Gallery
Chris McDonald
(Thelma and Louise, Requiem for a Dream, Quiz Show, The Perfect Storm)
Brett Cullen(Apollo 13, Something to Talk About, The Replacements)
Lea Thompson
(Back to the Future I, II, & III, Caroline in the City, Switched at Birth)
Paul Weber CSA
Executive and independentcasting director
* All filmmaker panels are $10 each, held on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Ojai Art Center Gallery 113 S. Montgomery Ave., Ojai - Limited Seating – all panels are on a first-come basis!
