Winner of numerous Festival awards. Director of Award Winning Feature Film - Wish you were Dead - starring Cary Elwes, Elaine Hendrix, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Billy Ray Cyrus, Gene Simmons and Sally Kirkland. From 1985-94 was a casting executive at Universal Studios. From April 1994-2000, held position of Vice President of Feature Film Casting for New Line/Fine Line Films. Produced award-winning film NEO NED, directed by Van Fischer, starring Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Renner (nominated for SAG award this year). Cast great films such as American History X, Babe, Hard Candy (cast Ellen Page in her first American Feature Film) Has cast many "Stars" such as Edward Norton, Eddie Furlong, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Ellen Page, Ray Liotta, James Cromwell. Served on the Board of Directors for the Casting Society of America. Is a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Heather Hale - Power Networker in Hollywood/ Screenwriter/Producer
Winner of many awards! Heather is a member of The Academy. Mentor and Teacher for The Scriptwriters Network, The Film Industry Network, The Hollywood Black Film Festival, The Moondance International Film Festival and The Story Project Judge for The ABC/Disney Fellowship, The Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Competition and Genoa Italy’s new ENDAS International as well as serving as the official national script consultant for The American Screenwriters Association. Heather lectures and consults globally on careers in entertainment, writing and business development for traditional and new media as well as her trademark PowerNetworking strategies for entrepreneurs as well as movers and shakers in the Corporate and Collegiate arenas.
Milton Justice - Hollywood Acting Coach/ Producer/ Director
Winner of Academy Award, an Emmy Award and five Golden Globe nominations. His theatre work has earned him seventeen Los Angeles Theatre Critics’ Awards and two New York Drama Desk nominations. Was appointed by Stella Adler as a Teacher at her Los Angeles Conservatory AND Artistic Director of the Stella Adler Theatre Company. Producer of longest running play Off- Broadway co-starring Kathy Bates. Has taught many students in many different countries including Kevin Bacon, Mark Ruffalo, Kyra Sedgwick, Sean Astin, Benecio del Toro.
WHAT AN AMAZING LINE UP!!!!
This is a camp where you are living and breathing your creative craft for 5 days and 5 nights!!! It is a unique chance for Screenwriters, Directors and Actors to Come together and Work together under the guidance of top class Hollywood/New York Coaches!
Learn the ins and outs of Power Networking in Hollywood! For Actors, Directors AND Screenwriters! Networking opportuntities for all at the retreat - who knows who might be there for you! Power Networking Where do you go from here? Putting it all together
Screenwriters: The Idea High Concept: Marketable Ideas, Loglines and Genres Beating Out the Beat Outline (and Mining the Diamond Mines) The Development Process Your First Impression: Hooking the Reader on Page One The Art of Exposition Pruning and Polishing Dialogue Unifying Your Character Arc with Theme Writing for the Camera The Treatment and Pitch
Actors: Understanding Casting in Hollywood – the ultimate audition How to get yourself to Hollywood Marketing yourself Why someone gets cast Mock auditions Learning how to audition Putting yourself in the hot seat Connecting to your text with MEANING! Lies Like Truth Giving the text size. Understand the ideas. Visualization for massive effect! Experiencing the text Getting away from the dialogue and understand the sequence of thoughts Using the circumstances to make you SHINE! Living in the place Actions from the circumstances Finding the TRUE essence of a character - wake the character UP!!! Making kick-butt choices Choices that feed the character Choosing the dynamic past of a character and making it worthwhile! REAL Actions and Objectives Playing what's going on with the character Playing actions with a partner - and seeing them come alive! Analyse your text with passion and focus Rehearse with PURPOSE Preparing your monologue Performing your monologue and winning the stage/screen Creative Text analysis for mind blowing scenes Kick- arse Performance time!
Directors: How to Work and talk with actors effectively Recognise good material that will attract financing and actors Skills in learning to pick your DP, Production Designer (reels) and recognizing the right ones for your projects Setting your shots and working with your DP Moving the camera Understand the editing process and how it works Working with your Executive Producer, Producers and how not to hate each other after it is all over-understanding their objectives. The tools of an actor Analyzing the script from the actor's perspective The vocabulary for getting the most out of an actor Working with an actor
Who is this for?: Professional Actors, Directors and Screenwriters
When?: April 13th- 18th, 2010 (Tuesday night – Sunday 4pm)
Where?: Collaroy Centre Collaroy Beach NSW 2097 (Approx 45 Minutes North of Sydney on the beautiful Coast - the picture in top right corner of this website is the beach at Collaroy) We do have a bus/coach going from Central Sydney to the Camp if you want to jump on board.
Why?: A chance to tap into some amazing knowledge and experience to intensify your craft and propel you forward! Expand your knowledge in the film and television arena. Broaden your knowledge and skills with Hollywood professionals and indulge in the chance to network to achieve your goals.
