Quick note to let all our readers know that we now have three videos on YouTube that were developed from the footage taken during the Academy of Cinema and Television event featuring Madison Pettis and her mom Michelle. Go view all three, and don’t forget to leave your comments — both at YouTube and HERE. Here is the link to the Madison Pettis Edu Event Part 1:
Victoria Cosner landed a large role as the Drowned Girl ghost, one of the few good spirits in the horror film The Between.
Victoria has been on the road to success for some time now. When ACT arranged an audition with Jimmy Villareal with URGE Artists in Beverly Hills some time back, Villareal was immediately impressed and she was introduced to her current Manager, Robert Costanzo. Since that day Victoria has continued to study, audition, and grow as an child actor.
The staff and instructors are all pleased to hear that Victoria has landed a good-sized role in the new film for a major Hollywood studio. Her raw talent and beauty have been obvious since the first day she auditioned for admission into the Academy of Cinema and Television.
Victoria is not an unusual student success story. The talent scouts for the Academy of Cinema and Television know what to look for in a child actor. The raw talent that attracts the attention of trained scouts and staff members is very obvious. Training and developing the natural talent is where the school comes in. The school hires some of the most talented instructors in the business to guide and enhance the natural talents of its students. Young actors of Victoria’s caliber are the norm at the school. It is just a matter of time and exposure until additional kids get their big break.
Student Brenna Justine won a good role in this film as well and three other students — Anna Clark, Caiti Currey, and Lexie Rich — were also cast as understudies for the film. For more information on The Between, visit http://www.thebetweenmovie.com.
Academy of Cinema and Television students — four to be exact — were recently cast in two horror films for a major Hollywood studio. Casting Director impressed with student’s acting skills.
Four students of the Academy of Cinema and Television have been cast in the upcoming major studio horror films The Between and Crypt. The producers and directors Jimmy Flowers (an ACT instructor) and Craig McMahon (director of Machined for Lionsgate) were impressed with the talent at ACT. In fact, only ACT students, past and present, were invited to attend the auditions.
“I know what kind of training the Academy of Cinema and Television provides, and so when it was time to cast youth actors, I knew the Academy was the place to look,” Flowers said.
In The Between, ACT student Nate Chrisman was cast as the evil ghost known as Knife Boy, while Brenna Justine will play his ethereal high school girlfriend. Victoria Cosner also landed a large role as the Drowned Girl ghost, one of the few good spirits in the film’s supernatural story. Three students — Anna Clark, Caiti Currey, and Lexie Rich — were also cast as understudies for the film. For more information on The Between, visit http://www.thebetweenmovie.com.
Student Franz Birkner was cast in Crypt as the boy on the bus. Crypt’s story concerns a group of thieves who break into a forgotten crypt, unleashing a deadly curse.
“It was fun to audition the kids and see all of their training come to fruition. As a casting director, it’s great to have a lot talented people to choose from. I am so proud of them!” Flowers said.
Starting off as an actress, Ivy Isenberg graduated from USC’s theatre and film schools. Before deciding on Casting as her career, she worked at talent agencies, managed actors, and worked in feature development. Ivy Isenberg spent five and half years casting at MGM Studios with Paul Weber.
Here is a listing of the Satellite Students that Ivy Isenberg, a well-known Hollywood Casting Director called back:
Hanna Harrison (IL), Amelia Hogstrom (IL), Megan Gorecki (IL), Maheep Bhramra (IL), Chloe Grzegorczyk (IL), Annalise Palatine (IL), Paige Marnell (IL), Juan Macias-Sanchez (IL), Mackenzie Mityas (IL),Victoria Roman (IL), Celeste Roxas (IL), Angie Fogliatti (IL), Sydney Kudlinski (Midwest), Anthony Sayles (Midwest), Christian Sanchez (Midwest) Nadia Gumm (Midwest), Nina Zepeda (Midwest), Peter Mascal (Midwest), Isabel Thomas (Midwest), Lacy Goettling (Midwest), Alivia Aten (Midwest), Lexi Tebbe (Midwest), Katya Jones (Midwest), Morgan Brown (Midwest), and Chase Lawrence (Midwest)
Here is a listing of the Satellite Students that Ryan Daly from Innovative Artists called back:
Ryan Daly, Innovative Artists, LA & NYC
Learning how good casting directors work is always a plus for upcoming actors. Here is a very interesting article on one of Hollywood’s well-known cating directors, Ros Hubbard. Very much worth the read if you are new to auditioning and the auditioning process.
Irishwoman Ros Hubbard is one of the world’s best-known casting directors, having worked on everything from The Commitments to Lord of The Rings , and discovered Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Colin Farrell. She tells Michael Dwyer the secrets of casting a movie.
AFTER MORE than 20 years as a Hollywood casting director, Ros Hubbard is set to become a familiar face on the RTÉ2 series Hollywood Trials , on a three-member jury assessing the prospects of rising and aspirant actors. In marked contrast to the judging panels on The X Factor and You’re a Star , this jury is unusually benign and considerate.
“There are no humiliations,” she says. “It’s much more like the real world. In the real world, you don’t humiliate people. You’re respectful and polite.”
Next Friday, she will be sharing her insights and experience with an audience of 12- to 19-year-olds in a masterclass at the new Cinemagic festival in Dublin. “I’ve been given such a wide range, but I’ll concentrate on audition technique,” she says. “It’s the gap in the education of actors. Most don’t know that, from the minute they walk into an audition, they’re on as soon as they appear.”
Are today’s young actors more confident than earlier generations? “Oh, yes,” she says, “and some think they’re better than older actors. Acting is instinct, and it’s God-given to begin with. All you can do is hone up that instinct. Look at Saoirse Ronan at her age.” And she cites Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who was in his mid-teens when she discovered him in a Cork pool hall while casting the David Puttnam production The War of the Buttons. click here to keep reading.
Source: Ireland.com
Chandler Fausett, Satellite Student
Academy of Cinema and Television Satellite students are often auditioned by the talent scouts and talent agencies in their specific city or area. Liz Knight was invited to such an audition. At the audition, she was impressed with Chandler.
According to an e-mail we received recently from Chandler, he will soon be appearing in a Disney Channel production called The American Mall. Here is what Chandler told us:
“I had an interview today with Liz Knight. I’m in her agency now. She wants me to start as an extra and then in a few months she wants me to start real acting, so I’m pretty happy right now. I will be on a Disney Channel show called “The American Mall.”
Liz Knight is the Agency Director and owner of KnightStar Talent Mgmt. She has been in business for over 8 years as a Talent Scout, Agent, Extras Coordinator, and Agency Director. Her agency represents Actors, Voiceover Talent, Models, and Extras. KnightStar Talent Mgmt. is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Since Chandler is one of our Satellite students we are anxious to receive up-dated professional photos of him and learn how he is progressing. Be sure and check back here in the future for another update on Chandler’s progress.
A lack of manners and courtesy at an audition shows disrespect, no matter who you are. If you’re being disrespectful toward the folks running any type of audition, acting like a spoiled brat or primadonna can kill an opportunity faster than you can say, “Exit stage right.” Keep the following pointers in mind whenever auditioning:
