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:
Academy of Cinema and Televisionn student Anna Clark won the role of a little girl featured in commercial for Westcor Mall back in Nov of 2007 when Anna was a relative new-comer to the Academy family of students.
Today Anna is signed and working with a Talent Agent, has been selected to understudy on the film The Between and is auditioning for roles on a regular basis. All the staff at the school are very proud of Anna and her accomplishments.
Please take a moment and watch Anna’s commercial and then leave a comment so she can know we are enjoying the positive successes she is having in the industry. Here is link to take you to view the commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VZyGCkFQo
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.
Nathan Chrisman, an outstanding ACT student, has won the role as the evil ghost known as “Knife Boy” in the upcoming horror film currently titled The Between.
For more information on The Between, visit often the site located at http://www.thebetweenmovie.com. Keep checking back for film updates as the production process moves forward.
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
Chandler Fausett , Satellite Student ~ This is the photo Chandler began with as a new A.C.T. 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 Agency Director and owner of KnightStar Talent Mgmt discovered Chandler at such an audition.
Chandler has done well and to date has appeared in two Disney Channel productions, the first one is titled The American Mall and the second one is a new movie titled Hatching Pete.
Well, now Chandler is working with a professional photographer and he is seeking some advice with selecting just the right photo. Here are the 3 choices he sent us:
Since Chandler is one of our Satellite students we thought he might enjoy receiving some feedback on his photos via this student blog!
Since I spent several of my “younger years” as a talent agent in Houston, TX, I thought I might go ahead and comment on his photos. First let me say, “what a difference a professional photographer can make!” Took a good-looking young man and made him even more appealing visually.
From a agent perspective, I’d advise Chandler to go with two of the new looks and have 8×10’s ready on both photo #1 and photo#3 in the row above — if his pocketbook can afford this expense. If not, then go with look #1. The reason I say two photos is because the first is very friendly, very open and could help cast him in a multitude of roles, but photo #3 might help him win a role for a “troubled teen” or “bully teen” if a casting director was after this type of look/actor.
No matter which one Chandler selects, I believe he has a good look, and now with some professional training from A.C.T. instructors and experience under his belt he should be able to take his acting as far as he so desires.
We love hearing from you Chandler, and remember, lots of A.C.T. contacts read or are subscribed to this blog! The A.C.T. experience is continuing to work for you!
