Oct 25, 2010

Get your Own Website!

Oct 19, 2010

Chez Group Workshop

Chez Studios is excited to announce the return of L.A. based talent agent, Matt Fletcher, who is scheduled to be with us for the weekend of November 13th and 14th.

Matt will be teaching a children’s acting workshop (ages 6-12) from 10 AM to 2 PM Saturday and Sunday and a teen acting workshop (ages 13-18) from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM Saturday and Sunday.

Over the course of the two-day workshop, Matt will be focusing on helping the young actor to get that next job! The successful actor must know how to break out of his/her comfort zone, stop playing it so safe, and nail that audition...!

About Matt: Matt is the Director of the Youth Division at Greene & Associates Talent Agency. He began his career in the entertainment business a decade ago. Matt specializes in developing and maintaining the careers of children and young adults. During his tenure Matt also spent sometime as a talent manager, before returning back to the talent agent business. You can currently see Matt’s clients on television series such as "Hannah Montana," "Desperate Housewives," "Sonny With A Chance" and "Brothers and Sisters" and new FOX hit "Glee"to name a few. Matt also currently has clients in numerous feature films including "17 Again," "Astro Boy," "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," the Disney Channel MOW "Camp Rock," As well as upcoming features, "Grown Ups" and the 2010 Sundance Film Festival hit "Hesher" with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Natalie Portman. Matt holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Kentucky.

Visit our website today to reserve your place! http://www.chezgroup.com/training.html

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Keep in mind that Matt's workshop weekend is one of our most popular and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Please register as soon as possible if you plan to attend, in order to guarantee your place.

We hope to see you soon...!

Sincerely,
Mary Ann


The Chez Group
2221 Peachtree Rd NE
Suite D, Box 335
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-771-1361 (C)

Industry Night with Shay Griffin and CHEZ Group!

Dear Agents,

Shay asked me to pass this invitation on to each of you to see if you might have anyone in mind who would like to attend our Industry Night.

We are asking those who have registered for this event to email any questions they may have for the panel, or the subject matters that they would like to see addressed to me at chezmaryann@aol.com. Anyone is encouraged to ask questions at the event, as well. We just want to be sure that we have time to cover all areas of interest.

We would love to see you there, as well...!

Thanks for passing on this invitation to your talent, and, as always, thanks for your continued support of our workshop program!

Sincerely,
Mary Ann

The Chez Group
2221 Peachtree Rd NE
Suite D, Box 335
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-771-1361 (C)

Oct 18, 2010

Annual REMINDER

2011 holds so many amazing opportunities for J Pervis Talent Agency and we hope to bring the year in with a BANG! Here are a few reminders to get us started!


ANNUAL TALENT EVALUTIONS:
In preparation for another great year we have scheduled the mandatory talent evaluations. The evaluation gives us a chance to get re-acquainted, showcase your talent, and determine if your marketing materials are up-to-date.

Note: If we do not hear from you about the evaluation we will assume that you have made the decision to take a break from the business or have chosen a different path. You will then be categorized as inactive.

See below the date(s) and time(s) for the evaluations. Be sure to RSVP.

Children and Teens
Monday December 6, 2010
Note: Please RSVP – you may request a morning or an afternoon slot

Actors/Models ages 19 & Up:
Monday December 13, 2010 – times will all be in the Morning
Note: RSVP for a specific time slot

All evaluations will take place at J Pervis Talent Agency: 659 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312 THE STUDIO ROOM – Located in the Court Yard

To adequately evaluate your skills and marketing materias bring your headshot with resume attached and/or composite card. Non-readers should prepare a mini-commercial (10 – 30 seconds). All others should prepare either a 30 – 60 second commercial OR a 60 second monologue. Due to time restraints, we must honor these time limits.

Please treat this as an actual audition and be 100 % prepared! I have attached a self-evaluation form. Complete and bring it to the evaluation. If you would like feedback please bring a self-addressed stamped envelope for a copy of the form to be sent back to you.



WEBSITE INFORMATION

To renew your individual page on the J Pervis Talent website a renewal fee of $55 must be received in our office no later than December 15th. This fee covers unlimited headshot, resume, and demo updates for 2011. Send all updates for the resumes to info@jpervistalent.com. To update the headshots send a CD to the office in jpg format. There will be a 15 day grace period for all payments not received by December 15th. The late fee after December 15th is $20 (total $75), due by December 30th, 2010. If we do not receive payment for renewal you will be automatically deleted from the website. Therefore if payment is received after 12/30/2010 you will be considered new talent on the website. To reactivate your status the fee will be $85.00 with a renewal due every January.

If you are NOT on the website and would like to be added:

Send an updated resume with a CD of your jpg headshots to J Pervis Talent Agency along with your initial set-up fee of $85.00. Note: There will be an annual renewal fee due each January. Allow approximately 30 days for headshots and resumes to be uploaded on the website. The website contains a brief history of the agency, a press and photo section, and most importantly, photos of our talent pool. We market directly to producers, advertising agencies, and photographers. To view the website, go to www.jpervistalent.com

Please be sure your casting sites are active and up-to-date so that you get the best representation possible.

1. www.actorsaccess.com: You can do the FREE version. Once your page is set up please send us the link. To find the link go to “My Tools”, then “Custom Link”. This site is used so that we are always sending updated headshots and resumes when submitting on our breakdown services.
2. www.800casting.com: To register go to http://800casting.com/AgencySignup/GA-245.aspx. This LINKS us together if you use this exact code. This site costs $29.95 for 12 MONTHS. Fees are paid directly to 800casting. This is how the majority of our castings are cast.
3. www.nowcasting.com: This is a casting service that Tyler Perry Studios requires for all castings. Once you sign up please will LINK to J Pervis Talent.

We are looking forward to a successful 2011!!

Oct 15, 2010

Workshop

Crystal Carson - Los Angeles acting coach - www.crystalcarson.com
FILM/TELEVISION AUDITION TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP - $75
Thursday, November 18, 2010 / 5pm-8pm
"How do I book the roles that keep going to the Los Angeles actors?!"

Ever said, "I am just as good as the LA talent that is coming here and booking the local roles!"? The truth is, if you want to compete with Hollywood, you've got to know their rules. The way you prepare for, and then "perform" your auditions, may actually be causing you to look "green" in the eyes of the LA directors/producers who view your tapes....even if your agent or acting teacher has been giving you high marks and praise! Crystal will discuss thoroughly the proper way to break down a script and approach an audition, the truth about memorizing lines/holding the script, when/how to use props or pantomime, where to look for your eye-line, how to find your character's objective, etc. And all based on what is currently the trend in Hollywood.

This course is for every actor who is pursuing Film/TV work. Actors who are just starting and actors who book Film/TV on a regular basis will improve their booking rates. In LA, Crystal teaches actors weekly who are booking lead and supporting roles and has her finger on the pulse of what producers/casting directors want to see, how they perceive "local" talent when they shoot in our state, what is now perceived as "good" acting given the prevalence of reality shows, etc. Even local Atlanta acting teachers will find lots of new, helpful information by sitting in on this workshop. Agents and casting directors are very much welcomed, too!

This short class will help all actors come across as professionally as the LA actors with whom they are being compared. So many projects are coming to Georgia...it's time we all bring our A-GAME to the audition room!

To register: contact campbal@charter.net for mailing address or PayPal option.

Oct 13, 2010

Open Call TODAY

Greetings,


 My name is Bernadette Smith, and I am a student at the Art Institute of Atlanta, and the Director and Producer of a film entitled, Brother from Another Mother (BFAM).  We are looking for actors of all ages.  We will be having an open Casting Call, this Saturday, 16 Oct, at 10am-1pm; 2:30pm-5pm; and 6:30pm-8pm.  Below you will find a summary of the plot and an at length list of the character descriptions.  The location for the Casting Call will be the Art Institute of Atlanta, 100 Embassy Row Atlanta, Ga 30328 in room 506.  Attached you will also find a flyer with the general information.  



This production will be shot in 8 mini-episodes of 15 minutes each.  Each episode, upon completion, will be aired on the internet.  After the 8 episodes have aired, the series will be re-edited into a feature length film.  All talent will receive a copy of their work.

 

Our Facebook group page is as follows:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=158140057539888



If interested or have questions, you can contact me at BFAMstaff@gmail.com.  Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,

Bernadette Smith

Oct 11, 2010

Giving Back!!

It’s that time of year again...Time to Give Back! In years past we have gathered together Christmas wrapping paper and board games for Children in foster care and this year we are going to GIVE BACK again! We hope that you will join with us in gathering these items together. Feel free to drop off your donations by December 1st, 2010 to the J Pervis Talent | CLICK office!!

Oct 7, 2010

Film Acting Class

Film Acting Fundamentals - I (monthly)
Instructor: Tom Thon <(Click Here to Sign Up) Mon 1 - 4 PM Tue 7-10 PM Limited to 10 students per class Investment $100.00 / Month
This on-going, "on camera" class will provide beginning and intermediate students with the tools to be successful in audition and on the set. It will allow stage actors to transition their skills from live performance to performing for the camera. Each session will be recorded with playback analysis. Students will receive DVD copies of their work at regular intervals. Class size is limited to 10 students for personalized instruction. The class will offer students an introduction to and practice in the following:
Audition Technique Rapid Script Analysis Rapid Character Development Cold Reading Emotional Control Techniques Improvisation Camera Awareness Audition and Set Etiquette Film Set Terms and Vocabulary
Film Acting Fundamentals - II (monthly)
Instructor: Tom Thon <(Click Here to Sign Up) Mon 7 -10 PM Tue 1 - 4 PM Limited to 10 students per class Investment $100.00
This on-going, "-on camera" class will provide intermediate and advanced students the opportunity to hone their audition skills on camera. In addition, on camera scene study will be ongoing with multi camera scene production at regular intervals. Each session will be recorded with playback analysis. Students will receive DVD copies of their work at regular intervals. Film Acting Fundamentals is open to students who demonstrate a clear grasp of the topics covered in Film Acting Foundation 1. Class size is limited to 10 students for personalized instruction. The class will offer students the opportunity to learn and practice the following:
Advanced Script Analysis Advanced Character Development Introduction to Practical Esthetics Camera Blocking Scene Production Crew Definitions Set Hierarchy Left Brain / Right Brain Exercises Imagination Stimulators


About the instructor: Tom has just completed principal photography as Doc Kingston in the feature film Quarantine 2: Terminal with Mercedes Masohn and Josh Cooke. He has also worked with John Houston & Jack Nicholson on Prizzi's Honor, Meryl Streep, Liev Shreiber & Jonathan Demme on The Manchurian Candidate, and with Robert Duval, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black on Get Low. Tom was a 2008 Suzi Bass Award nominee as Featured Actor for his multiple roles in Terrance McNally's Some Men at Actors Express. His other stage credits including work at the Alliance Theatre, Horizon Theater and Theatre in the Square.

Oct 6, 2010

Alpha Tyler | Richard Futch Workshop!

The Director’s Chair Proudly Presents Casting Director’s
Alpha Tyler & Richard Futch!

Don’t miss this opportunity!! Casting Directors Alpha Tyler (Independent Casting Director for Tyler Perry Studios) and Richard Futch, CSA (Casting Director for Lifetime Television’s Army Wives) will conduct separate workshops for ages 16 and over on Saturday, November 13, and Sunday, November 14, 2010. With the 30% Tax Incentive in the state of Georgia and the numerous projects currently in production and slated for the near future, our focus is to strengthen the talent pool in the Southeast in an effort to satisfy the casting needs and keep production here!

Workshop Location: StudioPlex: 659 Auburn Avenue, #123, Atlanta, GA 30312

Saturday Classes
ALPHA TYLER (Class 1) RICHARD FUTCH (Class 2)
Saturday, November 13, 2010 Saturday, November 13, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Time: 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Cost: $100 Cost: $100

Sunday Classes
RICHARD FUTCH (Class 3) ALPHA TYLER (Class 4)
Sunday, November 14, 2010 Sunday, November 14, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 Time: 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Cost: $100 Cost: $100

SPECIAL DISCOUNT! Enroll in both Morning & Afternoon Sessions on either Saturday or Sunday & receive $25 off! Total Combined Cost: $175

About Alpha Tyler: Alpha Tyler began her casting career 15 years ago in Los Angeles. She worked with top casting directors who cast for pilots, series and feature films for FOX, CBS, WB, UPN, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, DREAMWORKS and SPIKE LEE’S 40 ACRES AND A MULE FILMWORKS. In 2007 Alpha brought her expertise to Atlanta where she has done the principal casting for 4 seasons of the TBS series “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” 2 seasons of “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” and numerous Tyler Perry films including: Why Did I Get Married 1 and 2, For Colored Girls (release in January 2011) and Madea’s Big Happy Family (release in April 2011).

About Richard Futch: Richard is a member of CSA and currently the casting director for the Lifetime/Touchtone hit television series, Army Wives! Since 1990, Richard has been involved in casting both principal and background talent for feature films, television network movies and both regional and national commercials. His casting company, Futch-Mullins Casting was responsible for principal casting for the box office feature film success, The Notebook, directed by Nick Cassavetes. Richard has just completed his fourth season of casting for Army Wives.

Goal of Workshops: These workshops are designed to give you two different perspectives from two different highly successful working casting directors. Each will provide you with their unique individual approach. You will be working on various sides and audition techniques. This is an incredible opportunity not to be missed!

Class size in limited!! Registrations are on a first come first serve basis. To guarantee your space, registration must be received no later than November 1, 2010! For additional information, please email Shaun at thedirectorschair@ymail.com

NOTE: Your participation in the workshops do not guarantee an audition or role in projects being cast by Alpha Tyler or Richard Futch.


Registration Form
(Ages 16 and Over)
SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Enroll in both Morning & Afternoon Sessions on either Saturday or Sunday & receive $25 off! Total Combined Cost: $175
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4
ALPHA TYLER RICHARD FUTCH RICHARD FUTCH ALPHA TYLER
Sat, Nov. 13 9am – 1pm Sat, Nov. 13 2pm-6pm Sun, Nov. 14 9am – 1pm Sun, Nov. 14 2pm – 6pm

CLASS OPTIONS
Option 1: Class 1: $100.00 Option 4: Class 4: $100.00 Option 7: Class 2 & 3: $175.00
Option 2: Class 2: $100.00 Option 5: Class 1 & 2: $175.00 Option 8: Class 3 & 4: $175.00
Option 3: Class 3: $100.00 Option 6: Class 1 & 4: $175.00

Please choose class option on the field below.

This form must be completed and e-mailed with payment.
E-mail a current headshot and resume with registration, but please also bring 2 hard copy headshot & resumes to the workshop.

Name (First, Last)
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Telephone (H)
Telephone (C)
Email Address
Emergency Contact
CLASS OPTION

What has your experience in acting been?

How long have you been in business?

What is the best acting job you have ever worked on?

What area of acting do you want to learn more about?

What is something unique about you that will help the casting directors remember you?

Rate your level of acting experience (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest):


Deadline for payment is November 1, 2010
Payments only via PayPal thedirectorschair@ymail.com & email registration form to
thedirectorschair@ymail.com
Confirmation will be sent via email upon receipt of payment.