Pure, Unadulterated Joy

This is the weekend of #Acting #Success #Training! @ActorsFastTrack 7/28 10am - 3pm

By Joy A. Kennelly

My head is spinning a little with all the great information I've been gaining from taking James LeVine's Bring It! On-Camera class and working with him privately too.

Then you layer that with today's class taught by Actor Eric Matheny of The Acting Center where he gave the more cerebral viewpoint of how to prepare for episodic season, it's a lot!

A lot of awesomeness!:)

But that's not all, I'm diving headfirst into applying what I've heard today in Eric's class to actually bring all this home with Valorie Hubbard's 7th Annual Summer Retreat Games tomorrow!

There's only a few tickets left if you care to join me. Listen, learn and apply what you gain at this amazing 1-day event at Kenneth Hahn State Park.

Tickets are only $37 and you’ll spend the day outside with other amazing actors learning what it takes to create a brand that will get you noticed.

You’ll also get the chance to get in front of INDUSTRY GUESTS who want to find their next big thing.

$37. Act now, or regret it for the rest of your life. Just kidding, but seriously, sign up already: https://vq131.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/2019-Summer-Games

A FULL DAY 10am-3pm of BRAND AND PITCH WORK and then YOU ACTUALLY GET TO PITCH YOURSELF!!!

• WORK ON YOUR PITCH and BRAND with our CERTIFIED ACTOR'S FAST TRACK COACHES
• ​PITCH YOURSELF TO INDUSTRY GUESTS!!!!! (JUDGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED)
• ​ENJOY DELICIOUS TACOS from a TACO TRUCK!
•  PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR BEST PITCH decided by our INDUSTRY GUESTS

If you're not currently an actor, but need to pitch your startup, your new business, or perhaps propose to your love, then you may also want to consider joining me because what I've come to see is that acting really apply to how you present yourself in the world overall.

Don't believe me? Read this article: Why Everyone (Not Just Actors) Should Take an Acting Class

See you around town!

.@ActionCasting2 Director James LeVine added to #Mentorship table @IVYentertainment #Summit this Sat. @AFI 10am

Very happy to announce Casting Director-Director-Producer, James Levine (pronounced LeVINE) of Action Casting, is hosting one of the first mentor round tables during the exclusive IVY Entertainment Summit and Awards, held at the HBO Pavilion and Mark Goodson Screening Room at AFI this Saturday, July 27 at 10 am - 10:45 am. 

The entire Ivy Entertainment Summit runs from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and is chock full of amazing speakers, insider tools and strategies to stay viable in a disrupted industry,  discussions on how to leverage diversity and digital distribution in ways that increase your ROI, and exclusive mentoring roundtables scheduled throughout the day.

The full-day event will culminate with a complimentary exclusive networking reception for All-Access Pass Holders at Hollywood's historic Cat & Fiddle just minutes from AFI.

AGENDA *

09:30 am - 10:00 am   Arrivals & Networking

10:00 am - 11:00 am    Diversity, Disruption, & Digital Distribution - Speakers John Kim, Deep C Digital, and Nina Ameri Entertainment Attorney / Partner, One LLP

11:00 am - 12:00 pm    A Creative Person's Secrets to Success - Pen Densham (Producer, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, BACKDRAFT) and Lisha Yakub Sevanian (USC, Producer / Attorney, Sony Pictures Television)

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm  Screenplay Masterclass - Jim Hart (Screenwriter of Hook, Contact & Dracula) and the new tools available for mapping stories.

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm  Strategies to Finance Your Independent Project - Harris Tulchin (Attorney)

02:00 pm - 05:00 pm Exclusive Networking Reception

You can learn more about all the guest speakers, mentors, and what this elite event holds in store for you by registering here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ivy-entertainment-summit-awards-tickets-60380129593 (Receive 75% off using code ActionVIP)

Hope to see you there! 

JAMES LEVINE, 20 YEAR VETERAN CASTING DIRECTOR FOR SUCH CLIENTS AS CAPITAL ONE, DISNEY, THE VOICE & COMEDY CENTRAL Teaches Bring It! Acting/Audition

Sherman Oaks, CA. Director-Producer-Casting Director, James Levine of Action Casting, brings 25 years’ experience both in front of and behind the camera, to his new On-Camera Acting Auditioning class starting this Wednesday, July 24th through August 14th at 7:30 pm at On Your Mark Studios in Sherman Oaks, CA. A second Tuesday class begins on August 6th and will run through August 27. Course fee: $200 with $50 off using discount codes: BringJoy and Frontier.

 Each class teaches the tips and techniques Levine gained over 20 years as a successful actor, producer, director and casting director of 1000’s of commercials and theatrical projects for such notable clients as Apple, Microsoft, Chase, Capital One, Sears, Disney, The Voice, and Comedy Central, to name a few.

The Audition/Acting classes enforce the auditioning tips and techniques he offers in his new book co-written with Charles Carpenter entitled, Bring It! Everything You Wanted to Know About Auditioning, But Couldn't Ask. Answered by the Casting Director!,which will be provided as a FREE PDF copy as a gift to all participants.

The 4-week course covers such topics as:

• Comprehension, Delivery, Creativity
• On-Camera Auditioning Techniques
• Self-Tape Audition Tips & Tricks
• Improv for Auditions
• Cold Readings for Commercials

COURSE DETAILS:

 Dates:        WEDNESDAY evenings: July 24th, 31st, August 7th, 14th

TUESDAY evenings: August 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th

Time:          7:30pm-10pm

Where:       On Your Mark Studio 13425 Ventura Blvd #200 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

*STREET PARKING ONLY-PLEASE READ SIGNS*

 Cost:          $200.00 (Receive a $50 discount with BringJoy or Frontier codes at checkout)

• Register for Wednesday night workshopshere: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bring-it-on-camera-wednesday-night-oncamera-acting-class-tickets-65881616689
•  Register for Tuesday night workshopshere: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bring-it-on-camera-tuesday-night-august-class-tickets-64677654606

Each workshop session provides students the opportunity to audition on-camera, watch themselves on playback, and receive immediate personalized coaching from James. Private coaching is offered separately online and in-person and includes audition self-taping in On Your Mark Studios on an appointment basis.

Levine has taught classes in Los Angeles and internationally with Stella Adler Academy and TVI Studios. In addition to his “Bring It!” book, he also co-hosts and produces an online interview show for Casting Frontier called The Curve which recently featured such luminaries as Bernard Hiller, April Webster, Stuart k. Robinson and many more.

James Levine (pronounced LeVINE) is a member of the Commercial Casting Director Association (CCDA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG/AFTRA), and represented by BX2 Management.

For more information, please contact bringitclass (at) gmail (dot) com.

 **Please Note: At the conclusion of the class/workshop, the instructor will NOT be taking home nor given access to your headshot, resume, or any other of your promotional materials. Your headshot/resume and any other promotional materials will be returned to you. This is not an audition or employment opportunity. **