BAM North Productions presents
Take Two
Telling the truth on film –
An actor/filmmaker challenge
July 17-22, 2014
5.5 days, 5 nights – all meals and accommodation $750 CAD
A 5 day intensive for filmmakers, actors and crew to shift from "Director as God" model to utilizing the entire team to make a superior film. If you've admired the work of directors such as Mike Leigh, John Cassavetes, or Penelope Buitenhuis- here is a chance to practice and learn skills to open up the process on set. If you are an actor who is looking to break into speaking roles on the screen, this will help you work more from within to build layers and texture to your characters. TAKE TWO provides the opportunity to deepen what you got in the first take- if you have the skills, confidence and a framework to work in a collaborative fashion on set. Come immerse yourself in a supportive environment to make a bit of filmmaking magic for 5 days in Northern Ontario.
This intensive residential workshop is an opportunity to build one’s skills as an actor, director, crew member to collaborate on and off set with the goal of creating a superior, more layered and profound final product.
Our Resource People
Valerie Buhagiar is an award-winning Toronto-based director, actor, and television host. Valerie’s early iconic collaborations with Don McKellar and Bruce McDonald placed her in the national memory as the star of both Roadkill and Highway 61. She continued her work as an actor on stage, film and TV- and earning 2 Dora Awards. Valerie’s writer/director debut came in 1993 with the multi-award winning The Passion of Rita Camilleri. She has since directed various films- many self-produced. Valerie has continued to act on stage and screen. Her one-woman show Nine Parts of Desire was mounted in Vancouver. She has landed lead roles in productions at the Tarragon, National Arts Centre and Neptune Theatre. Valerie's sat on selection committees from TIFF to the Female Eye. As a mentor and instructor, Valerie has taught film and workshops on the actor/director relationship. She is delighted to be returning to Northern Ontario to lead this one-of-a-kind training workshop.
Jim Calarco has performed in numerous film and television productions including most recently The Intruders, High Chicago,The Riverbank, Edwin Boyd, and Queen of the Night. He has also worked both as a Northern Casting Associate on several films including That Beautiful Somewhere, Tracing Iris, the TV series Hard Rock Medical and as a Back Ground Casting Director on I’m Yours, Still, Oliver Sherman and Dark Rising. He founded North Star Talent Agency in 2011 and represents union and non–union actors across Northern Ontario. He is also the writer, director and producer of short films that have won numerous awards. Based in North Bay, Jim has become a key resource to actors in making the transition to film and in teaching auditioning techniques.
You Should Attend If
Our workshop setting is BAM's Spanish Riviera - a wilderness retreat centre set on 400 unspoiled acres of waterfront on the mighty Spanish River- nestled between Sudbury and Manitoulin Island. This restored 1920s tourist camp offers retro cabins, Finnish sauna, excellent swimming and paddling, and amazing meals from fabulous cooks. Five days to unplug, open up, indulge your passion and learn with/from others.
705-866-2077