Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

ALAN L. GANSBERG (PT 2) Dean of the College of Columbia College Hollywood, a fully accredited private college offering degrees in Cinema and Cinema/TV.

While running the key areas of the College, Gansberg continues his career as a writer-producer and occasional director. He has written and/or produced more than 100 hours of television, created more than a dozen nationally-distributed documentaries, and directed several longform TV projects. Gansberg has been nominated for four Emmy Awards (two for writing, one for producing, and one for documentary writing), and is a part winner and long-time trustee of The Humanitas Prize, which Daily Variety has called “The Pulitzer Prize of television writing.” He has also been honored with two Ohio State Awards, and been nominated or won a host of other honors, including nominations for the Writers Guild of America Award and the NAACP Image Award.

Among his credits are “My Past is My Own?” a CBS film starring Whoopi Goldberg, for which Gansberg won the Humanitas Prize, “Little Miss Perfect,” a CBS film directed by Marsha Mason, “Have Your Tried Talking to Patty?,” which was the highest rated children’s live action special in CBS history at the time it aired, and “NYTV: By the People Who Made It,” a two-part PBS documentary hosted by Walter Cronkite and Al Roker.

Gansberg is also a recognized film and Hollywood historian and is frequently in front

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Eric Morris is one of the most controversial and exciting acting teachers in the history of American performance. Author of 5 best-selling books on acting, and having taught over 20,000 students in the last 40 years (including some of Hollywood's biggest stars), Eric's craft process is clear, specific and compelling. Eric goes far beyond the Method in dealing with the actor's instrument in the belief that it is virtually impossible for an actor to learn or execute a process of acting without first eliminating the blocks, tension, fears, inhibitions, and other obstacles to expression. He teaches you how to deal directly with freeing the instrument, allowing you to become a "professional experiencer." Eric Morris began his involvement in theater at Northwestern University, where he graduated with a degree in Dramatic Arts. His acting career of over one hundred Equity plays, twenty major motion pictures, fifty network television episodes, and running roles on two syndicated TV series led him on a search for new and workable acting techniques. Eric's techniques are rooted in the Method, yet they distinctly represent his own approach, placing him among the most recognized acting coaches in the country. His books, No Acting Please, Being & Doing, Irreverent Acting, Acting From the Ultimate Consciousness, and Acting, Imaging & The Unconscious are used in colleges, universities, and private schools all over the world.

Eric Morris lives and teaches in Los Angeles but also travels regularly to New York and other cities around the country to conduct workshops. He has founded the American New Theater, a company of bi-coastal actors who have a common approach to acting and a common goal of carrying that approach into theater and film.

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Chris Jones One of the authors of the popular “The Guerrilla Filmmaker’s Handbook” series, Chris Jones will be making his Movie Beat debut. Recently, Chris directed the short film “Gone Fishing” which was shortlisted for an Oscar. He chronicles his journey as a guerilla filmmaker on his blog Make Film, Teach Film (http://www.chrisjonesblog.com/) and recently launched an internet television show in support of the new book in the series, The Guerilla Filmmakers Pocketbook. Chris has 3 feature films under his belt (White Angle, The Runner, Exam) and soon will be launching his new film project. He will talk candidly about his run-ins with the law, meeting Prince Charles and give up the tips and tricks that low budget independent filmmakers need to know. The other authors are Andrew Zinnes and Genevieve Jolliffe.

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Director Terry Green PT 3 has 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, with 13 years managing a successful motion picture production company. He is an Award-winning writer & director with access to the highest levels of talent, production staff & project financing. In 1997 he founded an independent company Strata Productions, Inc. that has financed $20 million in private equity for the production of 3 feature films, amassing over 750 financial partners over the past 13 years. Garnered awards from some of the nation’s most prestigious film festivals. Worked with Academy Award caliber talent, including David Strathairn, Timothy Hutton, Virginia Madson & Lindsay Crouse, among others. Strata Productions, Inc. is in Chicago, where it was instrumentally involved in advancing local film education and awareness, offering internships to local high schools and universities. The principals of the company have worked directly with state and local film offices, including the offices of the Honorable Mayor Richard M. Daley, Governor of the State of Illinois Pat Quinn and Alderman Edward M. Burke. In 2007, the company relocated its headquarters to Los Angeles, California, where it has operated successfully for the last three years. The company is currently producing a feature film about the Palmer Raids of 1919 with Tom DeSanto, producer of Transformers, X-Men and X-2, three of the top ten grossing films in motion picture history. Mr. Green founded in 2010, Windstorm Entertainment, an affiliate of Strata Productions, Inc. and is a finance company that specializes in gap financing for independent motion pictures. He is an award winning screenwriter/director of two feature films "Almost Salinas" & "Heavens Fall". No God, No Master (2010) Screenwriter/Director, Currently in post-production. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Kristen Shaw PT 2 Acting & Audition Coach & actor has appeared in over 2 dozen Film and Television projects, as well as having more than 25 National Commercials to her credit. Kristen was recently seen as "Nora", the First Gentleman's Chief-of-Staff, in ABC's hit Commander-in-Chief, with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. She was called a "modern day Lady MacBeth" by the New York Times, for her portrayal of "Fiona", William Petersen's tough-talking wife in the Oscar nominated film, The Contender. She received an Emmy campaign by the producers of the critically-acclaimed ABC series, Line of Fire, for her role as "Janet Malloy", wife to the mob boss, played by David Paymer. Look for her in Resurrecting the Champ with Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Castle, with Robert Redford, Nothing But the Truth, with Kate Beckinsale, and many others. Since arriving in Atlanta in April of 2009, Kristen has appeared in the Kevin Spacey film Father of Invention, as well as filming a strong supporting role in the Sony picture Straw Dogs, with Kate Boswoth and James Marsden. She is the official Acting Coach for Atlanta Girls Magazine, Atlanta Girls Model & Talent Competitions, Blueprint 4 Hollywood, and Meetup FILMAtlanta. Kristen has been teaching classes and providing personal coaching and audition technique for over 10 years. She has helped many actors go on to Film, Television and Starring Roles on Broadway. Her on-going Audition Technique Class and Actor’s Career Development Group has helped many actors reach their goals, at all levels – from getting SAG cards, to getting Oscar nominations. She is passionately committed to helping Actors achieve their goals, in all areas of life. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Michael A. Hoffman editor/director Pt 2. Originally from South Florida; Michael A. Hoffman has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. An accomplished IATSE editor (Los Angeles Local 700); his credits range from moderate independent productions to large scale features. Highlights include; the upcoming Vindicated Pictures release “Forget Me Not”, which stars Carly Schroeder (“Firewall”, “Way of the Dolphin”) and Cody Linley (“Hannah Montanah”); his directorial effort “ROT: Reunion of Terror“ (released March 9th); and the upcoming “Beware” (aka “Cuidado”). In 2008, he was appointed as the head of Bongiovi Entertainment’s HD and film department (credits include Ron Howard’s “Gung Ho”, the Johnny Depp documentary “Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the Agora” and Stephen King’s “Pet Semetary”) and became an accomplished editor on the Industry Experience Roster . Mr. Hoffman is also a successful Production Manager (the 2008/2009 St. Louis Cardinal’s “Play Like a Cardinal” ad campaign), producer (the upcoming "Spring Break Massacre" - being released on April 20th 2009) and writer (having worked for Corbin Bernsen). He currently is directing and producing an internet advertisement series for Bongiovi Acoustics. This campaign has extended from Las Vegas to Detroit (Motown Recording Studios). Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Patrick Giraudi PT 2 is a pioneer in using digital workstation in sound editing and mixing films. He is a well established Sound Supervisor/Re-recording Mixer in the film industry with over 330 film credits to his name. From music engineer to sound editor, he started to work as a freelance dialogue editor. He quickly became renowned for his professionalism and knowledge of digital technology. In 1991, a State Of The Art post production facility in Culver City hired Patrick, and from editor and became within a couple of years lead Re-recording mixer using the top digital equipment available. He was nominated and won MPSE awards for shows such as Tales From The Crypt, Xena Warrior Princess and many other. Sometime in 1994, while mixing Now and Then produced by Demi Moore, the studio was upgrated with a new digital editing system which also allowed sound mixing within a software called Protools. From that day on, the possibilities became endless and Patrick never went back to using analogue outboard gear and traditional mixing consoles. Always on the quest of improving his skills and work on newer equipment. In 1999, a unique opportunity presented itself to operate as a lead mixer at New Standard Post in Hollywood which was the very first all Protools Mixing Stage in the world. Since then, Patrick pursued a career as a Supervising Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixer which lead him to work on hundreds of independent films. Along the way, Patrick worked with David Lynch's Straight Story and Mulholland Drive in his personal home studio, Walter Salles, Robert Zemeckis, Joel SIlver, Sam Raimi, Jon Voight and major film studios in Hollywood. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Kristen Shaw Acting & Audition Coach & actor has appeared in over 2 dozen Film and Television projects, as well as having more than 25 National Commercials to her credit. Kristen was recently seen as "Nora", the First Gentleman's Chief-of-Staff, in ABC's hit Commander-in-Chief, with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. She was called a "modern day Lady MacBeth" by the New York Times, for her portrayal of "Fiona", William Petersen's tough-talking wife in the Oscar nominated film, The Contender.

She received an Emmy campaign by the producers of the critically-acclaimed ABC series, Line of Fire, for her role as "Janet Malloy", wife to the mob boss, played by David Paymer.

Look for her in Resurrecting the Champ with Samuel L. Jackson, The Last Castle, with Robert Redford, Nothing But the Truth, with Kate Beckinsale, and many others.

Since arriving in Atlanta in April of 2009, Kristen has appeared in the Kevin Spacey film Father of Invention, as well as filming a strong supporting role in the Sony picture Straw Dogs, with Kate Boswoth and James Marsden.

She is the official Acting Coach for Atlanta Girls Magazine, Atlanta Girls Model & Talent Competitions, Blueprint 4 Hollywood, and Meetup FILMAtlanta.

Kristen has been teaching classes and providing personal coaching and audition technique for over 10 years. She has helped many actors go on to Film, Television and Starring Roles on Broadway.

Her on-going Audition Technique Class and Actor’s Career Development Group has helped many actors reach their goals, at all levels – from getting SAG cards, to getting Oscar nominations. She is passionately committed to helping Actors achieve their goals, in all areas of life.

Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

ALAN L. GANSBERG Dean of the College of Columbia College Hollywood, a fully accredited private college offering degrees in Cinema and Cinema/TV.

While running the key areas of the College, Gansberg continues his career as a writer-producer and occasional director. He has written and/or produced more than 100 hours of television, created more than a dozen nationally-distributed documentaries, and directed several longform TV projects. Gansberg has been nominated for four Emmy Awards (two for writing, one for producing, and one for documentary writing), and is a part winner and long-time trustee of The Humanitas Prize, which Daily Variety has called “The Pulitzer Prize of television writing.” He has also been honored with two Ohio State Awards, and been nominated or won a host of other honors, including nominations for the Writers Guild of America Award and the NAACP Image Award.

Among his credits are “My Past is My Own?” a CBS film starring Whoopi Goldberg, for which Gansberg won the Humanitas Prize, “Little Miss Perfect,” a CBS film directed by Marsha Mason, “Have Your Tried Talking to Patty?,” which was the highest rated children’s live action special in CBS history at the time it aired, and “NYTV: By the People Who Made It,” a two-part PBS documentary hosted by Walter Cronkite and Al Roker.

Gansberg is also a recognized film and Hollywood historian and is frequently in front

Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Director of Photography Jenny Stolte has been interested in filmmaking since she was ten years old. Through middle and high school she made many short and feature length films. Some were great and were selected for film festivals and won awards - some were not as great. However, there was never any doubt when she started college at the University of Iowa in 2003 that filmmaking was the career she wanted to pursue.

While at the University of Iowa, Jenny interned with Scott Duncan, a television and commercial director of photography. Scott proved an excellent mentor and played a key role in her realization that cinematography was where her true talent and passion lied. This led to her transferring to Columbia College in Chicago where she felt she could get a more hands-on, cinematography specific education.

There she majored in Film & Video with an emphasis in Cinematography. She was able to refine her talent, make contacts, and get the hands on experience she wanted and needed. While attending Columbia she worked on countless films as a camera operator, grip, gaffer, AC, or DP. During this time she also worked on numerous features and shorts through her production company, Collateral Damage Productions. “The Chemistry of Dating” received numerous awards from 2006 – 2007 and “Driver’s Ed Mutiny” is currently in post-production.

Since graduation in 2008, Jenny has shot several feature films including, “Collapse”, “Aaseamah’s Journey”, “Driver’s Ed Mutiny” and pick-ups for the film “’77”. She has also shot several shorts including “Chamber of Worlds”, “Dancing With Boys”, “Morgan’s Last Call”, and “The In-Between”. She has also ACed many features and shorts including “Cyrus”, “Splatter”, “Dark Ways” and “Hands On A Hard Body”.

Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com