SAG-AFTRA, G-Star School Present Conservatory Event Free for Members

LOS ANGELES (March 9, 2015) — SAG-AFTRA, in a partnership with G-Star School of the Arts for Film, Animation and Performing Arts, is holding a special, all-day SAG-AFTRA Miami Local Conservatory event free for members on March 14.

The event, Actors Branching Out, will consist of a variety of sessions centered on the theme of helping performers explore new employment options and expand their job opportunities.

It all begins Saturday, March 14, 2015, with registration from 9-10 a.m. and sessions throughout the day from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The G-Star School of the Arts is located at 2030 South Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406.

Admission is free for SAG-AFTRA members who are paid-up through April 30, 2015, and for G-Star students and college students with a current ID. The entry fee for other performers is $25. Attendees should bring a bag lunch. Vending machines with snacks and drinks are available.

Sessions and presenters include:

 I Have Branches … Do You? / Matt Florio
 How Do I Market Myself? / Memo Sauceda
 Getting into the World of Voiceovers / CC Limardo
 Voice Acting for Commercials / Darryl Gilley
 Set Etiquette and Terminology / Ruth Paul
 The Best Kept Acting Secret / Diana Loy
 Audiobooks / Dave and Matt Corey
 Towards Mastering Your Acting Craft / Bob Carter
 What You Forgot to Remember at the Audition / Ed Arenas

For more information and teacher bios please visit:http://www.sagaftra.org/locals/miami/events/sag-aftra-miami-local-conservatory-actors-branching-out

RSVP to Eileen Neel at (305) 663-7079 or by email at eileen.neel@sagaftra.org.

Working with SAG-AFTRA, the G-Star School will host conservatory events annually.

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

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G-Star Scores Big in PB International Film Festival Student Showcase

Palm Springs, FL (March 8, 2015) – The winners are in and G-Star School of the Arts scores big!  The Palm Beach International Film Festival has long been noted as one of the Top Ten Film Festivals in America.  The Festival’s Student Showcase of Films is the only state-wide film festival in Florida welcoming all high schools to compete.  This year there were 1,070 submissions in 11 high school categories in the film competition.  First place in four of those categories were won by G-Star School of the Arts students.  Only one other high school in Jacksonville had two wins (there were no other winners from Palm Beach County).  For the fifth year in a row, G-Star walked away with the number one award of the festival: The Burt Reynolds Scholarship Award. 

Our G-Star School of the Arts Student Showcase of Film Winners are:

The Burt Reynolds Scholarship Award:

Lauryn Eisenstein, G-Star School of the Arts

Best Feature/Short:

Alexandra Barletta-Chacon, G-Star School of the Arts, “Cold Morning”

1st Place Commercial/PSA Award Winner:

Raymond Knudsen (G-Star Alumni), Erik Lucatero and Jesse Miller, G-Star School of the Arts, “Be Yourself and No One Else”

1st Place Music Video Award Winner:

Cristian Aguiar, G-Star School of the Arts, “Unbreak my Heart”

There is one more category, “The People’s Choice Awards”, to be decided.  The winner will be announced on March 26 during the Film Festival.  The top eleven high school feature/shorts, as scored by the judges, are eligible for online voting, starting now through midnight on March 11. The feature short with the most votes will receive the Audience Award at the Student Showcase of Films. Voting will be available by going to http://pbcgov.com/filmfestival/ .  Entries for the audience award include:

Zachary Weinberg and Jesse Miller, G-Star School of the Arts, “Blind Senses”

Alexandra Barletta-Chacon, G-Star School of the Arts, “Cold Morning”
Austin Litt and Lauryn Eisenstein,  G-Star School of the Arts, “Student Body”
Austin Litt and Shaun Besman, G-Star School of the Arts, “Waiting Room”

Please go to the website and vote for them!

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