The Acting Gym Friends and Family Short Film and Feature Film Screening

25 Powers Court,Westport CT 06880

13 May, 2023

Description

The screening will include this past summer's short films and feature film! Love's Labors Lost written by Nikki Sternberg, Camille Blundell, Colin Konstanty, Avery MacRae, Andrew Maskoff, Caleb Reese Paul, Caroline Santos-Goodall, Willa Shamie, Ava Waldman directed by Brian J. Carter OUR SHORT FILMS Neither One of Us written and directed by Raia Badurina Alienated written by Max Ardrey and directed by Drew Andrade Apple of my Eye written by Camille Blundell and directed by Colin Konstanty Frills written by Lola Lamensdorf directed by Lauren Lakra I Should Want This written and directed by Avery MacRae The Green End written and directed by Caleb Reese Paul The Others written and directed by Andrew Maskoff Vicky's Vinyls written and directed by Ava Waldman Lemonade written by Caroline Santos-Goodall and directed by Colin Konstanty OUR AMAZING COMPANY OF ACTORS Drew Andrade, Talia Bauer, Camille Blundell, John Brody, Massimo Capelli, Emily Desser, Grant Ginsberg, Ben Herrera, Soren Honarvar, Colin Konstanty, Lola Lamensdorf, Alexa MacRae, Avery MacRae, Julia Marvin, Andrew Maskoff, Frances McArdle, Lila McEntee, Raia Morgan, Caleb Paul, Grace Power, Ava Reynolds, Caroline Santos-Goodall, Sophia Seymour, Vivian Shamie, Willa Shamie, Nikki Sternberg, Liv Vindiola and Charlie Watson MORE ABOUT THE ACTING GYM'S SUMMER PROFESSIONAL FILM-TRAINING PROGRAMS The short film program (rising fourth graders to recent high school graduates) will be July 24-29 and our feature film (high school) principal photography dates are July 31-August 12. Our summer film program is an in-depth and rigorous training program that gives each student the opportunity to learn about every aspect of filmmaking in-front of and behind the camera! It is also a tremendous amount of fun as we bring all our students of all ages together to be a part of creating films that will last forever! Students can participate in the one-week short film program, the two-week feature film program or both (with a discount, of course). Last year over the course of three weeks we produced 8 short films and a feature film! Because our students participate in every aspect of production from writing the scripts to post-production they are building their skills and their resumes. Participation is offered first to our current students in any of our classes/private lessons and professional coaching clients who are of high school age. All other participants must complete an informational interview prior to acceptance to the program. Please email us to register for the program or for more information. All of our films are shot on professional cinema RED Komodo cameras – the same cameras that studio and professional feature films are shot on. For our feature film we use two RED cameras and a professional grip kit. Additional cameras are added based on the film’s needs. Students have the opportunity to learn and use these cameras – something that is not provided even in some of the top university undergraduate film programs. This summer’s fourteen-person professional crew will work with those students interested on learning skills that can get them internships or get them hired on film sets as soon as they graduate high school – there is no better way to spend a summer break from college than on set! In just the last three years, we have produced 16 short films and 3 features films. Our films have been recognized by film festivals including (30 awards and selections this year alone) – The International Film Festival Manhattan (winner best US narrative film), Boston International Kids Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, Blackbird Film Festival, Niagara Falls Film Festival, Dallas Shorts, the London Independent Film Awards, and the Independent Shorts Awards. Last year’s student summer short films were screened as part of MOCA Westport’s Teen Film Showcase. Our high school writers and directors in our short film programs have used the films as part of their college applications and have been accepted to programs at top film schools such as NYU, Emerson, Depaul, Columbia College, UT Austin, SCAD and Ithaca. Our actors have used the footage for professional reels and college applications and have been accepted to top acting programs at universities such as NYU, Emerson, Loyola Marymount, UT Austin, PACE, Ithaca, and UCLA.