Get Your Jazz Hands Ready!!

January 23, 2009 at 5:23 pm | In Dolphin Entertainment News | Leave a Comment
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Start the countdown!
Spectacular!, Nickelodeon and Dolphin Entertainment’s FIRST musical will be premiering February 16 at 8pm! In case you haven’t seen it yet, here is the music video from “Everything Can Change.”

There is also a really cool video player on Nick’s Spectacular! microsite that has even more sneak peeks.
-Miss Drew

ps– How dreamy is Noland Gerard Funk?

pps- I will now have this song in my head for the rest of the weekend :)

Did you know that every scene you will ever act begins in the middle?

January 23, 2009 at 4:54 pm | In Acting Techniques, Casting 101 | 1 Comment

Every scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes before.  This is true at all points in the script (beginning, middle or end).  Something always precedes what you are doing.

It is vital that you know where you are coming from – both physically and mentally.  The more specific and the more focused this moment is, the better the entire scene will be.

The moment before doesn’t have to be literally the “moment before”, it can be revisiting years ago – anything to get your feelings propelled and to get you to where you are now.

 As an actor, you want the moment before to leave an impression, and you want it to be the right one.  That requires the right moment before and to be fully emotionally committed to this moment.

 It is difficult to do any reading and preparation of the scene without creating this moment before, since it fuels your goals and motivation in the current moment you are in.

Not All the Actions In Front of the Camera

January 7, 2009 at 10:06 pm | In The Biz | 3 Comments

Though actors are usually what we think of when it comes to movies.  There are a number of integral roles that must be filled for a production to occur.  Smaller productions with a lower budget will often have an individual satisfy more than one of these roles, but in larger productions, there is usually a specific person for each job.  Here are a few of the main jobs in making a movie:

Executive Producer:An executive producer is the one that must arrange for both financing and distribution of a specific picture.  Sometimes a distributor will be awarded this title if they played a major role in the financing of a production.  Dolphin Entertainment is the executive producer of the television series “Zoey 101, and “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide“.  We also executive produced the Roxy Hunter Movie Franchise along with a number of Nickelodeon and Liftime movies.

Director: The director is the leader of the production team and responsible for coordinating how actors move and deliver their lines.  He or she must transform the screenplay into cinematic images that satisfy his/her vision.  Directors are usually the most responsible for the end product seen on screen and must be well versed in all technical and performance aspects of production.

Producer:A producer is hired as a liason between the executive producer and the studio.  They must hire the majority of the crew members and manage the financial aspects of the television show or film, including keeping it on budget.

Below the Line Production Jobs:Most production jobs can be categorized as either Below the Line or Above the Line.  Below the Line jobs are technical crew jobs and nonstarring cast members.  The Below the Line budget is usually fixed and the difference originates from the early studio days when the budget top-sheet would literally have a line separating the Above the Line Costs and Below the Line costs.Below are a list of some jobs that would be considered Below the Line:

  • Art Director
  • Editor
  • Continuity
  • Composer
  • Production Assistant

Above the Line Production Jobs:  Above the Line jobs usually belong to  people whose salaries have been negotiated or spent before the filming begins. Often these jobs are based on specific people that have been lined up before an entire production crew is even hired. Some of the jobs include:

  • Screenwriter
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actors

Remember these are just a few of the many people that make on-screen entertainment possible.  It takes an entire team to make it happen!!

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