BOOKING INDIE FILM 5-Week On-Camera Class with Brette Goldstein CSA, Casting Director/Producer

Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Here's your chance to work with one of NY's top indie film casting directors, teaching YOU the skills necessary to break into this very exciting area of the business!

Currently, she is casting: the feature films THE LOST PRINCE and EXTRA INNINGS, the UNTITLED SECRETS PROJECT for Lifetime, the new NY TV series HELP YOURSELF on USA, and the indie short THE END OF MARA.

Each week you'll polish your film audition technique by working intensively on-camera, performing both cold and prepared scenes from indie features with a reader. The first week you'll work on cold sides. The second week you'll work with a prepared scene from a full script that Brette will have emailed you in advance giving you the full history of your character. The third week a new cold scene and the fourth week another prepared scene that will be emailed to you in advance with full script. The final week, Brette will focus on marketing techniques and the business side of the indie market; including who's who in the industry and tips on how to break in.

Brette's casts for predominately for film, TV and commercials. Recent projects include the films: NO HOOK UPS PLEASE, SPACE RACE, CHERRY WAVES, SHARKNADO 2, BUT NOT FOR ME, ENGRAM, DEAL TRAVIS IN; TV: SMALL MIRACLES, the pilots TEN-ONE, the UNTITLED DONNY DEUTSCH PROJECT, the web series SWIPE RIGHT and the UNTITLED MOM PROJECT; Commercials for Vicks, Optimum Business, The Sparkle Campaign. Past projects include: Hello Lonesome starring Lynn Cohen, James Urbaniak and Sabrina Lloyd, Homecoming, Herman and Shelly, East of Acadia with Chris Sarandon, William Sadler and Rachel Miner, Vivienne Again, With All My Might and Live at Five with Dylan Baker, God Don't Make the Laws with Paul Sorvino, Robert Prescott and Peter Vack, Queen City with Vivica Fox, Buffalo Bushido with Jesse L. Martin, Frederick Weller and John Savage, The David Dance and El Camino with Elisabeth Moss, Christopher Denham and Wes Studi.

Brette's films have been featured in almost every major film festival including Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca and Cannes.

Please click this link to view Brette's IMDB page to see her full profile of film casting!

*** Scenes will be recorded on-camera. As a courtesy, your video clips will be made available to you within a week. An email notification will be sent when the clips are available to view and download from your Actors Connection account. Please note: from time to time technical issues do occur. As a result video clips are a courtesy, not a guarantee.***

Register now as this class will fill quickly!

TESTIMONIALS:

"Brette is a strong, independent, intelligent and informative woman. I would take a thousand classes with her!" -Avery Quigley

"Being taught by someone in the industry who is completely honest is extremely helpful. I've grown so much." -Joanna Pinto

"Brette is a BEAST. She has an immediate and innate intuition about skill, talent and type, so I immediately put faith in all that she said. She's a genius." -Julie Cohn

"Brette was a very kind and funny teacher who gave very specific and helpful adjustments." -Lynne Lori Sylvan

"Brette was an amazing teacher and I am very happy I took this class." -Laura Natoli

"Brette is amazing at getting to know you as a person and casting you. She sees your potential and range then challenges you. She is honest and blunt about the casting world and let's you in on great secrets to succeed in your career." -Christophe Morabito

"Brette is awesome and has no problem giving real feedback." -Joseph Cleary

"Brette is so down to earth and cool." -Catherine Cela

"Brette is incredibly sharp, zones in on exactly what each actor can improve... She's hilarious, and gets so much information out there with efficiency and warmth." -Jessamine Kelley

"Brette is unflinchingly honest in her feedback while maintaining a safe and fun atmosphere." -Synnove Eriksen

"Brette is a breath of fresh air. She is a force of nature and full of the most valuable and straight up advice about the business. She knows character and helps you to shine and considers your character analysis." -Jana Sintschnig

"I think your class ROCKS and I am so glad I took it. You have such a positive way of saying things and you are so good at talking to actors. You never belittle, only encourage. Believe me, that is rare. Extremely. Thank you." -Larry Daggett

"I can't tell you enough how much I've enjoyed your classes. The feedback and adjustments that you've given, not only to me but to everyone, are sooooo insightful. You have helped me to get to another level.... thank you! My wife who has seen or read most of my scenes from your classes as well as past classes that I've taken at AC said 'SHE GETS YOU!.' She knows the scenes that you have given me are the kinds of scenes and characters that I want to play. So, thank you for 'GETTING ME!' " -Ted Oyama

"I just wanted to thank you for your class. I learned SOOOOO much. I am very green when it comes to film and I'm glad I was able to see myself on camera and I picked up so much watching you direct others and having you direct me. Also, I want to thank you for being so human and open with your thoughts on the business. I've recommended you to all my friends." -Salvador Chevez

"Thank you so much for a great five weeks of class! I learned a lot, and certainly appreciated (and thoroughly enjoyed) your honest... enthusiasm. You speak an "acting language" I really understand, and I left each class with a more specific approach to my work, which only makes me feel more excited and prepared for auditions to come. Thank you!" -Erin Gilliand

"Just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how much I enjoyed Brette Goldstein's "Indie Film Intensive" at Actors Connection. Brette truly has a special knack for creating a supportive, inspiring, and fun environment to work and learn in... I guarantee that everyone who takes a class with Brette will learn something about themselves as an actor. Thank you for this opportunity!" -Gwyn Hervochon

"Brette's fantastic at typing actors and helping them to key into who they are and how they are perceived. I loved that I got full scripts not just scenes, so I really felt that it was more like the actual audition process. She's also excellent at coaching and fine tuning your scene to perfect the audition. Her down to earth, no-nonsense description of the indie film business was immensely helpful and I would recommend this class to anyone who is interested in indies!" -Kristen Riley

"I've really learned a lot in your class over the past few weeks... have gotten a lot out of it and you have a great knack (whether it comes naturally or you try and create such an ambiance) for helping to create a great, safe, and exploratory learning space for your participants! Thanks so much for your enthusiasm, realness, and comedy provided along the way... it was a super cool experience!" -Kristin Pilgreen

"Brette Goldstein's workshop was a tremendous experience. She takes all her industry, casting and acting knowledge and and generously presents it to her class in an energetic, caring, smart, funny, and thoughtful way that is uniquely Brette. Her honest critique is given with such love, support, and guidance that you have no choice but to walk away a better on-camera actor no matter where you started. Oh, yes, and she is LOL funny, too!" -Catherine Cobb Ryan

Brette Goldstein

Brette has cast six television series (HBO, USA, LMN, Lifetime, History Channel, Investigation Discovery), over 50 independent films, 300 commercials, 100 plays, seven pilot presentations (including “Odd Mom Out” for Bravo) and various new media projects, and was the resident casting director at Washington, DC’s Folger Elizabethan Theatre for ten seasons.

Her recent projects include Season 2 of HBO's THE JINX and a movie for HULU.

Films Brette has cast have won awards and been official selections at most of the major film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca and Cannes. Brette is the former Co-Producing Director of Washington Jewish Theatre, Production Manager at Washington Shakespeare Co., and Associate Producer of the Washington Theatre Festival.

She is currently working on four indie films in development and some commercials.