2021 Tips From the Pros for Actors/Filmmakers Workshop Panel Performances
Tips From the Pros on Acting
The film community in Texas is filled with talented actors that just need a little direction and this workshop is the place to get that. 8 film professionals will teach and speak about everything from audition techniques to camera and on set techniques to branding and everything in between.
It brings the top Film casting director in Texas and 4 top talent agents together for a panel to review actor's scenes and provide feedback and advice.
Special Guest Beth Sepko is excited to join the panel and share insight and tips on the audition room before joining the panel performances at the end of the day.
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Special Guests & Panelists
Beth Sepko
Casting Director
Beth Sepko Casting & 3rd Coast Extras
Beth is an Emmy award winning Texas-based casting director with 20 years expertise specializing in the casting of television series & feature films and working with directors such as Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, Mike Judge, Tim McCanlies & Eduardo Sánchez.
Dave Maldonado
Actor
Dave Maldonado has forged a diverse and expansive, 15-year career in film and Television. His resume includes the role of Curt Kuchta, the Transocean drill ship Capitan, alongside Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, and John Malkovich in the critically acclaimed Deepwater Horizon (2016).n addition to his work in feature films, he has performed extensively in numerous television series.
Cory Hart
Actor
Cory Hart is an actor, known for Fear the Walking Dead (2015), Queen of the South(2016) and NCIS: New Orleans (2014).
Panelists
Sara Preisler
TALENT AGENT
Spark Talent
Spark Talent Agency is a boutique talent agency located in Houston, Texas. By being a boutique talent agency, this allows Spark Talent to give our clients the one on one attention they deserve. We are able to submit our clients for more roles and take the time to build a relationship with you so we can guide you as part of your team in the entertainment business.
Linda McAlister
Michelle Hill
TALENT AGENT
Boysen Talent
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TALENT AGENT -
Linda McAlister Talent
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Linda McAlister Talent, LLC, founded in 1994, is a bonded, full-service talent agency franchised by SAG/AFTRA and licensed in the state of California. In Los Angeles, we represent professional talent for work in film and television. In Texas, we representing professional talent for film and television, commercial, industrial, commercial print, voiceover and special appearances. Our client base includes men, women, teens and children from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds.
Guest Coaches & Speakers
Larry McKee
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
This Emmy Award winning cinematographer began his visual arts career over thirty years ago as a still photographer, and has evolved into a very effective cinematographer. Through training under the direction of master photographer Dean Collins and five-time Academy Award nominated cinematographer Allen Daviau (ASC), McKee mastered the art of capturing life through still and moving images.
Ulysses Montoya
ACTOR
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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ulysses is the youngest of two boys raised by a single mother. Being apart of many activities growing up including: swimming, band, football, cross country, and track & field, Ulysses found himself becoming a very skilled athlete. Track & Field is what took him the collegiate route as he competed at the NCAA Division I level for Houston Baptist University. Along with receiving his BS in Kinesiology and a Master's in Education, he discovered his passion for acting with a student theater troupe known as the Rex Fleming Players. He has been pursuing an acting career ever since.
This Mexican American actor takes what he has learned through his many years in sports such as consistency, diligence, fearlessness, hard work, dedication, and motivation and brings it into his acting career. Ulysses is determined to continue to work in the TV/Film industry and is proud of his past roles which include the independent feature film, Rich Kids, which shot in his hometown Houston and purchased by Netflix, AMC's "Better Call Saul", and an independent feature shot by Robert Rodriguez titled "Red 11" which he used to teach a master class on creating a quality feature film on a $7000 budget. Ulysses has great range as an actor and seeks to be a strong male lead who can defy the current odds against Latino actors.
Summer Salah
STYLIST
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Summar Salah brings passion and a high level of expertise to the market along with 20 years of experience working as a fashion stylist with top commercial, editorial, and print clients. Her client list includes Adidas, Mercedes Benz, Visa, Reliant, Toyota, Russell Athletics, Procter & Gamble, Southern Living Magazine, and People Magazine to name a few
Molly Berg
ACTOR
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Molly Berg
Molly has had experience in various different markets including LA, but her film credits and career started taking off in Houston, where she too went from classes to signing with PB Talent and has appeared on Oprah Winfrey's "Queen Sugar", the new "Walker", appeared in Nike ads and much more all while juggling a family and a small business. She will have a great deal to share for actors who want to get in the business or already are and need some motivation.
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