The Baltimore Screenwriters Coffee Club

THURSDAY! for Writers, Directors, Actors @ Towson U : "Casting: The Collaborative Process"

From:	Amy J.
Sent on:	Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 5:04 PM

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Casting: The Collaborative Process

Screenplays are written with the writer's image of characters. The director reads the screenplay and adds a new vision to who the characters will be. The character gains a third dimension when you add the casting director to the team.

Join writers Monica Lee Bellais and Tapio Christiansen along with directors Michael Skinner and Jai Jamison and casting director/producer Kimberly Skyrme to discuss the casting process on feature films APRIL COME SHE WILL and TRI.

We will discuss the original ideas that the writers and directors had for roles and how the casting directors introduction of creative alternatives changed their mind and enhanced the story. We will review clips from each film, discuss the creative collaborative process, and conclude with a Q&A session.

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2106
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Location: Towson University
Van Bokkelen Hall 204, 7800 York Road, Towson, MD 21252
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There is no charge for this event but registration encouraged!

PANELISTS

Monica Lee Bellais wrote and is producing an over-the-top comedy with the

producers of PORTLANDIA this summer. She is a Co-Executive Producer on the film WAKEFIELD, which is in post-production starring Jennifer Garner and Oscar-nominated Bryan Cranston. The DC-based feature TRI she penned is in post-production. Monica founded the WIFV Spotlight on Screenwriters initiative

Tapio Christiansen lives and works in the DC area and is actively trying to develop his latest screenplay APRIL COME SHE WILL into a feature film.

Calvin "Jai" Jamison has worked on Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN, served as the supervising producer/editor of Hampton University's THE VIEW FROM

HAMPTON U, and recently worked as the visual effects assistant on AMC's TURN.

Michael Skinner has been making films for more than 30 years. He founded Pendragwn Productions in 1999 and the Pendragwn Film Foundation in 2006. He has produced and directed dozens of films. He was the director of photography on the indie feature, SLEEPING AND WAKING, shot entirely in DC.

Kimberly Skyrme is a Casting Director/Producer. She was the Regional Casting Director on Netflix Original Series HOUSE OF CARDS Season 2 & 3. Kimberly is the Casting Director/Producer on APRIL COME SHE WILL AND was the Casting Director/Executive Producer of the feature film TRI, which will premiere in April 2016. Kimberly is producing an over-the-top comedy with the producers of PORTLANDIA this summer.

Full biographies will be available at the event!

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