Sunday, August 19, 2012

DeVry Commercial shoot - August 2012

Hello all,
I am happy to announce that I had the opportunity to work on a DeVry commercial, which was filmed in Pasadena, CA.

I love commercial shoots, because they are usually quick! lol

It was great fun - but the heat that day was a true killer.



Everyone had a good time though, and I am looking forward to my next commercial job:)

Thanks for checking in and reading my blog.
Cheers,
Charlene

"Child of the 70s" shoot wrapped

Hi all,
last month, I was invited to participate in the filming of producer Michael Vaccaro's new project "Child of the 70s", which was shot in a great theater in West Hollywood, CA.

Besides acting like we are in sub zero temperatures in NY, I also did some impromptu VO for the project as one of 'Charlie's Angels'... How fun is that?

I can't wait to see the finalized work, which will be a couple of months. Stay tuned for more info to come!

Here are some pictures from the set:
With producer Michael Vaccaro and director Gerry 

In my NY winter jacket on a hot day in LA:)

Sending everyone my best wishes and saying 'Thank You' for reading my blog!
Cheers,
Charlie

Filming for thriller/horror movie "Live-In Fear" wrapped!

Another blog about another exciting project!
I am happy and proud to announce that filming to the outstanding horror/thriller/drama feature 'Live-In Fear' has officially been wrapped. The movie is now in post-production and is tentatively scheduled to be released on November 1, 2012.

I played the role of YOUNG MALLORY, and my scenes were filmed on a beautiful day in Malibu/ CA right on the Pacific Ocean in June 2012. Please notice that I got my hair dyed RED for the shoot and loved it! Back to my normal blonde by now, but one day I might just go back, because everyone loved it! Moving on....

I had also joined the production team of the movie last year as one of their Associate Producers. I have to admit that having an acting role in a movie that you also support in some other way, is just an amazing feeling.

I want to thank director Brandon Scullion and producer Maria Olsen for their faith in my capabilities as an actress and for giving me the opportunity to be part of an outstanding cast.

Stay tuned for more exciting infos to come once we get closer to the release date.

In the meantime, here are some reports to read and photos I'd like to share:

- Announcing my casting through Sandman Cinema publication in February 2012. Such a great write-up. It still makes me blush!:
http://sandmancinema.com/newsart.php?id=229

Exclusive: Live-In- Fear (2012) Releases First Official Movie Stills : http://www.morehorror.com/live-in-fear-first-official-photos 




Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!
Cheers,
Charlie

Charlene Tilton Workshop - May 2012

Hello again!

I was so happy to get a spot in Charlene Tilton's workshop through wonderful CD David Zimmerman.

Charlene Tilton got early fame through her role of LUCY in the hit TV Show "Dallas", a TV show that ran from 1978 - 1991.
Her teaching is very hands-on, real and so is her feedback! lol.

I can only recommend her workshops and once a new one will be announced, I will so sign up for it. As I said, she has tremendous experience, a great sense for directing, enormous knowledge of the material out there ( be it theater, tv show, or film), and a real hands-on approach to get to the core of each scene.

But she has also the best sense of humor and loved the fact that "Charlene taught Charlene a few valuable lessons."

Dancing with CD David Zimmerman at the end of Charlene Tilton's workshop

At the end of the last session, her daughter Cherish (an accomplished singer) showed up for some entertainment and dancing. It was so sweet of Cherish to give me one of her CD's, which I much appreciate.


I hope you'll sign up for Charlene Tilton's workshops, because I know I will once she'll be back:) She is not only cool, but also has a great style of teaching and tremendous love for our profession.

Thanks for all your support and reading my blog, everyone!
Cheers,
Charlie


3D Animated 'Brother' Screening and Cecil Awards 2012

Hello folks!
Have to share my excitement for the recognition of one of my projects.
On May 10th, 2012 the outstanding 3D animated project 'Brother' that I was fortunate enough to have worked on, was officially screened as part of the Digital Arts Night at the Folino Theater in Orange, CA.

It was a great honor and much fun to reunite with the cast and crew and to address the audience afterwards for a Q & A Session.

Exciting news reached me on 6/17/12, when I found out that director Chris Rickard had won a Cecil Award for "Brother" in the category Best Achievement in Visual Effects!

I am happy and proud and can't wait to hear more great news about this awesome project, once it hits the official film festival circuit.

Here are some screen shots. I got a pink robot, everyone! Isn't that awesome??


On stage with cast and crew at the screening on 5-10-12 with my fellow actor Chase Mouser

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!
Cheers,
Charlie

Fun times with the Australian Rockband 'The Art'

Hello people!
More updates.... this time about my get-togethers with the awesome Aussie band 'The Art'.
They toured this year in the US, stopped by at one of my friend's birthday parties and played some venues in Los Angeles that I couldn't go to due to age restrictions:(..... Bummer!
But at my friend's house there were no such restrictions, and I had the best time with lead singer Azaria, kick-ass bass girl Kara Jayne, guitarist Jak and always-on-my-side drummer Jordan.

Please listen to their music, and I truly hope you like their style as much as I do.
http://www.myspace.com/theart

Fun times in Malibu with lead singer Azaria:

The Australian band 'The Art' jamming in my friend's house in Malibu for his birthday! Yay!

Meeting up with Azaria and 'The Art' on Sunset Blvd. for a gig and before their photo shoot on Melrose Avenue on 3-31-12.

Can't wait for their return to the US, which will hopefully be soon!
Miss these terribly nice guys from down-under!

Cheers,
Charlie

My work as a SAG BookPal as part of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation

Hello, dear all!
Some of you may know that I adopted a school here in the San Fernando Valley where I read to their first and second graders once a week.
It has been a wonderful experience for the kids and me and talking to teachers and principals from a different level at my age is quite an impressive feeling.
I am very happy that due to my Independent Study Program I am able to volunteer by time to these students and hopefully instill a love in them for books and reading.


Please check out the SAG Foundations BookPal website and pass it on to any SAG actor you might know. Schools all over the country are in need of readers, and this program.is a fabulous way to give something really special to your community.
http://bookpals.net/

I can't wait to get started with the new 2012-2013 school year and I'll keep you posted on my life as a SAG BookPal.

Cheers,
Charlie


On set of the TV show "The Office: Test the Store"

Hello all,
I couldn't talk about it earlier due to confidently clauses, but finally the episode of 'The Office', where I had to throw pine cones at Ed Helms, was aired on March 1, 2012. That's a good six months back, you might say.... Well, busy me now finally has the time to talk about all that and post some more info and pictures with it as well.
Here is a link to the episode, where I am as one of the mean girls makes character Alan's life miserable:
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi795255065/

Shooting our outside scene was quite challenging due to the weather conditions. It rained cats and dogs that day and production had their assistants track the clouds by iPhones!

A 15-minute window we got from the weather was then used to finally shoot the scenes! It was fun and afterward we all met inside the studio for a nice lunch. I talked to Ed Helms a bit and I brought up us filming 'The Hangover' together. Ha - he totally loved it that we could catch up a bit and he asked me about my current projects etc over some Mexican food.

We had time to take a photo on set after I was wrapped and before Ed Helms had to join the crew for some more filming.


On the way out I ran into lovely Jenna Fischer, who also was happy to stop whatever she was doing in order to get our photo taken.

Awesome cast and crew and another great filming experience!
Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog, folks!

Your support is very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Charlie

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibit! See my images at LACMA through 10/14/12!

Hi everyone!
Have been idle for a few months, but now I am back to fill you in on all the exciting news I would love to share with you since March 2012!
Thank you so much for keeping up with my work and all your support. It means a lot to me.

Since last March, I have been involved in so many wonderful projects, and I am so grateful for all the amazing opportunities that came my way.
This is the first of quite a few updates I will publish over the next couple of days. Thanks again for all your support and for reading my entertainment news!

So, let's get started, shall we?

In March and April 2012 I worked with renowned photographers Charlie White and Fredrik Nilsen on 2 consecutive photo shoots for Charlie White's current LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) exhibition "The Sun and other Stars".
Show will run from July 22, 2012–October 14, 2012 and I truly hope you can check it out.
Please read the provided link for more information about this extraordinary exhibit.
http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/sun-and-other-stars-katy-grannan-and-charlie-white
With Charlie White at Fredrik Nilsen's studio

 At my first session, my head and face were measured in rather interesting ways before the puppeteer could get to work and model a life size model after me.

Then I had my hair adjusted to match the real-hair wig from 'my' puppet to look almost identical. It was fun and amusing day at the prep-session with Charlie White and our stylist.

See photo for results and judge for yourself. I liked the light trim and highlights ALOT and was very curious about my final photo session with Nils Fredrik at his studio.
I got highlights during our prep session for my LACMA photo shoot in April 2012


Proud to see my images being displayed at the world famous Los Angeles County Museum of Art (July 2012)

The exhibition is curated by Britt Salvesen, head of LACMA’s Wallis Annenberg Photography Department. The exhibition includes 24 photographs and a three-channel video by Katy Grannan; and approximately 50 photographs, varied ephemera, and a video animation by Charlie White.
It was a wonderful opportunity to see my images as part of this fabulous exhibition and I invite you to visit LACMA too!
Thanks for reading!
More updates on my recent projects to follow very soon.

Cheers,
Charlie