ALZA ACTING STUDIO
On CAMERA FILM & TV SCENE STUDY with
AWARD WINNING ACTor/filmmaker Walter Alza
Guest Speakers 2006/2007:
Top industry professionals from Canada and HollywoodJune 27 CastingDirectorMillie Tom. May 23Producer/Writer Paula Smith (Metropia, ParadiseFalls)Gemini Award Winner Casting Dir. Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay, Lisa Parasyn, Agents: Richard Gerrits & David Ritchie.
(visist online for complete list of guests
INTERMEDIATE/advance Wed JUNE 27 - 5 weeks 6 30pm to 10:30pm Guest Speaker Casting Director Millie Tom
BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE Mondays JUNE 11th - 5 weeks 630pm to 10pm
PRIVATE WORK: One on One With Walter Alza (reserve your time now)
AUDIT CLASS with Walter Alza $20.
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Walter Alza is an award-winning actor/filmmaker with over 20 years experience, with over 40 Film/TV credits and over 250 hours of TV & Film to his name. Some Recent credits includes: ZOS as UN Captain Rafales, as Raoul in Paramount Pictures ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin', with 50 cent, Terrance Howard. CBC’s ‘At the Hotel’. And in his acclaimed Starring role as Andreas Maradona in ‘Metropia”. Walter Alza also develops films for Alza 44films Ltd and other companies. Alza’s talent has manifested itself in several different artistic expressions – as an actor, a filmmaker, and as a coach—a dedicated and insightful mentor who is having a profound effect on many of Canada’s most diverse and promising emerging, and established actors. The classes at The Alza Studio (which are conducted on-camera, and are available from beginning to advanced levels, and also privately) focus primarily on scene study, but also include exercises in character development, cold readings, auditions, on-camera technique, and how to maintain an emotionally healthy approach to your acting career. Walter Alza’s own classical training, and his more than twenty years as a highly respected actor and filmmaker have gone into the development of his teaching philosophy and curriculum. Alza also is Currently in pre-production with many productions including “P.I.F.” explores serious subject matter, tempered with Alza’s unique viewpoint, and promises to be another exceptional and important cinematic experience.
FEEDBACK "When Walter Looks He Sees" Janaya Stephens
*John Doyle, from the Globe & Mail "Walter Alza is delicious as "Slavic" in “At The Hotel”
*You are truly an actor's director and for that I am so thankful!M. Mancini (Actor, This is Wonderland, Looking for Angelina).
*Finally I found home, to be coached by an accomplished working actor -Walter's insight is "scary to say the least", a very honest coach - Sean Francis, Actor
*Walter’s class was an extremely inspirational learning process. Mercedes Papalia, Actor
*Star TV: Walter, A Scene Stealer, in Get Rich Or Die Trying
*Walter Alza is the changing face of Television He represents an emerging trend in Canadian programming. The Mississauga News
*Liz Braun, The Toronto Sun "Walter Alza gives an IMPRESSIVE performance-
*Omar Miller (Shall We Dance, 8 Mile, Law & Order, Things We Lost in the Fire). As I have traveled through my career few actors have impressed me as much as Walter Alza. With superb work habits & impeccable honesty. More feedback online
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For more info or to register call (416) 890-0999 visit us
ONLINE: In person 7 Hayden
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Why Alza Acting Studio? You'll be learning from an acclaimed award winning professional actor/filmmaker whom has worked in Canada for 20 years, USA, Ireland, Argentina etc, in all aspects of production. You will benefit to hear from guest speakers, Top industry professionals from Canada and Hollywood that bring a great value to the actor’s pathwhen they talk about the business first hand. Walter pushes to the limits, developing and fine tuning your instrument to its highest level. Walter uses elements from Michael Chekhov and method acting. In his one on one work Walter uses drama as therapy with Relaxing techniques that not only helps your intrument but it help you as a person as well. Our actors at Alza Acting Studio, they develop and they get work and over all, the feel great!
I made it in Canada, and so can you, to me, to make it- it means to work on what you love! Follow the Reality of that dream that has come to life.Walter Alza