Way to kick off 2012!

Happy New Year! The holidays were a perfect time to catch up on our performers' webseries.  If you don't already follow, check out:

Rolf Saxon in They Live Among Us
Sid Garza Hillman in Sundays the Series
Jeff Ingram in AminiSeries

Fingers are crossed for Sid Garza Hillman for his Best Dramatic Actor Indie Soap nomination and for Alexis Boozer for her Best Comedic Female Performance IAWTV nomination for Leap Year, another one of our favorite series.  What an exciting way to start to 2012!

JE Talent's own Michelle Kennedy has been "guesting" on Maria Shriver's blog.  This latest column is a nice shout-out to all the "auditioners" of the world! 
http://www.mariashriver.com/blog/2011/12/love-lessons-my-quest-find-mr-right-onlinecontinues

JE's Connection to ABC's "Pan Am"

Pamela Feack, who is represented by JE, was a real-life Pan Am Stewardess during the height of their success in the 1960s. Now, she and her friends have shared their stories during their life with Pan Am, with the creators the show. If you are curious about what went on during this time, check it out Sunday's at 10pm on ABC. There have been rumors about cancellation, so be sure to watch and save it!

Check out the latest learning opportunities in the Bay Area!

With the economy as it is, everyone loves a deal – especially on classes, seminars and photo sessions that will help your career! Here are the latest specials being offered in the San Francisco market. Our JE Legal Team said we do have to note that any mentions in our postings do not quantify an endorsement by or a direct benefit to JE Talent from said individuals and/or companies - these are simply postings about the happenings in our community.

For a corporate edge:

Peter Meyers
Speak to Inspire
Peter will be opening an Academy for training and his first session is called
Speak to Inspire on October 22 and 23.
And his book AS WE SPEAK was just published in July.
http://standanddelivergroup.com/home/programs/open-enrollment/

For an acting edge:

Cliff Osmond Workshop
The workshop date: October 15/16 (Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 AM to 5 PM, both days).

http://www.cliffosmond.com/html/san_francisco.html.
www.cliffosmond.com

For the ins and outs of a loop group:

Holly Dorff’s Acting Classes
For More information on classes for Kids and Adults
hollydorff.com/classes

For more comfort on camera:

Here's a specific link to the Young Actors Program page
http://www.filmactingbayarea.com/classes_youth.html

Judy Berlin (creator of Kids on Camera)
http://www.kids-on-camera.com/

For tools to keep your instrument attuned:

Eight week Alexander/Linklater Voice class and a new three week seminar Vocal Presence which is specifically for women professionals. Check out the websites for more information!
http://www.lisaportercoaching.com
www.bodyproject.us

For other options of acting schools and classes (in alphabetical order):

Hayes Casting
www.hayescasting.com

Seydways Studio
http://www.seydways.com/

SF Acting Academy
http://www.sfactingacademy.com/

Susan & Friends
http://www.susansvoicemedia.com/

Voice One
http://www.voiceoneonline.com/

Voice Trax
http://voicetraxsf.com/

For video editing:

Ajani Perkins
Two hour lecture on how to use final cut pro at the sag foundation.
http://sagfoundation.org/userhome/eventdetails/8924

For new headshots (current deals)

Kelly Edwards Photography (back in SF on Oct 9)
www.kelseyedwardsphoto.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Angeles-CA/Kelsey-Edwards-Photography/43806746018?ref=ts
http://twitter.com/#!/CatchKelsey
http://kelseyedwardsphoto.blogspot.com/

Another Photography opportunity/headshot special
http://www.tiffphoto.com/heads

For other photographers (in alphabetical order):

Jay Dixon
www.jaydixon.com

Kirsten Lara Getchell Photography
klgphotography.com

Chris Hardy Photography
www.chrishardyphoto.com

Lisa Keating Photography
www.lisakeatingphotography.com

Ben Krantz Studio
www.benkrantz.com

Stuart Locklear Photography
www.stuartlocklearphotography.com

Ryan Montgomery Photography
www.montgomeryphoto.net

For our standard disclaimer: JE Talent supports the community through these opportunities but does not directly benefit or endorse any of the above

We're BACK

We know things have been quiet over the summer but we’re back for Fall with a lot of great new stuff coming your way! Please keep checking out our blog here, our Twitter, Facebook and brand new LinkedIn page! Also, we are adding video components for represented users to upload content to YouTube and a Vimeo channel for our finalized projects. Also, we will be updating our website jetalent.com so please keep checking back!
Twitter- @JETalent
LinkedIN- Je Talent
Facebook page- JE Talent, LLC
YouTube- JETalentSF

Brian Degan Scott wins at The Best Actors (in a) Film Festival

Congrats to Brian Degan Scott for his win in this year's The Best Actors (in a) Film Festival!!

Here is a quick note from Brian regarding the details of that eventful night!


"As you may know... I won Best Actor in a Feature Length Comedy! The awards ceremony took place at Studio300Theatre at 442 Post Street in SF last Saturday, May 28th. The awards ceremony was hosted by Diane Merlino and my award was presented by Sarah Kliban (a special honor for me). This is the first annual BAFF Awards ceremony but I heard, they had over 500 entries (not bad for a first time event). There were actors who came from across the country (NYC, Mass. LA) to receive their awards (of course many were from right here in the Bay Area).


They said that they will be putting up the results, photo's of the event, etc., on their website soon ... but you can get more info on the awards at www.thebestactors.com. I'm so proud and honored to get this recognition and I know that I couldn't have done it without you all. I'm so happy that you guys were a part of this project and that you were there for us to help cast it and give us general support and encouragement."

Velina Brown is the host of "Kiss the Cook & The Farmer Too." Check out the info on the show and their event Saturday June 4th

invites you to a farm-to-table evening to benefit...

Kiss the Cook & The Farmer Too
A Public Television Series About Great Food & Sustainable Agriculture

Saturday, June 4, 2011
7:00 - 10:00 pm

Hillside Gardens, Mill Valley, California

• Local & Seasonal Food and Drink
• Live Music by The Creole Belles
• Sneak Preview of the Series Pilot Organic Roots
• Prizes of goods and services from local farms and sustainable businesses



Kiss the Cook & The Farmer Too, from veteran filmmaker Tom Weidlinger, is a 13-part series on cooking and farming that combines the art and sensuousness of good food with eating as a conscious agricultural act. We are what we eat. The way we produce, prepare, and consume food affects both our personal health and the health of our environment and communities. Each program is a window on the blossoming landscape of organic, local, and sustainable food production.

Topics range from the new generation of urban farmers to a history of cheese, from the wild farm movement to sustainable fisheries. Standing behind the project is our National Board of Advisors: prominent sustainability writers, activists, organic farmers, ranchers, vintners, policy makers, educators, and restaurateurs.

Forward this invite link to your friends: cookandfarmer.com/invite.html. “Like” us or write on the wall at Facebook: Kiss the Cook and the Farmer Too. Tweet about and follow cookandfarmer.

THE EVENING
Our sumptuous dinner is followed by a screening of Organic Roots, the half-hour pilot episode of Kiss The Cook & The Farmer Too. The pilot features Chef Malcolm Jessop preparing a meal from ingredients provided by Bay Area organic farms.

Pasture raised pork from Riverdog, fresh produce from Full Belly, and free-range eggs from Soul Food are included in the evening’s meal. Organic and bio-dynamic wines are generously contributed by Mendocinos’ Frey Vineyards, California’s pioneer organic wine producer since 1980.

The farmers co-starring include: Dennis Dierks, Paradise Valley Produce, Jesse Kuhn, Marin Roots Farm, Dru Rivers, Full Belly Farm, Tim Meuller, Riverdog Farm, and Alexis Koefoed, Soul Food Farm. The supporting cast of Organic Roots includes Riverdog’s Tamworth pigs, Soul Food Farm’s free range heritage chickens, and Arnica the cow. Many of the farmers featured in the film will be guests of honor at this benefit.

THE MUSIC
Enjoy the raw sounding violin, furious accordion and rhythms that make your feet move from the band, The Creole Belles, whose music comes straight from the dance halls of southwest Louisiana.

ABOUT OUR HOST
We are extremely grateful to Savory Thymes for hosting this benefit evening.

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
Many thanks to the Ecological Farming Association for their endorsement of Kiss The Cook & The Farmer Too and sharing this announcement with their membership. Thanks also to Riverdog and Soul Food Farm for contributing pork and eggs and to Frey and Bonterra Vineyards for contributing wine for the evening's meal, and to the contributing sponsors who have generously donated gifts of goods and services for our silent auction and raffle. For more information on each sponsors click on the sponsor’s name or logo to go to their website. Learn about the prizes they have donated on our website prizes page.

DIRECTIONS, PARKING and SHUTTLE
From 6:45 - 7:45 pm, a shuttle will run from the parking lot of the Mill Valley Middle School to Hillside Gardens. Savory Thymes kindly requests that ALL guests take the shuttle. Parking at the event location is prohibited. Shuttle is located at:

Mill Valley Middle School
425 Sycamore Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941

OUR FUNDING GOAL
All proceeds from tickets and donations go directly to support the television series. Our goal is to raise $35,000 in seed money for series development. Ticket price and all donations are fully tax deductible though our fiscal sponsor, Community Works West. If you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation to support this project, please click on the PayPal Donate button below. or send a check to: Community Works West, 1535 Juanita Way, Berkeley, CA 94702

If you attend, please consider making an additional contribution at the end of the evening. As a “thank you” for an additional donation of over $200 you will receive Agrarian Landscapes. The 144-page book is full of great photographs and historical insight from the Dutch peat lowlands to the Montana prairie, from the Iberian Peninsula to the Hawaiian Islands, including interviews with local farmers, politicians and conservationists.
—a gift from Renewing the Countryside.