Author: Patricia Cullen

2010 Tax Time. Use It To Your Advantage.

February 21, 2010
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Taxes.  Every year I learn something new I wish I had known years prior. And this year is no exception. During a very in depth interview with Mark Yoshihara, CA of Backspin Entertainment Business Services, we discuss what you can and cannot expense and a few tricks to stretch those expenses further. So grab yourself [...]

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Inside The Insiders event

November 19, 2009
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Kick yourself, right now, if you didn’t go to this event for any reason other than work. Do it. I’ll wait. Now with the other foot. And now I’ll tell you why you have a footprint on each cheek. Regardless of which role you play in Vancouver’s Film & TV Industry, every topic discussed Tuesday [...]

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A closer look at Rise ‘n Shine Og

November 18, 2009
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It’s been said that Vancouver is a hotspot of industry talent. And it’s also been said that you gotta go out and make what you want of this world. I present to you, proof, that both statements are true. Quite true indeed.  Introducing Anita Smith. Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, Lead Actor and Caterer for Rise’n [...]

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Ask Questions To Find The Right Photographer

August 19, 2009
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Like many of us in the arts, we didn’t wise up to what we really wanted to do some several years and well traveled career paths later and Michael Ford is no exception. His love for photography started as a hobby in high school and it wasn’t until falling in love with Paris, France through [...]

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Profile on Suleka Mathew

July 9, 2009
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Originally published in the Vancouver Actor’s Guide October 2008 newsletter. Coming off the heels of a successful and yet surprisingly cancelled TV series, Men in Trees, Suleka (Sue) Mathew [imdb] is anything but concerned. With 20 years of acting experience, Sue is considered a veteran actor on the Vancouver scene. Yes, with that experience comes [...]

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One on One with Russell Porter

March 13, 2009
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Founder of the First Step Actors’ Workshop, The Actors Centre, The Independent Artists Group and The North Shore Film Festival, Russell Porter, man of all trades and actor, embodies the make-your-own-work idiom entirely. In addition to starting up the aforementioned foundations geared toward strengthening actors and the acting community, Russell’s real passion is coaching. Writer’s [...]

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One on One with Michael Bean

February 25, 2009
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Whether you have kids or teens interested in acting or you are a young adult looking to get into the business, Vancouver is a great place to get a head start. In addition to joining a drama class in elementary school, young actors can get a leg up on the competition through the many studios [...]

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Business of Voice-Over with Michael Daingerfield

December 1, 2008
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What did you do first, TV or voice over? I started out as an actor -which is what I thought I would do more of. In the last 2 years, I had to surrender to wherever the success comes from. I had this idea of how it was supposed to flow for me. It’s hard [...]

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