Speaker: Executive Producer Gregory James Blount
Date: Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Time: 9:30AM - 11:30AM
Cost: Free Workshop/Space is limited to 300 Participants
Location: Movies of Delray
Address: 7421 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach
Workshop Description:
Are you an aspiring model, actor or parent of a talent,
who
wants to break into the business, but don’t know where to start?
Are you a parent of a talent, but don’t know who to trust?
What should you be investing in to help your career?
If these are some of your questions, then please join us for
this “FREE”
industry workshop for aspiring talent, models and parents. Greg
will
not only share his story, but answer many of the industry myths
and traps that parents and talent commonly fall for when trying
to break into the business. At the end, Gregory will host a Q&A
sessions with parents and talent alike. Gregory wrote the self
titled guide “Talent 101: Getting Started” for the Palm
Beach Film Office, which can be found on their website at
www.PBFilm.com.
Gregory’s Bio:
Gregory James Blount is the Executive Producer for Sound Tree
Entertainment and the Publisher of Peter Glenn Publications, a
54 year-old entertainment publishing company. Greg has produced
projects for such companies as CosmoGIRL, ELLEgirl, Rampage,
Miss Sixty, MasterCard, Kodak and Universal Studios.
Gregory is currently producing concerts for the Disney Channel
star Mitchel Musso, who stars as "Oliver" on Hannah
Montana and soon will begin filming his new Disney show "Pair of
Kings."
Greg has also discovered and managed some of today's rising
stars including actress Amber Heard (Pineapple Express,
The Stepfather, Never Back Down), who just finished filming "The
Rum Diary" opposite Johnny Depp. Other talent he has discovered
is model Shelby Keeton (Abercrombie, American Eagle,
Hollister and Urban Outfitters). Tween Models Angelica
Rodriguez and Jacqueline Lefever have appeared in
national campaigns for Justice.
Gregory produces the performing arts Talent Camp at Universal
Studios and also Camp Hollywood (a 7-day acting
program with many Disney stars and casting directors) in Los
Angeles. Greg is currently producing a program with the support
of the Palm Beach Film Office called TalentFest365, a
“Talent Job Fair” which connects local talent to the Top 20
Florida model & talent agencies and casting directors.
TalentFest365 (www.TalentFest365.com)
will be held April 17-18th at the Embassy Suites in Boca Raton.
In addition to his publishing and production schedule, Greg is a
cleared business partner with the Palm Beach County School
District, where he frequently speaks at schools and
addresses the issues and challenges that kids and teens face
today. He often shares his diverse industry expertise and
personal experiences to help provide words of encouragement.
RSVP to: Hannah Peterson at 561-279-4685 x102 /
HPeterson@SoundTreeEntertainment.com
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