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Talent Showcase Saturday – Taniya S.

July 25, 2019 admin1

Welcome back to Showcase Saturday here at MAX Agency — a successful Toronto acting agency representing men, women and children.

This week we’ll be showcasing a uniquely talented member of our roster –Taniya S!

Who she is

I am a Canadian based artist with an undergraduate degree in Humanities. I graduated from Lakehead University where I specialized in English and visual arts. This is where I began to push my own limitations as an artist. Coming from a very artistic family, I was enrolled in voice lessons, visual arts and instrumental classes which lead me to choose the form of art that I wanted to focus on over the course of my young adulthood. As visual arts became my predominant form of artistic expression, it wasn’t until I graduated university that I decided to transition into modelling and established interest in acting. For a long time I kept modelling as a side project, and focused on my career in graphic design and architecture. Continuing to work with independent artists, I always knew that I’d eventually like to focus on the arts entirely.

“How did you get into modelling/acting?”

Acting for me is a remarkable skill to have. I enjoy the manipulation of emotions, and the ability to be able to bring out genuine reactions from viewers. Using life’s lessons, downfalls, achievements and obstacles as inspiration in acting is my escape from mundane moments of reality. Establishing a character, and being able to represent it in the most authentic manner has always been of interest to me. Instead of painting a picture to represent ideas, I look at acting as a visual display of chosen expression through movement and the human body.

His Experience with MAX Agency

My experience with MAX has been great! Everyone is very friendly and professional! I am gaining useful tools to be able to bring forth in auditions and future roles. I love the extra educational classes that MAX offered, and the bonds that I have been able to make with other actors/models within MAX. Not to mention – the entire team, from my agent to marketing and promotions is extremely fluid. You can count on them to set you up for success.

Extracurriculars

When I am not at the gym, or in meditation/practicing yoga, you can find me at a coffee shop sipping on latte’s (no sugar) and working on poetry/art. I maintain an extremely healthy lifestyle; I am working towards a bikini competition and am constantly under supervision by my bikini prep coach. I am blessed to have a team of coaches to prep me for upcoming roles, acting jobs, modelling jobs and fitness appearances.

Her Dream Role

My dream role is any role that I can break down in order to bring out the rawest emotions that are suitable for that character. I am merely a mask that can morph into anything!

“Best advice for someone looking to get into the industry? or best advice you’ve received?”

The best advice that I have received was from my acting coach: To take note of the characters that are around you, notice everything from posture, to voice tone, to mannerisms, accents and hand placement/movement. All of these attributes define a character. When altering into a character – you are no longer you.

Extra

What’s interesting is that we often feel impatient in our own skin when trying to achieve our goals, especially in acting and modelling. What I realized is this – LIFE is preparing you to be the best actor ever. Taking note of behaviour, attributes, and all of the characters that you will encounter in your journey is priceless information! Finding humour and what makes a moment so pure will help to reach the pinnacle of your career.

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Tip Tuesday – Audition Looks

July 23, 2019 admin1

#TipTuesday is a series MAX Agency — one of the top Toronto talent agencies — does every week where we share helpful tips for the industry. This could be tips on auditions, bookings, beauty, fashion and more!

Looking your best is important in this industry! You always should strive to put your best self forward.

From the moment you enter the room, you want to present yourself properly and be ready to slip effortlessly into the role youre reading for. Your face is not only your vehicle for expression; its a big part of the reason you get the gig.

Its important to arrive well-groomed and naturally made up. You should look like your headshot, since this is what the casting director is expecting. For men, conceal blemishes and dark circles under the eyes, and use a blot powder or blot papers to eliminate shine.

Skin and Shine

Use anti-shine. If youre a little bit dewy when you walk in, youre going to look really shiny. Blot Powder by MAC is really great. Its in a compact and it comes with a little puff, and it doesnt have any pigment. You can dust that over the T-zone, and it will zap any shine, and its not like makeup.

Sparkles

For women, the big thing is lightening up. Keeping the skin matte — using foundations, shadows, and everything that has a more matte finish will just universally be more flattering on camera. They might want to change their makeup a little and avoid things with shimmer. Whats really hot right now are those mineral powders with light reflection, and those are great when youre having lunch with your friends, but thats not going to look great on camera.

Hair and Beards

With hair, anything thats going to make the eyes look less expressive — heavy bangs or anything on the forehead — you might want to brush that back a little to make it a little cleaner-looking. [For beards,] maybe shave under the jaw line and around the cheeks, just to sort of tailor it a little more.

Lips

Dont overgloss lips. If you want to get a little interest in the face and youre doing everything else very matte, you can do a little gloss, but keep it within the lip line and blot it a shade.

Colour Scheme

Stay away from really muddy colors. You want things that look like your skin — very healthy. Go for things like your natural color but a little more vivid. Same with your cheeks: Use what you would naturally blush. And most women dont blush terra cotta or bronze or anything sort of mauvey. Get things that look juicy and healthy, so that in these lighting situations with a lot of white light, youll still look balanced and healthy.

Role Specific Looks

For men, keep it very light. A tinted moisturizer (Laura Mercier makes a great one), very minimal powder, and lip balm is typically all thats needed.

While keeping it natural, I also think its important to consider the role youre auditioning for. If youre going for a younger role, keep the makeup very light and fresh. For a more mature role, you can darken it up a bit. Just as long as you still look like you.

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MAX Agency is a successful Toronto talent agency representing men, women and children. MAX Agency is involved in providing actors, models and entertainers for the film, television, fashion and advertising industries.

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