Acting For The Digital Age! FREE Panel!
Tom is a director with roots in theater, film, animation, and games. In NY, he was an actor, performance artist, and postmodern choreographer. He has appeared Off-Broadway, and at theaters and performance spaces throughout the U.S. and Europe. After moving to LA, Tom worked in TV development for a number of animation houses, including Hanna-Barbera and Universal Cartoon Studios. As a writer/director, he has won numerous awards, including several Dramalogue Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre and a Bay Area Critics Circle Nomination for Best Original Theatrical Presentation. His award-winning documentary films continue to play internationally and he also produces for film, television, and commercials.
Tom started working in games in 1998, and became the Talent Director/Creative Affairs at Vivendi Universal Games. As an independent talent director for games, he has worked on MAJOR franchises such as: Call of Duty, Need for Speed, and The Mummy. He also directed all talent and performance capture for Starbreeze's The Darkness, Battlefield 3 and 4, and Dead Rising 3.
With performance capture, Tom collaborates with the production team and actors, using his experience in script development, directing, and movement to get performances that add value and distinction to video games.
- Tom Keegan: Performance Director "Wolfenstein: The New Order, Dead Rising 3, Battlefield 3 & 4, etc.
- Emily Schweber: Casting Director
- Becky Dodd: Talent and Production Coordinator, Naughty Dog, Former Interactive Voice Agent at SBV
- Brian Bloom: Actor, Writer, Wolfenstein: The New Order, The A Team, Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Nina Franoszek: Actor, Director "Wolfenstein: The New Order, The Pianist, Mad Men
Don't miss out on this great opportunity to see behind the curtain of the motion capture process and became a future video game hero!!!
From Tom Keegan:
"Video games are a growing piece of the entertainment industry employment picture for actors. This panel is comprised of some of the top professionals casting, directing, acting and writing in the interactive world today. Come and hear about what kind of opportunities are available for actors in games and what it takes to get the job and keep the job."
Location
ACE Studios - VO Division
Meets
Monday, July 21, 2014 7:30pm
This event is in the past.
Please Note: At the conclusion of the class/workshop, the instructor will NOT be taking home nor given access to your headshot, resume, or any other of your promotional materials. Your headshot/resume and any other promotional materials will be returned to you. This is not an audition or employment opportunity.
