Julia Brown - Actor, Mentor and Coach

Julia Brown- Actor, Mentor and Coach

Julia is a Canadian actor with an Acting for Film and Television diploma from Niagara College. Through the on-screen parts of the program, Julia gained knowledge and skills related to improv, character voices, dialect work, scene study, audition techniques, and stunt fighting. Behind the scenes, she learned how to screenwrite, direct, film, and edit all of her own work. She also has experience training at Walter Alza’s award-winning acting studio in Toronto and the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York City (home of the Sandford Meisner technique).

Julia has been studying vocal music, musical theatre, and various dance genres (Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Modern) since the age of 6. She has acted in several theatre productions such as The Wizard of Oz, Guys and Dolls, Spring Awakening, Godspell, Shrek the Musical, Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, etc.

Julia has film, television, and voice acting credits from a range of projects including a national commercial campaign, a radio show, and doing voices for video game characters. She previously worked with iFilmGroup on the film “Tuned In”.

Julia is currently going back to school at Georgian College to pursue a career in Education. Combining her passions for Film and Television and mentoring others, she wants to pass on the knowledge she has to up-and-coming actors.

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iFilmGroup
London ■ St. Thomas ■ Chatham-Kent
Ontario - Canada
WEBSITE - www.ifilmgroup.org

Ali Shareef Joins iFilmGroup

Ali Shareef, a filmmaker in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

From a young age, I’ve been passionate about filmmaking. Exploring and learning every aspect that goes into the process of creating a motion picture. From writing in notebooks, to scripts, to production, to editing. But it wasn’t until later in my life I fully pursued it as a professional career, rather than just a hobby.

After taking many courses regarding filmmaking, photography, editing and graphic design during secondary school, I went off to Fanshawe college and expanded my knowledge on the subject by participating in creating short films, commercials and many other video-related projects.

In my years at Fanshawe, I thrived on all the knowledge I had gained and all the content I had created, But the one and most important piece of information that I learned the most was to value failure more than success. By learning and understanding the reasoning behind failure anyone can truly exceed their own limits and be unstoppable. If I hadn’t learned and valued my failures, I would not have become the person I am today and would not have been able to continue to expand my understanding of film.

After graduating Fanshawe college I took all the knowledge I learned and applied it to the real world. Since then I’ve worked on different independent film projects and advertisements. One of my upcoming short film projects titled ‘Luna’, currently in pre-production will focus on schizophrenia and will have a mystery horror vibe.

After graduation, I still continued to learn and expand my horizon, which led me to Don Hickey and Mathew Marshall founders of iFilmGroup. I met Don and Mathew on the set of one of their feature films titled ‘Not Ready’.

I was Assistant Camera in ‘Not Ready’ and Director of Photography / Cinematographer in ‘The Big Audition’ and

Cinematographer / Cinematography for the ‘Audition Waiting Room’.

After working for them on the set of ‘Not Ready’, I kept in touch with them hoping to participate in more future projects. Since then I have worked with iFilmGroup on two other projects, which has allowed me to continue expanding my grasp on filmmaking and learn to work with other film companies.

Working with the iFilmGroup has taught me many new things regarding film which has helped me in my own projects. Since joining the iFilmGroup Don Hickey has been so generous in teaching me how to brand myself and showing me new marketing skills which will further my career and knowledge.

Don has even helped me work on my own scripts and screenplays, which has allowed me to exchange thoughts and opinions with someone, who’s passionate about film as much as I am. In conclusion, I hope to continue working with iFilmGroup and continue to work with people who are just as passionate about all of this as I am.

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iFilmGroup
London ■ St. Thomas ■ Chatham-Kent
Ontario - Canada
WEBSITE - www.ifilmgroup.org

Filming an iFG Training Module with Jordyn Taylor

Actor Jordyn Taylor teams up with iFilmGroup’s Production Team for a Workshop Training Production

iFilmGroup has been planning a way to be able to reach more people with training and learning in the art of filmmaking. The concept was created that through an online training module of various segments and training videos, that the iFilmGroup team could reach more people in a more effective system.

Various actors and technical people have been working on dramatic shots, segments, and images, along with scripts that are being voiced-over or done with an on-air host about various topics dealing with film and acting.

Matthew Marshall training actor Jordyn Taylor on composition.

One of the actors working with iFilmGroup is Jordyn Taylor. Jordyn has been a part of a couple of productions with the iFilmGroup team. She has been working with the iFilmGroup team on various images to be visual support for the different segments that the training module will have.

iFilmGroup Inter-Generational Actors Andre Fournier and Jordyn Taylor

As the program continues to grow. The iFilmGroup team is looking for more individuals to be a part of the online training modules.

iFilmGroup Workshops and On-Line Training Modules are currently being produced for all inspired actors and crew.

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Jordyn Taylor on the set of a movie short at iFilmGroup.

Actor Jordyn Taylor playing Michelle as a Casting Assistant.

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iFilmGroup
London ■ St. Thomas ■ Chatham-Kent
Ontario - Canada
WEBSITE - www.ifilmgroup.org