Saturday, 24 August 2013

Emily Sandifer


Birthday: 17 January 1985, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
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  • Gender: Female
  • Height: 5 feet 2 in
  • Weight: 98 lbs
  • Age Range: 18 - 28
  • Physique: Slim
  • Hair Color: Brown
  • Hair Length: Short
  • Eyes: Green
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian

Representation

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Film

40 Days and Nights Star 2x2LLC/The Asylum/Dir: Peter Gieger
This is Our Time Star Pure Flix/Dir: Lisa Arnold
Finding Sky Star ESP/Outta Tune/Dir: E. Sandifer
I Was a Teenage Superhero Sidekick Star FrameWorks2/Dir: J Hanna
Salton Star ESP/Dir: E. Sandifer
Vacillate Star ESP/Audacious/Dir: Amanda Dow
Cromwell Star ESP/Dir: Sergio Z. Bernal
Undercover Star Red Vixen Films/Dir: Patrick Richmond
Turncoat Star ESP/Dir: E. Sandifer
El Alacran Star Outta Tune Prod/Dir: Sergio Bernal
Expanse Star ESP/Dir: E. Sandifer
The Fairy Tale Star Unrendered Media/Dir: Nick Acosta
Person of Interest Co-Star Lovely Machine Pictures/Dir: Gregory Bayne
Screenplay Co-Star Unrendered Media/Dir: Nick Acosta

Television

The Mentalist - Episode 516 "There Will be Blood" Co-star CBS/Warner Bros TV/Dir: Anton Cropper
Castle - Episode 509 - "Secret Santa" Co-star ABC Studios/Dir: Paul Holahan

Commercials

List Upon Request

Video Games

L.A. Noire Co-Star Rockstar Games/Team Bondi/Dir: Brendan McNamara

Performer Skills

  • Performance Skills: Dancing
  • Athletic Skills: Figure Skating, Aerobics, Rock Climbing, Equestrian, Ice Skating
  • Accents: British, Southern
  • Musical Instruments: Piano
  • Dance: Ballet, Modern, Jazz

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Education

  • Boise State University, Bachelors of Art, Boise, Idaho, 2007
    Visual arts, photography, and other fine arts. Also had several theatre classes, including play analysis and acting classes (taught by academic director of the Idaho Shakespeare Theatre Company). Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Training

  • UCB - Upright Citizens Brigade, Los Angeles/CA, Improv 101, Todd Fasen, 2011
  • Larry Moss Studio at Edgemar, Los Angeles, CA, Stella Adler Techn. for Film/TV, Carey Scott, 2008
    On-going scene study
  • Warner Loughlin Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Linklater/Alexander voice training (on-going), Jamie Wollrab, 2009
    On-going
  • The Rehearsal Room, Los Angeles, Adler technique for film and tv (on-going), Carey Scott, 2008
    (on-going)
  • Stuart K Robinson Creative, Los Angeles, CA, Commercial intensive, Stuart K Robinson, 2011
  • Larry Moss Studio at Edgemar, Los Angeles, CA, The Golden Box, Michelle Danner, 2010
    Golden Box intensive
  • The Casting Network, Los Angeles, Advanced Casting Director Workshops (on-going), Various
    Member of TCN.
  • Cris O'Bryon, San Diego, CA, Voice Strengthening, Range, and Singing (on-going), Cris O'Bryon, 2009
  • Boise State Theatre, Boise, Idaho, Theatre Acting , 2004
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Awards

  • Mountain Film Festival, Sir Edmund Hillary Award, 2011
    Feature Film Competition: "Finding Sky" Written, directed, produced, and starring Emily Sandifer
  • American International Film Festival 2010 Annual Competition, Most Promising New Talent, 2010
    Leading role in "Finding Sky"
  • American International Film Festival November 2010 Competition, Best Director - Romance Category, 2010
    "Finding Sky"
  • American International Film Festival November 2010 Competition, Best Actress - Romance Category, 2010
    "Finding Sky"
  • American International Film Festival November 2010 Competition, Best Romance Feature - "Finding Sky", 2010
    Written, directed, produced, and starring Emily Sandifer

Employment Details

  • Work History: Internet, Commercial, Film, Television, Production Assistant, Industrial
  • Job Categories: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Casting, Writing, Production, Costumes, Producing, Acting
  • Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
  • Authorized to work in United States: Yes
  • Primary Citizenship: United States
  • Valid Passport: Yes
  • Prior Job Title 1: Production Assistant - Location Manager 

with Venezuela fan about photography, acting, & filmmaking.

I was recently interviewed by a fan of mine in Venezuela (I have a fan?!) who found me through the 50 Shades of Grey fan film (or, trailer rather. We didn’t do a whole film) I played Anastasia Steele in. The link to her interview is here:
http://hecmarlobossinespacio.webnode.com.ve/news/entrevista-a-emily-sandifer-%28español%29-/
But since some of you don’t speak Spanish (I know I don’t!), here’s the interview in English. Thanks again, Hecmar!
The first time I saw Emily Sandifer was in the short fan film Fifty Shades of Grey “We Aim to Please” by Nicholas Acosta, where she played the role of Anastasia. She is an actress, director, and photographer. As an actress who has been in many films of which several she has directed or produced, she has also been a co-star on the series The Mentalist and Castle, and her camera lens captures beautiful images and emotions.
I could interview her via email because she is in the U.S. and she was kind and gave me a few minutes despite her busy schedule.
You’re an actress, producer, director and photographer. All are in the same field. Which one has priority for you? They are all essential parts of my life, but acting and photography are my priorities. I know both will always be in my life. I love directing, but it doesn’t have priority right now.
 
-Of the films you’ve done as a director, which one has the most essence of Emily Sandifer? Why? All my films draw a lot from influences in my own life in some way. I’d say “Finding Sky” may have the most essence of myself (as an actor) because we shot most of the film on my family’s ranch in Idaho, and also drew on my initial experiences with life in Los Angeles, but I wouldn’t say the character of Sky is exactly like me, especially now because I’ve grown a lot personally in the past few years since the film. None of my characters are exactly like me, obviously. “Salton” is the closest to my “visual” taste and my directing style, though, what I look for cinematically to tell a story and also the way I’ve directed the actors to tell the story. And I think it has the most potential as far as a good story plot (i.e. if I were to turn the short film into a full-length feature film). 
 
-And as an actress, have you done any character that relates to your personality? Which one? Why? This relates to the question above, so all the characters I’ve played relate somewhat to my personality. Or personalities, I should say (we all have many possible personalities inside of us). You bring a little bit of yourself to every character, or at least have to decide what you would be like if you had been given that character’s life in reality. But, you also have to remember to not change the character to be more like you, but instead change yourself to be more like the character (that’s a lesson learned from my acting classes for sure). It all goes hand in hand. You have to find the part of you that relates to the character, that way you don’t judge your character. 
 
-Currently you’re giving yourself a name in the world of photography. What does the lens of Emily want to grasp? Anything that speaks to me, I guess. That’s a loaded question. I look for anything that inspires an emotion, makes you wonder about the story behind the image or, more importantly, the person in the image. A great photo, also great cinematography, makes you feel something. It can’t just be a pretty picture, it needs to speak to you in some way. 
 
-Do you think self portraits are used to express emotion we have at the time or is it vanity? For me, definitely not vanity. Self portraits are often misunderstood, but actually the assignment of self-portraiture is one of the first things many art schools make you do. For me, selfportraits are used a lot as experiments in lighting, etc. Anything I shoot in my selfportraits somehow usually ends up in client work later. That way, I can try things and work out the mistakes before wasting a paying client’s time. Selfportraits have also become very therapeutic for me. The selfportraits teach me not take myself too seriously, but instead shows me humility and shows me the progression of myself (not just physically, but yes, emotionally as well) throughout the years. It records a time of my life, what I was going through, what I was interested in at the time, etc. Someday I can show my children and they can see how their mother progressed through the years. 
 
Camera: Scavenging emotions or egos? Well, if you mean my camera, I’d say emotion. I don’t lead by ego, and I don’t want my clients to either. Can cameras only be used to scavenge and inflate ego? Absolutely. And it’s unfortunate. So, I try to stray away from ego-based photography. 
 
-The Media is very competitive. What can you do to highlight without harming others? Media is a loaded subject, but whether it be photography, acting, filmmaking, etc: Never compare or judge your work to someone else’s. It’s art, and therefore, subjective. It’s all in the eye of the beholder. If someone likes another’s work better than your own, then so be it. Accept it. Keep working on your own art without concerning yourself with others. When I’m promoting my work, I’m not worrying about anyone else’s business by my own. You have to have pride in your work and know that it’s good. 
 
- Many people buy professional cameras without being photographers. What do you think of these fans and what do you recommend to them? Everyone deserves to make their own art. So, if they want to take on the challenge of learning photography, I applaud them. Is it unfortunate when amateurs start taking business away from the professionals? Of course. But, ultimately, there’s nothing we can do about it. It just forces us to work harder at what we do, and makes us better artists in the end. 

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