disOrienting Stage and Film--Cynthia Granville

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disOrienting Stage and Film LLC, founded by Cynthia Granville, presents work for the stage and for the camera, work that seeks to leave its audience seeing the world slightly differently than when they came.

More than 2700 YouTube views of Cynthia's latest, an award-winning music video for Athena Reich's "Just Me." Visit and view!

View "Dreams Deferred: TWO," a documentary, made for The Work Office, recording the artistic dreams of the NYC arts community here. Screened in Roselle Park Independent Film Festival, NJ, January 2010. Official selection, SOL Film Festival, September 18, Haverstraw, NY.

View Cynthia's short film, a segment from The Making of Paradise East, here. Shot on Canon XH-A1.

Currently filmmaker for Howcast.com and DemandStudios.com. Subscribe to receive Cynthia's videos as posted on the Howcast page.

IN POST-PRODUCTION: IN MEMORIAM, writer/director/editor

BOYS IN THE BACKROOM, a feature film, writer(adapted from the play by Le Wilhelm)/director/editor. completed principal photography August 2010.

In development: THE ELEVATOR FILM (working title), adapted from the play, writer/director/editor

Spring/summer 2009: Casting and talent payment services, line producer: PARADISE EAST, SAG feature film, directed by Nick Taylor. Currently in post.

Cynthia continues on-camera coaching privately, and through Susan B Management in TriBeCa. email for info.

New technique and scene study, stage and film, begins September 2.

Audition taping and uploading, see an example here.

Fall 2009: directed Nancy Dean's HETTY PEPPER'S STEW for Manhattan Repertory's Gay and Lesbian Festival. also casting, producing. Nov. 18, 19, 20 at 9pm, 303 W 42, NYC.

Latest on-camera work is always here on YouTube...subscribe to feed on that page.

Cynthia is Artistic Director of The Supporting Characters, a writers' lab-based theatre company dedicated to developing new work for the stage from initial lab reading to full production. Learn more by clicking the link to the left.

Currently Assistant Director CHANGING OF THE GUARD, web series set in turn-of-the-century New York City, for Stuss Productions, Franklin Abrams and Gordon Hanovice, producers

Contact Cynthia Granville through disOrienting Stage and Film for services including directing, casting, DP (equipment includes Canon XH-A1 HDV camera, Rode NTG-3 shotgun, wireless and wired lavs, light kit; footage deliverable via hdv tape or FCP project to hard drive) and acting teaching/coaching. disOrienting Stage and Film also provides production services for outside projects including line producing, grantwriting and marketing. Next project : SAG short "Father's Day," fall 2010.

Click on these links to learn more about some of Cynthia's past projects:
THE CAPITALIST, SAG feature film, additional casting
NEW ORLEANS (co-produced by DisOrienting Stage and Film), New York City, also director/casting
GENEVA, for Hudson Exploited Theater Company, New Jersey, director/casting
THROUGH NOVEMBER MOONLIGHT (also producer, for Blueberry Pond Theatre Ensemble), director/casting

MOMOIRS, CT, director/dramaturg

CADILLAC at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center in Scarsdale, Feb 09. director/casting, production services including grantwriting.

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