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- About Me:
- Laura Durant's extensive resume includes film, voice-over work, and press publicity/photography along with nearly two decades of stage acting. She is represented by the Ford Robert Black Agency with a long list of film, broadcast and voice over credits.
Recent film credits include The Governor (an official selection in the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival), Netherbeast Incorporated, starring Darrell Hammond, Steve Burns, Dave Foley, Jason Mewes, Judd Nelson, Amy Davidson and film legend Robert Wagner, and the award-winning Little Victim, with co-stars Robert Wagner, Lori Singer and Brian Ronalds. She is an Emmy-nominated co-host of the IFP/Phx television show SCREEN WARS on KAZ-TV
Laura is the driving force behind Durant Communications, providing promotional support to actors and producers in Phoenix, AZ since 1997 but is probably best known to thousands of cybercitizens as "DurantCom". Her website, www.durantcom.com, is the most widely used actor resource in metro Phoenix and is listed Acting Is Everything: An Actor's Guide for a Successful Career in Los Angeles
The DurantCom site posts local audition notices as well as distributing them to an ever-growing listserve. Some of the direct services she offers to actors are headshot photography and the popular actor marketing consultation known as "The Actors Toolbox" .
Echo Magazine film and stage critic Neil Cohen referred to her as a "Renaissance woman" and her myriad of talents were recently highlighted in a profile by Phoenix Downtown magazine.
Laura was named by The Arizona Republic as one of the "Movers & Shakers" among Valley theater women. A joint feature story by Arizona Woman magazine/The Arizona Republic business page named her among the Valley's "Women in Film". The AriZoni Awards organization honored Laura with a Distinguished Service Award for her efforts in keeping the Valley theater community connected. Most recently, an opinion poll conducted by Arizona Business Magazine listed DurantCom among the top ten marketing/internet companies in the state. She proud to be a nominated as Arts Advocate of the Year by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix.
Laura is an instructor at Scottsdale Community College teaching Advanced Television and Film Acting for the Theater and Performing Arts department. She also serves as outreach director for Independent Feature Project/Phx which is dedicated to the advancement of independent filmmaking in Arizona and is on the board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Laura shares her continuing adventures with her musician husband Doug along with a house full of cats and a yard full of weeds
- Home Page:
- http://www.durantcom.com
- Additional Website:
- http://www.durantcom.com/mov/LauraDurantDemo2008.wmv
- Agency / Representation
- Ford Robert Black
- Agency / Representation (Website)
- http://www.fordrbatalent.com/
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- Actor, Model, Still Photographer, Voice Over, Writer
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- Essential Audio Techniques on March 20, 2010 from 12:30pm to 5pm
- Essential Cinematography Techniques on February 6, 2010 from 6pm to 7pm
Beat the Clock 48-Hour Film Challenge - Fall - SCREENING at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatres
November 18, 2009 from 7:30pm to 10pm
2009-2010 Film Challenge:
The Beat the Clock Challenge: 48 -Hour Edition is a competition
with two major prizes at stake: Best Overall Film and Best 48-Hour
Team. There will be three rounds of 48 Hour Challenges held over
the course of eight mont...
CINEMA LOUNGE: SHORTS PROGRAM at IFP/PHX
November 20, 2009 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm
Our November Cinema Lounge is a special one! Get a sneak peek at what is up and coming in television and on line entertainment for 2010!
THE NOVEMBER 20 EVENT
The Program
5:30 - 7:00 - Happy Hour
There will be food and drinks available for purch...
SAG INDIE WITH DON LIVESAY at IFP/PHX Classroom
November 14, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm
SAG INDIE WITH DON LIVESAY
Saturday, November 14
1 pm – 4 pm
IFP Phoenix Classroom
1700 N 7th Avenue, Suite #250
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602.955.6444
A combination SAGIndie Training and a class for PAs/Production Coordinators/Casting Directors and AD'...
Beat the Clock 48-Hour Film Challenge - Fall - SCREENING at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatres
November 18, 2009 from 7:30pm to 10pm
2009-2010 Film Challenge:
The Beat the Clock Challenge: 48 -Hour Edition is a competition
with two major prizes at stake: Best Overall Film and Best 48-Hour
Team. There will be three rounds of 48 Hour Challenges held over
the course of eight mont...
CINEMA LOUNGE: SHORTS PROGRAM at IFP/PHX
November 20, 2009 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm
Our November Cinema Lounge is a special one! Get a sneak peek at what is up and coming in television and on line entertainment for 2010!
THE NOVEMBER 20 EVENT
The Program
5:30 - 7:00 - Happy Hour
There will be food and drinks available for purch...
Brenton Covington 2009 Year End Visual Effects Demo Reel
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Best wishes.
Just a heads up - your website is listed here with a third slash (/) - therefore it will not open up via the hotlink.
I plan to network with you and your actors!
To a really good person. Glad to see you on Saturday
Hope my contributions to the silent auction helped out.