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Catapult focuses on lights, camera, action!<\/p>\n

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Catapult founder Erik Lingvall learned the hard way that auditions require serious prep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2000, the then 21-year-old aspiring actor Erik Lingvall headed to LA where he soon learned that getting hired in the TV and film industry requires a good deal more than just showing up for an audition and exuding confidence. \u201cI thought it would be easy and that you didn\u2019t really need to train,\u201d he says. \u201cI think that\u2019s what a lot of actors believe when they get into the business. But I realized quickly that it was really hard, and training had much more value than I gave it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Above and Below: Young talents practice skills designed to get them jobs in the film and TV industries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After three years of commercials and short films, Lingvall went to work for a company that led actor showcases around the country. \u201cI was meeting aspiring actors at these events where we brought in agents, managers and casting directors, and I soon learned about the industry from that,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

With Georgia\u2019s film industry booming, Lingvall saw a way to use his expertise in Atlanta. He moved here in 2008 and by 2015, he was leading his own company, Catapult, with the goal of training those interested in breaking into the business. He now has 10 coaches on staff who lead classes, camps and workshops from the headquarters in DeKalb County.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if they\u2019re just starting, our goal is to give them professional- level training,\u201d Lingvall says. \u201cWithout consistency and repetition, it\u2019s hard to get to a place where you\u2019re really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catapult\u2019s general manager, Brookhaven\u2019s Nicole Buie, found the company through her son who caught the acting bug at a young age. After years of sending him to area acting camps and having him work with private coaches, she got in touch with Catapult when it opened. She was so impressed that she devised a marketing project to spread the word.<\/p>\n

\u201cI quit my corporate career in 2018 and started out with Catapult doing a marketing project,\u201d she says. \u201cThat became a full time job a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since August, one of Buie\u2019s tasks has been to launch the new Catapult Conservatory where on-camera, TV and film jobs are the end goal.<\/p>\n

\"CATAPULT<\/a>\u201cThe idea is to teach young actors what they need to know so they can walk onto a set with confidence,\u201d Lingvall says. \u201cWe have a 32-week course for kids that could be at a college. And we\u2019ve added components like a parents group where they can learn about the industry. We\u2019re also bringing in agents and casting directors, and the goal is to have actors from LA and New York be part of this program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lingvall and Buie say training local actors can boost the Georgia film business, too. \u201cRather than flying in actors who don\u2019t live here, we can help the industry be more than just a place to come to, film and leave,\u201d Lingvall says.<\/p>\n

And though it\u2019s not LA or New York, the training will be just as rigorous and the competition as fierce. \u201cLet me make it clear: It\u2019s a lot of work,\u201d Lingvall says. \u201cBut it\u2019s also about building life skills. A kid who goes through our conservatory will be more sympathetic, connected and entrepreneurial. They\u2019ll understand work ethics, drive and tenacity, and how to express who they are in an authentic way. Our approach is a very strong blend of creating professionals and better human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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