Actor Herman Janssen

[hjanssen]

My name is Herman Janssen and I am available for any Dramafest projects that you may have. I am a classically trained actor with an extensive history of both theatre and film work. If you would like to see a sample of my work please visit snodart.com under shorts I am featured as the doctor in the film Cache.
I was originally born in Germany where I studied theatre at the Freie University in West Berlin. I speak fluent German as well as English. I relocated to Southern California in 1991, where I have been perusing my arts to this day.
In addition to being a trained thespian I am also an accomplished painter and writer. I am very excited to be apart of DVXUSER.COM. The imagination and creativity focused here is really something I feel I can contribute to. Please feel free to drop me a personal message if you feel you or anyone you may know have any projects that my be of interest.
I am 5 feet 9 inches, blonde hair and have an athletic build. I can play characters in the age ranges of 40-60 years of age.
My experience includes but is not limited to:
Film: Cache 2006 Directed by Justin Snodgrass
Theatre: The Wedding Party by Moliere, The Birds by Aristophanes...etc. etc.

[hjanssen]

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[hjanssen]

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I am very versitile.

[hjanssen]

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Unlock new dramatic worlds with me as your guide!

[hjanssen]

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I can play any part.

[Ted Arabian]

HAHA! Herman, very good!

I replied to your post on our thread but I'll post here as well. Drop me a PM if you are available Jan. 3-7. Also, I am in town through Wed. Would love to meet you. I am in Upland and from what I understand, that is right around the corner from you.

-Ted

[hjanssen]

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[preston]

Herman, you're great. :grin:

[jeremytuttle]

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That's great:thumbsup: .

I wish I had a part for you Herman, you were great in Cache.

[hjanssen]

Thank you Jeremy. Perhaps keeps me in mind for the next go around.

[Ted Arabian]

Herman, thanks for the number.... I am going to give you a call!

-Ted

[hjanssen]

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[snodart]

Just wanted to say that it was a pleasure to work with Herman on Cache. Highly recommended.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

[hjanssen]

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[hjanssen]

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[Ted Arabian]

Herman, you a classic! That is great!!!

I am SO delighted that you are in OUR film.

Hey everyone.... hiring Herman if you want a killer film!

:grin:

(okay, not as clever as your work but you get the idea!)

[concannon]

Congrats Herman!

[hjanssen]

Herman, you're great. :grin:

Thanks Preston....I'm even better on film.:thumbup:

[J.R. Hudson]

Awesome.

Herman has Flow

[preston]

Thanks Preston....I'm even better on film.:thumbup:
spoken with true actor's confidence . . . I love it!

after spending four solid years on stage, I haven't acted in over 10 years now. I would love to return someday because I really enjoy the whole process.

have you been in any of the previous festival's films? I'd like to see you in action if the films are still available online.

P

EDIT: I just re-read your first post, so I'm on my way to snodart's page to watch cache . . .

[hjanssen]

spoken with true actor's confidence . . . I love it!

after spending four solid years on stage, I haven't acted in over 10 years now. I would love to return someday because I really enjoy the whole process.

have you been in any of the previous festival's films? I'd like to see you in action if the films are still available online.

P

EDIT: I just re-read your first post, so I'm on my way to snodart's page to watch cache . . .

Yes...please let me know what you think. I myself have been acting for over 30 years now. Some theatre, some film and a good deal in the sales industry....believe me...you need to have some solid acting chops there my friend.

[hjanssen]

I do not completely think that I am out of turn or devoid of all logic and reasoning when I say that we have hit a very critical turn as a collective when it comes to the craft of using film as a medium to tell a story. We live in very interesting times indeed and it will be quite a spectacle to see what unfolds over the coming years.

I harken back to the 80’s when a film by the name of Sex, Lies and Video tape graced the screens of a good number of multiplexes, escaping from the art house which was the fate of most independent features of that time. Sodenberg’s character driven drama fueled with the kind of meaty introspective dialogue and rich acting performances on a somewhat taboo subject, we were given what might be in our minds at the time the future of film. At least in my mind…what I saw was that the future held a place and the public had a demand for films and entertainment that thrive or substance and not budget or studio backing. Since then we have seen the like of Tarentino and Rodrigez and many more who were ushered in through the door that swung infinitely wider over the following years…

…but something happened along the way. The fact that film had become easier and cheaper to make did not necessarily make them better.

Flash forward to day…where entertainment has drifted from your television screen to youTUBE and basically anyone with a digital camera can produce a film and have it available online for any number of people to view around the world. Has it made the quality of entertainment better?

Also over the past few years we have witnessed the death of the traditional sitcom and slowly but surely dramatic television and the like save for a few shows and risk taking networks is falling by the wayside as less expensive/higher profit reality television has taken it’s place.

Even the “big” studios are backing and making a hefty profit on “reality” movies such as Jackass and Borat.

The substance and craft of filmmaking is changing. For the good or for the bad..who knows yet. Everything changes….and it always will.

With the advent of the affordable digital camera such as the DVX it is more possible today for a filmmaker to get his or her film made then ever before. That is why it is more important than it has ever been to create work of substance. To take risks. To tell stories that no one else will tell. To hold a mirror up to society in a way that it has never been shown to them before. Refute mediocrity!

Can this be done in a 6 minute dramfest short? I hope so. I want to see it and I hope that you will show it to me.

[preston]

Can this be done in a 6 minute dramfest short? I hope so. I want to see it and I hope that you will show it to me.

Herman,
for me, my film is much more a learning process than it is an artistic expression. since it's my first attempt, I fully expect it to be flawed in just about every area, from the writing to the shooting to the editing (and even the encoding!).

I'm hopeful that I will learn a ton this time and apply it to all my future projects.

then I'll have something to show . . .

[Aaron Marshall]

I really like your look. You're a great actor too. I'd like to work with you in the future.

[david jerome]

I like your style Herman.

david jerome

[hjanssen]

I like your style Herman.

david jerome

Thank my mother, she did half the work.

[hjanssen]

I really like your look. You're a great actor too. I'd like to work with you in the future.

Send me a PM when you are ready and we will make it solid.
Cheers,
Herman

[concannon]

Have a Merry and SAFE Christmas. I will be driving later so please for your own safety...stay off of the roads.

[Blaine]

Have a Merry and SAFE Christmas. I will be driving later so please for your own safety...stay off of the roads.
Bwahahaha!!! Merry Christmas, all...