QuietOnSet Newsletter-Wednesday, May 27, 2009

 

Info Update # 17 Wednesday, 28th May, 2009

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Hi Guys Hope you have been having a good week. I went to a course yesterday and I can't tell you how great it was to get with other people and get motivated. The trouble is you come home and go flat again. This is a problem for actors, as you are often working alone on your acting career, whilst maintaining a job to support it. It is so easy to get distracted with life. My friend is a fabulous artist and with the recession, she has had to go back to office work as the buyers have dried up. I am desperately sad for her as I can see her getting distracted by life ( and the need to make a living) and I know that it is difficult to give up a full time job and go back to living on the breadline, once you have had the money. It is just that I can see her losing touch with her art and the potential she has. Acting is very much like that - you have to keep at it and it is a long long road. Often there are times when nothing much is happening and it is easy to get distracted. There ARE some things you can do however to keep in the game: You can do some courses, get an actors group together and perform for each other. You can read the Interviews in the members area and you can watch the QOS - How to Act DVD. I was going over some of the interviews in the members area myself today and I came across one of my favourites with Casting Director - Tom McSweeney. He says: Training - to me what you have chosen to do lives is to be a professional auditioner. That is what an actor is. Your job is to go in to small rooms, with small amounts of time, and do small pieces in front of small groups of people. It has nothing to do with money, it has nothing to do with fame, and an audition is an opportunity to perform. And aren't you pursuing this because you love to act. Why then given the opportunity to do the thing that makes you happy do you screw it up? You get nervous. You wouldn't be brought in unless we wanted you to get the job, unless there was something about you that we thought was right that my producer might respond to. You should go into that room for your 3-5 minutes and bring the joy of performing to the room. You are getting to do what makes you happy. What is there to be nervous about? If you are thinking about the job, or the money or the fame or the tape it is over. Desperation has a scent. Everybody in this business i s as terrified as every body else. We are all terrified there will never be another job and the weird thing about this business is that nobody wants to be seen with anybody in need, so they are not perceived to be in need. So if people come in to the room, needing the job, wanting the job, having to have the job to pay the rent, that is all we are going to see, it is going to be in your eyes. Film is a visual medium....etc (The full interview with all his tips and advice is in the members area under Tutorials!) He has such amazing advice and is so spot on. Tom also features in the QOS How To Act DVD. If you have a copy, watch it again, you will get so motivated. If you don't have a copy, get one from the QOS bookstore. Gold Coasters are now fortunate as Tom has set up a training school at Warner Bros Studios. Don't lose touch, don't get distracted. You really need to be with others to keep motivated and make some commitments to your acting career. Have a great week and stay/get motivated. Cheers Lee EMAIL ME QOS Website - click here Latest Quiet On Set News Check Out QOS Reader Julia on her show. This wee k on Living on the Coast...... - Julia snorkels the clear waters of Green Patch - All the action from the Nowra Speedway - Shoalhaven's Sustainable House Project - We learn the meaning of the Smoking Ceremony - Adam whips up Tomato and Basil Bruschetta Tune in Monday night to Television Sydney for Holiday Haven's Living on the Coast, or view it on-line for the live stream at www.tvs.tv at 7.30pm. TVS is Sydney's Newest Free to Air Television Station www.tvs.tv New Feature Film Starts Filming at Murwillumbah today. Lou, the new feature from writer/director Belinda Chayko, started filming at Murwillumbah on the New South Wales north coast today. The film has John Hurt (Elephant Man in a lead role. "Lou" is the second feature film for Directo Belinda Chayko. She also directed City Loop, wrote the recent telemovie Saved on the ABC, and wrote and directed the award-winning short film Swimming. TOP Casting Board QOS Website - click here Alienated 2 x Male Actors - 26 May 2009 Paddington, Sydney,NSW Masters student final film is seeking two talented male actors for the roles of the bullies. While these is an unpaid position, it is an opportunity to work with a friendly and professional crew on a unique production featuring 3D/CGI animation and will be an experience different to the norm in short form film-making. Alienated - Talented Male Actor - 25 May 2009 Paddington, Sydney,0 Masters student final film is seeking a talented male actor for the complex role of Adam. Age 18-25yrs Auditions - School for Scandal - Nov Production - 21 May 2009 Ashwood, Melbourne,VIC Hartwell Players Theatre Company presents: 'The School for Scandal', by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. AUDITION INFORMATION: Men: 11 Male Roles Women: 5 Female Roles Audition Date: Sun 26 July @ 2pm PAID WORK - Respect - 21 May 2009 Brisbane,QLD 'Respect' is an internal video for the University of Queensland that aims to educate students on their rights and responsibilities with regard to acceptable and appropriate socialrelationships, with particular focus on prejudice and harassment. Characters: CASSIE:An attractive 17-19 year old. STEVE:A 17-21 year old Caucasian. JACK: An 18-23 year old gay uni student. JASMINA:A Muslim uni student, 25 years. GRANT:18-25 year old light-skinned Aboriginal. Female 25-35 needed for short film - 19 May 2009 Sydney,NSW Edgy contemporary short film about the lengths some people will go to immigrate. There are only 3 parts in this film which will be shot on 16mm for a UTS Masters final project. Auditions from 20th May onwards. Tokyo - Short film unpaid - 12 May 2009 Sydney,NSW I am looking for several asian actors and actresses and one western actor. Characters: Aiko (35-40) Eccentric looking woman. Kazuo (25-35) Bulky, menacing looking man. Mana (20-25) Attractive young woman. Hideo (25-30) Artistic filmmaker. Tom (30-35) A western businessman. Casting Call! 2 Presenters for TV Pilot - 8 May 2009 Sydney,NSW Seeking 2 hosts for a TV pilot for a film review show. The 30 min show is called "Pick of Flick" and is a film review show a la "At The Movies". Both males and females, 20-35, are welcome to apply for these roles. The hosting role will be equally shared between a male and female host. Both hosts need to be humorous, charismatic and be able to connect with the viewing public. Gallijess ON TV - 7 May 2009 melbourne,VIC Gallijess Dircetor & Producer 661 high street Preston stoneagewarrior@gmail.com 0419 601 607 Filipino actors - independent student feature - 24 April 2009 Sydney,NSW 2 actors (Filipino appearance) and 1 actress needed for independent feature to be shot in Sydney's west. Must be of Filipino appearance between 20-30. Payment is deferred. SLAG: Best Enemies - Feature Film - 21 April 2009 Sydney,NSW Casting for a mature male who has a history in comedy, but is wiling to play a role straight. He will play a school teacher. Auditions will be held 30/5/09. PAID WORK -Presenters Wanted - Male & Female - 16 March 2009 Melbourne,VIC Online Presenters male and female - all ages We are looking to assemble a "library" of presenters to appear in online video marketing segments, beginning in Melbourne April/May, 2009, followed by other cities across Australia. XIMOUS - Sex in the Stone Age - 18 October 2008 Melbourne,VIC Csaw Production - For c31 air time. Now casting for Females and males - for Channel 31 TV viewing - every saturday night 10.30 pm. TOP Film Competitions TOP State By State New South Wales What's On? What's On AFTRS Friday on My Mind :: This week:: May 29 With the healthy state of Pay TV and increased drama funding for the ABC, we talk to award-winning producer John Edwards (Love My Way, The Secret Life of Us) about his two new series Spirited (with Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske) and Tangle, and the new opportunities for Australian television Special guest:+ John Edwards FREE and there's no need to register just turn up. Doors open at 5:00pm Where: AFTRS Theatre 130 Bent St The Entertainment Quarter Moore Park NSW 2021 www.aftrs.edu.au for more and directions Queensland Courses Courses AFTRS - Writing TV Series - Brisbane 29 June - 3 July Aimed at experience writers, this course offers an introduction to the very specific skills needed to write for series television. Topics covered during the course will include: the writer's place in the ongoing process; the specific language of a show; respecting production logistics; structure and scene breakdown; dialogue; timing and layout; and plotting. Course Presenter: Susan Macgillicuddy has been writing for nearly 30 years. Her extensive credits cover a broad range of genres and media from children's to adult drama, from radio to feature film. Her credits include (but are not limited to): H20 Series 1 & 2, Sea Patrol, Wicked Science Series 1 & 2, Something in the Air, Heartbreak High, Medivac, Fire and Flipper. Cost: $450 Applications close: 12 June Alex Daw AFTRS Qld Mgr Ph: (07) 3257 7646 TOP

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