QuietOnSet Newsletter - Friday, November 06, 2009

 

Info Update #33 friday 6th November 2009

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Hi Guys Well what a week. I can't tell how frustrating it is dealing with people who "wanna be" actors, but don't have ANY understanding of the process. We recently listed a casting for a large commercial being filmed in Goulburn. The casting director was looking for local people from the area to work - PAID - as extras on the shoot. Good money, easy pay. So we listed the notice - detailing that it was a country look they were after - please respond if you are interested. Well here is what happened: 1. People sent me emails with NO CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS. So frustrating - how can I contact you to confirm an audition time???? 2. People sent me almost porno photographs! The brief said "country folk" - I do not want to see any bosoms, heavy makeup, or bare bottoms!!!!!! (Yes I know country people can be sexy too, but in a commercial, you have a couple of seconds to get the message across and communicate to the viewer, so if the look is country, or heavy metal, or corporate - that is the type of photo I need to see) 3. I got headshots, I resized the photos, presented them to the casting people, I booked the extras in for auditions and then - they just never confirmed back with me? HELLO!!! I know actors out there who would kill for this opportunity - it is PAID WORK - and you did apply for it - what happened there? 4. I had people call me and say, look - keep me in mind for something else - yeah right - like - how many times do you think they will be auditioning for a major commercial in Goulburn!!!!! Do you get my frustration? No wonder the casting directors do not publicise audition information - their time would be spent dealing with people who are not serious, have no understanding of how the casting process works and just "wanna-be" famous. Sorry guys - there are steps you can take. If you want to know how the industry works - WE DO HAVE INFO that will help you. Pick up a copy of the EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW -To Become an Actor Ezine from the bookstore, or How To Fast Track Your Career. This is the first step for people who are SERIOUS!!! I am still smiling and laughing but also very cranky with the people who have wasted mine and the casting directors time. AND HERE IS ANOTHER THING: (Watch out - I am on a role here :) All of the above is why casting directors do not take SELF SUBMISSIONS from actors or list the casting info to the general public. If you see roles for major TV shows advertised on other sites, and you as an actor just have to click SUBMIT - I can assure you your chances of getting an audition would be almost zero!! Casting directors do not have time to sort through the garbage that comes from "wanna-be" actors who don't have agents. If you have the training and experience for the role, your agent will submit you - and the casting director will look at the submission. If you are one of the many "wanna-be" actors who are self submitting via an online members sites for shows such as mmmm... Underbelly, I can assure you that the casting director will not be interested. Those notices go out to all the agents - so if you have an agent - and you are right for the job - your agent will submit you. If you are an experienced actor and don't have an agent - DO NOT believe that you have a chance of being on one of these shows by self submitting. It is just that site listing the info to get your money! Have a great weekend, Lee EMAIL ME QOS Website - click here Latest Quiet On Set News TOP Casting Board QOS Website - click here How To Apply for an Audition - 6 November 2009 ,0 All the contact details are in the members area. If you are not a member, you need to SUBSCRIBE. CLICK HERE to Subscribe Now! or Just click on the SUBSCRIBE tab at the www.quietonset.com.au home page and follow the prompts as you scroll down. EXTRAORDINARY FEATURE FILM - Casting Now - 6 November 2009 Sydney,NSW LOOKING FOR QUALITY CAST!! This is the third part of a feature trilogy - (first two parts have been completed). CHARACTERS: 1 or 2 female/s (Alena) to play main character - a woman who is in her early 20s (late 1970s), and her mid-30s (early 1990s). * 1 female (Zdenka) - 16-19 to play her sister; * 2 males (Lubos) - 28-40 * Roman early 20s - mid-30s. Also (for Czech sequence): * 1 female (40-55); * 5 males (35-49) Feature Film - Now Casting - All looks and ages - 6 November 2009 Sydney,NSW POGMAN Productions are now casting for their feature film "Up the Aisle"! "Up the Aisle" is a wacky romantic comedy, a sort of mash between 'Eagle vs Shark'; 'Meet the Parents' and 'Four Weddings & a Funeral'. This is a fantastic script and we already have an outstanding crew on board. 9 Main Roles and heaps of 50 worders. Great Opportunity. PAID WORK -DANCERS WANTED MAGIC SHOWS - 6 November 2009 Melbourne,VIC Female Dancers wanted URGENTLY for 3 Smaller Magic and Illusion shows. Girls must be available for at least Both Sunday dates. Magician is Australia's only World Record Holding Illusionist-and has just returned from his own show with David Copperfield's production Company in the USA. These 3 gigs are VERY low key. Girls will have opportunity to increase shows and Tour USA and ASIA in 2010. Cruise Ship Auditions SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE - 6 November 2009 SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,0 Auditions will take place in: Sydney & Melbourne. Singers and Dancers. Identical Twins - Male Leads - Great ROles - 4 November 2009 Melbourne,VIC I am seeking male identical twins between 25 and 35 preferably with some acting experience for a short film in Melbourne The role will require the twins to play 5 roles. We are aiming for the large film festivals and there will be a great deal of exposure for the lead actors. PAID WORK - EXTRA'S & FEATURED EXTRA'S - TVC - 28 October 2009 GOULBURN, WOLLONGONG, BOWRAL,NSW I was just speaking with the Casting Associate for a Television Commerical campaign for a major well known Australian brand. They are filming in Goulburn and are looking for approximately 30 actors to be extra's and featured extra's.< PAID WORK - ENTERTAINERS - 28 October 2009 Melb & Syd,0 JOIN OUR AWARD WINNING SHOWTEAMS & ENTERTAINERS FOR CRUISE & LAND BASED PROJECTS: WE ARE AUDITIONING FOR: Male and female Singers Singers who can Dance Male Dancers Female Dancers . AUDITION - MALE ACTORS 18-50 YEARS - 25 October 2009 Sydney,NSW There are 10 parts to cast and any actor thinking of auditioning is encouraged to come to the Play Reading of "Journey's End" . multi-award winning play "Journey's End" (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play and a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play). Set in the trenches of France during WWI, it tells of the relationships and camaraderie of a group of British officers in the last days of their war. Characters listed in members area. Paid Work - Voltaire Review - 15 October 2009 Melbourne,VIC Cabaret Voltaire is seeking female performers who sing, dance, and act for shows on Sunday nights. PAID WORK - Dark Night of Desire - 15 October 2009 Melbourne,VIC Dark Night of Desire is a fresh new work to be performed at Cabaret Voltaire and other venues in Melbourne. SEEKING performers who dance, sing, and act for live show PAID WORK - Theatre In Education - Full time - 7 October 2009 National,0 Present a range of educational theatre performances in primary schools throughout the country. Full time touring contract, tour every state in Aus. Be employed as an actor Feb - Nov 2010 GHOST WARRIOR 3 - 24 September 2009 melbourne,VIC Casting for a gangster shoot out and battle scene consisting of lead parts for talking roles to continue the episode online TV -- be seen acting around the world. PAID WORK -AUDITIONS - THEATRE - 19 August 2009 All States,0 REQUIRED: Principal Girls & Boys - must sing/move/act well Male & Female actors/singers for comedic character roles The producer of Australia's most professional, entertaining, intense and life changing musical theatre for young people is auditioning again! This is not just dinky di 'kids shows', this is very full on highly skilled work for only the best singers and actors. MUST BE 18 YEARS AND OVER - FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT PAID WORK 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 Movie Extra Tropfest 2010 is OPEN! Just a quick reminder that entry to Movie Extra Tropfest 2010 is OPEN! Everything you need to know about submitting your film into the competition can be downloaded from www.tropfest.com/au (entry guidelines, handy tips, template release forms etc). With deadline day in just over 2 months, we are urging filmmakers out there to grab a camera and start shooting before it's too late! ENTRIES CLOSE THURSDAY 7 JANUARY 2010 6PM TOP State By State New South Wales Courses | What's On? Courses Acting to Camera & Casting Workshop TONI HIGGINBOTHAM is a leading casting director in Australia. With over twenty years experience ¡V the last ten owning her own agency ¡V Toni has a reputation for obtaining results by looking beyond the traditional means of casting. Through her time as Casting Director at the ABC, her work on A Country Practice and E Street, as well as the hundreds of TV commercials she has cast, Toni has developed strong relationships with the pool of high-profile Australian actors. She has helped launch the careers of international stars, casting actor CATE BLANCHETT in her first TV role and model MEGAN GALE in her first on-screen performance. Moreover, Toni understands that finding the perfect cast is not a matter of flicking through a book. She scouts for real people that will give the product the edge it requires. ¡¥When I work with Toni, I know I¡¦m going to end up with a great cast.¡¦ Mat Humphrey, The Guild Toni collaborates closely with directors and she ensures that her vision is aligned with that of the creative team. ¡¥The casting director is a collaborator. As a director, I don¡¦t want a casting director to bring in a bunch of people in the hope that I will find one who is interesting. That is a waste of my time and the actor¡¦s time. Toni and I discuss the roles in detail and she will bring in four or five really good people for each role. It¡¦s great when you take the results to the agency and nobody can decide who to lose!¡¦ David Gaddie, The Sweetshop The workshop will maximize your career opportunities by helping you develop the fine art of performing onscreen. It teaches students how best to present themselves on camera when delivering their work to the camera, to directors, and casting agents, thereby making the most of the screen test experience. The workshop will look into the following: The first half of the workshop (Seminar) will provide valuable information on the below topics listed below, you will be then given a script and an appointment casting time. You will be allocated a time asked to return at your casting time for a TVC and/ or Series role. You will then be critiqued and advised, there and then, to enhance your casting performance. All casting will be filmed. "h Know your character "h Casting etiquette "h Screen, Not stage "h Attitude, Nerves "h The art of being remembered Where: Upper Level 57, Queen Street Woollahra NSW 2025 (Ph) 02 9328 6166; 04111 86 773 TIME: CHILDREN 11am Start (1 Hr Discussion Seminar) ADULTS 12pm Start (1 Hr Discussion Seminar) 15 minute mock castings, with individual critique, commence at 1.30pm. If you need to request an early casting, please give notice when booking. FEE: $165.00 DATE: Sunday 22nd November 2009 THIS WORKSHOP IS THE MOST BENEFICIAL WAY TO MEET WITH TONI HIGGINBOTHAM. TONI WILL GIVE A ONE ON ONE CONSULATION WITH EACH ACTOR AND GUIDE THEM FOR THEIR CAREER. Toni is a specialist in TV commercial casting, as well as consulting on drama projects and presenting roles for the major networks. Hunting for talent for the thousands of different roles has resulted in Toni becoming an invaluable resource for directors and producers of the highest calibre. Marcus Graham returns with an exclusive to Screenwise. "Connections - An Exploration for the Actor." In this Master Intensive actors will be exploring connections to emotion and imagination and ultimately the freedom of expression within the confines of working on screen. Marcus Graham Master Intensive "Connections - An Exploration for the Actor" This exclusive intensive will run over 2 days. Commences: Sat 5th Dec | Concludes: Sun 6 Dec 2009 From: Sat 10.00am - 5.00pm & Sun 10am - 6.00pm Where: Screenwise Studios | 84 - 86 Mary Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Cost: $420 ($395 early bird if paid 2 weeks prior to intensive commencing) Places are strictly limited |To book in contact the Screenwise office on (02) 9281 4484 What's On STAGE RAGE - Sydney Tues, 24th November ACTT'S Cleveland St Theatre STAGE RAGE is 10 short plays cast, rehearsed and performed on the same night as a moved reading with cash prizes for best actor/director/play. ACTORS arrive 5.30 for audition/casting/rehearsal. (199 Cleveland St, Sydney, Opposite Prince Alfred Park). Hosted by GERRY SONT. AUDIENCE arrive 7.30 $10 entry for participants & audience. Cash prizes depend on ticket sales! WRITERS: submit 10 minute script (or to be a director or for more info) email: stagerage@optusnet.com.au (or join STAGE RAGE on Facebook) Queensland Courses | What's On? Courses "Cool Stuff For Kids To Perform" - 2 hr workshop Anna Waters-Massey offers a 2 hour workshop for children age 9-16 years to introduce her books "Cool Stuff For Kids To Perform" 1 & 2. In the workshop Anna will introduce students to her books and work through some of the scripts. Students will participate in improvisations and role plays with the emphasis being on character development and a natural acting style. Workshop Price & Details $97 per person, which includes a copy of Anna's 2 books "Cool Stuff For Kids To Perform" 1 & 2, which retail at $23.95 each. Sunday 29 Nov 09, 2-4pm, Burleigh Annexe Unit 3/57 Township Dr, West Burleigh, Gold Coast Contact Anna for bookings: watersworks@aapt.net.au or ph 0417 584290 The Author Anna Waters-Massey is a Drama teacher and experienced performer. She has taught Drama for many years, performed in various theatre productions, TV and film, and regularly does voice overs and jingles for studios and production houses. Her "Cool Stuff" Books have been on the bestselling list at Brisbane's "Book Nook" for well over a year. Anna teaches Performing Arts Classes on the Gold Coast. What the kids say about the workshop Anna's workshop was really enjoyable and at the same time informative. I received lots of great tips and had a lot of fun. Her books are full of great scripts that I will use in future drama lessons and at eisteddfods. In a small group everyone got to know each other really well and Anna talked to us individually which made it a valuable experience. Thanks Anna!! Sophie 15yrs I thought the workshop was fabulous I've been to so many workshops that have been a bit boring and so expensive. Your workshop was great; full of fun and exciting things that I can use towards my acting career thanks so much. Tiah 11yrs I thought your course was fantastic and I learnt a lot about being natural when I'm acting instead of always playing it up. It's a shame that your course didn't go for longer than the 2 hours because they went so fast and I would have loved to learn more. I met some great people and I had a lot of fun. I hope that you keep holding these courses, as I would love to attend more and extend my learning of acting. Kate 13yrs I enjoyed your workshop so much and I highly recommend other people to take the course. I loved it when we had to play various roles out of your book, and then swap characters. It made me feel more confident about acting. Even though I was the youngest in the group I got a lot out of it. Aria 10 yrs What teachers say about the books I have recently purchased a class set of Anna's "Cool Stuff for kids to Perform" (Bks 1 & 2) for my year 8 Drama classes. I have found these books an invaluable resource rich in possibilities to aid the creativity of young Dramatists. The books have supplied me with countless possibilities for both scripted and unscripted dramas, whilst also presenting rich ideas for starting points for improvisation, characterisation and performance skill development. I have also noticed the ease with which my students can use the books because of the physical format they are presented in; small, easy to read and handle. A 'must have' for every middle school Drama teacher. Amanda Murray-Salter, teacher St Teresa's Catholic College Noosaville. Qld "Cool Stuff for Kids to Perform" is a great resource for any primary to middle years teacher to have. The impro starters are fantastic fun and have proven to be a great way to end lessons. The scenes and monologues are diverse and give the opportunity to explore characters and alternative ways to investigate some social issues like bullying. Kate Begbie, teacher, Yamba, NSW ON-SET ETIQUETTE - Brisbane 21 November Not sure who does what on set? This one-day course provides an overview of the process involved in shooting a feature film or TV drama series. The course will provide a detailed description of on-set etiquette and procedures and detail the various departments and their responsibilities. It will explore in more detail the role of the production office, directors dept and unit. How departments inter-relate, call sheets, schedules, progress reports, cast liaison, extras wrangling, rushes, etc to broaden the participants understanding of the realities of day to day life on a film set and in the production office. The seminar will provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to perform basic level positions either on-set or in the production office. Attendees will be issued with an AFTRS certificate of participation on completion of the course. Course presenter Wade Savage will share his extensive working knowledge and experience of the film production process. He will outline the requirements and challenges of a range of support roles including Production assistant/Runner, 2nd and 3rd Assistant Director, and unit assist. Cost $120.00 Applications Close 6 November Jackie McKimmie (Acting) AFTRS Qld Mgr Ph: (07) 3257 7646 What's On Gold Coast Film Fantastic - 12 Nov - 15 Nov The Festival will be held between the 12th-15th of November 2009 with screenings and workshops taking place at Birch Caroll and Coyle Cinemas, Australia Fair, Southport; and additional free public screenings happening at the new Southport Parklands precinct on the broadwater (opposite Australia Fair). www.filmfantastic.com/ TOP

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