 
| |  | Hi Guys
How has your week been going?
I had an audition this week which was awesome. I haven't done much acting for a while and I can't tell you how invigorated I was to get back into it.
The actors life of continual auditions and rejections is quite tiring. It can play with your mind. Particularly if you are doing lots of commercial auditions which are so fast and at times random. I mean random because sometimes the producers don't even know what they want, they just hope to see "it" when it comes through the door. Often there are no scripts and it is all about a "look" or an expression. Very hard to nail it or stand out from the crowd. Those actors who are good "character" actors do very well at commercial auditions and you see the same guys being used over and over.
I am now aware that I was a little "burnt out" from the continuous rejection of the casting world over the last couple of years. But .... take away the opportunity to audition and you certainly miss it. So for me - it was such a thrill to have the chance to perform again. I even had to sing - which was wonderful as I am not a trained singer. It was a real step "out there" for me, hence the added thrill I think.
Now I think I looked the part and did a good job, felt like I really nailed it......but, it really is in the hands of the gods! The gods at this point being the producers. lol
If you are an actor and and are not getting the opportunity to audition or work, there are many ways you can initiate this opportunity. I have listed all this info in the "Fast Track Your Career" Info Pack. If you are a Quiet On Set Member - this is free, just send me an email, otherwise you can order it from the side link on this newsletter.
Sea Patrol and The Pacific start this week - loving watching shows made in Aus. I see all the casting info come through so I love to see who actually gets to play the characters.
Likewise, it is a buzz when I see the commercials on screen and I have seen the character briefs. It is a wonderful process that happends at breakneck speed. The casting world is such a wild ride. My hat goes off to casting directors, the pace is just so constant.
At the moment, there is a guy on the Coke "Mini can" commercial ( where they play cricket in the loungeroom) who is also in a KFC commercial. There is a guy in a beer add who was also on Packed to the Rafters and played a bad guy on Sea Patrol. There is also a guy with the red hair in the same beer add who was on a Autocheap TVC, on the Austar TVC (baking) and is now in the beer ad.
Is that luck - nope - these guys are good character actors and can do great looks instantly!!
Keep up the training.
Have a great week
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Hi Lee!
Just wanted to say thank you!!!
Renee Nieass QOS MEMBER attended my Audition Workshop - Hairspray Focus because she heard about it through your website.
Said she has been out of the industry for 18 months. Before that she was doing mostly acting/singing work, but misses the triple threat/ musical theatre side of things, so wanted to reconnect with that, and is hoping to audition for Hairspray.
Thank you again!
Warm regards,
Tia Jordan
0412 044 800
tia@auditionguru.com
www.auditionguru.com
QOS Members take performing into their own hands! - Dinner With a View
Hi Lee
I am acting in and co-producing dinner/theatre evenings coming soon to Paddington!
Please click on link below for more information:
http://dinnerwithaview.org.au/
Five short plays
Hell Hath Three Furies by Aoise Stratford
DIRECTOR Stephen Carnell
CAST Alison Meredith, Linda Grasso, Chloe Schwank, Gavin Williams
The Salmon Tribunal by Walter Wykes
DIRECTOR John Michael Burdon
CAST Danielle Cotter, Nicola Furst
Three Horseshoes by Aoise Stratford
DIRECTOR David Farland
CAST Deborah Bradshaw, Ted Crosby, Jack Fairweather, Kim Knuckey, Peter Talmacs
Over the Moon by Sophia Chapadjiev
DIRECTOR Heidi Lupprian
CAST Giselle Da Silva, Paul Kleynjan, Susie Smith
Passed Hordes by Mark Harvey Levine
DIRECTOR John Michael Burdon
CAST Alice Caspers, Bellinda Dunn, Nicola Furst, Alan Shaw, Cat Tsai, Alana Wesley
Every Saturday from 1 May to 5 June 2010
Eastside Arts
395 Oxford Street
Paddington 2021
Doors open 8pm and Show starts 8.30pm
Produced by Dinner with a View Inc and Furst Class Productions
Tickets $26/$23 concession
Web site www.dinnerwithaview.org.au
Bookings www.moshtix.com.au or
ph 1300 438 849
Selection of food platters available for purchase throughout the evening
The Casting Process is Fast Tracked
MOST of the time, the casting directors specify that they are only looking for actors in certain states. For example - if the TVC is being made in Syd, they only want to audition Sydney actors etc. Everynow and again there is an exception to the rule and the exceptions happen when: it is at the call of the casting director.
Just yesterday, I submitted an actor for a role that required an actor who could speak fluent French. The casting was in being done in Melb by a Syd casting director. All of a sudden, the shooting scheudle changed and they emailed me late in the afternoon to see if we could put the audition down on tape either that afternoon of first thing the next morning. Due to the change in shooting schedule, they could not get down to to Melb to do the casting themselves. Of course we can do this - I got straight on to the actor and we tee's it up with John at TAFTA to do the audition first thing this morning. John will then send it through to the casting director within half an hour.
Now, I must say that this is a feature film - not a TVC and that is when the specifics for that state only mostly apply. Likewise with episodic TV, they do specify that state only as the process just happens so fast and there are about 3 call backs. So you really can't fly backwards and forwards on such short notice of the call backs and wardrobe fittings etc.
There was an article in The Australian this week about that process and Kirsty McGregor from McGregor Casting has a course coming up on this subject:
The casting profession has dramatically changed with the use of tapes, allowing actors to appear remotely instead of live. It has made the process easier and less Sydney-centric, and broadened the horizons for actors.
This month, McGregor cast Luke Ford in Nomads, a Warner Brothers studio TV pilot for Ridley Scott now being filmed in Thailand. Ford recorded his audition in Melbourne and McGregor sang his praises by phone and email.
"They emailed straight back and said `we agree' and booked him the next day," she says triumphantly of Ford's role in a series about backpackers recruited by the CIA.
"[International producers] are looking here a lot," she says. "Australians are so hot right now and just getting hotter because everybody's so lured by the idea of working where the action is, because it's getting so much easier.'
It goes both ways. McGregor cast a German actor as one of the adversaries in Beneath Hill 60 after he sent an audition tape from Berlin.
"It's just a fantastic casting tool now that people don't need to have to come into the studio to see you."
Beneath Hill 60 opens tomorrow nationally. Kirsty McGregor will present casting masterclasses with Anthony Hayes in all capital cities this month and in May. Details: www.roguestarsacting.com. | | TOP | | | Disney TV Series - As The Bell Rings - Series 4 - 14 April 2010
Melbourne,VIC
National Search for a brand new character on "As The Bell Rings". Male or Female - 8-18yrs. Looking for Actors - EAST ON EAST - 13 April 2010
Melbourne,VIC
TV series - "East on East" - Genre: Drama/Comedy Television series documenting the contrasting experiences of two international students from India studying in Melbourne. One is wealthy, the other poor. They attend the same university but that is where the similarities end. Character Name: Krishna - Lead Role Male , Age: 18 to 25 years.Indian Appearance.
Character Name: Jay - Lead Role - Male, 18 to 25 years - Indian Appearance.
Character Name: Peter & Evan Male, 35 to 55 years , Role: Homeless Guy -1 & 2
Plus 5 extras - see members area for details. Dead White Males - Theatre - 13 April 2010
Sydney,NSW
Characters Required to play: GRANT SWAIN a university lecturer "charismatic, articulate and animated. STEVE a student "not conventionally handsome but appealing in a run down sort of way" Grant Swain, a university lecturer "charismatic, articulate and animated by the intense certainty that he has a supremely important message to communicate and that he is enormously well equipped to deliver it". Steve, a student "not conventionally handsome but appealing in a run down sort of way" Furniture TVC - 12 April 2010
Gold Coast,QLD
Student Project, Real Client, for Website and TVC This TVC is to promote a new business on the Gold Coast, luxury furniture. Needed Talents are:
1x Man in 40s
1x Woman in 40s
1x Man between 20- 25
1x Woman beteen 20 -25
Abbie - Short Film- Lead Role & Support - Short FIlm - 9 April 2010
Sydney,NSW
ABBIE - LEAD ROLE - Abbie, the protagonist of the film is the epitome of childish idealism and naivety. All her mannerisms are childlike and exaggerated. She is sensitive, driven by her emotions and impulses. THE BOSS - SUPPORTING ROLE - The Boss, a forty-odd year old man is the antagonist of the film. He is motivated by order, system and monotony. He is always grumpy, and his mannerisms are hard, abrupt and fast. There is never one inch of his body that is relaxed. Sado - Feature Film - 4 April 2010
melbourne,VIC
Casting for: 4 x female actors
1 x male actor May Shoot. All the Beauty Queens Love Tioesco - 27 March 2010
Sydney,NSW
Filipino female (18-35) wanted for lead role. Involvement here presents an opportunity for aspiring talent to be part of a passionate, regularly-working production team.
Everyone is on deferred pay but will constitute the regular production and acting staff for other projects in development. Reality is a Dream - 17 March 2010
Sydney,NSW
Casting supporting adult male roles and child supporting roles for Feature Film. CHARACTERS:
DAVID - Males, aged 21 to 30 . Was best friends with Kristian during childhood. Trying to rekindle the friendship in adulthood. Is married to Anna and is about to be a father.
JOHNNY - Males, aged 18 to 22 , dislikes Kristian and always tries outdo him especially in relationships. Is a ladie's man and all that. Small part but crucical. Needs to have at best toned arms or more.
GEORGE : Males, aged 35 to 45 , Father to Kristian and Mallory who has to deal with Mallory having Leukemia and certain death.
MARK, Males, aged 45 to 50, Deceased grandfather to Kristian who appears to his sister Mallory in a dream.
KRISTIAN (YOUNGER):Males, aged 10 to 13 . Appears in first quarter of the film pretty much. Has his life turned upside down when his sister goes back. PAID WORK - DISNEY CHARACTER LOOKALIKES - 16 March 2010
Melbourne - Japan,VIC
Male Disney Character Look-alikes: 5'0"-5'6" and 5'8"-6'0", charming and handsome performers to portray various Disney princes and heroes including: Captain Jack Sparrow, Indiana Jones, Aladdin, Prince Charming, Prince Philip and Peter Pan. Female Disney Character Look-alikes: 4'11"-5'7", beautiful and graceful performers to portray various Disney princesses and heroines including: Jasmine, Pocahontas, Alice, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. PAID WORK - Female Aerialist - 16 March 2010
Melb & Syd Auditions,0
Female Aerialists: 5'0"-5'6", strong aerialist experience (2-point harness) and/or training to portray Ariel in "Under the Sea", an interactive retelling of the classic Disney animated feature The Little Mermaid. ($740 U.S. dollars per week plus per diem). PAID WORK - Male & Female Dancers - 16 March 2010
Melb & Syd Auditions,0
Ballet/Jazz Dancers: Males 5'9"+, Females 5'3"-5'6", to portray classic Disney Princes & Princesses. Male Ballet Dancers: 5'5"-5'8", slender build, strong ballet technique, portrays Peter Pan. Athletic Dancers with Exotic Look: Males 5'6"+, Females 5'1"-5'7", exotic looking, athletic with strong physiques for a lavish multi-sensory production. Six to eight month contracts begin August/September 2010. Performers receive $740 - $760 (US dollars) per week (depending on role and show), per diem, round trip travel, private apartments, 5-day work weeks, and the chance to experience one of the world's most fascinating and vibrant cities. STARWALKER astronaut reality TV show - 29 November 2009
Any / All All states/cities,0
Open call for entrants for new reality tv show STARWALKER, a worldwide search for two "citizen astronauts". Show is simulcasting north and south hemisphere. Applicants must be 18 years or over, able to provide medical certificate certifying basic fitness level and be prepared and able to travel at relatively short notice. | | TOP | | | Film Competitions | | TOP | | State By State | | New South Wales | Courses | What 's On? | | Courses ACFTRS - Screen Acting Intensive for Actors
Convened by highly experienced director Ian Watson this course is designed for emerging and professional actors seeking to move from stage to screen. Screen acting requires differing techniques and knowledge, many of the physical and vocal tools of the actor need to be modified and reinterpreted for the screen. Technical and physical limitations become critical.
Join Ian and other actors for this unique six hour session over two evenings in the film studio to gain invaluable experience in delivering exceptional performances for screen.
Areas covered will include preparation and spontaneity , relaxation between takes, techniques and tools. Participants will learn, rehearse and act in filmed scenes and the results critiqued and perfected. Ian's invaluable advice will also include interpreting directors instructions and giving appropriate and exceptional screen performances.
May 4 - 5
(Tue, Wed, 6.15pm - 9.15pm)
Visit www.aftrs.edu.au/openprogram for more.
AFTRS - Acting & Presentation for Screen
This AFTRS course is an intensive introduction into TV presenting. Participants will explore how to become a strong and individual story teller through the medium of television. Topics include how tools and technique can enhance a TV presenter's delivery, the basics of script writing and interview techniques and tricks. Each student will learn how to develop their own unique on screen presence and persona.
April 17 - 18
(Sat, Sun, 10am - 5pm)
Visit www.aftrs.edu.au/openprogram for more What's On Darlinghurst Theatre - Macbeth - Spectacular Reviews
Macbeth has enjoyed a spectacular preview weekend playing to sold out houses.
Patrons have emailed us to say how much they love the show. One said: I went to see Macbeth at Darlinghurst Theatre last night and thought it was fabulous, though I know the play quite well, I felt as if I was hearing sections of text for the very first time. We thought the performances were deeply textured and Nicholas Eadie was absolutely wonderful. A sincere congratulations to the wonderful cast and directors and best wishes for the season.
One last preview to go tonight, with only a handful of tickets left. You have until the 9 May to catch this astonishing production, but hurry - tickets are selling fast!
If you saw the show and want to share your thoughts, you can email us at theatre@darlinghursttheatre.com or you can post straight to our Facebook page.
Play Now Act Now
Play Now Act Now launches its call for entries across three festival categories in competitions spanning five months, with 30 finalists and a grand final event for the top 10 in short film, digital design and mircofiction. All work must be made by NSW residents aged 16-25 years and must engage with the issue and culture of drugs and alcohol.
Got some creative baggies of goodies? Then get creating and submit online at the official website www.playnowactnow.com.au
"Play Now Act Now is a festival like no other; an exhibition space bristling with ideas that we hope will inspire artists from different disciplines to rise to our creative challenge. I'm very excited to see how young artists will tackle the culture of drugs and alcohol with originality, intelligence and skill in our competition." Scott Henderson, Festival Director
Metro Screen is partnering with NSW Health for the eighth year in a row to provide this drug and alcohol awareness project in the form of three online competitions running simultaneously over the next five months at www.playnowactnow.com.au
Kicking off in May the first of five monthly competitions will take entries online, permit users to vote for their favourite short film, digital design and mircofiction and host an online awards ceremony where six winners - one by popular vote, one by official selection - will take home a cash prize and a place in our grand final.
Deadline of entry for the May competition is 27 April, 2010. This is repeated every month until September with October being grand final month for Play Now Act Now.
Sydney Theatre School - first productions for 2010
Sydney Theatre School would like to invite you to our first productions for 2010. These performances were created by the students and their respective directors and will offer something for everyone!
There are two separate programs - A and B - with each program featuring the world premiere of two one-act plays.
Tickets are strictly limited and bookings are advised. Please note that a separate ticket is required for each program.
PROGRAM A
The Abandoned Perspective
If the fabric of the present is woven from the thread of memory then The Abandoned Perspective is a play that explores how we reach each other across a vast expanse of time and space.
Directed by Michael Pigott.
CAST: Caitlin Shaw, Kate Davis, Dale Morgan, Lucinda Reynolds, Natalia Wikana, Patrick Bolster, Priscilla Doueihy, Rebekah Easton, Ricky Klein, Sarah Williamson, Shari Laine, Sophie Donkin.
TEA'S GONE COLD
'Tea's Gone Cold' explores the impact of a typical wartime event - the scouting of a bridge - on all the people associated with it; from those on the front line, through those dealing with the aftermath, to those back home awaiting news.
Directed by Gavin Williams
CAST: Athena Ktenas, Cara Woods, Christine Hanna, Elise Bialek, Elliott Mitchell, Hannah Baker, Hannah-May Isaac, Heather Campbell, Julia Hunt, Marnie Jones, Selina Van Elburg , Steve Warwick, Tess Bignell
PROGRAM B
Innocent When You Dream
Dolls come alive at night.a trickster's tale.
Directed by Jerome Pride
CAST: Alexandra Howard, Libby Daniewska, Emily Read, Hanne O'Connor, Ingrid Hu, Madeleine Pottinger, Mel Martins, Olivia Stokes, Sarah Oliver, Simone Jovanovic, Alexandra J Lowe, Kelly Richards, Lyndal Judges.
Defenceless, Inarticulate and Screaming for Attention.
On our journey from cradle to grave we are accompanied by laughter, confusion and tears.
Directed by Malcolm Frawley
CAST: Adrianne Macleod, Alana Rafter, Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos, Challito Browne, Laura Deruyver, Matthew Osborn, Timothy Weston,, Nathan Kayes, Ramy Jajo, Stephanie Beck,Corina Cristea , Jasmine M'Souli, Briony Ball, Kerry Panayi.
VENUE: Figtree Theatre, Gate 4 UNSW High St Kensington
DATES: April 20 to 24, 2010
PERFORMANCE TIMES:
PROGRAM A at 7.00pm (BOTH SHOWS)
PROGRAM B at 9pm (BOTH SHOWS)
TICKETS: $25 Full $20 Concession
(Each program. Booking fees apply)
BOOKINGS: 1300 306 706 or www.mca-tix.com
MORE INFORMATION: www.sydneytheatreschool.com | | | Western Australia | Courses | | Courses Direct before you Shoot webinar - Storyboarding for Film and Television. 24 Apr - 25 Apr
This intensive two-day Master Class with David Russell (Batman, Terminator 2, The Thin Red Line, The Quiet American, Wolverine, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) in a live webinar is designed for both professionals and students. David Russell presents an expert analysis of the visual planning process. The webinar provides an insider look at how a script can be enhanced through creative storyboarding, and how this critical tool is used by successful directors to realize the film they envision.
Cost: US$ 265.00
9:00am - 1:30pm Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 April 2010. Check date and time for Perth.
www.directbeforeyoushoot.com/index.html | | | Victoria | Courses | What's On? | | Courses AFTRS The First Assistant Director
Run by 1st AD Paul Walton, this 3 day course is targeted at those wanting to learn the fundamentals of being a First Assistant Director. Topics such as the importance of pre-production, coordinating a film set, the process behind developing a shooting schedule and utilising the latest scheduling software, will all be covered. This course is designed for those with some on set experience.
April 28 - April 30
(Wednesday - Friday 9:30am - 5pm)
www.aftrs.edu.au
AFTRS VIC on (03) 9602 8300 What's On Half A Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths
"I was looking for love and then I found love, but heaven knows I'm miserable now."
William is a young man with three obsessions: very strong long blacks, pining for his lost Salome, and listening to The Smiths. He only exists to devour coffee, despise people and worship the patron saint of wrist-slashing - Steven Patrick Morrissey.
Just like his idol, the world he occupies is cruelly lonely. He stumbles from café to cemetery in search of a companion or maybe just a confidant. He runs headlong into Salome; the obtuse, obstructive, agent of seduction who slithers her way into his addictive personality. Meanwhile, the best friend that he never knew he might not have one day, Rick, is struggling with his desire for William while confronting his own mortality. A dark and funny play set to the music of The Smiths, the music that gives William a chance to be more than just Half A Person.
Mark Taylor theatre credits include: Rent, The Underwood, Away, The Crucible, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Time and the Conways and The Choir. He recently donned a rifle and helmet for the HBO mini-series The Pacific, before making a dramatic change of pace by touring Australia with the children's theatre company, Alpha Shows.
Director Robert Chuter is not a person prone to making conventional theatre & his acclaimed works such as Loving Friends, Le Miracle de la Rose, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Anne of Green Gables, Homme Fatale, The Death of Peter Pan, The Hive, The Object of Desire, Dimboola, Almost & Heights have earned him a reputation as a distinctive director of over 200 plays. He won a Green Room Award in 1990 for his work on the acclaimed In Angel Gear. He studied at VCA & was a trainee director at the Queensland Theatre Company. Chuter graduated from the prestigious Swinburne Film & Television School, winning the AAV Award for his short film: The Mortal Coil. He recently completed his debut feature film The Dream Children to be released in 2011.
Writer Alex Broun has enjoyed considerable success in theatre, TV & film as a writer, actor & director. One of the world's leading ten minute playwrights, he has had over 60 ten minute plays produced in nearly 400 productions all over the world. He has also twice received funding from Screen Australia as well as recently having five short screenplays filmed and was a winner of the Inscription Script awards in 2009 for his screenplay of The Jacaranda Tree. He is currently the Artistic Director of Short + Sweet, the largest ten minute play festival in the world that currently plays in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, the Central Coast of NSW, Gippsland, Rockhampton, Newcastle, Auckland, Singapore & Malaysia. Broun recently launched a new website - www.alexbroun.com - where you can read, download & acquire performance rights for many of his plays free of charge.
Venue: Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran
Dates: 20-30 May 2010
Times: Wednesday-Saturday 8.00pm, Saturday matinees 2.00pm & Sunday 6.30pm
Tickets: $28.00 [Full] & $24.00 [Concession] (+ transaction fee)
Bookings: 8290 7000 or www.chapeloffchapel.com.au
Written by ALEX BROUN Directed by ROBERT CHUTER Music Re-creation by SIMON POLINSKI & COLIN BERWICK With MARK TAYLOR as William
For more information contact:
Tatia Sloley, TS Publicity
P: 9419 8837 M: 0403 305 395 E: tatia@tspublicity.com.au
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