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Mitchell/Rudolph Casting - September Film/TV Class 2008-08-05 12:45:32 September
Film/TV Class with Jennifer Rudolph
from Mitchell
/Rudolph Casting
(NY Casting Director of "Transformers," "Disturbia," "Wifey") & Katja Blichfeld from NBC (Casting Director for "30 Rock")Congratulations to Alice Schaerer for booking a role on 30 ROCK!"Where do I begin to thank Jen Rudolph and Katja Blichfeld!! I attended Jen's 4 Week Film/TV Class in February and last Friday filmed
Lilian Burch Of Carlyn Davis Casting Now Associate Member - Casting Society Of America 2008-08-05 10:14:29 Carlyn DavisCasting
proudly announces the acceptance of Lilian Burch
into the prestigious Casting Society
of America
!Lilian is now an Associate C.S.A. member. Not only is she the only C.S.A. Associate from this market [DC/MD/VA], she was one of the first Nationally to be declared.Lilian has contributed so much to the team at CDC and her efforts do not go unnoticed.Please see Lilian's photo & Read more:Member
Background Casting For Tim Burton's Take On Alice In Wonderland 2008-08-01 09:08:20 BBC reports that Mad Dog Casting
's Ilenka Jelowicki is looking for background performers in Plymouth, England, to work on a new Disney film production. Jelowicki is looking for around 250 local people for the production which she declined to confirm by name [i.e. Tim Burton
's new take on Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland
, starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter].According to the BBC story, auditio
Campaign Message From "Unite For Strength" 2008-07-31 11:57:07 Fellow SAG members, Earlier this year, over 1500 of us petitioned SAG leadership to institute affected member voting on the TV/theatrical contract because we believed it would increase the guild’s leverage going into the negotiation. As we’ve already written you, the leadership dismissed our proposal without discussion, with some even questioning our motives. But that was a tiny misstep co Read more:Campaign
, Message
Background Casting For "Edge Of Darkness" Starring Mel Gibson 2008-07-30 16:54:01 Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008 Time: 12 – 2 pm for SAG/AFTRA actors 2 – 4 pm for non-union actors Location: Boston Casting
, 129 Braintree Street, Suite 107, Boston, MA 02134 Details: MUST bring a headshot and resume or current photo and bio MUST be 18 or older No children Shooting for EDGE OF DARKNESS st Read more:Darkness
, Gibson
Background Casting For New Coen Brothers Film - "A Serious Man" 2008-07-30 11:54:16 Follow instructions carefully! DO NOT SEND PHOTOS VIA EMAIL (unless you’re specifically asked to)– your email will be deleted. As a general note, if you submit yourself for anything– you’ll only hear back if Producers/Staff is able to/interested in working w/you. Thank you! Several Options: * Extras, Stand Ins & Photo Doubles: PROJECT INFO: A SERIOUS MAN is a film about a Midwestern Je Read more:Casting
, Brothers
[SAG] Important Message Regarding Axium 2008-07-28 15:33:50 The Screen Actors Guild posted this notice today [07/25/2008]. It is reprinted here in full.*** IMPORTANT NOTICE Axium (Proofs of Claim) July 25, 2008If you received payroll checks through Axium that were not honored when Axium filed for Bankruptcy in January, 2008, and if you have not otherwise been paid in full for any such amounts owed by your signatory producer that used Axium as its payrol Read more:Message
Carnegie Mellon Confirms Film Critics Wield Power Over The Box Office 2008-07-25 13:09:01 [Actor's Directory] - A new study from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business confirms what we've all suspected for years. Film critics wield a significant amount of power over the box office performance of motion pictures.In producing the study, Tepper School Marketing Professor Peter Boatwright compiled data including weekly revenues and number of screens for a sample of 466 film
Auditioning – How Working to Get the Part, Works! 2008-07-25 13:08:40 SEAN PRATT PRESENTS - A FUNDRAISER/SEMINARSPONSORED BY THE Baltimore/Washington, DC, AEA LIAISON COMMITTEEWHAT: Auditioning
– How Working to Get the Part, Works
! WHEN: Monday,July 28, 2008 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm. Seminar begins promptly at 7:00 pmWHERE: Imagination Stage (Lerner Theatre) 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 visit www.imaginationstage.org for d
No title 2008-07-25 13:08:40 John Swanbeck, director of Big Kahuna (Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito), will teach the tricks of On-Camera acting. Learn to be more captivating and cinematic in a completely unique way! TO REGISTER:
Auditioning Seminar With CD Alison McBryde 2008-07-25 13:08:40 Instructor: Alison
McBryde has worked as a Casting Director and Associate for over 15 years on film and television projects such as The Island, Nicholas Nickleby, Pearl Harbor, Heat, Ali, Armageddon, The Insider, and CBS' series Robbery Homicide Division. Along the way, she has worked with top filmmakers and actors including Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Mann, Robert Redford and Al Pacino. Her most r Read more:Auditioning
, Seminar
Mitchell/Rudolph Commercial Class 2008-07-25 13:08:40 A FEW SPOTS JUST OPENEDCOMMERCIAL NIGHTTHURSDAY, JULY 24TH, 2008REGISTER BELOW The Green Room Commercial
Night This event has been incredibly successful for it's attendees! Click here to see the incredible success stories and testimonials.Date/Time: Thursday, July 24th, 2008 from 7PM-9PMLocation: Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave (between 35th & 36th Street), 4th FloorCost: $175Format: You will audi Read more:Mitchell
, Rudolph
Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh, Adam Arkin and 28 others to run on “Unite for Strength” slate. 2008-07-24 08:20:40 Aiming to put the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) on a path toward greater unity with sister union the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), a group of 31 actors announced today that they will run in upcoming elections for seats on the SAG Board of Directors. Organized under the banner “Unite for Strength,” the group is seeking to win a majority of the national board seats a Read more:Walsh
, Kate Walsh
Actor Robert David Hall to Speak at Disability Issue Forum 2008-07-22 11:37:45 Disability Rights Activist and Actor
Will Address Thousands Participating in Forum
WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actor and disability rights activist RobertDavid
Hall ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") will be a speaker at The National Forum on Disability Issues, a non-partisan presidential forum organized by the Ohio Disability Vote Coalition (ODVC) and the American Assoc Read more:Disability
Peter Coyote's Open Letter To Lead Actors 2008-07-21 21:38:56 Dear Colleagues,A small minority of actors are internationally known, iconic figures, whom audiences flock to see in films and on television. Producers know these actors as the best means to insure return on their investments and reward them appropriately for that security. In addition to talent, these actors have had that extra measure of good fortune, and have been propelled to the very top of o Read more:Peter
, Coyote
, Letter
USA Network New Programs In Development 2008-07-20 19:33:38 USA Network will advance the 'Characters Welcome' brand with three new programs currently in development, featuring a CIA linguist, an inner city trauma surgeon and a salesman turned morgue investigator, all slated for the 2008-09 season. "Our development slate continues our commitment to creating uniquely appealing characters," said Wachtel. "Our goal at USA is not only to become the #1 dest Read more:Programs
, Development
Lionsgate In The Weeds With Mad Men 2008-07-19 07:04:49 Lionsgate will be watching the Emmys this season as its two top shows, Mad Men and Weeds
, compete for this year's awards. The two programs recently garnered a total of 19 Emmy Award nominations, 16 for Mad Men and 3 for Weeds.MAD MEN Nominations:-- Outstanding Drama Series -- Producers-- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- Jon Hamm-- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -- John S Read more:Lionsgate
AMPTP Contract Negotiations Statement Dated 07/17/2008 2008-07-18 21:17:05 The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers [AMPTP] released the following statement on 07/17/2008 regarding its current negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild [SAG].[Via AMPTP] - Today, SAG's chief negotiator said he could not accept AMPTP's offer because the digital media "landscape has dramatically shifted in the six months since the DGA" reached its deal. This statement is not j
"Small Contingents" From SAG Meet With AMPTP 2008-07-17 08:23:37 The Screen Actor's Guild reported Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 that "small contingents" of its negotiating committee met with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for two hours at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, California. Both SAG and AMPTP agreed to confidentiality regarding the contents of the meeting.Visit Actor's Directory
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London Theatre Is Falling Down 2008-07-13 16:41:15 [Actor's Directory] - According to The Theatres Trust, the chances of survival for some of England's venerated old theatres is about 50-50. Of the 68 theatres in England on The Theatres Trust's Theatre Buildings at Risk register (TBAR), 34 currently face an uncertain future and are at high risk. The top ten theatres in the Trust's 2008 TBAR include theatres that remain empty, are under threat of d Read more:Falling Down
Grant Wilfley Casting/CAPS Universal Payroll Hold Joint Open Call 2008-07-13 16:23:46 [Grant
Wilfley Casting
] - Grant Wilfley Casting and CAPS Universal
will hold a joint open call in New York to register all SAG actors interested in doing background work. Thousands of SAG actors are already registered with GWCI. When actors register with CAPS Universal, their I-9 information is kept on file with the payroll company and a note is made in the GWCI’s database indicating that they a Read more:Payroll
, Joint
Fandango Stays Up For "The Dark Night" 2008-07-13 16:19:47 [Actor's Directory] - The highly-anticipated release of "The Dark Knight" is still over a week away, but ticket seller Fandango reports that many of its pre-opening Thursday midnight shows on July 17 are already sold out in cities across the country. Theaters are reportedly adding 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. showtimes to meet the ticketing demand. 'The Dark Knight' may be responsible for a lot of blea Read more:Night
New Thriller Shooting In Michigan This September 2008-07-13 16:11:49 [Actor's Directory] - New Castle Entertainment has announced that Nancy Travis (The Bill Engvall Show) and Lola Glaudini (The Sopranos) will join the cast of Intent, a contemporary suspense thriller described as a combination of Silence of the Lambs and CSI. Thomas J. Wright (Unspeakable) will direct from Tim Crockett's script.Already on board is Brat Pack alum Andrew McCarthy, who will play Travi Read more:September
, Thriller
, Michigan
MGM Greelights The Cabin In The Woods 2008-07-13 16:11:28 [Actor's Directory] - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has acquired and greenlit The Cabin
In The Woods
from a script written by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard. Whedon will produce; Goddard makes his directorial debut on the project.The Cabin In The Woods is MGM's first project to get the green light from Mary Parent, Chairman, Worldwide Motion Picture Grou
Branch Division Leaders Endorse Unite For Strength, USAN 2008-08-09 08:29:52 This letter is to all union actors living in the Branch
es, all across the United States. In the coming weeks there’ll be a lot of promises made by the various slates and independents running for the SAG election to the national board. In the Branches these are smaller elections, with less influence on the direction of the national board, and the Guild. The elections in New York and Hollywood, h Read more:Division
, Leaders
New York Background Casting Assignments 2008-08-06 09:24:17 What follows is a wrap-up of background casting assignments among major casting companies for film and television projects shooting in New York
through the remainder of 2008. Please note this post is updated as new information becomes available.Barbara McNamara Casting
249 W 34th StreetSuite 500New York, NY 10001..Map/Directions/Info..Open Call/Registration InfoCasting Assignments:The Naked Brother
Additional Background Casting Call For "Edge Of Darkness" Starring Mel Gibson 2008-08-06 07:56:44 OPEN CASTING CALL FOR EXTRAS IN NORTH HAMPTON FOR ‘EDGE OF DARKNESS’ FILM STARRING MEL GIBSON Saturday, August 9 from 10 am – 4 pm at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 1 Atwood Drive, Northampton, MA. Boston Casting
is looking for people to play the following roles in North Hampton: Older Hippies with protesting experience between the ages of 30 and 75Pu Read more:Darkness
, Gibson
, Casting Call
Screen Actors Guild Releases Official List of Candidates for National Board Seats 2008-08-05 20:03:05 Los Angeles (August 5, 2008) — Screen Actors Guild
today released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national board elections. Ballots for all eligible SAG members in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 19. The ballots will be tabulated on September 18 and the election results are expected to be announced that evening. Approximately 1/3 of the total 69 national board se Read more:Official
, Candidates
, National
, Board
, Seats
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