Tales of a Screenwriting Hack V.2

 

Went to my first audition this morning.

I can come away from the experience knowing exactly what a deer in headlights sounds like.

And so it begins.

Please Note: I am just repeating info from LDI Email. I do not work for them.

According to LDI Casting Email:

OPEN CASTING CALL

THIS Sunday – July 20 – 11:00AM

(DOORS CLOSE AT 3:00PM)

Lobby of

1 Capitol Hill

Providence, RI  02908

You and all your friends should drop in.

EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS WILL BE CONSIDERED

FOR SPEAKING ROLES AS WELL AS BACKGROUND WORK.

**You will need to bring a RECENT photo of yourself that we can keep.  (this can be any photo)**

 All ages 

(yes this means all ages – minors, retired folk and everyone in between)

 

All types 

(this means…well, all types)

  PLEASE BRING A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM FOR THE RI FOOD BANK

I’ve brought up the current saga of the Rhode Island Film Tax Credit more than once and now it’s time to link yet another Projo Article and link to a retort to said article from 94 HJY’s DJ, Jeff Charles.

First things is first, the link to 94 HJY will probably change once a new rant is posted since, for whatever mind boggling reason, 94 HJY cannot seem to get on the bandwagon like all us other Word Press users and actually use Word Press for Jeff Charles’s Diary of a Psychotic.

But, that’s neither here nor there.

The real problem I have is with The Providence Journal.

I’ve mentioned before how many portions of these Film Tax Credit articles was cut and pasted from previous articles. So much so that if you read them long enough you know about the lengthy ongoing legal shenanigans that dragged on for many a month between The Providence Journal and the Rhode Island Film and Television Office to have the RI Film and TV Office release their records.

The current article that showed up two days ago is part of these shenanigans and I must say: Projo could please stop banging the “Woe is us, Woe is us, we’re in a finacial trouble in the Ocean State.” drum. If you continue to pull these shenanigans I’ll be forced to send you to your room without desert.

We all know the Ocean State budget is in trouble, we all know the Gov’ment is looking to tighten it’s purse strings. But, the Rhode Island Film and Television Office should not be the one to lose out because some fat cat wants his raise for doing next to nothing.

Some of us enjoy being extras, sitting around for 5 hours, networking aka shooting the shit, being fed and then being told we won’t be needed and still getting paid for 8 hours.

Do you seriously want all the films to go to Mass or CT? Do you seriously want the proposed Film Studio down in Hopkinton to become just that: proposed? Because it sure and heeeeccckkkk sounds like you do.

So, pipe down and go find some other human interest story to do.

It should be noted that this post has absolutely nothing to do with the $50 check I received for networking for 5 hours, getting fed and not getting called to do extra work on Tell Tale in Providence two weeks ago.

Nothing at all.

As noted in my previous post, I’m only relaying information.

Boston is going to be busy this weekend, along with the Surrogates Extra Casting Call we have:

First:

MOVIE CASTING CALL
“THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH ”
A FEATURE FILM STARRING RICKY GERVAIS AND JENNIFER GARNER

WHEN:
Saturday, March 29, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

WHERE:
92 Bolt St.
Lowell, MA
(warehouse behind cream/white wooden fence)
Enter through blue door under the sign for “Mill City Paintball”

WHAT:
Looking for men and women [AGE 18+] of all races and types.
UNION AND NON-UNION.

They are filming almost entirely in the Andover/Lowell region starting in mid-April. If you don’t have transportation to this area it will be impossible for you to work on this film.

Tip for saving time: Print the sizecard (attached/on website, www.truthextras.com) and complete it in advance. This will allow you to get right in line.

What you should bring: Completed sizecard, headshot (or a recent photo), resume, and a pen. (It is always recommended that you, to casting calls and to set, bring a pen)

For more information, visit www.truthextras.com.

Second is:

JODI PURDY-QUINLAN
OF GRANT WILFLEY CASTING’S BOSTON OFFICE
IS HOLDING A CASTING CALL FOR:
“BRIDE WARS”
A FEATURE FILM STARRING KATE HUDSON AND ANNE HATHAWAY

WHEN:
Sunday, March 30, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm

WHERE:
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School
1051 Commercial Street East Weymouth, MA 02189

WHAT:
We are looking for people of all races and types.
UNION AND NON-UNION.

upscale men and women, specifically those with high-end, formal wedding and rehearsal dinner attire
adult ballroom dance students
DJ w/equipment
string quartet, classical musicians and wedding band types
attractive men and women 18-30
power executives and lawyer/business types
children and school teacher types
New York socialite types, ladies who lunch, etc…

Filming begins in Boston area starting in mid-April.
Please bring a recent photo and contact info.

–

Can’t make it? EMAIL a recent picture and contact information to:
bridewars@gwcnyc.com

Please note: I’ve been receiving comments here and there when I post casting calls, I’m just relaying information, I’m not part of C.P. Casting or LDI Casting. If you’re interested in any of these casting calls the information is listed in the post and/or check the Casting Agency’s Website for more info.

MOVIE CASTING CALL
C.P. CASTING & MEAGAN LEWIS CASTING ARE HOLDING A CASTING CALL FOR
“SURROGATES”
A FEATURE FILM STARRING BRUCE WILLIS AND RHADA MITCHELLWHEN:
Saturday, March 29, 2008
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM

WHERE:
Felt Nightclub ­ Boston
533 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111

WHAT:
Extras and speaking roles are needed for a science fiction
feature film that will shoot in Boston for several weeks starting April 28.

We are looking for men and women [AGE 18+] of all races and types.

We are particularly looking to cast SURROGATES, remotely operated
synthetic humans who are distinguishable from flesh-and-blood humans
primarily by their physical perfection.

In this future world, any consumer who can afford it can have an attractive
looking SURROGATE replace them in the real world.

All Actors who wish to be considered for SURROGATE Roles should look
their BEST. That means Men, clean shaven and Women having done their
make up and hair to the very best of their ability, and dressed to impress!

Not a SURROGATE? That’s ok, we also need all types to play “real
humans” and DREADS, a particularly downtrodden group of
anti-surrogate rebels who wish to destroy the surrogacy way of life…

If you can, please bring recent photo(s) with you. (They will not be returned!)

NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE!
JUST SHOW UP!

Can’t make it? You can submit by mail for *EXTRA WORK ONLY* to:

Surrogates
Attn: Extras Casting
36 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA 01801
www.rpmcasting.com

OPEN CASTING CALL FOR A NEW COLUMBIA PICTURES COMEDY TO BE FILMED @ THE BURLINGTON MALL

OPEN CALL SATURDAY MARCH 1,2008 10:00 AM - 4 PM

HILTON GARDEN INN
5 WHEELER RD.
BURLINGTON,MA.

FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO EXTRAS CASTING PLEASE BRING A PHOTO AND RESUME FILM SHOOTS MARCH 31-JUNE 3

Trekked up into Chelsea today for wardrobe fitting for an extra spot in a scene in a wedding for the end of this week.

According the other extras so long as the tax credits are approved Weymouth Airbase and South Plymouth may be the next spots for building a Movie Studio.

That brings the possible count to:

MA: 2. RI: 1. CT: 1.

All of them dependent on getting tax credit approved. If all that happens. Wow.

Too bad, Quonset is just sitting there doing nothing, too…