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OPEN AUDITION:

Experience Required: Acting,Modelling,Audiences

Gender Required: Any

Date: Feb 24th 2010

Casting Details: Open Auditions For a TV Commercial for

Freeview.

Auditions are to take place on the 24th February.

FEES £250 per day + £1000 buyout.

Must be very real performances, very conversational. Actors and non actors

welcome. Please see casting breakdowns for the character briefs.

BREAKDOWNS:

Role: Michael Palin Type - Travel Journo

Description: Either male or female - Middle class Travel Journalist. Dry,

sly humor.

Role: Beautiful Bikini Clad Girl - Baywatch type (Female)

Description: 20-25 will be acting sexy in the shower - wearing a Bikini.

Slim, Attractive, Long hair, well proportioned.

Role: Mummsy Nurse (Female)

Description: 40-45 typical Midwife type. a full figure

Role: Unusual Looking blokes (Male)

Description: Blokes in their late 20's early 30's. real middle England

Blokes - sort of guys that might turn up as cops in the Bill - should have

strong character faces

Role: teenagers

Description: Boys and Girls 18-21 - (should look 15-20) Hollyoaks types -

Attractive and well put together

Role: David Bellamy / Richard Attenborough type (Male)

Description: TV Botanist/Zoologist type mid 40's - late 60's

Middle class but with a distinct voice.

Role: Good Looking Spy Types

Description: Attractive Men and Women James Bond/Jason Bourne (and their

female counterpart) Types

30-45

Role: Bungling Bank Robbers -east end gangster types (Female)

Description: Men 40s-50's Fat and thin. They take themselves very seriously

despite their bungling.

Role: Farm Lad (Male)

Description: early 20's Lanky and dopey

Role: Real Quirky, goofy characters

Description: I need a group of Quirky adults ranging from 20-60. Socially

awkward, odd looking folk. Could be tall and skinny, short and fat or just

plane weird. BUT it is as much about their real character as about their

appearance.

Knock Yourselves out here, I WANT THE wackiest!

Role: Council estate/Shameless Types

Description: Boys and Girls - Men and women. 20-50, all races. Chavs and

Chavettes of all types, shapes and descriptions

Role: a 'proper' Shakespearean Actor (Male)

Description: 30-65. Your Typical Shakespearean Luvie. Hamlet to

Lear.Resonant voice and strong presence.

Role: Dallas Woman (Female)

Description: 50's. Big Hair, straight off the set of Dallas - she doesn't

have to have the US accent but would love it if she has! Big Haired, big

personality Business woman

Role: Yummy Mummy - Davina McCall Type (Female)

Description: 25-35. Great hair, soft, attractive looks. Your gorgeous young

mother.

Role: Selection of Foreigners

Description: Male and Female 30-60 - Must speak English with a STRONG

authentic foreign accent and their own tongue with a native accent. -

Russians, French, Germans and whatever else you're got - some eastern

Europeans and some Africans too. MUST HAVE AUTHENTIC, STRONG FOREIGN

ACCENTS

Role: Japanese/Korean Teenagers

Description: to play 16-20 - Geeky Manga comic loving Teenagers with

authentic accents please.

Role: Old Bloke who thinks he's COLUMBO (Male)

Description: 50-70 YEARS OLD. Old Bloke who thinks he's the 1970's cop

character Columbo. He smokes a cigar and wears a raincoat and does the

whole

COLUMBO schtick!

Role: Crazy Dancers

Description: 25-70.People who can do wild, crazy, idiosyncratic dance

moves.

Preferably hip shaking, hula hula type dancing. bthe wilder and funnier the

better. But still need to be good dancers!

Role: Celebrity Chef type (Male)

Description: Think Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey, Hugh Fernly Whittingstal

and

Rick Stein too. The important thing is that they can talk fluently and

passionately about food and cooking.

Role: South Park Kids

Description: 10-12. I need kids that can do great impersonations of the

South Park Characters, Cartman and all.

Role: Girl 6-8 Ballet Dancer (Female)

Description: 6-8 years old. Excellent Ballet Dancer. Cute as a button -

Could also be Quirky Cute.

Role: Karate Champ Boy (Male)

Description: 8-10 year old Boy that is excellent at Karate or another

Martial art.

Role: The Streaker (Male)

Description: Man 28-45. He has been a streaker for 10 years but no one has

ever seen him before because he is only 8 inches high. now with HD digital

TV he is getting noticed. He has a long beard that covers his 'bits' -

there

is a bit of Forrest Gump (when he's running - with the beard) about his

appearance. - need a very dry matter of fact performance -

WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMEDIANS FOR THIS - STAND UP OR SKETCH - and other

natural low key performances.

Further Application Details: This is an open call casting and may involve

bother some waiting time and casting in group improv sessions.

IF YOUR LAST NAME BEGINS WITH THE LETTERA-L COME BETWEEN 9.30AM - 1.30PM

IF YOU LAST NAME BEGINS WITH THE LETTER M-Z COME BETWEEN 2.00PM - 5.00PM

COME TO:

THE LONDON WELSH CENTRE

157 Gray's Inn Road

Bloomsbury, London WC1X 8UE

ON WEDNESDAY FEB 24TH (ONLY!!!!)THE START UP INVESTMENT FOR NEW PRODUCERS

 

Stage One is delighted to announce a new investment programme called the START UP FUND for new commercial theatre producers. This scheme is designed to give the very best graduate producers who have already completed a Stage One training programme (Workshop, Bursary and/or Apprenticeship) a kick-start with one of their first West End or Commercial Touring Productions. The Start-Up investment will be for up to £25,000 (capped at 15% of the capitalisation), will be solely credited to the applicant and must also be matched by an additional £25,000 investment raised by the applicant. (Terms and Conditions apply). The scheme will also provide successful applicants with a mentor to offer advice plus potential other support in kind e.g. office space, marketing support, legal advice. We plan to invest in four individuals per annum and want to help launch the careers of the next generation of commercial producers. When the funds have been spent, the scheme will close for applications until the start of the next cycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity for new producers who want to embark on their first major production and the Start-Up scheme is generously supported by industry suppliers and individuals. For a full list of the Start Up donors, please visit www.stageone.uk.com/startupfund/

 

For more information and to download the application information and form, please visit www.stageone.uk.com or contact Katie Harper directly.

 

Katie HarperAdministrator Stage One 32 Rose StreetLondonWC2E 9ETwww.stageone.uk.com 0207 557 67 37

The John Brabourne Young Filmmaker Award sponsored by Kodak

AWARD: Kodak are offering 15 rolls of 16mm Kodak film for the shooting of a short film.

VALUE: £1,000

APPLICANTS: We are looking for talented directors who have a great short film to shoot. Film stock must be put towards an interesting and clever short film, preferably by a young director who already has some experience of shooting on film. Please send your script and outline why you want to work on film.

DEADLINE: July 31st 2010

www.kodak.co.uk

The John Brabourne Award for Television Post Production sponsored by The Club

AWARD: £5k worth of access to post production at The Club television post production facility in Covent Garden, London.

VALUE: £5,000

APPLICANTS: Do you have a project that would benefit from being finished or finessed in a high end post production facility? The Club are offering someone with a keen interest in television the chance to take an unfinished project to them and complete it at their facility in Covent Garden. This would also benefit someone who wants to work in a post production environment. Please outline your project in the application form and what you hope to achieve at The Club.

DEADLINE: July 31st 2010

Download Application Form

LINK: www.theclubpc.co.uk

The John Brabourne Award sponsored by The British Cinema and Television Veterans

AWARD: The BCTV are offering a cash award to someone who can prove their dedication to working in the film or television industry. Your application should be supported by your experience and an explanation of how this award further your career.

VALUE: £1,500

DEADLINE: July 31st 2010

Download Application Form

LINK: www.ctbf.co.uk

The John Brabourne Newcomer Award - sponsored by Production Wizard

AWARD: ProductionWizard.com are offering an award of £1,000 and a year's free use of the Production Wizard service (excluding SMS alerts).

VALUE: £1,000 + A year's free access to ProductionWizard.com

DEADLINE: July 31st 2010

Download Application Form

LINK: www.productionwizard.com

UK Film Council John Brabourne Award

This award carries a maximum value of £10,000 and is a match funded award between the UK Film Council and the CTBF.

The aim of this award is to support a talented individual to achieve their goal in film. This person will be on the cusp of furthering their career and expanding their experience through a significant opportunity that is in their grasp but not yet realised. In particular, this award aims to broaden the social, economic and cultural mix of the film industry. The award can be used for an education programme, relevant scheme or a significant opportunity for work experience or furthering your professional skill base.

Click here to download the UK Film Council Application form

DEADLINE: March 31st 2010

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