August 2010

'Cowboys and Aliens' casting Native American and Hispanic featured extras in Los Angeles

'Cowboys and Aliens' will hit theaters July 29, 2011
Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures and Dreamworks are in production on the feature film 'Cowboys and Aliens' starring Daniel Craig, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Harrison Ford, Keith Carradine, Clancy Brown, Adam Beach, Abigail Spencer, Walton Goggins and David O’Hara. The film is being directed by John Favreau, and producers include Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Steven Spielberg. This is a major western that has been shooting in New Mexico, Los Angeles, and Randsburg, California. A release date of July 29, 2011 has been set.

The extras casting director in Los Angeles is seeking the following:

Real Native Americans: Longer hair a plus. Character faces. To portray 1800's.

Hispanic Males: Interesting faces. Mustache and long hair a plus. To portray 1800's.

Native American's and Hispanic's who fit the above description please email a snapshot, along with contact information and what role you are submitting:

RichkingCasting@gmail.com

You may also submit your photo and info via regular mail to:

Rich King Casting
Cowboys and Aliens
6671 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 1597
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

'Cowboys and Aliens'
Production Office
3000 Olympic Blvd.
Buiding 4
Suite 2200
Santa Monica, CA 90404-5073

Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Dreamworks SKG
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Kurtzman/Orci
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 5171
Universal City, CA 91608

Imagine Entertainment
9465 Wilshire Blvd.
7th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Principal Actor Casting:

Principal Actor Casting Has Been Completed.

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Sarah Finn
Cowboys and Aliens Casting
588 N. Larchmont Blvd.
1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Extras Casting (Los Angeles):

Rich King Casting
Cowboys and Aliens
6671 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 1597
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Producers: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Daniel Forcey, Damon Lindelof, Ervin Rustemagic, Chris Wade
Karen Johnson, Bobby Cohen

Director: Jon Favreau

Starring:

Daniel Craig
Sam Rockwell
Olivia Wilde
Paul Dano
Harrison Ford
Keith Carradine
Clancy Brown
Adam Beach
Abigail Spencer
Walton Goggins
David O’Hara.

Story:

The story centers on an Old West battle between the Apache and Western settlers, including a former Union Army gunslinger named Zeke Jackson (Downey), that is interrupted by a spaceship crashing into the prairie near Silver City, Ariz. The story draws a parallel between the American imperialist drive to conquer the "savage" Indians with its advanced technology and the aliens' assault on Earthlings, who must join together to survive the invaders' attack.

Casting Extras in Detroit for feature film 'Vamps' starring Alicia Silverstone and Sigourney Weaver

Alicia Silverstone on the set of 'Vamps'
Red Hour Films

Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone are reuniting again for the first time since Heckerling wrote and directed 'Clueless'. In the horror comedy 'Vamps', Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter will portray New York socialite vampires whose freewheeling lifestyles are tripped up when blood is pumped into their romantic lives. Sigourney Weaver stars as the queen vamp who turned them into creatures of the night.

Casting Society of America Artios Award winning casting directors Amanda Mackey Cathy Sandrich Gelfond are hiring extras in the Detroit metro area to appear as background players in the film. Here is what they are currently seeking:

● Good looking, sexy, confident men in their mid 20’s through mid 30’s.
● Someone who looks like Edgar Allan Poe.
● A bunch of “hot” girls for some club scenes.
● Gothic type people/eccentric club kids/adults – just unique looking people.
● A young Richard Lewis – this should be a handsome guy in his 20’s, preferably with long hair.

Filming runs through September 13, 2010.

If you live in the area and fit the descriptions they are looking for, send a photo of yourself and your contact information to:

extrasforvamps@gmail.com

You can also go to the following website and register to work on this and future productions in the Detroit area:

Real Style Casting

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Red Hour Films / Vamps, LLC
629 N. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036

GK Films / Parlay Films
1411 Fifth Street
Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Lucky Monkey Pictures
125 East 95th Street
New York, NY 10128

Principal Actor Casting:

Principal Actor Casting Has Been Completed.

Amanda Mackey
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
3000 W. Olympic Blvd.
Building 3, Room 2323
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Extras Casting (Detroit):

Kathy Remski
Rose Gilpin
Real Style
1030 North Crooks Road
Suite C
Clawson MI 48017

Producers: Lauren Versel, Molly Hassell, Lisa Wilson

Writer/Director: Amy Heckerling

Starring:

Krysten Ritter
Alicia Silverstone
Sigourney Weaver

Story:

Stacy and Goody have been living the good "night-life" in New York City as two young, beautiful vampires until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality and much more.

'Men In Black III' open casting call in New York

Men In Black III will hit theaters May 25, 2012
Sony Pictures, Inc.

*** Click Here for the new updated Men In Black 3 casting post ***

Feature film 'Touchback' casting call for cars and drivers in Coopersville, MI

Touchback comes to theaters in 2011

Emmett/Furla Films and Freedom Films are currently in production on the movie 'Touchback'. Emmett/Furla Films has produced such films as Street Kings, 16 Blocks, Home of the Brave, The Wicker Man, Lonely Hearts, and Rambo (2008). The film stars Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti. The film is about a man who looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player. Barry Sanders, the former Detroit Lions superstar and Hall of Fame running back, will play the role of the offensive coordinator for the fictional Cuyahoga High School football team.

The 'Touchback' casting directors are seeking people in the Coopersville, Michigan area with a 1995 and earlier model car, van, RV's or pickup trucks to portray tailgaters in the parking lot of a football game. Filming will take place at Coopersville High School. This job books for 4 days. To be considered, go to the following website and fill out the casting form:

Touchback Casting Cars & Drivers

Must be available to work August 12, 13, 16, and 17, 2010 in Coopersville, Michigan. Pay rate is $75/8 hours. Must be a Michigan resident with ID. 18 years of age and older only.

The following roles are also being cast:

FOOTBALL PLAYER - Paid position: If you're interested in being cast as a football player specifically, you need to go to the website sportsstudio.com to register for tryouts held the first few days in August and contact Aimee McDaniels about tryout details: aimee@sportsstudio.net

MARCHING BAND - If you want to be part of the marching bands, please contact Jeff Robke at (616) 450-2744, or Coopersville High School Band Director, Scott Struyk at (616) 997-3522.

In addition, the production is still looking for 2,000 extras for the shoot to fill the stands in the football stadium. Prize drawings will be held for those bringing the biggest group of extras each night. Be in the stands for football game scenes from 9:00pm - 6:00am the following 4 nights: Thursday Aug 12, Friday Aug 13, Monday Aug 16 and Tuesday Aug 17, 2010. If you'd like to volunteer to be an extra for one or more of these nights, please visit "Touchback Scott Murphy" at www.facebook.com/touchback and click the link on the left of the page titled, "Volunteer to be a Touchback Movie Extra" to fill out the automated form. Those interested in being extras can also e-mail touchbackextras@gmail.com with contact information and availability.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Emmett/Furla Films
8200 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Freedom Films
15300 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 320
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Touchback LLC
280 Ann Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Principal Actor Casting:

Principal Actor Casting Has Been Completed

Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
Barden/Schnee Casting
150 West 28th Street
Suite 402
New York, NY 10001

Extras Casting:

Touchback Casting
JR Galactic
PO Box 1130
Okemos, MI 48805

Producers: George Furla, Randall Emmett, Lisa Kearns, Shannon Gardner, Derek Beumer, Rob Cowan, Adam Griffin, Ryan Bundra

Director: Don Handfield

Starring: Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Brian Presley, Drew Powell

Story:

Scott Murphy, a former football star turned farmer and family man attempts suicide to save his family from financial disaster; however, when he wakes up he finds himself back in the past, reliving the events that led up to his career-ending, life-altering injury. He is forced to choose between his simple life and the path to fame and fortune.

Legendary Pictures auditions and casting calls for 'The Hangover 2' actors and extras

*** Filming has wrapped on this project. See the trailer below ***

Jamie Chung will play Stu's Fiancee this time around.

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Production is set to begin on the Legendary Pictures feature film "The Hangover 2", and the extras casting director is currently casting all types and ages above 18 years to appear in the film as background performers in Los Angeles. Both union and non-union extras are welcome to register.

"The Hangover" was a huge success and ended up far exceeding expectations generating over $467 million in gross revenue. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and received multiple other awards and nominations. The plot for "The Hangover" was reportedly inspired by a true story that happened to Tripp Vinson, a producer friend of The Hangover executive producer Chris Bender. Vinson had gone missing from his own Las Vegas bachelor party, blacking out and waking up "in a strip club being threatened with a very, very large bill he was supposed to pay".

Shooting on The Hangover 2 starts September 30, 2010 in Los Angeles and runs through October 24, 2010. The production then moves to Thailand for most of the filming. The release date is set for May 26, 2011. Primetime Emmy winning casting director Juel Bestrop and Casting Society of America Artios Award nominated casting director Seth Yanklewitz are handling the principal actor casting.

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha will be reprising their roles as four hungover friends for the sequel.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Justine Baddeley
Kim Davis-Wagner
Davis/Baddeley Casting
"The Hangover 2"
1641 N. Ivar
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Thailand:

Thitiya Thongbai
"The Hangover 2" Casting
191/150 Koolpunt Villa 5,
Chiangmai-Hang Dong Road
T. Mae Heia, A. Muang, Chaing Mai 50100
Thailand

Extras Casting

Los Angeles

Bill Dance Casting
4605 Lankershim Blvd.
Suite 110
North Hollywood, CA 91602
Do NOT send photos and resumes to Bill Dance Casting, You must register in person.
Click Here for registration information.

Thailand:

Thitiya Thongbai
"The Hangover 2" Casting
191/150 Koolpunt Villa 5,
Chiangmai-Hang Dong Road
T. Mae Heia, A. Muang, Chaing Mai 50100
Thailand

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

H2 Productions
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 133
Room 105
Burbank, CA 91522

Green Hat Films
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 66
Burbank, CA 91522

American Work, Inc.
961 Sanborn Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029

Benderspink
5870 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Studio E
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Producers:

Steve Bing
Scott Budnick
Jeffrey Wetzel
Joseph Garner
Daniel Goldberg
Jon Jashni
Chris Lowenstein
Todd Phillips
David Siegel
Thomas Tull

Director:

Todd Phillips

Starring:

Bradley Cooper
Jamie Chung
Liam Neeson
Zach Galifianakis
Ed Helms
Justin Bartha
Ken Jeong

Story:

A sequel that sees the characters from the 2009 hit comedy "The Hangover" traveling to Asia.

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What is a Background Actor?

A "Background Actor" or "Extra" is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, non-singing or non-dancing capacity, usually in the background.

War films and epic films often employ background actors in large numbers. Some films have featured hundreds or even thousands of paid background actors. Likewise, grand opera can involve many background actors appearing in spectacular productions.

On a film or television set, background actors are usually referred to as "Background Performers", "Background Artists" or simply "Background," while the term "Extra" is rarely used.

In a stage production, background actors are commonly referred to as "Supernumeraries". In opera and ballet, they are called either 'Extras' or 'Supers'.

SAG-AFTRA

The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is an American labor union representing over 150,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. The current organization is the result of the March 30, 2012 merger of the Screen Actor's Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

According to the SAG-AFTRA Mission Statement, the union seeks to: negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits, and working conditions for its performers; collect compensation for exploitation of recorded performances by its members, and provide protection against unauthorized use of those performances; and preserve and expand work opportunities for its members.

The Screen Actors Guild was founded in 1933 in an effort to eliminate exploitation of actors in Hollywood who were being forced into oppressive multi-year contracts with the major movie studios that did not include restrictions on work hours or minimum rest periods, and often had clauses that automatically renewed at the studios' discretion. These contracts were notorious for allowing the studios to dictate the public and private lives of the performers who signed them, and most did not have provisions to allow the performer to end the deal.

SAG-AFTRA is the primary performer's union in the United States. The union is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. SAG-AFTRA claims exclusive jurisdiction over motion picture as well as radio, television, Internet, and other new media. Internationally, SAG-AFTRA is affiliated with the International Federation of Actors.

How To Qualify For SAG-AFTRA Membership

A performer becomes eligible for SAG-AFTRA membership under one of the following two conditions:

1) Proof of Employment.

SAG-AFTRA membership is available to those who work in a position covered by a SAG-AFTRA (or AFTRA or SAG) collective bargaining agreement. Any person qualifying through work as a background actor must have completed three days of work as a background actor under a SAG-AFTRA (or AFTRA or SAG) collective bargaining agreement.

2) Employment Under an Affiliated Performers Union.

Performers may join SAG-AFTRA if the applicant is a paid-up member of an affiliated performers union (ACTRA, AEA, AGMA or AGVA) for a period of one year and has worked and been paid for at least once as a principal performer in that union’s jurisdiction.

All new members pay a one-time-only initiation fee, plus the first semiannual dues at the time of joining. The national initiation fee rate is currently $3000.00 (initiation fees may be lower in some states). Annual Base dues are $198.00. In addition, work dues are calculated at 1.575 percent of covered earnings up to $500,000.

Once you are a member, you must abide by the rules of membership, starting with Global Rule One and the No Contract/No Work Rule. And, whether you are a SAG-AFTRA member or not - NEVER accept work during a Union strike!

Becoming a SAG-AFTRA member is a very important milestone for every working professional talent in the entertainment industry. But you should not be in a rush to join unless you are absolutely certain that you are ready to compete for professional performing jobs. For actors, you should prepare yourself by studying acting and improv, doing live theatre, and perform in non-union on-camera productions in order to build your resume and gain extremely valuable experience.

How do I get three SAG-AFTRA background vouchers?

Excellent question; there truly isn’t a simple answer. The best way is to work as a non-union background actor as often as possible and do a great job, showing up on time and bringing the proper wardrobe.

Occasionally there will be an immediate need for a certain look or ability on the set and if you are in the right place at the right time you will be offered a SAG-AFTRA voucher. Sporadically a casting director will offer you a SAG-AFTRA voucher if they are unable to locate a SAG member who fits the requirements of the production company.

Demo Reel Information

An actors demo reel (or "demo tape") is a short compilation of clips from professional acting work on films, commercials, and television shows. It is usually no more than a few minutes in length.

A demo reel IS NOT the same as an "Audition Video". An Audition Video IS a homemade video that you make when casting directors are accepting audition video submissions.

It is NOT necessary to send in a demo reel when submitting for extra roles. Only submit a demo reel if the casting directors request it, or through an agent.

Extras Calling Services

There are companies that are termed "Calling Services" or "Booking Services" that charge fee(s) to obtain extra work for you. These Calling Services are not contracted by production companies as Casting Directors are, rather they are independent services that work for the individual extras that sign up for their service. The fee is usually on a monthly basis, however some use a per-job-booked fee structure also.

Most Extras Casting Directors use these calling services often, especially when they are casting large amounts of extras for a specific production. It is much easier and less time consuming to make one call to a Calling Service and tell them what they need than it is to call each and every extra individually.

Once an extra signs up for a Calling Service, they provide them with photos, clothing size forms, and contact information. Then it is simply a matter of letting the Calling Service know your availability. The booking service will submit their clients based on their availability to all of the extras Casting Directors, and the Casting Directors can book as many or as few of these extras and give the booking service the call times, wardrobe requirements, shooting location, etc., to forward along to their clients. It is then the responsibility of the Calling Service to provide the details to their extras and confirm the booking.

Extras who do not use a Calling Service must constantly call recorded casting lines that the extras casting directors set up, and then call a separate number if they fit exactly what is on the recorded line. The competition to get work this way is extremely fierce. It is a generally accepted reality that extras who use respected and legitimate Calling Services are booked far more frequently than those who try to do their own booking.

The fees that Calling Services charge range from around $45 - $75 per month depending on your union status, age, and the number of days that you are booked during the month. There also may be an initial registration fee that can be as low as $20 to over $100 if they require a first month fee and last month fee in addition to the registration fee.

Should I Do Extra Work For Acting Experience?

I personally feel that if a person does not have experience, doing extra work is a fantastic way to get used to being on a film or TV set. It gives you an idea of how things work and allows you to become comfortable on a set without risking "burning bridges" if you get nervous and a little stage fright.

I myself did extra work in the beginning of my career and it helped me tremendously. I had terrible stage fright, but I became very comfortable after doing background work for a while.

So the answer is yes, doing extra work will help you. It doesn't pay a whole lot, but the experience you get is valuable.

Acting is like any other job, the more training and experience a person has, the better chance of getting the job. But at the same time, we all have to start somewhere!

Types of Background Actors

General Background: Person of atmospheric business which includes the normal actions, gestures and facial expressions of the Background Actor’s assignment.

Special Ability: Background Actor specifically called and assigned to perform work requiring special skills such as tennis, golf, choreographed social dancing (including square dancing), swimming, skating, riding animals, driving livestock, non-professional singing (in groups of 16 or less), mouthing to playback in groups of 16 or less, professional or organized athletic sports (including officiating and running), amputees, driving which requires a special skill and a special license (such as truck driving but not cab driving), motorcycle driving, insert work, and practical card dealing.

Stand-In: Background Actor used as a substitute for another actor for purposes of focusing shots, setting lights, etc., but is not actually photographed. Stand-Ins may also be used as general background.

Photographic Double: Background Actor who is actually photographed as a substitute for another actor. A General Background Actor who is required to do photographic doubling shall receive the Special Ability rate.

Day Performer: A Performer who delivers a speech or a line of dialogue. A Background Actor must be upgraded to a Day Performer if directed to speak, except in the case of “omnies”.

Omnies: Any speech sounds used as general background noise rather than for its meaning. Atmospheric words such as indistinguishable background chatter in a party or restaurant scene.

Advice for Child Actors

1. Have fun and enjoy every performance.

2. Learn as much as possible from the professionals you work with.

3. Get your rest, and drink plenty of water!

4. Be respectful and do what you are asked to do to make the child wrangler's job easy.

5. Remember you are there to do a job.

6. Share the experience with your friends and family.

7. Visit as many places as you can.

8. Be thankful for the opportunity.

9. Use your down time to keep up with schoolwork.

10. Laugh, Laugh, Laugh.

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