REQUIRED READING
In your announcement,
state the city/cities where the filming
or production takes place.
If you do not state a
city, there will be a
LONG DELAY
in posting your announcement to the
subscribers.
You do not have to be a subscriber to
send your casting or crew call to our subscribers.
Both paid and unpaid productions are welcomed, but you
should state if there is pay or no pay, or other types of
compensation.
State your actor breakdown (not necessary for extras
casting or theater generals), crew needs or describe the
duties of the theater/film related job.
Describe your SPECIFIC project - give a synopsis or a
tagline.
All information regarding the audition must be in the
announcement. Do not say, "check the the website for
audition location, or check the website for breakdown,
etc.
Your post may be edited for clarity or too much .sig or
to conform to rules, or rejected for inappropriate
content, rudeness or being too flakey.
Be specific about your actor and crew needs; we do not
allow "We're making a movie, anyone interested,
please contact us" announcements.
If you are sending an update concerning date or time
change, include the original posting.
"In search of props, locations or equipment"
announcements are OK
REMEMBER - The more information you give in your
announcement, the less individual emails you will have to
answer.
Check your announcement for clarity, thoroughness and
appearance. Your announcement is a reflection of your
organizational and communication skills. A well-written
announcement will attract a better response than one that
looks like it was just "thrown together". It is suggested that you get a colleague
or friend to proofread it and check your links and
contact information.
Make every
attempt to get it right the first time - CORRECTIONS are
very low on my list of priorities.
The following announcements are not
appropriate for this list:
(exceptions are at my discretion)
actors-pay or tuitioned projects
announcements from talent agencies or talent management
companies
talent scout nonsense
advertising (classes/workshops, headshots, affiliate
programs, etc)
out of area projects
show openings
film previews
organizational meetings or get-togethers
looking for scripts/screenplays
vague projects
indefinite projects (theater generals and stock
photography are OK)
certain types of 3rd party announcements
announcements that state that another announcement is
coming
duplicate/triplicate casting notices
personal introductions
long signatures
too, too flakey
Put your announcement in the body of the email - no
attachments - and send it to:
performerscallboard@yahoogroups.com
You should send the email FROM the email
address where you want to receive replies to your
announcement. If you cannot do that, email
me first at toddio@gmail.com
Your announcement will reach our
subscribers in 1-10 days.
Email toddio@gmail.com
if you have any questions.
Break a leg,
John
toddio@gmail.com
PerformersCALLBOARD
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