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Scar
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ID # 104396
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Feature Film
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Submission Type |
SRN
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| Location |
New York City , NY |
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Non-union
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n/a
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Release Date |
05-14-07
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| Audition Date |
12-31-69
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Submission Deadline |
05-25-07
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| Shoot Date |
12-31-69
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| Casting Category |
Feature Film - SAG
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| Market(s) |
New York City, NY>Philadelphia, PA |
Shooting June 2007.
Synopsis :
We're casting an HDDV short titled Scar, the short story of a young boy, Henry (12), who runs away from home after he has discovered a horrific accident and thinks the accident was his fault. He feels the only way of dealing with the tragic event is to run away. Henry finds himself living in a dilapidated and abandoned building in the darkest and scariest part of NYC. .
Send pictures & resumes and reel to us or email us.
Mailed copies preferred, but if submitting by email send only one photo and a one page resume. No reels emailed.
An opportunity to work with a professional crew. Deferred pay, plus DVD copy, credit, and meals provided. SAG Short Film Agreement.
This is a self-response casting.
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Aalso known as Slade in the graffiti world, a renowned graffiti artist in the graffiti world (graffiti writing not necessary for the part, but is a plus if you are an actor and can write graffiti), tough, respected, commanding, street smart, and intelligent, not hardcore, takes Henry under his wing to try and direct him on the right path, shows Henry the darker side of living on the streets in hopes it will convince Henry that living on the streets is not a place for a kid, although he is a graffiti artist, his character has to show a bit of empathy and strength when dealing with Henry. The audience discovers something about Slade at the end of the story, so Slade should have a bit of mysticism about him throughout the story, the part will require a bit of range and creativity;
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Searchable talent specs:
Gender: Male
Age: from 19 to 27
Ethnicity: African American - Caucasian - |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
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A suburban kid (or just the outer boroughs of the city), a little bit of a bookworm and nerd who has only been in the city when he was there on a field trip for school or with his parents. The depth of Henry?s pain and the immense amount of responsibility are apparent in Henry's character, frightened, but tries to show toughness because he has to pretend to be a street kid to survive, it is more apparent he is a fish out of water.
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Searchable talent specs:
Gender: Male
Age: from 11 to 14
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30, claiming the DVDs and videotapes contributed to movie piracy
Hollywood had been adjusting to the shorter season and stricter awards rules when the screener issue hit and quickly overshadowed those earlier changes "
Through their trade group, the Motion Picture Association of America, the top seven studios implemented a complete ban on screeners Sept "It's not like the home-entertainment nexus was burst 18 months ago
SAG presents its awards Feb
"Some of these films don't last very long in theaters," said actor Alec Baldwin, an academy member who opposes any restrictions on awards screeners "
Studios spend millions of dollars on advertising and events to boost a single film's awards prospects, tactics the academy finds distasteful "
Withholding home-video screeners will make it difficult for members of SAG's 2,100-member nominating committee to see all potential contenders for its awards, Gilbert said
Compounding matters, the upcoming awards season is shorter because Oscar organizers moved their ceremony from late March to Feb
Also new this season are tougher academy rules to curtail Oscar campaigning
Since the advent of awards screeners in the last 10 to 15 years, smaller films have won an increasing share of Oscars Oscar Alterations Leave Shorter Season
Nov 11, 3:03 PM EST
Maybe there should be an Academy Award for behind-the-scenes theatrics
Trade unions and other Hollywood groups are divided on the issue
New academy standards forbid Oscar-season parties intended to influence academy voters, ads that include endorsements from academy members, and smear campaigns against particular films We spend our lives being rejected Because of the Oscar date change, February is jam-packed with awards shows that previously had been spread over a two-month span We don't need more of it, especially from our employers," said SAG President Melissa Gilbert That's where the real melodrama lies this Oscar season
The move has infuriated many awards voters, generally working stiffs putting in long days, who gripe that they lack time to trudge out to see all the awards contenders on the big screen It also allows studios to encode the videos so they can be tracked back to the recipient if they are used to make bootleg copies
"We knew this decision was not going to satisfy everybody, but there's going to be ample opportunity for people who want to see these movies to see them," Valenti said Some say the screener ban is not a piracy matter but a strong-arm tactic by studios embarrassed that their big-budget spectacles have lost ground to independent films The marathon awards season that starts in December has become crowded with movie honors, leaving some viewers burned out by the time the Oscars roll around
The deal â€â€? which permits only VHS tapes, not DVDs â€â€? requires members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to sign an anti-piracy pledge
29, with other awards shifting to earlier dates to follow suit It was only when the studios started getting their (butts) kicked at the Oscars that the piracy flag was raised in our face
"That is the worst thing you can do to actors
A fury of opposition from awards voters prompted MPAA and the studios to lift part of the ban, allowing screeners for Oscar voters but not those who hand out other honors such as the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild awards or critics prizes
Hollywood professionals say the issue has been a slap in the face, a message that only the Academy Awards elite membership of 5,800 can be trusted to keep screeners out of bootleggers' hands
The academy moved up its ceremony hoping to rejuvenate a show whose TV ratings have slipped in recent years That leaves voters with three weeks less time to catch the films
The British Academy of Film and Television and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association oppose the screener ban, as do critics groups whose film honors often call Oscar voters' attention to obscure films they otherwise might not have seen
"Piracy has been an issue for 20 years, since the full-fledged advent of video," Baldwin said Anyone violating the rules could be kicked out of the academy or have their film yanked out of Oscar contention in some categories "With some of these things, the only opportunity to see them is on a screener
Changes in awards-campaign policy have divided Hollywood's trade unions, pitted art-house distributors against their big-studio owners and left organizers of other movie honors feeling like Oscar's poor relations
MPAA President Jack Valenti said studios are adding theater screenings for awards voters to compensate for the screener ban "I cannot believe these people think we're pirating our own work The Directors Guild of America and Writers Guild of America support the plan to allow screeners only for academy members, saying they prefer that awards voters see movies as the filmmakers intended on the big screen, rather than reduced to small TV images 22, a week before the Oscars
"There was a sense people might not be quite as tired about who was nominated for this award and who won that prize if our show came earlier, so our news is a little fresher," said Bruce Davis, academy executive director
The big adjustment: A studio crackdown on "academy screeners" â€â€? special videotapes and DVDs for awards voters, a convenience that has allowed Hollywood types to watch Oscar contenders in their own living rooms rather than a theater or private screening room People have been watching and enjoying and spending billions of dollars on VHS or DVD for decades
