#292 THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT This from an email I just received for upcoming casting director workshops at a place called ACT NOW. Youd imagine that because theyve been around so long, theyd know better than to send out emails that announce that their company facilitates the violation of CSA workshop guidelines and SAG-AFTRA rules. But I guess you gotta do what you must to compete in todays cutthroat world of pay-to-play. Note that they cant name the casting office (but they do anyway) and they cant name the show so they call it The M%^&* Project -1/2 hr single cam for Fox. Clever. Get it? Here are a few CSA workshop guidelines. Tell me how you think ACT NOW is doing. No dont tell me. I already know. ---------------------------------------- 1. The Casting Director/Casting Associate (and Casting Assistant) (CD/CA) may not use workshops for the purpose of auditions, pre-reads or suggestions of future employment. 5. The CD/CA must provide the workshop and the students with a specific lesson plan and the CD/CA must retain the lesson plan on file. The CD/CA should demand the workshop prominently display the lesson plan in its advertisements, including but not limited to internet websites, email, Facebook pages, Twitter, etc. 8. Prior to the workshop, the participating CD/CA must access the workshop’s website (or Facebook/Twitter etc. if there is no website) and use all reasonable efforts to determine how the workshop is promoting that event. The CD/CA may not participate in any workshop whose advertisements/representations are deceptive or otherwise violate the following guidelines: • The workshop’s advertisements must conspicuously disclose the following: (For websites and similar electronic advertisements, this disclosure must appear on the home page): “This workshop is a learning experience. It is not an audition or employment opportunity. When the workshop is over, the casting director/casting associate/casting director (whichever is applicable) teaching this workshop will not be taking home nor be given access to your headshot, resume or any other of your promotional materials” • The workshop’s advertisements may not state or imply that attendees have had success in gaining auditions, interviews or employment as a result of meeting a casting director through a workshop, nor that any CD or CA has a preference for hiring attendees at a particular workshop. • The workshop’s advertisements may not state or imply that the CD/CA is using the workshop to audition actors, using phrases such as “currently” casting, for example. It may otherwise list the CD/CA credits, including current projects. • The workshop’s advertisements may not use the name of a current production without written permission from the CD (who must have written permission from the production company) • The workshop’s advertisement may not be misleading about the credentials of the CD/CA participant ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ JAIME HARLAN Associate Casting director (and casting director depending on the project) in both New Orleans and Los Angeles with big office that cant be named. Currently Casting: a hit prime time comedy show in a HUGE TV/movie office (McCarthy/Abellera). The M%^&* Project -1/2 hr single cam for Fox Togetherness -1/2 hr single cam for HBO, from the Duplass Brothers Jaime is super, super chill. Just fair warning: She tends to run late. Shes super laid back and casual- gives some feedback, but not much... above all else, she really prides herself on calling in actors from workshops. (when I took her workshop, she called in HALF of us for Mindy before the workshop was even over! Whaaat?!) She previously worked on DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, 21 JUMP STREET, 22 JUMP STREET, THE 5-YEAR ENGAGEMENT, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, THE BREAK UP, etc. *Recent Successes: Savannah Southern-Smith called in for BIG FEATURE FILM! For MINDY, she has called in Stephanie Cleough, Kari Alison Hodge, Ally Wyzgoski, Whitney Merritt, Charlotte Ubben, Nikhil Prakash, Audrey Moore, Jacqui Phung, Daniel Cooley, Alisha Ricardi, Lindsey Moore Ford, Toniann Monaco, Carrie Madsen, Raechel Zarzynski, Leigh Ann Smith, Toniann Monaco, Hilary Pingle, Alexa Giuffre, and Ashlee LaPine... just to name a few!! Holy schneikies. And for TOGETHERNESS, she has called in Alisha Ricardi and Carrie Madsen!
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:28:46 +0000
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