Auditioning for Oliver Stone - Should an actor EVER turn down an audition?

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 31 under Acting, Actors, Casting Notices, SAG, Texas film

FADE BACK IN:
As a weekend of household chores and family activities winds down, as the UT basketball team gets slam dunked by Memphis, Tommy tries to clear his head and finish his thoughts on the financial implications of auditioning at a distant site…
Is it EVER a good idea to turn down an audition?
Leaving ethical […]

Auditioning for Oliver Stone - Economics and Acting

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 29 under Auditions, Austin Actors, Casting Notices, SAG

FADE IN:
So late on a Friday…late as in after 6pm, I get a call from my agency about an audition for an Oliver Stone movie, “W”. The audition is on Monday and this is all happening at warp speed, so details will follow shortly. This is just an ‘are you available’ call. Yes, I’m […]

Low Budgets Dominate Upcoming Texas Production Slate

Just as Friday Night Lights looks almost certain to return as part of an NBC deal with DirecTV, the CW has given the green light to Austin Golden Hour, a series pilot about a group of emergency medical technicians and emergency room doctors working frantically in the pivotal hour after a trauma in the capital […]

Paul Scofield dies at 86

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 20 under Actor, Obituaries

Paul Scofield, a truly GREAT actor has died at the age of 86. Per Daily Variety:
LONDON — Oscar-winning British thesp Paul Scofield died Wednesday of leukemia. He was 86. His agent Rosalind Chatto confirmed the legendary actor, who won the best actor Academy award in 1967 for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More in “A […]

Will SAG actors really work for $100 a day? Legally?

SAGIndie: A gentle and loving union between the hard working thespians of the world and the passionate filmmaking mavericks who buck the system.Since its
formation in 1997, SAGIndie has been traveling to film festivals, trade shows and conventions spreading the word: Just because your film isn’t produced by a studio doesn’t mean you can’t use professional […]

Austin Studios South Austin Jug Band SXSW

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 19 under Austin Music, Austin Studios, SXSW

So…I ventured over to the Austin Studios open house last week during SXSW. There wasn’t a huge turnout when I was there as the video below will show. This rather shaky video (sorry) is from my handy Flip Video Ultra - 30 minute version (paid $50 off Craigslist). The band is the South Austin […]

Film Director Anthony Minghella Dies at 54

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 18 under Directors, Filmmakers, Obituaries

Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella passes away following surgery related to cancer. He was only 54 years old. Here are some news links:

Daily Variety

The Guardian

Associated Press

Fox News

Voice Over Actor’s Porta Booth

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 16 under Home Recording, VOICE OVER, Voice Actor

A few weeks ago I found the web site of Harlan Hogan, voice over actor extraordinaire. There is a lot of good voice over related material on Hogan’s site and if you’re into voice over work or want to be, I suggest you check it out. When I saw this Porta Booth, I […]

On Villa Muse and Why Louisiana Loves the Austin City Council

According to a story in today’s Austin American Statesman headlined Villa Muse looking elsewhere, well…you get the picture. I don’t know whether the Villa Muse developers are posturing in an effort to swing the Austin city council their direction after last week’s rebuff of the request to be freed from city development rules. Maybe […]

Actor Headshots: The Final Chapter…at last

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 13 under Actors, Headshots, Online Printing, Photography

I’ll try to wrap up my little treatise on headshots.
Here are some questions you may want to ask when you make your photographer calls:

Can I meet with you before the shoot?
How much do you charge?
Is a deposit required and is it refundable?
Do you shoot digital or film?
How many Rolls (film) or Exposures (digital) are included?
Do […]

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