Background Actors Casting Information
Many people have contacted me asking about how to get work in their local area as an extra on Disney Channel and other film and television productions. Therefore, I have launched a new website with information on how to obtain extra work locally. Doing extra work is a great way to get some credits for an acting resume, as well as becoming familiar and comfortable working on a set in various environments such as commercials, films, soaps, at a studio, and on-location. I started out working as an extra, and it was a wonderful training ground for eventually working as an actor.
Film Commissions are used by many Film and Television productions to hire extras and crew members in local communities throughout the United States and International Countries. Their websites often have information for talent regarding casting notices for background talent. I will be listing many more Film Commissions for your local areas, including International Commissions as time permits. I will also be contacting each Film Commission to obtain extras casting call information. That way they will know that people serious and informed about working as an extra will be attending the casting calls.
Here is a link to the new website:
"The Suite Life on Deck" Casting Information
September 13, 2008
*** Only submit by mail only. No phone calls or personal drop-offs ***
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Brice / Gergely Casting
1040 N. Las Palmas Ave. Bldg. 33, 3rd Floor
Los Angeles CA 9003
Production Company:
Disney Channel in association with
It's a Laugh Productions, Inc.
2800 West Sunset Blvd.
Bldg. 11, Suite 201
Hollywood, CA 90028
Executive Producers:
Irene Dreayer
Pamela Eells
Jim Geoghan
Danny Kallis
Starring:
Cole Sprouse - Cody Martin
Dylan Sprouse - Zack Martin
Brenda Song - London Tipton
Phill Lewis - Mr. Moseby
Story:
This is the spin-off of the hit Disney Channel Original Series, "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." The series follows twin brothers Zack and Cody Martin, London Tipton, and Mr. Moseby aboard the luxurious cruise liner, SS Tipton. While on the ship, the kids enroll in a semester-at-sea program, leaving Moseby in charge of the kids on the ship. The ship, owned by London's father, will cruise around the world, with tourists and students attending classes on Deck Eight- the one school that Mr. Tipton believes will make his daughter a better student. While living on the ship, expect Zack and Cody to still have their compass towards mischief.
Disney Channel Information
Disney Channel's first broadcasting day aired on April 18, 1983. At the inception, the Disney Channel only aired 18 hours a day from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM. 24-hour programming would begin in December 1986. The channel's programming on the first day on the air was an episode of the 1950s-era Mickey Mouse Club.
During the 1980s, the channel debuted a few programs that later became part of the cultural lexicon of sorts. Early in the network's existence, in 1984, the musically-oriented sitcom Kids Incorporated became popular. In early 1989, The Disney Channel revived one of Disney's early TV staples with The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, which was an immediate hit and proved the basic Disney variety show formula could still work, unlike in the short-lived 1970s revival. This edition contained many of the features of the original, however the music was updated for a different generation of viewers.
In 1997, Disney Channel took on a revamped look and dropped the "The" in the network's name, and split the network into three programming blocks—Playhouse Disney, comprising shows aimed at preschoolers; Vault Disney, featuring classic Disney material such as Zorro, The Mickey Mouse Club, the Disney anthology television series, older television specials and features such as The Love Bug; and the most distinct one, running from afternoon to late evening, called Zoog Disney, aimed at preteens and young teenagers up to the age of 15.
While Disney Channel moved from premium cable to basic cable on January 1997, most of the design elements changed three years later. The Zoogs were redesigned, and a new channel logo (which featured a 1930s-era Mickey Mouse on a black Mickey ear-shaped TV), was introduced in 1997. In 1998, Zoog Disney was introduced to Disney Channel meaning they would have two logos, the "Disney Channel TV" logo, introduced in 1997, and the Zoog Disney logo, introduced in 1998. The two logos lasted from 1998 till 2002, when Zoog Disney was removed and Disney Channel introduced its current logo. The vintage material aired under the Vault Disney banner was also discontinued as of September 9, 2002.
From 2000 through 2003, ratings grew higher with such shows as Even Stevens, That's So Raven, Kim Possible, Lizzie McGuire and others. Lizzie McGuire became the network's banner show, and was the highest-rated program on the network. Reruns of Lizzie continued to out rate competing shows, including those from Disney Channel itself.
On January 20, 2006 "High School Musical" was aired on Disney Channel. It is one of the most successful Disney Channel Original Movies ever produced, with a television sequel released on August 17, 2007 and a feature film sequel "High School Musical 3: Graduation day in the pre-production process. The film's soundtrack was the best-selling album in the United States for 2006. The film was shot almost entirely in the Wasatch Front in Utah (namely Salt Lake City and Murray). This was Disney Channel's most successful movie at its time with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US. High School Musical 2 brought in a total of 17.2 million viewers in the United States — almost 10 million more than its predecessor—making it, at the time, the highest rated basic cable broadcast in U.S. history.
On March 24, 2006 "Hannah Montana", which is an American Emmy Award-nominated children's television series starring Miley Cyrus, debuted on Disney Channel. The popularity of the show has far exceeded the expectations of the studio and has become a worldwide sensation. In addition to the high ratings of the TV series, concerts for Hannah Montana have also been exceedingly popular. Tickets for every concert have sold out, with some later being scalped for thousands of dollars. The shows attract much attention, with an example being the attendance of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich who later admitted to having watched every single episode.
Upcoming completed and planned projects for Disney Channel include the films Minutemen, Camp Rock, Dadnapped, The Cheetah Girls 3: Indian Adventure, Hannah Montana: The Movie, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and the television series J.O.N.A.S! starring the highly popular Jonas Brothers.
High School Musical 3 Casting Information
Update 4-17-2008
The filming will take place from 04/21/2008 - 06/13/2008
*** Only submit by mail only. No phone calls or personal drop-offs, or you WILL NOT be considered! ***
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Principal Casting Has Been Completed.
Production Company:
High School Musical 3 Productions, Inc. in association with:
First Street Films
120 Broadway Ave., 2nd Fl.
90401 Santa Monica
California, USA.
Executive Producers: Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush and Don Schain
Director: Kenny Ortega
Filming Location:
Various locations in and around Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah
Starring:
Zac Efron - Troy Bolton
Vanessa Anne Hudgens - Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale - Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel - Ryan Evans
Monique Coleman - Taylor McKessie
Corbin Bleu - Chad Danforth
Olesya Rulin - Kelsi Nielsen
Matt Prokop - Jimmie "The Rocket" Soto
Jemma McKenzie Brown - Tiara
Justin Martin - Donny
Story:
Troy and Gabriella head off to college in different directions, and the musical wonderment escalates to a whole new level. Along with the other Wildcats, they will reflect their experiences, hopes and fears regarding their future.
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" will not be a Disney Channel Original Movie instead it will be a feature length film, released in cinemas worldwide.
WGA Writers Strike Is Over
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The WGA has finalized its tentative agreement with the major studios. The WGA West board of directors and the WGA East Council will meet today to formally endorse the contract. And writers could be back at work as early Monday. Leaders of the WGA made the announcement of the finalized deal early Saturday after spending much of Friday meeting with lawyers over the contract language. WGA West president Patric Verrone and WGA East prexy Michael Winship sent a message to members that stressed the gains made in the new-media sector.
Verrone and Winship said in the message that the time has come to end the strike and cited the “enormous personal toll on our members and countless others.”
“As such, we believe that continuing to strike now will not bring sufficient gains to outweigh the potential risks and that the time has come to accept this contract and settle the strike,” they said. “Much has been achieved, and while this agreement is neither perfect nor perhaps all that we deserve for the countless hours of hard work and sacrifice, our strike has been a success.”
The finalized deal came a week after the Feb. 1 breakthrough in informal talks between WGA leaders — Verrone, negotiating committee chief John Bowman and WGA West exec director David Young — with News Corp. president Peter Chernin and Disney topper Robert Iger.
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I will be updating the auditions and casting information as soon as it is released. There will be a flood of casting taking place for the television shows that have been on hold due to the strike. Stay Tuned!
WGA Strike Ending Would Open Up Disney Channel TV Production
Saturday February 9, 2008
The strike that shut down Hollywood could be in its final hours.
A tentative, tightly held agreement between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the major studios will be presented today to thousands of striking writers in New York and Los Angeles in an effort to end the 14-week-old work stoppage.
If writers generally consent to the proposed three-year contract, the WGA's East and West Coast boards would probably approve the contract tomorrow, lifting the strike order and paving the way for formal ratification by the membership. That would send writers back to work Monday to resume production on Disney Channel TV shows that have mostly been in reruns since the strike began Nov. 5.
The key issue in the strike has been the payment rate for movies and TV shows streamed over the Internet. The writers went on strike largely to ensure such online compensation. They fear being left empty-handed as more TV programs are viewed via the Internet, cellphones, PDAs and other digital devices.
Some studio allies have jumped the gun, prematurely declaring an end to the strike. Appearing on CNBC on Thursday, former Disney chief executive Michael Eisner said: "It's over. They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It's going on Saturday to the writers in general." Eisner later backtracked during the interview, saying: "Oh, I was giving you a rumor. I hear it's over. I'm going to be in bad shape if it's not."
Disney, whose ABC network broadcasts the Oscars, isn't the only party with an urgent need to get this year's show back on track, one Hollywood agent said. Only one nominated movie in the major categories, "Juno," has grossed more than $55 million at the box office; other films could especially benefit from Oscar telecast publicity.
"This is all about the Academy Awards, getting the awards back on board," the agent said of this week's push for a settlement.
"The Cheetah Girls: One World" Casting Information
Will Film in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, and Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
*** Casting Has Been Completed ***
*Note* extras casting will continue throughout production and will be in India only.
Production Company:
Disney Channel
3800 Alameda Ave
Burbank, CA 91505
Executive Producers: Debra Martin Chase, S.M. Ferozeuddin Alameer
Director: Paul Hoen
Starring:
Adrienne Bailon - Chanel Simmons
Sabrina Bryan - Dorinda Thomas
Kiely Williams - Aquanetta Walker aka Aqua
Lori Anne Alter - Juanita Simmons
Michael Steger - Vikram
Story:
In this "trequel" to The Cheetah Girls, Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, are off to India to star in a Bollywood movie. But when there they discover that they will have to compete against each other to get the role in the movie, the sparks begin to fly. Will the Cheetah Girls break up? Stay tuned!
Invite a Disney Channel Casting Director To Your Play or Showcase
Actors and Talent Representatives can now invite CSA (Casting Society of America) Casting Directors to Screenings, Plays, Comedy Shows, Showcases, Film Festivals and Competitions.
The Casting Society of America is the premier organization of theatrical Casting Directors in film, television, and theatre. Although it is not a union, its members are a united professional society that consistently set the level of professionalism in casting on which the entertainment industry has come to rely. It's more than 350 members are represented not only in the United States, but also in Canada, England, Australia and Italy.
In November 2007, Carol Goldwasser and Howard Meltzer won a CSA Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s TV Casting, “Hannah Montana”.
Click Here to invite a casting director to your play or showcase.
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