Actors Sought

Vertov Industries, makers of the award-winning SLEEPLESS tv anthology, is holding an open casting call for lead, support and extra roles in an independent movie to be shot locally through September and October for film festival competition. ALL TYPES WELCOME. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NOT REQUIRED.

Casting sessions and audition: FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 and SUNDAY, AUGUST 24. Call anytime 845.4793 for details/appointment.

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More Vertov pimping, eh, Cheyne?

On the broader topic of local filmmakers, some friends have been hard at work on a TV series based on the great independent action/adventure film, "Blood of the Samurai." Aaron Yamasato's film made quite a spash (and won a few awards), and the TV series — to air on OC16 in October — was being filmed all over last month.

Come to think of it, if you want to reach an indy film-oriented local crowd, Cheyne, you might want to send your actor calls to Sue at Reel Services. She's a casting director, and maintains a basic webpage of announcements for local filmmakers looking for actors or to make other connections. The call for extras on Aaron's series were posted there, for example.

Hmm. She also posted a note from Don Brown of the Restaurant Row Art House 9 Theatres. Turns out there's an newsletter service where you can get the film listings via e-mail. Neat! Mitchell?

Sue is rumored to have a role. I can't wait!

Thanks, Ryan. Oddly enough, I saw Vertov's announcement in the Honolulu Weekly and emailed Darin earlier today. I haven't heard from him in a couple of years. Hopefully he'll email me the info I requested then I can post the announcement on my web page AND send it out to my seminar attendees email list.

I actually met a couple of extras at the final shoot day for Blood of the Samurai who were hired after surfing into my Indie web page! Several seminar students were also cast. Kewl!!!

And, with any luck, my BotS scene will make the editing room floor!!!

I'm going to zoom off-topic here in a second, once I make my one relevant comment, which is that I have always admired the Vertov folks, and was fascinated by their work.

Here's what I really want to say, though: the last five or six films I've seen at the Row have been mis-framed by the projectionists. It wasn't so noticable with films in English, but some of the films were subtitled.

When I saw The Seven Samurai, the subtitles were nearly completely cut off at the bottom. When my friend complained just a few minutes into the picture, the theater's solution was to shift the whole frame up, so that the upper portion of the picture was cut off, and all we could see of the actors' faces during close-up dialogue shots was the lower two-thirds of their faces.

Infuriating. The manager we spoke to said there was nothing to be done about it.

Now, I don't know much about projectors, but I'm pretty sure that something can be done to fit the complete picture on any screen. I know that when I see a boom mike during a movie, it's usually the projectionist's fault for not framing the picture correctly.

I don't know why I haven't complained to the Wallace people, because it infuriates me that I'm subjected to this just about every time I see a film there lately.

*pant* *pant* *pant* *pant*

I agree. Vertov is to be admired. That said...if you haven't done so already, the person to contact at the Art House is Don Brown. Good man, that Don! If you see a boom mic in frame in any movie it is the camera operator's fault, not the projectionist's. During actual filming, rehearsals don't just benefit actors. Rehearsals are also for the camera and sound departments. There's no excuse for a mic in frame!
Just my 2 cents!

There's a "Blood of the Samurai" update in today's Honolulu Advertiser. It includes an overview of the principal actors: Michael Ng, Bryan Yamasaki, Stephanie Sanchez, Colleen Fujioka, Egan Inoue, and Alicia Michioka.

Heh! Guess who was dancing during the break?!!! Fun day!

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