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** AUDITIONS **
Now Casting - members submit your D2A Talent Profile via our Casting Boards
3151 - Musical Theatre Teachers Wanted - Singing, Dancing, Acting for Kids (Brisbane/Paid Work)3205 - Actors Wanted for Short & Sweet Theatre Festival Brisbane 20103244 - Casting Male & Female Role for TV Trailer Ghost Warrior MR G - Part 2 (Melbourne/Paid Work)3256 - Tall Male & Female Actors 35 & 55 - Asian Male 30 Short Film - Space Boy (Melbourne)3257 - Casting Masters Film Student Project - Many Teen Roles + Mum & Dad Roles (Melbourne)3268 - Casting 2 Kids 10-14 for Feature Film "The Fifth Shadow" (Sydney)3269 - Casting Mature Male & Big Build Female for Feature Film "The Fifth Shadow" (Sydney)3275 - Casting Feature Film "Time Travel" Lead & Supporting Males Aged 20-60 (Melbourne/Paid Work)3276 - Casting Feature Film "Time Travel" 2 Females 20+ Support Role 25-35 (Melbourne/Paid Work)3283 - Lead Female 18-30 & 12 Puppeteers/Physical Theatre Artists "The Omega Quest" (Melb/Profit Share)3290 - Casting Cabaret Show & Short Film "Beach Zombies" (Brisbane/Profit Share)3296 - Three Male or Female Actors 35's - Record Label Agents - Feature Film (Melbourne/Deferred)3301 - Call For Theatre Artists/Professionals To Participate in "Impact 2011" Theatrical Festival in Canada3302 - Hip Hop Dance Teacher for Full Time Certificate IV Performing Arts Dance Course (Sydney/Paid Work)3313 - Professional Team Casting 5 Actors Short Film "Eternal Upload" (Sydney)3314 - Feature Film Casting 12 Males and 1 Female Actor 22-30 "The Killers" Get Revenge or Get Killed (Illawarra/NSW/Profit Share)3316 - Lead Male and Female 18yo "Bad Blood - No Swearing" Short Film (Melb/DVD Copy)3317 - Professional Team Casting Female 27yo - 1950s Housewife to Hip Hop dancer "Taste The Future" (Sydney/Paid+DVD Copy)3319 - Presenters - 5 Kids or Teens Co-host Channel 9s "Kerri-Anne" Show - (National)3320 - Auditions - 5 x Male Actors 30-40 for Student film - NoT!TLe (Sydney)3321 - Casting 4 Actors Any Age for Live In Cinema Performance for Microsoft 7 Scene - Good Rates (Brisbane/Paid Work)3322 - Experienced Male Actor 20-30 Years "Mr braithwaite Has a new Boy" (Melb/Profit share)3323 - Baby On Board - Casting Baby Boy and Mum Aged 28-45 for AFTRS Production (Sydney/Deferred/DVD Copy)3324 - Male Bus Driver Role & Kids Aged 12 for AFTRS Short Film (Sydney/Deferred Payment/DVD Copy)3325 - Audition - Choir/Marching Band/Cheerleaders/Dancers/Performers AFTRS Short Film (Sydney/Deferred/DVD Copy)3326 - Casting 2 Males 30-50 Martial Arts, Dance or Stunt Training or Athletic Abilities - MAKEKAM - Short Film (Brisb/GC/DVD Copy)3327 - Casting 2 Females Ages 14 and 21 MAKEKAM Action Drama/Special Effects (Brisb/GC/DVD Copy) | |
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Help Break The Record For The Largest Song & Dance
posted on Tuesday, August 31 @ 21:18:25 EST
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On 7.30am, Saturday 4th September, hundreds of dancers from around Australia will gather in Sydney Square (outside Sydney Town Hall) to perform a Hairspray routine choreographed and led by Jason Coleman. Each dancer will be required to donate $1 to Youth Off The Streets in order to participate and you must learn the choreography beforehand via Jason’s video which is posted on YouTube.
Other than that, there is no other criteria and no matter how old or young you are, you can participate in the fun!
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A Positve Step Forward - B Sharp
posted on Friday, August 20 @ 14:16:02 EST
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"We are pleased to see the recent annoucement on the Actors Equity website (MEAA) regarding payment for artists working at the downstairs theatre known as "B Sharp" at Belvoir Street theatre. With a number of Dare 2 Audition actors having auditioned over the last couple of years, for performances at B Sharp, this is a great step forward for all"
Helen, Dare 2 Audition.
Read the recent article below
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Kids Choice Awards 2010 - Volunteers Needed
posted on Tuesday, August 10 @ 14:16:01 EST
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The biggest annual event for Aussie kids is back, Nickelodeon's Australian Kid’s Choice Awards 2010! Now in its 8th year, the only TV awards show where kids choose the winners is on once again, at Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 8th. It promises to be an amazing show filled with the stars kids love, musical performances, spectacular surprises and don't forget the famous Nickelodeon slime!
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Upcoming Interview with Lilly Dawson International Casting Director
posted on Wednesday, July 21 @ 18:17:39 EST
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 Casting Director Interview - A
very well known and respected Melbourne based, International casting
director, Lilly Dawson, will be doing an interview for Dare 2 Audition.
If you have any questions you would like to ask about casting, USA
work, what she personally looks for in an actor, then here is your
chance. Log in and leave your questions in our "site
discussions" forum.
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Showreels Australia is flying south for the Winter - Melbourne
posted on Wednesday, July 14 @ 22:51:36 EST
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 Showreels Australia is flying South for Winter! - In mid August SHOWREELS AUSTRALIA will be coming to Melbourne and we'd love for Victorian 'Dare 2 Audition' members to be a part of it!
"The quality and professional presentation that Showreels Australia present is most impressive – a very useful and user-friendly casting tool." - Ann Robinson - Casting Director www.mullinars.com.au/ (Satisfaction; Underbelly II & III; Love My Way; Romulus, My Father; The Secret Life of Us)
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Interview with Matt Norman - Producer "Scab Girl Asylum"
posted on Tuesday, June 15 @ 20:15:02 EST
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 One of his most candid interviews yet, Wingman Pictures’ CEO shows us through the eyes of a filmmaker, the ups, downs and secrets in Film industry.
Q: Matt, it is a true pleasure. Tell us a bit about yourself and what the past five years have been like for you?
A: My name is Matt Norman. I am a writer, director and producer and CEO of Wingman Pictures film production company in Australia.
The last five years of my life and my career have been the hardest I’ve ever had to deal with. Most people think that it would have been great until they hear the true nature of what it’s like being raped by an industry built to protect you. I started making SALUTE in 2002 to honour my uncle Peter Norman. Two weeks before it’s completion and ready for Peter to see it, he died tragically from a heart attack. Normally that would be hard enough to handle but when all those people surrounding me realised I had the only film ever made with all three men involved in the famous black power salute the sharks came out looking for blood.
At this time I had a finished film I funded, all on my own, edited, graded and completed without the help of anyone to get it post produced. I ended up hooking up with another company who meant to come on to help raise funds for the several hundred thousand dollars it would take to buy the rights for all the Olympic archive material. I did that and that’s literally where my hell began. I know now to do research and go with my instinct when it comes to partnering up on the funding side of a film.
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NSW Film Office $25 Mil Pledge
posted on Monday, June 07 @ 21:19:11 EST
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By Emma Brown
The NSW government has unveiled $25 million in new support for the local screen industry in an effort to attract new production to the state.
The funding will comprise $20 million in screen incentives to attract large-scale production to NSW and $5 million for Screen NSW’s Production Investment Fund to support local productions.
It comes as the level of production in NSW remains depressed due to tough economic conditions and the high value of the Australian dollar, which has stymied the level of international productions shooting in Australia.
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Screen Australia Deny's Claims
posted on Monday, June 07 @ 21:17:08 EST
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By Morgan Hind
Screen Australia has rejected claims that it is approving film production budgets which undervalue the work of post-production houses and endangering the future of the local industry.
It comes several months after eight sound post-production companies, led by major local player Soundfirm, wrote to Screen Australia expressing concerns about the depressed state of the industry.
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"Prisoners of War" 20th Century Fox Production
posted on Friday, April 16 @ 20:03:34 EST
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 With the future of ‘24’ still hanging in the balance, 20th Century Fox Television has lined up executive producer/showrunner Howard Gordon to helm a new project for the production company, adapted from the Israeli drama ‘Hahatufim’ (Kidnapped).
The drama is based on three real life soldiers who return home after being held under Syrian captivity for 17 years.
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Accidents Happen - Post Film Discussion with Gina Davis
posted on Friday, March 26 @ 20:56:39 EST
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Accidents Happen is a wickedly funny and surprisingly
moving fable of family, fate and misfortune in American suburbia. The
manicured lawns of 1980s New England imply an order that simply doesn’t
exist for the Conway family, headed be razor-tongued Gloria.
Youngest son Billy has been a witness to a series
of tragic accidents, including one that fractured his whole family.
Always the good boy, Billy takes up with the neighbourhood troublemaker
in acts of delicious delinquency in a world already spinning out of
control. The ensuing collision of guilt, truth and self-discovery may be
just what his family needs to move on.
Please join us for a
post film discussion with Oscar winner and star of ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Geena Davis.
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Ex Lehram Brothers Taping China's 3D Features' Thirst
posted on Tuesday, March 23 @ 15:01:42 EST
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HONG KONG -- Hoping to offer investors a chance to help slake China's thirst for 3D in the wake of "Avatar," an investment banker-turned-producer has joined two Hong Kong movie veterans to open a pair of film funds at Filmart 2010.
Triumphant Film Funds will attempt to raise $17 million before the Cannes Film Festival in May to back a three-picture slate of martial arts action films and 3D sci-fi films aimed at investors interested in China's film market -- where boxoffice jumped 43% last year.
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The 2nd Chapter of HBO Mini-series "The Pacific"
posted on Tuesday, March 23 @ 14:55:58 EST
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 The second chapter of the ten-part HBO mini-series The Pacific
airs tonight, wrapping up its portrait of the grueling WWII campaign on
the island of Guadalcanal. (Click here to read Ken Tucker’s assessment of last
week’s first installment.) I spoke with exec producers Steven
Spielberg and Tom Hanks a few weeks ago about the $200 million
production, including why you won’t see any more naval battles, what
helped to ring up the production’s mammoth price tag, and what it was
like when Spielberg reunited with the kid from Jurassic Park. Source: http://popwatch.ew.com/author/ewadamv/
Watch out for D2A actors cast in this miniseries we had many auditions and roles landed.
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A Huge Hub for Australian Film-makers
posted on Wednesday, March 10 @ 12:25:30 EST
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With Dare 2 Audition and Screenworks based in the Byron Bay shire, we get to hear about lots of local opportunities for actors and film-makers, although we are an Australian wide service.
Byron Bay is a huge hub for professional producers, screenwriters and various industry professionals, who also reside in the shire. With the community strongly supporting the arts, the local film industry has been developing at a rapid pace.
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Mia Wasikowska - "Alice in Wonderland" Star's Journey
posted on Monday, February 22 @ 17:51:27 EST
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WERE someone to
write a how-to guide to becoming a star, they might base it on Mia
Wasikowska's story.
At 15, the disillusioned dancer from Canberra decided to hang up her
ballet shoes and pursue acting. So, after googling some agents and
hounding one into taking her on (because she'd heard you needed one to
work in film and TV), she landed a role in the now-defunct hospital
series All Saints.
So far, so predictable. But this young star was destined to shine
brighter. After a few outings in local films such as Suburban Mayhem
and Rogue, the schoolgirl was whisked off to LA.
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Gossip: "Actors Paid to Be Gays At Sydney Mardigras"!!
posted on Monday, February 22 @ 15:53:21 EST
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ACTORS were paid
hundreds of dollars each to pretend to be gay community members during
Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
At least six actors, who were not required to be gay or lesbian, or
have any community affiliations – were paid to participate in the IKEA
float during the 2008, according to a report on online magazine The
Scavenger.
The Eventing Edge, a Sydney-based events and marketing firm, was
responsible for finding the performers, according to an email from the
company leaked to The Scavenger.
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DON'T MISS - Syvlia Plath - The Girl Who Wanted to Be God - Book Now
posted on Friday, January 15 @ 20:54:46 EST
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The Original version as played in Athens comes to Melbourne! It received a standing ovation in Athens and was hailed as a theatrical tour de force by the head of BBC radio drama. The Girl Who Wanted To Be GOD is a witty and poignant journey through the life of American poet Sylvia Plath. Kneeling on the brink of death, Sylvia embraces the pivotal moments of her life. Drawing on Sylvia’s poems, letters, journals and prose, The Girl Who Wanted To Be GOD is lyrically physical and powerfully dramatic theatre. Sylvia struggles to combine the role of perfect writer, mother and twentieth century genius.
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Talent @ Nikki Webster - Looking for Agent Representation?
posted on Thursday, January 07 @ 21:17:10 EST
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BIG DREAMS FOR LITTLE STARS!
Nikki
Webster’s Talent and Modeling Agency for Kids Hits Sydney!!
We
are looking for the stars of tomorrow!
Offering
exclusive entertainment representation to a select number of exceptional
performers across Sydney seeking
work in television commercials, TV series, feature films, musical theatre,
advertising campaigns and other cutting edge projects.
If
you think you’re child has what it takes Contact us Today!
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"Daybreakers" Creepy Vampire Feature Filmed in Australia
posted on Sunday, December 20 @ 20:55:10 EST
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Daybreakers was filmed in QLD and we submitted a number of Dare 2 Audition actors for some of the smaller roles in this feature film.
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into
vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant
race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher (Ethan Hawke) works with a covert band of vamps (Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan) on a way to save humankind.
Daybreakers is written and directed by Australian brothers Michael and Peter Spierig, who previously directed a 2003 sci-fi horror film titled Undead. This was shot in Australia in late 2007 and has been in post-production since. Lionsgate is bringing Daybreakers to theaters on January 8th, 2010 next year.
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Cultivating Talent - Straight out of school!
posted on Monday, December 07 @ 17:29:47 EST
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In casting, we're like personal shoppers for directors and
producers. We listen to what they want and how they work and try to
find the best fit to fill the need. If you're chosen to come in,
that means we think you have a shot. I want you to be good. I'm
absolutely rooting for you.
I found Kelsey; I did not cast him. But the boys in "School Ties"
and many of the other actors I've cast and who became big names
were just very talented people. You find these people when they're
out of school or very young, and you can just tell that they have
so much talent. You just hope you can find a project that can
support them. The projects have to be right.
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"Quiet Someones Getting A Job" Listening at an Audition
posted on Monday, December 07 @ 17:14:55 EST
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Film and television are reactive media. The next time you're
watching a TV show or movie, notice that the actors listen and
react more than they talk. It follows, then, that hiring decisions
made in auditions are based heavily—at least 50 percent—on what
you're doing when you're not reading your lines. Too many actors
believe an audition is all about their lines. But while they may
read well, they're not going to get the job if that's all they've
prepared for. Then, when they don't get the job, they obsess over
how to improve their reading rather than how to improve the quality
of their listening, their silence, and their reactions to the other
character's lines.
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CARNIVALE APO Arts Academy
posted on Wednesday, December 02 @ 20:19:33 EST
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APO
ARTS ACADEMY presents“CARNIVALE”
Music
Theatre Class of 2009 Graduation Performance 11 & 12
December 7.30 pm
The
C.U.B. Malthouse, Beckett Theatre
Tickets on sale NOW, through the Academy
$40
per ticket
Ph: 03 9696 2943
Or email info@apoartsacademy.com
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Zac Efferon From HSM to Me & Orson Wells
posted on Tuesday, December 01 @ 15:08:23 EST
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Zac Efron tips up at the hotel on the Sunset Strip with a half-eaten apple in his hand and a script under his arm. The symbolism seems apt. The young actor as modern Hollywood Adam, tempted by the knowledge of riches and fame.
I wonder if his girlfriend, the young actress Vanessa Hudgens, gave him the apple. His agency, often cast as Satan, certainly gave him the script. Efron is a little breathless and seems distracted. He sits and orders a hot black tea, but quickly disappears to make a phone call. Every eye follows him. Tousled brown hair, big sunglasses that hide his $10m baby-blues, a threadbare T-shirt, faded jeans — nothing can make anonymous one of the most famous young faces in Hollywood.
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The Perils of Shooting in a Shoe String
posted on Tuesday, December 01 @ 12:03:46 EST
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THE last thing you want when shooting an edgy, low-budget black
comedy on an ultra-tight eight-day schedule with no margin for
error is rain. So, naturally, that's what God sends. In
buckets.
The kind of rain filmmakers like is the type that shoots out of
a pressurised tank on their cue. But this deluge is slowly turning
the Newport Railyards into one large, unfilmable puddle. It's not
quite what director Dee McLachlan had in mind.
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The Rumour Mill on "Mad Max - Fury Road"
posted on Tuesday, November 24 @ 12:11:27 EST
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The "Mad Max" rumor mill has evolved into a flat-out fact-churning factory thanks to words from director George Miller, who spoke with news outlets about progress on the fourth installment in the franchise.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Miller, who said that "Fury Road"
— the upcoming "Mad Max" sequel's title — would make New South Wales in
Australia a very desirable filming location for big blockbusters,
likely due to its reported $100 million budget.
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Why Don't Australian's Watch Australian Films - Metroscreen
posted on Monday, November 09 @ 16:26:17 EST
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On Oct 22, 2009 Metro Screen welcomed a packed house of nearly 400
people at the Chauvel cinema to discuss why the majority of Australians
don’t watch Australian films. With only a handful of non-film industry
people in the audience [we counted six hands raised in response to this
question] this event was somewhat of a watershed moment. We may not
have solved the problems but we provoked and pushed the conversation.
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D2A Free Resources
posted on Sunday, November 08 @ 00:46:09 EST
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As part of our commitment to the industry Dare 2 Audition provides up to date industry information, news and events, totally free for you to access. Take advantage of the following resources:
Career Advice
- with over 230 topics, from numerous industry professionals, teaching you about every aspect of the industry.
Industry Contacts
- access our preferred suppliers and affiliated industry professionals
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