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Parc Entertainment will be holding auditions for the short film “If Only” on Friday, February 6 from 6-8pm and Saturday, February 7 from 1-4pm. Auditions will be held at the Parc Entertainment office, located at 2309 2nd Avenue South. Please bring a headshot and resume when you come. If you have any questions, you can contact Clint at 205-588-4185, or clint@ParcEntertainment.com.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Cast:

VANESSA - Mid 30s. A classy woman who dresses smart. She’s not snobby or uptight. She suffers from emotional issues following a turbulent relationship. She has a close group of friends she relies on, and won’t really let anyone else in to her life. She’s guarded and introverted.

MATTHEW - Late 30s. Ex-boyfriend of Vanessa. Charming, but manipulative. Moderately successful. Moody. Insincere — will always tell you what you want to hear.

VANESSA’S FRIENDS - Three Women mid 30s-early 40s. Fun, sincere, trustworthy, just an all-around good group.

THERAPIST - Male or Female - Late 40s to mid 50s. Intelligent, academic. Soothing voice, calming effect on others.

We will also have some supporting roles including:

WAITER
POLICE OFFICER
MAITRE DE
RESTAURANT HOSTESS

And we will also be in need of extras to fill out a restaurant scene.

I finally got around to updating my YouTube channel yesterday. Since my new website will be launching soon, I’ve been updating a lot of my marketing materials to reflect the new look. My YouTube channel had been horribly neglected, so I wanted to get it up to speed. It wouldn’t look good for someone in my business to ignore the power of YouTube.

While I was updating my account, I went through a lot of old friend requests that I hadn’t read and came across Triune Films, a group out of South Florida. I wanted to pass along a link to their channel, because they offer up some great tips on how to achieve good-looking special effects for little to no cost. If you are a low-budget filmmaker and are looking for cheap resources, you might want to check out their site. Here’s their most recent video dealing with Perspective.

Even if you couldn’t make it out to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, you can still get a taste by heading over to iTunes and downloading a few of the featured short films. Yep, that’s right. I got this little tidbit from John August’s blog. The films are free to download until January 25 and ten are available.

Last year I produced Departure for the Summer 2007 Sidewalk Scramble. I just found out yesterday that it was selected to screen at this year’s Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. I hope everyone will make plans to attend. The dates for the festival this year are September 26-28. Unfortunately I have only been able to produce one short this year, but there are several ideas in the works. I’m hoping to move into production on another short by late October or early November.

I found this YouTube page while surfing around the internet tonight. It’s called Penny Pranks and is a series of short films about a man who goes around NYC trying to pay for everything in pennies. At the end of each spot you realize that it’s an ad for an OfficeMax back-to-school sale. This is an example of viral video at its best. Any business can follow this example to get their message out there, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money doing it. The Duct Tape Marketing Blog has an interview on their podcast with Bob Thacker, the senior vice president for marketing & advertising at OfficeMax. He’s the brains behind the Penny Pranks campaign. Take a look.

This video comes from the FreshDV blog and it’s hilarious. The basic premise is, “What if there were no stop signs and a major corporation was given the task of creating one?” It really shows how projects by a committee can quickly become confusing and drawn out. Anyone who works in the creative industry can appreciate this one.