Plz tell me whether what im about to audition for is a scam...!
Mon, 17 Dec 2007, 02:51 pmeyeforhigh15 posts in thread
Plz tell me whether what im about to audition for is a scam...!
Mon, 17 Dec 2007, 02:51 pmI got an audition, i think, the producer just said to come to the place and there he will decide who gets it. This
is the letter,
The headshot need not be professional. << (thats the reply to when i told him i did not have a proffessionally
done headshot)
Here are details: Thanks for your interest in this feature film. I am holding a meeting for key people who want to be involved. The time and address is:530pm December 19th 525 Harris Street Ultimo (ground floor) - it will run until 630 and it is here that roles will be allocated. If you have any photos in hard copy, it would be beneficial to bring them here. If you need to be in touch please contact me on 0411719997.
Best regards, Scott Free
Producer, SLAG BEST ENEMIES
Sent from my BlackBerry® from Optus
I read the advertisement from seek.com I dont know whther i could trust this person, also it said in the advertisement
that i wouldnt get paid upfront and will get paid once the film starts making money.
What kinds of thing should i be looking out for to make sure this isnt a scam.
This is the link to the advertisement, http://seek.com.au/showjob.asp?jobid=11343678
pleas ehelp me so i dont fall for a scam. Im a little suspicious of this "audition"
It's not so much what it
Mon, 17 Dec 2007, 05:30 pmIt's not so much what it says, but what it doesn't say. There's no right or wrong way to write an audition advert... it's an intuition. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is.
Read a lot of audition adverts, get to know the reputations of the companies who advertise... after a while, you'll get a feeling for 'good' audition adverts and 'bad' ones.
Generally speaking, an audition advert will list a bit about the company or director, a bit about the production/film/whatever, what you need to bring or do at the audition, where the audition is and what times, and perhaps a little about payment (ie. volunteer only, profit-share, wages, etc). The ad you have applied for has all those things... but again, it's more about intuition for the 'good' adverts.
Additionally, I would suggest that advertising on Seek is not the best thing ever. People involved in the arts industry advertise through agents and arts/theatre/film sites and publications, not really on Seek. Seek is good for finding arts admin jobs, and the occasional 'adult dancer' ad, but not for auditions.
(Having done arts job listings on a publication for a living, I can tell you, looking on Seek for arts jobs is practically worthless. The reputable arts admin jobs can be found on most other arts sites, and auditions really are mostly dodgy stuff)
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