The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens this week. Congratulations to Rene Haynes, Stuart Aikins and Sean Cossey, the casting team on this film. Rene and her team conducted an online open call with ActorCast last summer looking for new actors to play alongside Taylor Lautner in the Wolf Clan. ActorCast received over 3,000 video submissions from all over North America.
The producers of Garden State and the casting director of Gossip Girl are conducting an open call for their latest feature film, LOL. Casting for 4 roles, adults who can play 18 years old, music background a big plus. If you are interested in submitting an audition for any of the roles go to:
http://www.lolopencall.com/
Online open calls have been launched for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie. These open calls are powered by ActorCast, Cast It’s actor and talent rep services site. If you are interested in auditioning, please visit: http://www.eclipseopencasting.com.
Cast It Systems today announced that it has been selected to the 2009 OnHollywood 100 List. The OnHollywood 100 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies in the media and entertainment industries. Cast It was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and customer traction.
“This year’s OnHollywood 100 companies represent the future of entertainment and spotlight how technology and digital media have and will continue to deeply impact the entertainment industry as we know it,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “Despite the economic downturn, the pace of innovation continues to progress, making this year’s selection even more difficult. We are pleased to see what 2009 has in store for the entertainment industry and we are happy to reveal the 2009 OnHollywood 100.”
The OnHollywood 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.
A full list of all the OnHollywood 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31890
This season the big four networks, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC are all using Cast It to manage the casting process for their television productions. From established episodics like Ugly Betty, Chuck, Lost, Desperate Housewives, and Prison Break to new shows like Knight Rider and Eleventh Hour, the networks are relying on Cast It to view auditions, reels and screen tests, leave feedback to the casting offices and to approve actors for roles.
Many cable channels have also adopted Cast It as their online casting platform of choice. HBO and Showtime use Cast It for their television and film productions, including shows like True Blood and Brotherhood. Only Cast It has the full breadth of functionality to manage so many different aspects of the casting process.
iPhone users can now view their auditions on Cast It. Of course, they will want to be using the phone in WiFi mode in order to get the video clips to play effectively. We already have a number of producers using their iPhones to view auditions from Cast It!
Our sister site, ActorCast has started its beta program. Any actors, agents or managers interested in trying this new service should sign up and try it now for free.
