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From The Casting Scoop, the anatomy of a scam:
Here is the e-mail forwarded to CastingScoop from a real talent agent, whose client (a minor) received it.
From: Casting Department
Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 3:36 am
Subject: Salem Area Movie Extras Needed for Twilight “Breaking Dawn” Casting in Portland. <—RED FLAG! All Ages Wanted, No Experience Needed, Make up to $300 Per Day!
“Dear Jane,
“I noticed your portfolio online<—RED FLAG! and have decided to contact you regarding positions now available as a movie extra for the new Twilight “Breaking Dawn” movie in Portland.”
“No experience is necessary, all looks/types are wanted and the pay ranges from $80-$250<—RED FLAG! per day depending on whether it’s part or full time.
“Casting starts next Monday<—RED FLAG! so you will need to register (FREE REGISTRATION)<—RED FLAG! as soon as possible. It will be lots of fun, a great way to make connections in the industry and pays well!<—RED FLAG!
“If you are interested CLICK HERE TO APPLY (registration is free).”<—RED FLAG!
“Sincerely,
“David Fox / Portland Casting Scout”<—RED FLAG!
“PS: We are the entertainment industry’s way of casting new faces and talent all around the world for movie extra roles.<—RED FLAG! With over 300,000 members<—RED FLAG! and thousands of Industry professionals (producers, directors, agents and photographers) Star Extras is the right place to find jobs! Thousands of jobs now available in all 50 states. We have been in business since 2005 and are a proud member of the Better Business Bureau.”<—RED FLAG!
What happens if you “click here”? You go to the page shown above. Click on it to see it larger. That page in turn leads to a subscription page with at non-refundable fee.
So what is the truth about casting calls?
Nobody does a nationwide extras casting call. That would be insane. Why would a casting director want 20,000 emails from extras who don’t even live in the right area? Extras casting is done LOCALLY. Period.
There are plenty of people who live near the shoot location, so there’s no reason for production to hassle with the myriad travel complications that could arise from hiring someone out of the area. If you want to be an extra on a particular movie, you’ll just have to move to where it’s shooting first.
Extras casting directors already have too much work to do and way too little time. They prefer to hire extras whom they’ve worked with before and trust to show up on time and behave properly on set. At the very least, they want local extras.
We’d ALL love to be in Breaking Dawn, but don’t get taken. Read the whole article here to see the reasoning behind all the red flags.
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