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Friday, September 5, 2014

Paid SW Cast and Crew Gigs - Sept 2014

Note: Direct all inquires to the contact person listed on the individual AD. Check back often. More may be added. Apply at your own risk. Information has been reviewed to the best of my ability for quality for potential scam and fraud review content including: company names, child safety, emails and/or email replies, phone numbers, fees, content listed and more. However, no matter where an Ad is posted; including newspapers, online services, magazines or other publications, hosting site providers can not always 100% guarantee any ill intention of the original poster. Contact me by email to let me know of any particular concerns of listings. Effort will be made to review further. Or Contact me to include your line listing: tolendahand@yahoo.com

I hold no liability between the original poster and either actor, model, or crew in an employment relationship, including fees, times, work tasks, or more. Some links may be expired under the discretion of the party hosting the information or the original poster. Links to Ads have been posted by permission or found publicly online. Whole content of Ads have been republished with permission. Partial Links to Ads to other hosting sites are either found publicly online, reprinted with permission and cited accordingly. I hold no liability on any damages to computers in any event if a link was clicked. Listings are mainly in Arizona until more info is received from other states.

Additional resource links are provided, as a courtesy, to help you find employment, use toward educational resource guidance, and are publicly available online. The intention of this site is to provide media employment opportunities, education guidance resources, and editorial employment coaching review. *I hold the discretion to reserve requesting fees for additional services when receiving direct inquires. I also reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. I do not directly initiate spam services by email. Other Services I offer:

Event and Media Coordinator/Producer
PR Media Marketing
Social Media Management
Executive/Virtual Assistance
Blogger/Job Coach/Teacher/Speaker
www.tolendahand.com

Featured Actor of the Month:

Craig Hensley, an actor with over thirty years of stage and screen experience across the country, including L.A. and N.Y., now happily resides in Arizona, his home state.

The following information use is intended for employment, educational and editorial review, provided for free. A resource directory, personal recommendations list for employment guidance tutorial purposes. These are not paid endorsements and any review or listing are my sole opinion editorial review. All website links have been cited accordingly.

CASTING CALLS
Craigslist listing republished with permission
Chandler, AZ - Event Personnel/Brand Ambassadors 9/17thru21 & 9/26thru28

Peoria, AZ - Hip hop dance crew and Bar crew for Draft House, Auditions Monday Sept. 8th

Phoenix, AZ- Impersonator/Cosplay for Halloween party - Gotham city theme

Phoenix, AZ- Actresses needed for Princess Parties

Phoenix, AZ- Country Swing Dance Instructor

Phoenix, AZ - Bands and solo musicians, once a month audition/show once a month at Skully's

Phoenix, AZ - Male/Female Bilingual 22-35 Casting for Commercial Webisode

Phoenix, AZ - Promo Models for Latin Grammy Street party in Nov. 2014

Phoenix, AZ - Models for Golf Caddy parties.

Phoenix, AZ - Models for The Miss Arabella 2014 Beauty Pageant - Monthly Beauty Pageants.

Phoenix, AZ - Opening band for Neyo music tour - TBD

Phoenix, AZ - Orchestra Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble announces auditions on September 17, 2014

Phoenix, AZ - Princess look a like for kids' parties

Phoenix, AZ - Dancers and Actors Audition Date Sept 12, Performance Mid October

Phoenix, AZ - DJ instructor wanted

Phoenix, AZ - Christian Entertainers for Venue Location - Contact email for more details

Phoenix, AZ -Nice looking actress/model to control rc aircraft (very easy)

Phoenix, AZ - Musicians for Mill Ave Bar - Paid by Ticket Sales

Phoenix, AZ Movie " Dude" Audition Dates: Sept 11-13th - Facebook listing

Phoenix, AZ Looking for a young attractive female actress who is 18 or looks 18 to play the lead role in a music video. This will be a paid gig. For further information contact me at camarenatar@hotmail.com

San Tan Valley, AZ - Worship band mates

Scottsdale, AZ - Spokesperson auditions male/female mid 20's-35. Audition Date Sept. 6th

Tucson, AZ -Exercise workout host

Tucson, AZ -Horror Show actors ACTORS WANTED! (BUCKELEW FARM)Deadline Sept. 5th

Tucson, AZ -Wild West Stunt Show Performers! (Pinnacle Peak/Trail Dust Town)

Tucson, AZ- Flamenco Dancers and Guitarist - Downtown Tucson

CREW CALLS

Chandler, AZ - Production Assistant Sept 25-30th

Phoenix, AZ- ChronoTrack Event Photography -Esprit De She Mesa-- 10/2/2014 (Riverview Park)

Scottsdale, AZ Audio Visual Operations Manager for Events

Surprise, AZ - Special Effects Makeup artist

Tempe, AZ-Videographer Full Time with Travel

Tucson, AZ - Wedding photographer for Dec 2014 wedding.

Tucson, AZ - Private Belly Dance Lessons

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

American Audio Video Center - Various Crew Jobs
Tucson Film Commission
Phoenix Film Office Cast, Crew, and Industry news
Journal Broadcast Group Main Employment Site
Tucson KVOA TV Station Jobs
Phoenix American Advertising Federation Jobs
Tucson American Advertising Federation
AZ Broadcasting Association Careers
AZ Casting Agencies or Organizations listing more info
Zonie.com - Arizona Film & Production Resources and Referral®
Good Faith Casting Facebook page
Deborah Maddox Agency Facebook
Durant Communications
Movie Work Now
AZ Film Organizations
Film In Arizona
Arizona Film and Media Coalition
IFP Phoenix

National Crew and Casts Job Boards
Staff me Up
Production Hub
Entertainment Careers.Net
Mandy.com
Casting Call Pro
Auditions Free
Variety.com
Offstagejobs
IMDB, Internet Movie Database
IMDBpro.com

Arizona Stages:
Wild West Stunt Show Looking for Apprentices (Trail Dust Town/Pinnacle Peak)
Various roles Live and and film auditions for Strada Company Theatre
Arizona Broadway Theatre - Various Crew Peoria, AZ
Phil@azbroadway.orgMurder Mystery Company Stage Audtions

NATIONWIDE CASTING
ABC Studios Casting
Disney Open Call
Let's Ask America TV Game show
Child Genius Reality Show - ShedMedia
Project Casting
Backstage
Punched in the Head Productions
JLA Research - Documentary

REALITY SHOWS
Bunim Murray Casting
Several TV shows:
MTV Real World, Bad Girls Club Casting

A Smith Company Casting
Save our Business

Half Yard Productions
Say Yes to the Dress, I found the gown, Randy to the Rescue

DNA Testing
Robert Mazza Productions- Facebook
Powderhouse Productions
Lighthearted Entertainment Dating Shows

Visit my other Blog Topics:

Media Job Pay Rate Resources Top 6 Gigs Between The Gigs

Monday, August 4, 2014

SW USA Paid Crew and Cast Gigs - Aug. 2014

Note: Direct all inquires to the contact person listed on the individual AD. Check back often. More may be added. Apply at your own risk. Information has been reviewed to the best of my ability for quality for potential scam and fraud review content including: company names, child safety, emails and/or email replies, phone numbers, fees, content listed and more. However, no matter where an Ad is posted; including newspapers, online services, magazines or other publications, hosting site providers can not always 100% guarantee any ill intention of the original poster. Contact me by email to let me know of any particular concerns of listings. Effort will be made to review further. Or Contact me to include your line listing: tolendahand@yahoo.com

I hold no liability between the original poster and either actor, model, or crew in an employment relationship, including fees, times, work tasks, or more. Some links may be expired under the discretion of the party hosting the information or the original poster. Links to Ads have been posted by permission or found publicly online. Whole content of Ads have been republished with permission. Partial Links to Ads to other hosting sites are found publicly online and cited accordingly. I hold no liability on any damages to computers in any event if a link was clicked. Additional resource links are provided, as a courtesy, to help you find employment, use toward educational resource guidance, and are publicly available online. The intention of this site is to provide media employment opportunities, education guidance resources, and editorial employment coaching review. *I hold the discretion to reserve requesting fees for additional services when receiving direct inquires. I also reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. I do not directly initiate spam services by email. Other Services I offer:

Event and Media Coordinator/Producer
PR Media Marketing
Social Media Management
Executive/Virtual Assistance
Blogger/Job Coach/Teacher/Speaker
www.tolendahand.com

CASTING CALLS

Tucson, AZ -Horror Show actors ACTORS WANTED! (BUCKELEW FARM)Deadline Sept. 5th
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Tucson, AZ -Wild West Stunt Show Performers! (Pinnacle Peak/Trail Dust Town)
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Tempe, AZ-Videographer Full Time with Travel
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Tucson, AZ- Flamenco Dancers and Guitarist - Downtown Tucson
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Tucson, AZ -Actors for Children's Literacy Program. Stories that Roar Audition Date Sat. 8/6/14 1:00PM
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Phoenix, AZ- Tradeshow Booth Model Assistant 8/4-6/2014
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Phoenix, AZ - Christian Entertainers for Venue Location - Contact email for more details
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Phoenix, AZ -Nice looking actress/model to control rc aircraft (very easy)
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Phoenix, AZ - Musicians for Mill Ave Bar - Paid by Ticket Sales
Craigslist listing republished with permission

Zombie actors Audition Aug. 22nd 2014 6pm for Room Escape Adventures
Republished with permission through Facebook

WHERE:
ACT
5051 East Elliot
Phoenix, AZ 85044

WHEN:
Auditions are August 22nd at 6pm and possibly 23rd.
Performances are below.
We will rotate our selected host/actors in various positions over these times on an ongoing basis:

Weekdays Mon – Thu Schedule will vary based upon needs
Fridays – 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 10pm
Saturdays- 12:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm, 10:00pm
Sundays –3:00pm & 5:00pm

COMPENSATION:
Our actor hosts are paid per performance. Zombies make $30 per performance and Hosts/Omnipotents are paid $25 per performance. Half of your performances you will be a Host/Omnipotent and the other half you will be a Zombie. Each show is an hour and a half long
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have a smart phone to be able to check show goers in. Must have attended college, are attending college currently, or are well traveled. Prior acting experience is beneficial as we are looking for great acting and a fantastic zombie like appearance. All actors are contractor workers. A resume showing a great work ethic that demonstrates a history of responsibility and trust will go a long way in getting invited to audition. Experience as a tour guide is helpful as well.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit a resume with references, a headshot, a few sentences about yourself and why you would make an awesome zombie/host to support@roomescapeadventures.com. We will select candidates and invite them to auditions. Serious inquiries only.
We look forward to hearing from you!

OLD TUCSON STUDIOS AUDITIONS FOR PERMANENT PERFORMERS

Upcoming auditions and employment opportunities at Old Tucson

Old Tucson proudly announces auditions for our Entertainment Department, for the 2014-15 season.

Stunt auditions for MALE performers will be held Saturday, August 16th, at 9:00 AM. Applicants will perform a cold reading from a script, and some light stunt basics for aptitude assessment. Please wear clothes and shoes you can roll around in and get a little dirty. Please bring a completed application.

Musical auditions for FEMALE performers will be held Saturday, August 16th, at 1:00 PM. Applicants will perform a cold reading from a script, sing a song and be taught and perform a dance routine. Please prepare a song to sing. (No live accompanist is available. Applicants may sing a cappella, or may bring instrumental audio tracks on CD, flash-drive or MP3 player.) Please wear clothes and shoes you can move and dance in. Please bring a completed application. This position will require performers who can act, sing and dance to regularly display all those abilities.

Audition location:
Old Tucson
201 S Kinney Rd
Tucson AZ 85735
Employee/Delivery entrance

These positions require substantial in-character guest interaction or, as we call it, "street atmosphere." Strong teamwork, maturity and all behavioral traits and attitudes valued throughout the workforce are all critical! The above positions are “jobs,” not “gigs.” Selected candidates are hired, put on payroll and scheduled for shifts. The potential exists for employment through the end of the season in May 2015 (with the possibility of return engagements in future seasons.)

Job-seekers interested in applying to be Haunted Characters for Nightfall (running late Sept through Halloween night) can attend our Hiring Fair on Saturday, August 23, 2014, 2pm – 5pm. Hiring Fair attendees can visit with the Entertainment Department and various other departments that day.

Yes, you may attend the auditions on 8/16 AND the Hiring Fair on 8/23 if you so choose. They are NOT for the same positions.

Please contact our Human Resources office, via info below, with any inquires or to submit materials ahead of time. Headshots, theatrical resumes and professional resumes are optional and are accepted in addition to the mandatory application.

See http://oldtucson.com/about/join-our-team/ for application information and more. See http://oldtucson.com/ for overall company information, andhttp://nightfallaz.com/ for information specific to Nightfall.

Old Tucson Human Resources Department
201 S Kinney Rd
Tucson AZ 85735

FAX: 520.578.1269

Old Tucson Company is an EOE and a drug-free workplace.

Phoenix, AZ Movie " Dude" Audition Dates: Sept 11-13th - Facebook listing

Phoenix, AZ locals - Male Latino 20's Audtion in Phoenix

mid 20's heavy set Latino male (preferably Mexican-American) to play a supervisor to a group of teenage boys. Should have some edge to him but not too menacing. No formal auditions planned. Will be more a phone call audtion. Shooting Friday Aug 29th at 8AM - 2PM. Pay is 75 for the day including lunch.
Head shots and resumes (and I’d guess links if you have any) can be emailed to Rob at rob@rimrockpictures.com

Phoenix, AZ Looking for a young attractive female actress who is 18 or looks 18 to play the lead role in a music video. This will be a paid gig. For further information contact me at camarenatar@hotmail.com

CREW CALLS

Scottsdale, AZ Audio Visual Operations Manager for Events
Craigslist listing republished with permission

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

American Audio Video Center - Various Crew Jobs
Tucson Film Commission
Phoenix Film Office Cast, Crew, and Industry news
Journal Broadcast Group Main Employment Site
Tucson KVOA TV Station Jobs
Phoenix American Advertising Federation Jobs
Tucson American Advertising Federation
AZ Broadcasting Association Careers
AZ Casting Agencies or Organizations listing more info
Zonie.com - Arizona Film & Production Resources and Referral®
Good Faith Casting Facebook page
Deborah Maddox Agency Facebook
Durant Communications
Movie Work Now
AZ Film Organizations
Film In Arizona
Arizona Film and Media Coalition
IFP Phoenix

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Media Jobs' Pay Rate Resources

Find Media Gig day rate resources here, to check the range of average day rates. Pay is a valid concern with any position in the Multi-Media Industry. Job postings may not list their pay rate, leaving us to wonder, will it even be worth the time to ask. However, as a freelancer, self employed contractor, it us up to you to research, set your own rate and negotiate.

People are at different career levels. There are those that start a new career late in life or re-enter a job field, who may not have the same amount of experience accumulated over time as others. Some are more tech savvy than others, more formally educated, have a flexible schedule, willing to travel, able to work long hours and the employer's requirement list goes on. All taken in to account on pay level, plus their own budget to balance. Their ultimate mission is to make the maximum profit on their investment. The same thought as the employee - make some money.

I've listed resources you can review to find out wage rates per position. These include union and non-union. Keep in mind, large union affiliated Production companies, do their best to pay non-union employees, close to union rates, in certain situations.

Unions
Several unions are involved in cast and crew labor negotiations. Some may not post those publicly, but a few I've found, I've listed. Each area market, size of cities, vary with rates. Unions have membership requirements either through hours worked on certain types of projects, referrals, fees, initiation, monthly dues, meetings, grievance procedures and more. Recently, many have closed across the United States due to lack of work in specific areas. Look up your chapter in your area to find out more info.

Other functions Unions assist with are: Work contracts or deal memos that spell out hours of work, breaks, meals, overtime rates, even wardrobe and weather changes. The union can also limit its members' work by requiring to only take union jobs in the specific profession registered with the union. So, attempting to take a non union job could create some stress with union reps.

The list below is not all inclusive, there are other positions they represent. Feel free to call them to ask if your specialty is covered.

IATSE
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
Wage Rates Agreement
Mainly represents technicians such as:

Audio
Camera Operators
Production Coordinators
Gaffers
Electricians

Teamsters
Teamsters Wage Rate PDF file 2011
These cover positions such as:

Van Drivers
Camera Crane Operators
Animal Trainers
Trailer/RV Drivers

SAG/AFTRA
SAG AFTRA wage pdf file 2010-2013
The Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Represents:

Actors
Dancers
Singers
Stunt Performers

There are also many guilds, associations, and organizations that may help you with additional information, but do not represent members the same way as unions.

Writer's Guild of America
Producer's Guild of America
Director's Guild of America
Artist's Rights Foundation
Actors Equity

Non- Union
US Dept of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
The United States tracks this data yearly. It can be used to cross reference skills to similar roles. For example: Production Coordinator may have the same type of skills as an Event Coordinator. This is usually broken down in to an average rate, so they sampled high amounts and low amounts. They may even sub categorize by state, sex, age and so on.

Other ways to compare rates:

Job postings may lists rates
Ask fellow crew members, privately
Set your own reasonable rates.

Caution:
There are productions companies, like any other industry, who will attempt to pay low wages for positions but ask them to perform other duties in which they should be being paid extra for. For Example, a Production Assistant may be asked to do lighting, camera operating, or transportation driving. The other positions may pay up to double or triple the going rate of a production assistant who is at an entry level.

Note: Do not assume if a job posting does not list a rate or found on Craigslist, its not a legitimate job. It may be a large production company reaching out to the community privately.

A few key words can indicate a low or no budget or unpredictable pay:

Internship
Deferred
Half day rate
Volunteer
Student film
Stipend
Crowdfunded, Commission based, or Contest submissions

I can not criticize anyone for deciding to take a job that may pay at a low rate. Either for an entry level opportunity, to feed their family, pay some bills or be involved to stay involved in the industry polishing their skills, or networking intentions. Union offices are closing across the United States. Production companies are filming in non-union right to work states bringing paying jobs to local qualified candidates.

There will always be an infinite debate on how much some people think others should be making. The encouragement to stand up, similarly to striking, until demands are met and no one should give up the fight. But even in those fights, there will be someone who falls or takes the job someone walks away from. The worker and the employer must make decisions based on a number of reasons facing them towards what is an attainable business relationship.