RENEWED/No official word yet
$#! My Dad Says - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
30 Rock (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
90210 (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Better Together (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Blue Bloods (CSB) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Body Of Proof (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Bones (Fox) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Cape (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED -midseason
Castle (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Chase (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Chuck (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Community (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Cougar Town (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Criminal Minds (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Criminal Minds Spin-off (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED - midseason
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
CSI: Miami (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
CSI: NY (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Defenders (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Desperate Housewives (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Event (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Friends With Benefits (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Friday Night Lights (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Fringe (Fox) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Glee (Fox) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Good Guys (FOX) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Good Wife (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Gossip Girl (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Harry's Law (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED - midseason
Hawaii Five-O (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Hellcats (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
House (Fox) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Human Target (Fox) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Lie to Me (Fox) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Life Unexpected (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Lonestar (FOX) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Love Bites (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Medium (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Mentalist (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Middle (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Mike and Molly (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Mixed Signals (FOX) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED - midseason
Modern Family (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
My Generation (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
NCIS (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Nikita (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
No Ordinary Family (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Office (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
One Tree Hill (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Outlaw (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Outsourced (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Parenthood (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Parks and Recreation (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Persons Unknown (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED -midseason
Private Practice (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Raising Hope (FOX) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Ride-Along (FOX) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED - midseason
Rules of Engagement (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Running Wilde (FOX) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Smallville (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Supernatural (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Two and a Half Men (CBS) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
Undercovers (NBC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
V (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Vampire Diaries (CW) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
The Whole Truth (ABC) - UPDATE: CONFIRMED
CANCELED/ENDING
24 (Fox) - UPDATE: Ended
Accidentally on Purpose (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
The Beautiful Life: TBL (CW) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Better Off Ted (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Brothers (Fox) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Cold Case (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
The Deep End (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Dollhouse (Fox) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Eastwick (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
FlashForward (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
The Forgotten (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Gary Unmarried (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED - Rumor it might be picked up on ABC
Hank (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Heroes (NBC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Law & Order (NBC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Lost (ABC) - UPDATE: Ended
Melrose Place (CW) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Mercy (NBC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Miami Medical (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Numb3rs (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Past Life (Fox) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Scrubs (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Sons of Tucson (Fox) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Three Rivers (CBS) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
'Til Death (Fox) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Trauma (NBC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Ugly Betty (ABC) - UPDATE: CANCELLED
Sources:
http://tvbythenumbers.com/the-renew-cancel-index
http://www.deadline.com/hollywood
http://celebrityhollywoodgossips.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-renewal-scorecard-whats-it-whats-out.html
http://www.tv.com/whats-been-renewed-whats-been-canceled-whats-left/story/22757.html
*Not included - Reality and Animated Programs
*Original list from a Yahoo/TV Guide story "Is Your Favorite Show in Danger?" by Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant.
May 18, 2010
May 5, 2010
Cars *beep beep*
We often get asked what type of car someone should buy to help them get booked on car calls more. Here's our 2 cents...
Colors: As it is with wardrobe, RED, WHITE and BLACK are usually out of the running (although there is the rare exception.) There is an overabundance of SILVER, so most of those spots get filled up quickly. GREEN, BLUE, MAROON, RUST, GOLD, CHARCOAL/STEEL GREY, and any non-bright off colors are all good choices.
Type: Most of the car requests come in for either normal sedan/compact calls (ie: city/commuter cars) or luxury car calls. The normal car calls are usually looking for very nondescript (ND) cars to be in traffic or parked. Luxury cars should be no older than about 6-7 years old to usually be considered.
With all cars, just because the body style doesn't change for a few years when the car was being sold, DOES NOT mean you should change the year of your vehicle to benefit your submissions and files.
Condition: Cars that have less damage tend to get booked more. With that said, most little dents are not noticeable, but anything maybe larger than maybe a baseball should be noted (use your best judgment.) Cars should be safe to drive on the road, legal, and be mechanically sound. Occasionally we get asked for 'quiet cars' but usually casting is just interested in booking very new cars and hybrids because of their lack of engine noise.
Exceptions: Beater's (vehicles in really bad shape cosmetically, but still run fine), Trucks, SUV's, Vans (mini and regular), Normal Cars in Crazy Colors, and Classic Cars all have calls, but less often.
On a related note: If you are a bad driver or have fears of driving on set, please let us know and we will not submit you for car calls.
Colors: As it is with wardrobe, RED, WHITE and BLACK are usually out of the running (although there is the rare exception.) There is an overabundance of SILVER, so most of those spots get filled up quickly. GREEN, BLUE, MAROON, RUST, GOLD, CHARCOAL/STEEL GREY, and any non-bright off colors are all good choices.
Type: Most of the car requests come in for either normal sedan/compact calls (ie: city/commuter cars) or luxury car calls. The normal car calls are usually looking for very nondescript (ND) cars to be in traffic or parked. Luxury cars should be no older than about 6-7 years old to usually be considered.
With all cars, just because the body style doesn't change for a few years when the car was being sold, DOES NOT mean you should change the year of your vehicle to benefit your submissions and files.
Condition: Cars that have less damage tend to get booked more. With that said, most little dents are not noticeable, but anything maybe larger than maybe a baseball should be noted (use your best judgment.) Cars should be safe to drive on the road, legal, and be mechanically sound. Occasionally we get asked for 'quiet cars' but usually casting is just interested in booking very new cars and hybrids because of their lack of engine noise.
Exceptions: Beater's (vehicles in really bad shape cosmetically, but still run fine), Trucks, SUV's, Vans (mini and regular), Normal Cars in Crazy Colors, and Classic Cars all have calls, but less often.
On a related note: If you are a bad driver or have fears of driving on set, please let us know and we will not submit you for car calls.
April 24, 2010
Plastic Surgery
I usually don't post on the weekends, but I am 'on call' so... I guess I'm sort of working.
I started reading an article in the NY Times about Plastic Surgery and castings response to it in our entertainment world. I got a few paragraphs down and saw that Sande Alessi was interviewed. I looked up at the picture for the article, oh! and it was her too.
What it says about too much plastic surgery is true. It's always best to be yourself (ok...maybe a well dressed, cleaned up, and professional version... but yourself nonetheless!)
April 19, 2010
Open Call for 'The Gardner' on 4/25
Click the image to go to the Smith and Webster Davis Casting site.
April 16, 2010
Looking for Client Submissions
As always, anyone is welcome to submit to come on service, but here is a list of our current needs. This isn't to say that these are our only needs, we're just looking to fill our roster in with the following types.
Follow the submission information listed on our website HERE.
- SAG and/or AFTRA, 18 to-look-younger types: 18-25, men and women, any ethnicity, looking for people who still look like middle/high school or young college students.
- SAG and/or AFTRA Hispanic: any age, men and women.
- SAG and/or AFTRA Hot Types: 18-45, men and women, fit, attractive.
Follow the submission information listed on our website HERE.
April 13, 2010
Open Call for 'Water For Elephants' on 4/17
SANDE ALESSI CASTING
OPEN CALL THIS SATURDAY (4/17) for "Water for Elephants"
SAG and Non-Union Extra work
No piercings, tattoos, no breast implants, no artificial nails, no highlighted or colored hair (natural looking color is okay.)
Sande Alessi Casting
13731 Ventura Blvd.
2nd Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Saturday, April 17th
12:00noon to 2:00pm
Please bring a 3×5 current color photo OR we can take one for $2.00
Include all information, name, phone numbers, height, weight, all clothing sizes and union status.
(re-posted from their Facebook page)
OPEN CALL THIS SATURDAY (4/17) for "Water for Elephants"
SAG and Non-Union Extra work
- Caucasian Men with very 1930s looking period faces, size 46 coat or smaller.
- African American Men with short 1930s period haircuts. No shaved heads, size 46 coat or smaller.
- Caucasian Women with shoulder length hair or shorter, size 6 or smaller.
No piercings, tattoos, no breast implants, no artificial nails, no highlighted or colored hair (natural looking color is okay.)
Sande Alessi Casting
13731 Ventura Blvd.
2nd Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Saturday, April 17th
12:00noon to 2:00pm
Please bring a 3×5 current color photo OR we can take one for $2.00
Include all information, name, phone numbers, height, weight, all clothing sizes and union status.
(re-posted from their Facebook page)
Open Call for 'The Gardner' on 4/16
Click the image to go to the Smith and Webster Davis Casting site.
General Note: Please respect the CD's time and only attend open calls or submit for roles that fall within what CD is looking for. It does not help you get work if you do not fit what they are looking for OR as we like to say, "no better way to burn a bridge." :)
General Note: Please respect the CD's time and only attend open calls or submit for roles that fall within what CD is looking for. It does not help you get work if you do not fit what they are looking for OR as we like to say, "no better way to burn a bridge." :)
April 12, 2010
Not sure if you're an AFTRA member?
AFTRA is open to anyone to join, most of us know that. But what is lesser known is when exactly you become an official AFTRA member and when you can start billing yourself as such.
In the past you could pay into AFTRA by applying your paychecks to your AFTRA initiation dues owed (when you were past your 30 days, you didn't really have a choice most of the time.) They no longer take your checks for background work. Because of that if you were formerly billing yourself as 'AFTRA Willing' if you get booked on an AFTRA production you may be required to pay your initiation fees and any dues owed.
A few clients have run into issues lately becasue if they don't (or are unable) to resolve their payments to AFTRA after getting booked, the casting office that booked them is at risk for getting fined $500 per person, per booking. (no bueno!)
With all that in mind, if you haven't paid your total initiation fees, you are not an AFTRA member. There is a status when you have paid your initiation fees and have had a membership card in the past, but you are just behind on your bi-yearly dues, but this is less of an issue and usually there aren't fines for casting companies that book you on jobs. In that case you may be asked to get paid up, but the amount you owe would be considerably less than having to pay a whole initiation fee.
My best advice ... wait for it ... is to CALL AFTRA if you are unsure of your exact status and how much you owe. (And call us afterward, we're not mind readers - as my mom always says.)
Lets just put it the easy way...
AFTRA's main number: 323-634-8100 ext. 4285 or ask for the Membership Department
AFTRA How to Join
In the past you could pay into AFTRA by applying your paychecks to your AFTRA initiation dues owed (when you were past your 30 days, you didn't really have a choice most of the time.) They no longer take your checks for background work. Because of that if you were formerly billing yourself as 'AFTRA Willing' if you get booked on an AFTRA production you may be required to pay your initiation fees and any dues owed.
A few clients have run into issues lately becasue if they don't (or are unable) to resolve their payments to AFTRA after getting booked, the casting office that booked them is at risk for getting fined $500 per person, per booking. (no bueno!)
With all that in mind, if you haven't paid your total initiation fees, you are not an AFTRA member. There is a status when you have paid your initiation fees and have had a membership card in the past, but you are just behind on your bi-yearly dues, but this is less of an issue and usually there aren't fines for casting companies that book you on jobs. In that case you may be asked to get paid up, but the amount you owe would be considerably less than having to pay a whole initiation fee.
My best advice ... wait for it ... is to CALL AFTRA if you are unsure of your exact status and how much you owe. (And call us afterward, we're not mind readers - as my mom always says.)
Lets just put it the easy way...
- If you have a current AFTRA card, you are a Paid Up AFTRA Member.
- If you have ever had an AFTRA card, you are an AFTRA Member, but you are not paid up.
- If you have an AFTRA Number, but no card, you are in the system, but NOT an member.
- If you have nothing from AFTRA, you are non-union (and welcome to join - follow the link below.)
AFTRA's main number: 323-634-8100 ext. 4285 or ask for the Membership Department
AFTRA How to Join
April 7, 2010
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