Casting Call for Graduate Film at the National Film School, IADT

CASTING CALL

Casting has begun for a short Graduate film at the National Film School, IADT.

This film focuses on an urban family who are hounded by the neighbours from hell.

The intention is to film in the Naas/Newbridge area in Febuary 2012.

We will be casting for six lead roles in this film. Please view the character breakdowns below.

We will be holding a casting session over the weekend of the 7th and 8th of January. If you are interested send your CV and head shot to the email address below

Email: matchshortfilm@gmail.com

Thanks so much,
Claire Nolan
Producer
Dick:
-Early to mid forties. .Tall, medium build.
He is a family man who is trying to cope with the pressures of constant threat in this housing estate. He takes the lead in his marriage, can be assertive in the face of threat, however also has a tender side with his family.

Mary:
-Early to mid forties, She is married to Dick, attractive, strong, imaginative and currently beaten by the situation.

Simon:
-Mid teens. Good looking but not confidant, and is awkward, and has sheltered life. -Slightly long, untrendy hair – Keen GAA fan and player, athletic build.

Paul:
-Early forties.-Cheeky and charming, but highly dangerous and malicious.
-Big build, unkempt hair.

Charlotte:
-Mid teens -Good looking but with harshness. -Mean and conniving character.
-‘Pyjamas girl’ type character.

Martin:
-Mid to late teens –Tall, skinny, shaved hair -Trackie wearing character
-Nasty and dominant character

Short Film Casting

casting roles for the short film, “Cnoc An Oir”, this film will be short in Dublin City within the next week. It is a super low budget, non union, non paying but will provide IMDB credit, copy, meal. It will be shot on a Canon 60D and all post production (sound, color correction, editing) will be done in Hollywood California during January. The finished film will be submitted to the Sundance film festival and many other US based festivals.

looking for actors for the following roles.

I) Delores, Pretty North Dublin, Girl late 20′s, early 30′s , sells fruit and veg on Moore st

2) Damo, Delores big brother, 30′s, works with Delores,

3) Mrs Dunphy, old lady doddery but good sense of humor and comic timing.

4) Garda, any age, must be believable, patrols Moore st, (Garda uniform very helpful)

5) Bar tender, middle aged,

6) Wise old Man, sits in pub with guinness reading paper, a world of information,

please forward headshots and resumes ASAP to email below, we would like to cast tomorrow December 23rd and we may start shooting as early as early Christmas morning. however we probably only need each actor for morning shooting, one or two days between now and Dec 28th.

thank you,

–
Alexander Le Bas

www.wix.com/alebas1995/OfficialAlexanderLeBas

The National Wax Museum Plus. Visit the National Wax Museum Plus and see what the Plus is all about after the Christmas Festivities

The National Wax Museum Plus will re open on December 27th after the Christmas Festivities so why not bring the Kids along to see what the Plus is about before they return to school in January.

The National Wax Museum PLUS
an experience of sight, sound and entertainment
The National Wax Museum Plus is an exciting interactive visitor attraction located in the heart of Dublin’s city centre Temple Bar district and just off Dame Street. The museum is housed over four floors and 13,000 square feet in historic Foster Place landmark building, previously the home for Ireland’s gold store and arms at the turn of the last century!
The National Wax Museum Plus is an outstandingly original visitor attraction and has been designed to deliver an interactive experience taking you on a journey through Irish cultural heritage, an enchanting children’s zone of discovery, Ireland’s only dedicated tribute to our top scientific inventors, a Green screen video room, a fully functioning recording studio and all the exceptional life like wax work characters you can expect at the national wax museum.
The National Wax Museum Plus offers a museum experience unlike any other, whether you are young or old, a culture vulture or fun seeker, male or female, star struck or star studded, The National Wax Museum Plus is the ultimate entertainment experience for all.

WHAT’S IN THE WAX MUSEUM PLUS
The Writers Room
A salute to our nation’s greatest writers and literary figures.
Time Vaults of Irish History
Are passages of time, taking each visitor on a historical journey from the Bronze Age right up the Good Friday Agreement.
The Chamber of Horrors
Located in the dungeon of the building, a frightful collection of some of the scariest characters from Dracula to Hannibal Lector!

Reopens Tue 27th of December from then on open Mon – Sun 10am – 7pm
Adult: €10
Child: €7
Teenager: €9
Student/Senior: €9
Family: €30 2 Adults 2 Children under 12
Groups of all sizes catered for call 01 6718373 or email groups@waxmuseumplus.ie

WHAT’S IN THE WAX MUSEUM PLUS
Children’s Fantasy World
Featuring Jonathan Swifts – Gulliver’s Travels, The Magical Tunnel of four worlds, all your favourite cartoon heroes, The Children’s Cinema and much more.
Irish Heroes of Discovery
A celebration of Irish scientific inventors, creators and scientists. Featuring live and interactive experiments, where one can push, pull and learn.
The WAX Factor
Only one of its kind in Ireland where visitors can dance, sing and make their own video which you can take home on a disk to keep & share with friends and family – the ultimate post card from the Wax Museum Plus!
Record in WAX –
Fully functioning sound recording studio with equipment from Dublin’s Sound Training Centre, Temple Lane Studios and the world famous Grouse Lodge recording studio. Visitors get the chance to use equipment previously used by some rock and pop legends such as REM, Snow Patrol and The Blizzards

Hall of Irish Legends
This room features some of the greatest Irish entertainment and sporting legends including Gay Byrne (TV Presenter) and Jack Charlton (Former Irish Team soccer coach). Visitors will be taken on a spellbinding video journey through the most exciting and tear jerking moments of resent times and how these people played their part.

The Grand Hall
The ultimate musical dedication to Irish rock ‘n’ roll and film legends including U2, Joe Dolan and Colin Farrell, a veritable explosion of sight and sound to finish your journey through The National Wax Museum PLUS.
Real live Characters:
The Museum is also home to some real live characters as well as those immortalized in Wax. These characters lurch in every corner of the museum telling stories of the waxworks and entertaining you as you pass though each exhibition space but a word of caution look out as they will emerge from the shadows in the Chambers of Horrors!!

Feis and Blood Series 2 Audience Tickets

FEIS & BLOOD

Series 2

The search for Ireland’s most entertaining family 

Audience tickets are now available for the live recordings of Feis & Blood. Tickets are complimentary. To book your tickets, call Kate on 01-2843877. Or email info@adareproductions.ie

Recordings take place on January 3^rd, 4^th & 5^th 2012 in RTÉ studios, Dublin 4. 

Interested in the Media? Music? Dance? Live entertainment? Then this show is for you!

Feis and Blood are recording their 2nd series from the 3rd to the 5th of January in RTÉ Studios. To witness a studio entertainment show being filmed – book your place as soon as possible, tickets are going fast! Group Tickets available now!

About the show:

From The Clancy Brothers to Crystal Swing, the Irish family has entertained us throughout the decades. Talented Irish families have excelled in their particular genres, whether it’s the pop music of The Corrs or the sean-nós dancing of The Cunninghams.

 

Now it’s time to find a brand new family that will entertain the nation.

Over 13 episodes, TG4’s FEIS & BLOOD, will set out to find a new super-star family.

The judges keeping an eye on the proceedings are Aonghus McAnally, Sibéal Davitt and Pádraig O Sé.

Aonghus McAnally has over 40 years experience as a performer, singer, musician, comedian and television and radio host. He has performed all over the world in concerts from America to China, and throughout Europe.

Aonghus knows all about talented families. He is the son of the BAFTA award winning actor Ray McAnally( My Left Foot, The Mission, We’re No Angels) and actress Ronnie Masterson (Angela’s Ashes). Aonghus is married to actress Billie Morton and met her on the stage of the Abbey Theatre. His son Aonghus Óg McAnally is also an actor and winner of both best actor in the 2010 Fringe and Best production in the 2010 Fringe for his show Fight Night.
Sibéal Davitt comes from a musical background and has been sean-nós dancing and playing traditional Irish music from an early age and was the winner of the All-Ireland Glas Vegas talent competition on TG4 in 2009. She is a popular performer and teacher of sean-nós dancing at venues and festivals throughout Ireland and has toured extensively abroad.

 

Pádraig O Sé is an acclaimed accordion player from Kerry and has played the length and breath of the country. He is also a popular broadcaster on Raidió na Gaeltachta. Pádraig enjoys nothing more than having a session at home with his wife and children, and understands the bond that can develop within families through music song and dance.

 

All 3 judges are experts in the field of entertainment, but will they see eye to eye with such a variety of styles and talents on display?

Which family has the talent gene? Who can unleash the Feis in their Blood?

Feis & Blood, coming to you soon on TG4….

“Let’s Talk About Drugs” Media Awards for Dublin Schools.

After the Christmas holidays, the sixth annual “Let’s Talk ABout Drugs” Media Awards will be launched for third level colleges in the Greater Dublin area. This drugs education competition may be of interest to Journalism, Media and Art or Animation students.

The aim of this competiton is to encourage a wider discussion around the drugs issue in colleges and homes across the country. The competition formats include newspaper articles, audio features, videos and cartoon strips, using specific themes.

This competition is organised by the Greater Blanchardstown Repsonse to Drugs (G.B.R.D) and supported by the County Dublin VEC, the HSE and the Dublin People Group (Northside & Southside People)

We will have more information and full details for the “Let’s Talk About Drugs” Media Awards in January. If you require more information visit awards@gbrd.ie.

Let’s support this drugs education initiative.

Season’s Greetings,
Philip Keegan
Co-Ordinator
Greater Blanchardstown Repsonse to Drugs.

Congratualtions to another graduate, Flora Montgomery

Flora Montgomery plays the part of Alice in The Heart of Robin Hood by David Farr.

The notorious Robin Hood and his band of outlaws steal from the rich, creating a fearsome reputation amongst those who dare to travel through the mighty forest of sherwood. But they do not share their spoils with the poor and are unloved by the people, who must also pay unfair taxes to the evil Prince John as he plots to steal his brother’s crown. In this time of chaos and fear, it is down to Marion to boldly protect the poor and convince Robin that he must listen to his heart if they are to save the country.

This wonderful piece of theatre is running until the 7th of January at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/the-heart-of-robin-hood/ for more information and to book tickets.

Auditions for a short film next Tue 20th Dec Male and Female Early to mid 30′s

There will be auditions for a short film to be shot in early January next Tuesday December 20th from 10am-1.30pm in Filmbase, Temple Bar

Auditions will be held in room 2 of Filmbase Temple Bar.

Auditions will be in 15 minute slots and the male and female lead roles will be auditioned together.

Actors can email info@phmedia.ie with any links to work and a head shot to arrange an audition time.

There will be auditions for a male and female role-both business types preferably in their early to mid thirties.

Wandering Star Productions Are inviting YOU to write an original piece of theatre to be performed in their first selection of short plays.

Wandering Star Productions

Are inviting YOU to write an original piece of theatre
to be performed in their first selection of short plays.

The Rules.

1. The play(s) should be between anywhere between 2 and 10 minutes
long (or 2-10 pages as a rough guide)

2. Maximum 4 characters in the action.

That’s it!

Bet you’ve still got some questions though, right? See if this answers them for you!



1. How do I submit a play?!
    You can submit your play by emailing it to wandering.star09@gmail.com

2. How long do I have to write my masterpiece?!
    The deadline for submissions is Friday Jan 13th

3. When will I know if my play gets picked?
    You will be notified by the end of January if yours will be performed in our first,
     hopefully annual event!

4. When will this event take place?
    The selection of plays will be performed in a venue in Cork City in the Spring.

Get Fit In The Gaiety

If you want to burn off those holiday lbs and get fit in 2012, you’re in luck!

A brand new 6 week body sculpting fitness class starts this January in the Gaiety School.

These fun and challenging classes are designed to target and improve your balance, strength, agility, speed and flexibility while toning your body and getting fit fast!

Classes are open to women and men of all ages, and all fitness levels are catered for. Student discount available.

Two classes per week – Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:10pm from January 10th – February 16th 2012

For full details and to reserve your place go to - www.davidgowing.com .

Fundraising for Concern.

We are having a fundraising drive to raise €17000 for Concern by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in March and to this end are organising a series of events in the run up to the expedition.

For one of our Christmas Events we will be Carol Singing outside Anthony Ryans on Wednesday 21st December from 2.30 to 6.30pm and we are looking for some volunteers to sing with us as we serenade the shoppers! You don’t have to think of yourself as an amazing singer to join in, its more about the atmosphere and the Christmas Spirit (and of course helping a good cause)

If you can join us please email sarah on sarahlouiseotoole@yahoo.co.uk or call 087 2373531. Your participation would be very much appreciated!

Sarah

PS On another note, Galway Gospel Choir are giving a concert on Friday at 8pm in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Westside. They will be performing Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass and a selection of contemporary and traditional Christmas songs. Admission is free but all donations go towards Concern.

For more information about our climb and if you can’t join the carol singing but would like to make an online donation please visit our page at

http://www.concernchallenge.org/summitseekers

All online donations automatically receive a ticket to our Monster Mountain Raffle (with some fabulous prizes)