Thursday, January 31, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Sorry, But They Just Aren't Allowed Below Bleecker...

Ugly Girls Needed (SoHo)
Reply to: XXXXX.org
Date: 2008-01-15, 4:38PM EST

artist needs completely unglamorous women for a video installation - race, age, hair unimportant - height and weight proportionate please (So, if I'm wider than I am tall, it's a "No"?).

shoots will take place in the evenings during the week in a soho location

pay is 100 - 150 for about an hour of work

if interested please send a photo

* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: 100- 150 / hr

Aw, what happened! They were so tactful in the body of the ad, but the heading lacks the same finesse.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Details Are Highly Overrated

UNTITLED SHORT & UNTITLED FEATURE

Rocco XXXXX (dir.) is casting an untitled indie short and an untitled feature film. Short shoots Feb.; feature shoots Summer 2008. Note: both films are shot in the NY/NJ area.

Short—Female #1: 20-35, sexy, shy, politically correct bartender; Female #2: 55-75, ex-hooker (Is she retired? Did she get a nice severance package from her pimp?), still looks good, outspoken, harsh, honest.

Feature—Actors: male and female, 20-70, all types; Male Actor: 30-40, big, strong, bouncer-type Marcy: female, 30-50, extremely good-looking, fit, sexy, confident, some nudity required.

Staggered auditions will be held by appt. Send pix & résumés to Rocco XXXXX, East Side Moving Picture Co., XXXXX, NJ 07003. Indicate if you are submitting for the role of Marcy on the envelope. No pay, but meals provided.

There's um, not a whole lot of information for these films, is there?
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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Mon Dieu!

About Compensation...
Reply to: see below
Date: 2008-01-03, 6:20AM EST

To all you people who want to hire models and other artists, etc., without paying them fairly, or AT ALL...

Don't you realize that you will get a much better response from the type of people you need (read: quality) if you PAY them? No one wants to work free; you cannot reasonably expect anyone to. It isn't fair to us. We work hard to hone our craft, and deserve to be compensated when performing a job for you. I cannot believe the number of ads I would have answered (for which I probably would have been hired) if only there had been a reasonable compensation rate instead of "No pay"!

Please, people...DO offer reasonable compensation if you want someone worth hiring to answer your ads!

Thank you.

* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: Please pay us!!

I think Gabby is in LOVE!