Gearing up to shoot our new WB web series "Exposed" on 9/8/08. Here are two teasers promoting the new site...Check it out TheWB.com.-Bla...
If you're an actor please do the following:1. PUT A DEMO REEL ONLINE FOR PRODUCERS TO SEE2. BE ABLE TO VIDEOTAPE YOURSELF FOR AN AUDITIONWe live in the "Internet Age", yet I'm constantly surprised that actors do not have an online reel, or that they can't shoot video of themselves. I understand if you don't have footage for a reel - okay. But you should AT LEAST have a MySpace page with pictures, resume, etc. Yeah sure, if you have an agent they'll have this stuff too. But market YOURSELF. ...
Nice mention of our new show "Exposed" in Variety today...http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990615.htmlCheck it out when you have a moment.-Bla...
Check out the latest teaser video from "88 Hits" right now on YouTube. Show premieres 09.09.08.-Bla...
Got this notice today from Revver...We're featuring your video "88 Hits" on Wednesday, 8/13 on RevverLive, our new live web show produced in collaboration with LiveVideo.com. The hour-long show airs live daily at 1pm PST and features the best and most conversation-sparking Revver videos, with rotating hosts using LiveVideo's robust social video platform to interact with viewers in real-time via video and text chat. The immediacy with which fans can participate in conversations about your videos...
Hulu is owned by FOX and NBC. So we're very happy to have "Pink" on the site. Later in September it will all be in HD too (and will eventually include our new Season 2 episodes). Check it out:http://www.hulu.com/pink-the-series Thanks!Bla...
So this is not filmmaking per se, but it does deal with visual effects...Some of the fireworks during the Olypics opening ceremony were evidently fake! Hmmm. I realize it's entertainment, but it's also a "news" event. So that is really close to crossing the line IMHO.Read entire story here.-BlakeUPDATE 8/12/08: So, another fake out by the Chinese! Now they're saying the little girl who sang during the opening ceremoney didn't really sing! They pulled a Milli-Vanilli on the entire world... read...
If you haven't checked out Vimeo yet, you should. It's another one of many web video sharing sites - but this one is different. Mainly because it is one of the first to allow users to upload HD video. And it also plays it back for viewers in a streaming flash player that looks really good. I have a new page on the site:www.vimeo.com/blakecalhounI currently have the first "DIY's Guys" episode up and the "88 Hits" teaser (this was shot in SD though). Anyway, definitely check out the site when...
First few days of casting have gone well for "Exposed". We're continuing to cast this next week too. So if you are an interested actor, or know of an actor who fits one of the roles. Please contact me at loudpics[@]yahoo.com.See previous post down this page for character descriptions. The main roles we need more folks to audition for are ALICIA, HENRY and CARLOS.Thanks,Bla...
I found this story to be interesting and pretty funny too...August 6, 2008 - MEXICO CITY -- This weekend, thousands of Mexicans will line up at theaters to see "The Knight of the Night," "Super Agent 86" and "The End of Time." Never heard of them? Those are the literal translations of the Spanish titles given to "The Dark Knight," "Get Smart" and "The Happening," examples of the marketing tactics that can leave cinephiles baffled as Hollywood reaches out to increasingly important foreign audiences....
Good article called "They're Spinning Their Own Web" in the LA Times about web series productions. I know several of the filmmakers, distributors, agents, etc. mentioned... good group of folks.THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD and television and film producers see eye to eye about hardly anything these days, yet on one thing they can agree: The Web is the battleground.Talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have ground to a halt, and a possible work stoppage looms....
We had a Street Team (aka Hot Chicks) at Comic-Con handing out and applying temporary PINK tattoos. They supposedly handed out around 4000 and applied 1000. I didn't get to go to the event, but it looks like it was a good time...
We're now casting for "Exposed" - the new web series for TheWB.com.Primarily looking for these roles:1. Henry - Caucasion/20-25/Athletic2. Alicia - Hispanic/18-223. Chase - Caucasion/20-254. Gail - Caucasion/18-225. Carlos - Hispanic/40-506. Dimitri - Caucasion (Russian)/17-217. Ulanyov - Caucasion (Russian)/45-558. Priest - Caucasion/40-60We also have a lot of day player roles we'll be announcing soon too.If you are interested please send an email to loudpics[@]yahoo.com with your headshot and...
