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Welcome to the MBC Jobs and Auditions page!
We use Skype to keep in contact with our client base. Some films required up to 900 extras on set at any given time, calling that amount of people is simply not feasible.
1. Please keep a range of photos on a file on desktop and change the skype profile photo to suit the job you’re applying for.
2. We also suggest you create a MySpace profile and connect it to your Skype account
3. Please make sure your Skype profile has your current phone contact numbers, this will ensure you are added onto our text notification service, to receive text notifications of jobs and auditions. If you see a job on the website under jobs and auditions on the website you need to apply via skype. ">
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4. If you see anything on the Skype profile you feel is suitable you need to attach a suitable photo to your profile and then respond with a message saying I am available and willing to do this contract.
5. We will put you forward from there and let you know if you are accepted, if the client did not select you, you will not hear back in this process there is not enough time. Keep checking the account and website once a day for more opportunities.
6. If selected you may be added to a conference call for more information or you may be required to video conference with the casting director or advertising agency executive. Having a portfolio of professional photos will allow you to stand out from the others when our production Companies and casting agents are looking for actors, models and extras
What’s shooting Australia wide!
Please note that we are not nor is any agency in Australia exclusively working on all these productions, we can only put our clients forward to work on these productions through our network of agents and casting directors
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Feature Film
NSW
Brush -Roadcone Productions
Burning man
Orange
Sleeping Beauty
The eye of the storm
Thirst
Toomelah
Up the Isle
The way back
Queensland
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Bait 3D
Jucy
Victoria
Eye of The Storm
Killer Elite
Still Flowin
Six Lovers
The Cup
Television
Queensland
Sisters of War
Slide
The Elephant Princess - Series 2
Chopper Rescue - Series 2
H20 Just Add Water - Series 3
Fury Road
Machete Maidens Unleashed
The Science of Self Harm
Orchids
Are You My Mother?
The Trouble with St Mary''s
Worms
Curse of the Gothic Symphony
My America
Lazarus
Victoria
The Librarians - Series 3
Bed of Roses - Series 3
City Homicide
Killing Time
Neighbours
Rush - Series 3
New South Wales
Fast, Feathered and Fearless
Immortal
Jandamarra's War
Once Bitten
Penguin Island (series)
Re-Enchanted (series)
Wicked But Virtuous (series)
Last Waltz
Current casting calls
Presenters required for corporate videos Australia wide
Attractive well spoken people required for web based corporate videos.
We are working with everything from hotels to restaurants even tour companies.
Pay rates range from $35per hour as an extra to $2000 for presenters.
Apply though skype.
Gold Coast
Actors required for short films
Thats right its film festival again!
Pay rates depend on the role must have a showreel online mailto-darcy@mbcaustralia.com
Australia Wide
Promotional staff required for club and pub promotions work
We’re looking for fun and outgoing guys and girls to mingle with club and bar goers, promoting drinks and handing out prizes throughout Australia
You’ll be representing some of the alcohol and entertainment industries’ leading and edgiest brands. You’ll mostly be promoting great products in targeted locations, but there’ll also be occasional opportunities for modeling work, character appearances and flyering.
You’ll need to be happy to work on Friday and Saturday nights, because that’s when the bulk of our work is. Of course, we don’t expect you to work every Friday and Saturday, because we like to hire friendly, outgoing types and we understand you have busy social lives.
We have work coming up Australia wide so if you’re prepared to travel, you can work as little or often as you like.
RSA 18+ only apply
Pay rate varies from $35 to $45ph apply through skype
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Actors tips
Breaking Down the Script
Part of the Actors job is to analyze the script and break it down into manageable parts. A great deal of your character study will happen during this procedure.
Questions: The five "W's" to ask about your character:
WHO am I?
WHERE am I?
WHEN am I there?
WHAT am I DOING?
WHY am I doing it?
The answers to these questions are always stated or implied in the dialogue or given in the stage directions.
Objectives and Obstacles
Once you've asked the "what am I doing" and "why am I doing it" questions, you're already working on finding your objectives. What does the character want to achieve as a result of their actions? You can have many objectives (major and minor) throughout the script, so as you read through, ask the following questions frequently:
What do I WANT?
Why do I WANT it?
The obstacles in the script keep your character from accomplishing their objectives. They are often the cause of conflict between characters. They may also be caused by a psychological block or internal struggle within your own character. Just as there can be many objectives, there can also be many obstacles in the script. Once you know what your character wants, then you must ask:
What obstacles must I OVERCOME to get what I want?
An example of a character objective and obstacle can be found easily in your basic horror movie - the character's objective is to have a peaceful existence without fear, and their obstacle is the evil force or person who is frightening them. Other obstacles to consider might be:
Time - do you have a time limit to accomplish your objective?
Ability - are you skilled at the task needed to accomplish your objective?
Feelings - do you have to battle feelings of guilt or fear before you can accomplish your objective?
On-screen, as in life, a person's character is revealed through his actions and by his reasons for doing them. By asking these questions, the Actor begins to discover who his character is.
Relationships
Consider how your character relates to the other characters in the script. Does your character like or dislike them? Do the characters share history before the time period of the script? Does a daring character make your cautious character irritable?
How does your character relate to objects in the script? For instance, if your character is ordered to drink a beer, his relation with that beer will be different than if he's thankfully quenching his thirst on a hot summer day. Objects become very good partners when they're imbued with a meaningful relationship. Objects can provide the same psychological stimulus as another character can.
A lot of these relationships will become evident through rehearsal but a few ideas beforehand will make your rehearsal process more productive.
Using the Lines
Keep in mind that behind every line of text, there is SUBTEXT. If a character says, "It's raining”, the subtext might be one of these:
We'll have to move the party indoors
Now those flowers will grow very well
No, you can't go outdoors to play
I told you, you ought to get the roof fixed
I love to walk in the rain
An Actor has no right to speak a line until he has discovered the reason for saying it. The subtext colors the line of text and will influence what words you stress and what your physical expressions are. As you say the text, you must always THINK the subtext just as clearly.
Finding the Beats
What a character does to accomplish each minor objective is called a beat. A beat is a unit of action and each beat is a necessary step toward the major objective. For example, if your character is a burglar, you might break the script into these beats:
Break into the house
Locate the wall safe
Open the safe
Remove the valuables
Escape from the house
An actor should always find the beats, mark the beginning and end in the script, and be able to state the objective and obstacle for each one. The actor is responsible for this work before rehearsals begin.
MEMORIZING LINES
Word for Word?
Many actors fail to understand why they must memorize their lines word for word as the screenwriter has written them. It becomes frustrating for the actor when they are faced with a difficult speech, but there are many reasons why the actor should resist the temptation to paraphrase:
Security.
The only way to be sure of fluidity in your speaking is to know the words accurately. One of the most frightening things an actor can ever experience is a sudden moment of forgetfulness - where your mind goes blank. And nothing can kill a punch line faster than an actor who is stumbling around because he doesn't know exactly how the line goes.
Characterization.
The words of a script are music for the actors to dance to. Every word, every punctuation mark, every pause and every stage direction the screenwriter includes is there for a reason. Clues are given in the use of vocabulary that tell you (and the audience) important things about a character.
Integrity of the Script.
The script's speed, tone and message depend on recognizing the screenwriter’s purpose for every scene, every line and even every word. Different characters are written to speak in different ways - fast or slow, using dialect or regional jargon - and patterns are created from combinations or repetitions of words. Therefore changing words can affect the integrity of the whole script.
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