What should NOT be included?
Absolutely no nudity. Your video will not be used at all and you will not be contacted if you use nudity.
- Video Audition Submissions MUST NOT include any recognizable logos or branding on shirts, hats, posters, signs, etc.
- Video Audition Submissions MUST NOT include copyrighted IMAGES or MATERIALS. Do not include any materials that do not belong to you.
- Video Audition Submissions MUST NOT include any copyrighted or original music.
- Your Video Audition Submissions video should show no one other than yourself
- Video Audition Submissions must not contain any specific personal contact information about you (other than your first name) or others, including but limited to, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, fax numbers, mailing addresses, license plates, business names, urls, websites, social networking site information (e.g., MySpace, Facebook, Twitter), or other such contact information
How do I submit my contact information?
- When sending us the link to your online video audition please send the following in the email contact form (but do not place it within the video for privacy reasons and other reasons). Required Question: Even if you are not chosen, do you give us permission to link your online video audtion to our website? If you answer 'no' please do not fill out this application. If you answer “yes” please continue.
NAME:
NUMBER:
MAIN CONTACT PHONE:( )
CELL PHONE NUMBER:
Optional Question: Do you know any foreign languages fluently? Only list the languages that you can read and speak in fluently.
Required Question: Please give a bid for how much you would charge to take this role. The film shoot will last exactly two weeks in Summer 2010. This question is required so please give a bid. We will provide housing is you are coming from out of state.
Required Question: If we find someone else for the lead role, would you still be willing to come as a back-up (just in case the person in the lead role cancels at the last minute,, gets sick or in case we need someone different when we do foreign language versions of this film)?
Required Question. Bid. Please give a bid for how much you would charge to take the role as back-up if you did no acting but were on stand-by.
Are people from around the world permitted to send in video auditions for this part?
Yes. Please keep in mind we do not offer financial compensation for travel to Seattle.
Do you have any tips for my video audtion?
- Make sure you're lit up and in focus. Do a test run before video taping the entire audtion.
- Make sure we can hear you clearly — avoid noisy rooms or busy streets!
- It is best to use a room with a lot of light. If you have extra lamps you can use, try to set up a three point lighting system. That will enable us to see the emotion on your face during your audition. Read the wikipedia page on three point lighting system found here to learn more.
Do you offer technical support for YouTube or with any technical issues?
Sorry, we do not offer technical support for YouTube, please visit YouTube help with any technical issues.
Do I have to use YouTube or Google Video?
No. You can place your video on any online video service. Please keep in mind we will not register into any site in order to see your video so please make sure it is public.
Is OK if I read from my lines from paper in the video?
Yes. But it is not recommended because we are looking for people who can memorize the lines. But what is most important is emotion so if you are really good, we might overlook you reading from the paper. But you will have to memorize it for the film.
Should I wear makeup on the video audition?
It doesn't matter to us. Strong, quality acting is what is most important because this role has a very large variety of emotions.
Do I need to have an agent?
No. if you do, that is Ok as well. But an agent is not required.
Can I use green screen special effects in my background?
Yes, feel free to use special effects but is not needed. It doesn't matter to us. Strong, quality acting is what is most important because this role has a very large variety of emotions.
Why is this film so important?
This film is so important because we desire to help save millions of lives from the terribly corrupt Black Market Scandal of the sale of AIDS medicine. This film's influence on the Black Market sale of AIDS drugs and helping to expose the people in administration who use their private enterprises to profit off the poor will someday be compared to the most influential films of all time as listed by...
- SADIE: A Top Ten of Feminist-Minded Films - [If the link does not work we have an archive here.]
- SHIMES
- TCM
- SLASHFILM
- The idea of a greatest ever list is very opinionated. Therefore we refer you to the wikipedia 'Films Considered the Greatest Ever' entry:
"Every decade, the British film monthly Sight & Sound asks an international group of film professionals to vote for their greatest film of all time. The Sight & Sound accolade has come to be regarded as one of the most important of the "greatest ever film" lists. Roger Ebert described it as "by far the most respected of the countless polls of great movies--the only one most serious movie people take seriously." The first poll, in 1952, was topped by Bicycle Thieves (1948). The 2002 Sight and Sound critics' Top Ten Films:
- 1. Citizen Kane
- 2. Vertigo
- 3. The Rules of the Game
- 4. The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
- 5. Tokyo Story
- 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
- 7. The Battleship Potemkin
- 8. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
- 9. 8½
- 10. Singin' in the Rain
- We at Hometown Petition Network encourage you to see at least two from this list of ten movies and at least three films from anywhere on the webpage of the Top Ten of Feminist-Minded Films. There are at least 70 films listed on the top ten feminist minded films because they also list alternates. It is not required at all for you to see the films and there will not be a test.
Maybe. But keep in mind that sometimes when a ruthless person plays in the leading role of a film, that films wins many awards. Sometimes those films are considered among the greatest films of all time. Here are a few examples from the USA, Italy, the UK and Hong Kong of films considered the greatest ever with ruthless people (some of whom are untouchable by the law) playing in the leading role as illustrated by excerpts from wikipedia:
USA
- Misery is an American thriller film. The film received critical acclaim for Kathy Bates' performance as the psychopathic Annie Wilkes. Bates won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. The film was ranked #12 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
- The Silence of the Lambs was one of the only three films to win the five major Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecture was ranked #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema."
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The film was the second to win all five major Academy Awards, (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is frequently called one of the greatest films in the history of American cinema. Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched was ranked #5 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema."
- Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles. The film is frequently considered the greatest of all time. Citizen Kane was Welles' first feature film. The film was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories; it won one Academy Award. The story is a roman à clef that examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a character based upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Welles' own life. Upon its release, Hearst prohibited mention of the film in any of his newspapers. Kane's career in the publishing world is born of idealistic social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power.
- The Godfather is an American gangster film. It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton (among others). The story spans ten years from 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the fictional Italian American Corleone crime family. Two sequels followed: The Godfather Part II in 1974, and The Godfather Part III in 1990. The Godfather received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In addition, it is ranked second, behind Citizen Kane, on the AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) list by the American Film Institute.
- Gone with the Wind was ranked as the greatest film in a poll surveyed by Harris Interactive between January 15 and 22, 2008. Vivien Leigh won a Best Actress Academy Award for playing "Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. The film won eight competitive and two special Academy Awards in the 12th Academy Awards in 1940. One of the most commercially-successful films of all time, it is rated by Box-Office Mojo as the highest-grossing film of all time adjusted for inflation.
- GoodFellas was chosen as the greatest crime film out of the 25 movies by the IGN website. Goodfellas is a 1990 American semi-fictional crime film. The film follows the rise and fall of three gangsters, spanning three decades.
- Psycho. The Alfred Hitchcock classic tops AFI’s list of the 100 most thrilling American films. Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates was ranked #2 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema."
Italy
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) is the highest-ranking Italian production on the Internet Movie Database's "Top 250 Movies" list, where it is currently listed as the 4th best film ever starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles. Currently #1 on the top rated western titles at the Internet Movie Database.
Hong Kong
- The Departed (2006), Martin Scorsese's remake of Infernal Affairs, is the highest-ranking Hong Kong co-production on the Internet Movie Database's "Top 250 Movies" list. The Departed is a 2006 American crime film, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and many other well known stars. It won four Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards.
United Kingdom
- The Third Man : Voted best British film ever by members of the British Film Institute in 1999. Currently #1 on the Rotten Tomatoes list of the best action/adventure movies.
Maybe. But keep in mind that some of America's most famous most beloved stars have built their careers and vastly improved their careers by playing unsympathetic roles. Denzel Washington played in over 29 movies before he won his first Academy Award in 2001 for playing a ruthless, corrupt government employee in Training Day, a role in which he is listed on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema." The following excerpt is from wikipedia:
" Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres;
- Won an Academy Award for Dangerous
- Won an Academy Award for Jezebel,
In both films she was primarily an unsympathetic character playing a leading role.
Is the role of Voodoo Mama really open to anyone all over the world of all ages (ages 18 and up), races, ethnicities, physical abilities, body sizes and weights, genders and sexual orientations (including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trangendered and Intersex)? Yes. Yes. Yes.
The beautiful thing about the role of Voodoo Mama is that because of the ruthless, criminal characteristics of this role we are not limited to finding people who have the common Hollywood model appearance. For example, consider the appearance of Bette Davis in her role as Baby Jane, seen below, in which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Wikipedia states:
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is an American psychological horror film, In 2003, the character of Baby Jane Hudson was ranked #44 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema."We can make anyone (age 18 and up) of any race, ethnicity, physical ability, body size and body weight, gender or sexual orientation fit the role of Voodoo Mama. Strong, quality acting is what is most important because this role has a very large variety of emotions.
Davis received her final Academy Award nomination for her role as Baby Jane Hudson in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? opposite Joan Crawford.
Is there a chance that I could get rich off this film?
Not a chance. This film will be distributed as a not-for-profit petition movie project as a public domain project. Although this will mean you are welcome to sell as many copies as you like, it also means anyone else worldwide can modify it as well and sell it as they desire. The goal is to have as many people worldwide help to distribute and circulate this petition movie as fast as possible.
This is what the Public Domain law states:
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This work is in the Public Domain.
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What is the ultimate dream of this film?
To create a public domain petition movie that helps save millions of lives of people suffering from lack of access to AIDS medicine due to the Black Market sales of AIDS/HIV medicine all over the world facilitated by corrupt government employees.
“there is a major black market scam
being worked on the $30 million a year
in HIV/AIDS drugs we finance... I could
easily name the in-house folks but my
lips are sealed.”
being worked on the $30 million a year
in HIV/AIDS drugs we finance... I could
easily name the in-house folks but my
lips are sealed.”
-Email from Carol Payne Flavell also known as
VoodooMama, Administrative Employee of United
States Agency for International Development
(USAID), PEPFAR, from Cote d'Ivoire, Africa on
Dec 1, 2009
Dinavance Kamukama, 28, front right, with her cousins in Kampala, Uganda. She is on a waiting list for AIDS medication.
To read the May 9th, 2010 New York Times article about how people in Africa with AIDS/HIV needing medicine are being turned away please click here.
Click here to see to see the New York Times video.
Click here to see over 16 more photos of the AIDS crisis in Uganda.
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