FILM SOCIETY CASTING CALL DRAWS ASPIRING STARS
ST. MARYS, GA—More than 100 acting hopefuls showed up Saturday at J’s Restaurant & British Pub to audition for upcoming film productions in Coastal Georgia. Tom Hayden, producer of the TV pilot CGAUX: Life Savers, was pleased with the turnout and the collection of talent.
“The casting call went well,” Hayden said. “The next step will be a ‘call back’ for those who we think can contribute to the TV pilot.”
Hayden and co-writer of the CGAUX: Life Savers TV pilot Mark Hildebrand (both of M-5 Films) joined local panelists Lisa Allen and Doug Vaught to screen auditions from applicants who ranged in age from 21 to the 80s. All applicants will be placed in the Coastal Georgia Film Society databank to reference for future film productions.
Talents included those with no acting experience, community theater actors, and professional actors as well. More often than not, when asked why an applicant showed up at the audition, the reply was, “We just want to be part of the excitement.”
Coming from Folkston, Woodbine, Fernandina Beach and beyond, many waited for hours to have their shot at cinematic fame. Coastal Georgia Film Society board members and volunteers were impressed by the patience of the group.
“We consider our first casting call a huge success,” said Doug Vaught, Chairman of Coastal Georgia Film Society. “There were many actors from the Amelia Community Theater and also several former CAP (Camden Area Players) at the casting call. Even those who are not called back for the TV pilot will be considered for future projects.”
The next project for Coastal Georgia Film Society is the hosting of film professionals whose films are featured in this week’s Amelia Island Film Festival. Filmmakers and film industry leaders including Florida’s state film commissioner will take the Cumberland Sound Ferry to St. Marys this Friday, be escorted on a locations tour, treated to mini-receptions at various downtown businesses, and then an afternoon wrap-up reception at the Riverview Hotel.
Those interested in learning more about Coastal Georgia Film Society can visit their website www.CoastalGeorgiaFilm.org which will go live Friday, February 26, 2010.
