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TradeVine with Danika Quinn for entertainment news highlights week ending August 27th, 2010
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Published: Friday, August 27th, 2010
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THE PURPOSE OF THE TRADEVINE IS TO ENCOURAGE THE INDUSTRY TO READ THEIR TRADES: VARIETY, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, & BACK STAGE. EACH TRADE PROVIDES YOU FREE ONLINE INFO! OR, SUBSCRIBE LIKE WE DO. EITHER WAY, ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT YOUR INDUSTRY.
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Hello everybody, I’m Danika Quinn of the Actors Reporter and welcome to the TradeVine. I’m going to share some interesting articles that you may have missed. Our goal here at the TradeVine is to help you stay informed and to keep up with the trades, such as The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, and Backstage.
Back Stage National Edition, August 19th-25th, 2010. “Finding your voice in NYC,” by David H. Lawrence. Working as a voiceover artist in New York City can be a heady, exciting experience for an actor. Getting started and getting work can also be rife with frustration, and today’s market conditions are a study in contrasts. The voiceover landscape in New York is shifting beneath everyone’s feet, but one thing remains constant: Getting work starts with getting an agent. Locating the agencies that take on new clients can be easier than one might think. Robyn Stecher, executive vice president of the commercial department at Don Buchwald and Associates says they have both developmental and seasoned talent with agents who deal with each, and if someone comes in with talent, they’ll listen. Not all agencies will greet those new to New York with open arms, but persistence is the key. Working voiceover actors have seen plenty of change, mostly due to technology. Sites like Voicebank dot net put up projects without casting directors being involved. It seems that everyone in the voiceover food chain has advice for the newbie, but some of the best advice is, get skills, get technical, and get to know your business.
The Hollywood Reporter, International Weekend Edition, August 20th-22nd, 2010. In the Inside Track section, ‘Access Hollywood’ plans ‘live’ launch. Billy Bush and Kit Hoover will co-host an entertainment news talk show, “Access Hollywood Live,” set to premiere September 13th. “Live” will revolve around the latest celebrity dish, opinions, pop culture and Hollywood happenings. Also, if you like live shows don’t miss the “Actors E Live Chat” show on Actors E dot com, Monday through Friday, 10 AM pacific standard time.
Daily Variety, Monday, August 23rd, “Latest lesson for indies,” by Peter Bart. Mr. Bart says there’s no such thing as a purple heart for film producing, but if there were, he would give the medal to a Hollywood newcomer named Chris Mallick. Mallick financed a indie script called “Middle Men” to the tune of $32 million dollars, and he’ll likely lose all of it. The fate of “Middle Men” reflects the black hole that is the indie film business today. This indie film has a named cast and a great script, but failed to find an audience. It points out again how the system is rigged against so-called indie films. A generation ago, movies like this would open on a few screens in key cities and be granted some grace time to build. Today, nearly all the screens, and most of the ad money, goes to studio franchise films. Despite the failure of “Middle Men,” Mallick says he will use his experience in selling other movies. His next film is already finished and others are in the works.
The Hollywood Reporter, August 23rd, 2010. In the Clips section, Scully Returning for 62nd Dodgers Season. The Los Angeles Dodgers said that the Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will return to the booth for a 62nd season next year, calling all Dodgers home games and road games against National League West opponents. Scully’s 61 years of service constitute the longest tenure of any broadcaster in sports history. He handles all nine innings of the team’s broadcasts on Prime Ticket and KCAL 9, and the first three innings of each of his games are simulcast on KABC-AM. Go Dodgers and go Vin Scully.
Well, that’s it for the TradeVine this week. I’m Danika Quinn. You heard it through the Tradevine!
Tags: Access Hollywood, acting, back stage, Billy Bush, Chris Mallick, Daily Variety, Danika Quinn, David H. Lawrence, Dodgers, Entertainment, Kit Hoover, Middle Men, News, Peter Bart, The Hollywood Reporter, TradeVine, Vin Scully
