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"Hi Everyone! This is a call to all 18-30 year olds for a MUSIC VIDEO. pls note this is UNPAID but it is a MAJOR release and will be played on MTV and VIDEO HITS. Popular country artist that has won multiple ARIA and CMAA awards . Please reply if you are available this Thursday 1st May from 12:00- 4:00pm. Formal evening wear for Masquerade Ball scene. If you look amazing or have an amazing costume we may ask you to stay until 7:00pm to get the opportunity to possibly feature in the clip. Location at ******* " STOP .... so i found this today on Facebook. It is for a MAJOR release musicvideo, will be played on MTV and Videohits, from a POPULAR country artist that has won ARIA and CMAA award.... and they want their models/ extras for FREE ? Note: If you stay until 7 pm (SEVEN HOURS) you 'possibly' get featured. No drinks offered, no food. The extras have to bring their OWN costumes? Not even something like: As payment we give free CD's or free tickets for a concert of this famous artist. Nothing. After a lot of critique from other members, the poster answered with the following: "We WANT to pay everyone but unfortunately the amount of MUSIC that is downloaded and streamed for FREE and not paid for is ridiculous! ... and this effects EVERYONE!" ... so what do you think? Do you join me by saying this is ridiculous or do you think this is absolutely ok? Apr 28 14 08:03 am Link That line about downloading is nonsense. I remember when casting calls used to come out in the late 90s for music videos. They didn't pay then, either. Apr 28 14 08:21 am Link Load of crap if you ask me. But people do everything in the hope to get famous. That's where the real problem lays. There are always people doing this, that's why producers can still send out these kind of messages. Apr 28 14 11:05 am Link When is the last time MTV showed a music video? Apr 28 14 11:13 am Link Isn't MTV Pay TV now? Haven't watched MTV since a few years now. Apr 28 14 11:15 am Link This is absolutely ridiculous, but this will continue to happen in all facets of the industry simply because there is always someone willing to do it. Apr 28 14 12:58 pm Link Won't ever stop. To pass it up you need to dislike being exploited more than you like being in the limelight. Apr 28 14 01:37 pm Link Shirin McBennett-Sheen wrote: No, MTV is nothing but crappy reality shows. I don't believe that this video will get played on MTV. If it's country, there is a video station for that! Hardly anyone pays attention to those stations any way because we all know it will end up on Youtube. Apr 28 14 01:44 pm Link Rick OBanion Photo wrote: It was in 1994 ... last time that they had music videos in regular rotation. Apr 28 14 01:49 pm Link I agree that its ridiculous. Now, I'm an offender of offering deals that don't pay cash, but there is almost always something given to the models and creatives (to your point of concert tickets, lunch, CD's, etc.) For example, I have a current casting call for a "winery" in my area. Its TFwine. Yep, models and MUAs will receive a few hundred dollars in wine in exchange for a few hours or day of shooting. So far the response has been pretty good. These guys would be well served to at least hand out concert tickets or a CD collection (or few iTunes cards for the song)?, which has little value to the musician/record label, but intrinsic value to the folks involved. Mike Apr 28 14 02:42 pm Link Patrick Walberg wrote: I haven't watch anything on MTV for years. I remember when MTV first came on (Damn I'm really telling my age Apr 28 14 02:55 pm Link Shirin McBennett-Sheen wrote: I don't know if it's ridiculous, but it does not sound legit. Apr 30 14 11:43 pm Link It may be ridiculous to some, but I think many would love to be a part of it, get some experience, and see what happens behind the scenes. Better to just skip anything you're not interested in and not get offended. There will be a lot of offers out there that may or may not suit you. EDIT: assuming for a moment that said offer is legit, which I didn't analyze in depth. Apr 30 14 11:50 pm Link It's basically extra work and "free" extras are the staple of music videos as well as short films and videos by novice film makers. As others have indicated, if you're doing it for pay, it's ridiculous to do it for free, but if you're doing it for the fun of it, it's not. As to the producer, why shouldn't he want free labor if it's there to be had? That's no more ridiculous than choosing to watch a movie on a commercial network rather than a premium channel. All IMHO as always, of course. May 02 14 06:56 am Link CHAD ALAN wrote: I was about to say it, if you don't like it just don't reply. It's not a big deal. May 02 14 11:18 am Link There are people that wait in line longer than 7 hours for the "possibility" of an autograph or even seeing a celebrity. If you can't make the most of this opportunity, whether it be to feed your résumé, your ego, or self-satisfaction having and fun, then I would suggest you ignore the casting call and anything like it. Most "extras", barely get enough for lunch dinner. It is the equivalent of taking on paid gigs only, and shooting material that never sees the light of day... ...and shooting TFP collaborations with artists that can help your career advance. By the way, unless it is a really "poor production", sponsors will provide food and refreshments for the entire cast. They don't expect you to hang out for free AND starve. If you leave to find some food, you might not come back on time, or at all! May 02 14 11:38 am Link Shirin McBennett-Sheen wrote: ridiculous May 02 14 01:22 pm Link I would do it if they give out candies as payment  May 02 14 01:31 pm Link They probably mean MTV Hits which is a 24 hour music video channel. But they don't play country. I've been in several music videos and got 0 pay, no costume or hair & makeup provided or anything. It's just an exposure thing. Plus all the music videos I've been in have been friends of friends stuff… The last music video I was in was for a collab between JoJo Simmon's (son of Rev Run from RunDMC) and some other rapper signed to Def Jam.. $0 pay or food. Thats just how it goes. The only person who ever gets paid in a music video is the principal girl or guy playing the love interest, and those people are usually found (when it's a big deal video) via a modeling or talent agency. They're not posting castings on FB or Craigslist for Principal actors. I've known people who were extras via these type of casting calls in Fall Out Boy videos (like this girl I knew was an extra in their "I Don't Care" video in like 2008 or 2009) and they got paid $0 as well. So yeah. I'm a musician myself and I have stuff coming out later this year.. I definitely won't be paying anyone to be in my music videos. Videos themselves on the low scale cost between $10 and $20,000 on average if they're professionally shot. May 02 14 02:18 pm Link |
