Some very excited MCTV people had the opportunity to join the production of Australian Survivor. When we are asked to provide stand-ins for reality TV, we have to find people who are roughly the same size and complexion as the contestants. Our MCTV people will then be asked to go through the motions of what will happen on the real day. That way, the camera and sound crews can rehearse to locate their equipment for the best shots on the day.
The special buys bins were overflowing with pyjamas featuring MCTV kids on the packs. Oliver (featured on the astronaut PJ pack) was pretty happy and a little astonished to see his picture in the shops. What made him even happier was buying a pretty fancy drone with the money he received from the photo shoot.
Helen Reddy’s tumultuous and inspirational life story is the subject of a new feature length film that is about to start shooting in Sydney. Helen Reddy rose to stardom on the back of her smash hit single I am Woman. This week, the producers and casting directors will be holding go sees for MCTV people who fit the criteria for this production. It’s very exciting for everyone who is involved.
Tilda Cobham-Hervey, who will play Helen Reddy, with director Unjoo Moon. Source: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/tilda-cobhamhervey-to-play-helen-reddy-in-unjoo-moons-i-am-woman-20171207-h00qsl.html
I Met a Girl is about “An aspiring musician (who) falls for a mysterious woman… who may be all in his head. But when she vanishes, he takes off across the country to find her, forcing his brother to try to rescue him.”. The team behind this production made an award winning web series called High Life which you can check out online.
MCTV people have been in loads of different McDonalds campaigns over the years. The most recent campaign is this fantastic McDonalds Monopoly campaign with the spooky drummer. We often get upgrades on these campaigns where someone who went to shoot the commercial being payed as a background extra get’s upgraded to a featured extra and get’s a very substantial payment in exchange.
Right now though, we are submitting people for a new McDonalds campaign. Fingers crossed for some upgrades for our great MCTV people there too.
You might find it hard to believe that someone would be willing to pay $3000 for something so simple. But I can assure you it is completely legit. You can sign up directly yourself at the casting website for this Kelloggs TVC. This one is an open casting call which means it is open to anyone and everyone (most MCTV jobs are not open like this), so there will be a lot of competition for the small number of roles paying $3000 but it’s worth having a crack if you can spare the time.
In a 60 Minutes interview last Sunday Liane Moriarty revealed that her novel The Last Anniversary would be filmed in Sydney’s Hawkesbury region. It turns out that Scribbly Gum island was inspired by Dangar Island on Sydney’s Hakesbury river. At this point, we don’t know much more. The film rights have been acquired by CBS films, but when it actually makes it to production is anyones guess at this stage. Still, very exciting news.
Helen Reddy (left) and Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Helen Reddy was the first Australian to win a Grammy award. Her song “I am Woman” became the anthem of the 1975 women’s movement and her life epitomised the very struggle that women were experiencing at that time. Now here story is being made into a feature length film that will shoot later this year in Sydney, Los Angeles and New York. The lead role will be played by Tilda Cobham-Hervey (right in pic) and we are currently submitting for supporting and background roles. For more details about the production see IF Magazine.
Sydney based production company Aquarius films “is bringing Winton’s story of secrets and revenge in a small fishing community to life”. The production will be shot in Western Australia but MCTV are submitting actors for roles to be shot over there later this year. See more details about the production on ABC news.
It’s so great to see one of home grown productions being promoted so heavily overseas. The trailer, billboards we have seen for Mr In-between look really promising. We can’t wait for this one, lucky it’s less than a month away now.