Showing posts with label audition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label audition. Show all posts

Friday, 19 July 2013

HOW MUCH DOES A BODY DOUBLE EARN?

How much did Brad Pitts Double earn on World War Z?


David Paterson was chosen to stand in for Brad because he shares similar vital statistics to the Hollywood Heart throb.  David Paterson, a 26-year-old solicitor, from Lasswade, Midlothian, worked an 18 hour shift for a pitiful £80 for an 18-hour shift.  The film has made $430 million. Brad Pitt earns a reported £16 million a year.  David Paterson earned £80 for his 18 hour shift, that’s £4.44 an hour.   David had to shadow Pitt's scenes on the set while filming in a supermarket in Glasgow.  According to the Daily Mirror, David was told not to speak to Pitt on set. “I basically had to be Brad for the day and copy everything he did on screen,” he said.
“Brad was there the entire time, and they were filming over the course of months, so it must have been quite tough.”


Talking about the nuts and bolts of the job, Paterson went on: “Brad and I ran through the supermarket putting tins and jars into the trolley, acting out different scenes, and I was following his actions.  “I wore identical clothes to him, jeans, blue jacket and T-shirt. I had the same physique as him, both slim built, though not any more as I’ve put on weight since then. “Brad’s a very professional guy and I had a job to do and I just did it to the best of my ability.”
 “I was paid £80 but it wasn’t anything to do with the money. I’m not too fussed about that. “I did it for the experience. You get asked to do something like that and you can’t really say no.”



Brad Pitt.. the man with the money!

Sunday, 11 November 2012

CHANNEL 4 TOP BOY AUDITIONS CANCELLED


Hundreds of young acting hopefuls were left disappointed after heading to Hackney for their shot at fame. The show Top Boy, which in it's first season starred Ashley Walters and rapper Kano was advertising for new talent. No previous acting experience necessary!

The Open auditions for Channel 4's critically acclaimed drama was cancelled despite hundreds of young people turning up and without notice leaving many people disappointed.

The casting call was scheduled to take place today (Sunday) at Hoxton Hall, in Hoxton Street, Hackney, between 12pm and 5pm.  The Casting directors said they were looking for black, mixed race, Asian and other "non-white" teenagers aged between 13 and 16 to appear in the second season of Top Boy.

Following the invite, hundreds of young people headed to Hackney for a chance to earn a place on the show. Some reports claim there was more than 2,000 people in the queue.
But organisers started to turn away young hopefuls, who had been queuing for hours, causing anger to erupt in some sections of the crowd.
It has raised questions about whether the auditions were properly organised and what measures had been put in place to protect the young people they had invited.
Actor Walters waded into the debate on Twitter: "Another opportunity wasted to get into the game. Don't blame me!"

One Twitter user said: "Do NOT go to the Top Boy audition it is kicking off down here. I've got my girls and we are going home."

A Met Police spokesman confirmed there had been no reports of violence but said officers did attend to help with crowd dispersal.  There are no plans to reschedule the auditions at this point.