Super fun TVC for Uber and Samsung
Check out the fun that our background actors are having while filming this Uber/Samsung promotion from earlier this year. Some seriously good moves on the dance floor guys.
Filming starts on Rake series 5
So proud to be involved in another season of this great Australian drama. The first of our featured and background actors headed to set today for the first day of filming on Season 5. Production is expected to continue for several months and we would normally be sending new people on set each week.
Cleaver returns as an independent senator in Parliament House. Embroiled in scandal after scandal, Cleaver will add yet more chaos to his life and the lives of those around him. With parliament crumbling, will Cleaver step up to help Australia keep calm and carry on?
Peter Duncan (Writer) says, “As a committed if somewhat lazy group of anarchists, we wanted to see if Cleaver could bring as much chaos to Parliament as he did to the courts. So far, we think our mission is on track. It’s great that we have an opportunity to expand Cleaver’s messy palette and give Richard a chance to get his hands truly dirty.”
Sally Riley (Executive Producer) says, “I’m looking forward to living vicariously through Cleaver Green as he runs rampant in the Australian Parliament and I’m sure ABC audiences will love it too. He’s a truly loved character that says and does all the things you sometimes wish you could. So happy to have him back on our screens in 2018”.
Who else pays you for work you did over 5 years ago?
It might be hard to believe, but we are still paying MCTV talent for work they did many years ago. A great example is The Great Gatsby which filmed back in 2011/12. Just last month, we paid talent their residuals for appearing in this movie. Residuals are like royalties, but a little different. They represent the share of dvd and streaming sales of the movie that can go on for many years. The size of the payment depends upon your role in the movie and can be several hundreds of dollars even for a small role. A very nice bonus I’m sure you would agree.
New TV series Squinters has started production
Shooting both here in Sydney and in LA, this series follows people from Sydney’s western suburbs as they drive to work. Starring Jackie Weaver, Tim Minchin and a huge cast of well known actors and comedians. Really looking forward to production ramping up on this one and the final result.
Recent TVCs for MCTV
Every month MCTV people appear in commercials for well known brands. Over the last month MCTV people appeared in commercials for these brands and a ton of others such as: Telstra, Adidas, Priceline, Nasonex, Toyota, Vinnies, NRMA, Freeview, HBF, Westpac, Optus, Crownbet, Hager, TAB, AHM, BIO Island, NSW Transport, Commbank, Vodafone and plenty of others too.
Sci-fi Horror Nekromancer to shoot at Sydney’s Fox Studios
Monica Belluci – star of Nekromancer – image http://headhuntershorrorhouse.wikia.com/wiki/Monica_Bellucci
We are expecting this one to start production really soon. This one is from brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner who were behind the movie Wyrmwood (trailer below) which mixed horror and comedy together with great success. That success has led to a bigger production and an opportunity to film at Fox Studios.
The film will star Monic Bellucci who was one of Dracula’s brides in the 1990’s.
New series Dead Scientists
Photo source Beyond Productions http://cdn.beyond.com.au/distribution/watch/dead-scientists
“This new and revealing real-life documentary series investigates the suspicious deaths of many of the world’s most renowned scientists.” MCTV people are involved in many of the crime re-enactments in this new discovery channel series. Doesn’t everyone love acting out their ultimate death scene. Working on these shows you get to do this and plenty more.
Theres’ more info about the new series on the Beyond Productions website.
Reality Show Stand-ins
Jim Carey on the set of The Truman Show.
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Have you ever wanted to be on a reality TV show? You can apply direct for many different reality shows by visiting the Endemol Shine Facebook page. The next best thing is to get paid to be a stand in on a reality show. Stand-ins are used to rehearse camera positions and lighting before the real action begins. As a stand-in, you get to spend time on set role playing as one of the characters who might eventually go on to win the show.
The Letdown to premiere on October 25
Proving that parenting is an extreme sport, The Letdown is the story of Audrey (Alison Bell), a struggling new mum, and the parents group she thinks she doesn’t need. This one is an ABC / Netflix c0-production and will air on both channels from October 25. So great to see this type of investment from Netflix into local content that could actually make it big worldwide. we only hd a small number of people on this production but are so happy to have been involved.
The trailer below is from the pilot episode that aired last year.
Pacific Rim Uprising trailer drops
If you were one of the 181 MCTV background and featured actors in the new Pacific Rim film, you might just have been lucky enough to make it through to some of the scenes in this new trailer. Just watching the trailer got my blood pumping in anticipation for the March 2018 release.