Thursday 22 August 2013

Want To Be An Extra in a Thomas Hardy Movie Adaptation?


BBC News:

"We're looking for people with really good character faces - who, in their everyday lives, wouldn't ever consider being part of a film.

"They bring such personality and texture - we want to get that in."

He also said individuals who "met the look" could potentially find themselves given larger roles in the Thomas Vinterberg-directed film.

They are searching for a total of 500 to 600 male and female extras to play farm workers from the 1840s.

Another all-day audition is being held at Dorchester Rugby Club on Friday.
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2 comments:

  1. Doug22 August 2013 at 17:12

    Hi Jim, thanks to the madness of the internet I stumbled on a conversation you had in 2012 with a fellow blogger about the Lazaretto off Gouvia. I'm a fellow writer (historical novels and thrillers: these are my latest http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Rome-Gaius-Valerius-Varens/dp/0593070542/ and http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Excalibur-Codex-James-Douglas/dp/0552167924/) and I stumbled on the graves a couple of years ago on a visit. I was intrigued enough to think that such a fascinating juxtaposition of beauty, cruelty and sudden death might make the starting point for one of my thrillers, but apart from the fact that the victims were left-wingers killed in the civil war I haven't been able to get any more detail. You mentioned a book, which I assume is only available in Greek, and I wondered if you had any more detailed info you'd be willing to pass on. I'd be very grateful for any assistance and I'm at dugjakson@btinternet.com. All the best, I loved Corfu (it actually appears in The Excalibur Codex) and will be back when the God of writers provides, Doug Jackson

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  2. Jim18 September 2013 at 09:15

    Have just sent an email with book details.

    Title: Filakes Kerkyras- Lazaretto 1947-1949, Martyries, "Geia sas adelphia", published by Somateio Lazareto, Athens 1996.

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