Title: Domestic Violence Short Films
Company: El Paso County and MindWarp Entertainment
Project: Short Films
Genre: Drama
Roles: Paid
Production Start Date: TBD
Production End Date: TBD

Date & Location:
January 15, 2011
MindWarp Entertainment Office

10am – 12:30pm & 2pm – 6pm

AUDITIONS:
Please call MindWarp Entertainment at to set up an audition time.
Please bring (3) copies of your headshot and resumes on the day of the audition.

There are 3 narrative short films.

1st Story Synopsis:

Katie and Ben have been married for two years. They seem to be the perfect happy couple. The reality of their household, however, is very different when no one is watching.
BEN (Male, Age 25 -30)
KATIE (Female, Age 25-30)
WAITRESS/JESS (Female, Age 18-25)
HOSTESS (Female, Age 18-25)
BUDDY (Ages 25-30)

Please download your audition scripts from the link below:
https://mindwarpentertainment.com/auditions/

2nd Story Synopsis:

Maria decides to leave her abusive husband for good, but before she can execute her plan, her son gets into trouble at school and delays their plan of escape.

JORGE (BILINGUAL Male, Age 30-40)
MARIA (BILINGUAL Female, Age 25-40)
ROBBY (BILINGUAL Male Child, Age 10-12)
MRS. GARCIA (BILINGUAL Female, Age 30-40) Robby’s schoolteacher.
MIKE (Male, Age 30-35)

Please download your audition scripts from the link below:
https://mindwarpentertainment.com/auditions/

3rd Story Synopsis:

Tired of being abused, Josefina is determined to escape from husband, but taking her daughter with her presents a larger problem. Since she entered the country illegally, she is afraid to go to the police and instead turns to a friend at a battered women’s shelter for help.

OSCAR/HUSBAND (FLUENT IN SPANISH Male, Age 35-45)
JOSEFINA (FLUENT IN SPANISH Female, Age 30-35)
ESPERANZA (FLUENT IN SPANISH Female, Age 30-35)
ANGELICA (FLUENT IN SPANISH Female, Age 8-10)

Please download your audition scripts from the link below:
https://mindwarpentertainment.com/auditions/

Email or Call us if you have any questions regarding these roles. See you all at the auditions!

If you’ve been using your Canon 7D/5DMkII on production shoots for over a year since you purchased it, chances are high that you have run into this problem.  The Red Hot Pixels!  Yes, there is no escaping them.  THEY WILL APPEAR on your camera sooner or later.  Why?  Because DSLR’s are still in their infant stages when it comes to recording video.  While the correction software hides these Red Hot Pixels when you take a photo, Canon forgot to include this software in the 7D’s video mode.  But then again, that’s one of the major differences between an $1800 and a $5000 production camera.

Now, some of you may say, I don’t see this Red Hot Pixel in my camera.  As some cameras have shown, it all depends what ISO & Shutter Speed you are using.  For one of our latest productions, our Canon 7D began to show its Red Hot Pixel at an ISO of 640, Shutter 1/50, and Iris of 4.5.  We didn’t notice this problem until we downloaded the footage at the end of the production day.  By then, it was too late.  

Check out the photos below which highlight the pixel.  Sure they may look small now, but when you blow this up on an HDTV, its quite noticeable.

PHOTOS:

Sample Photo 01 (2 megs)
Sample Photo 02 (1 meg)
Sample Photo 03 (2 megs)
Sample Photo 04 (1 meg)

Clip 01 : Raw Video footage at 1080p

Clip 02 : Raw Video footage at 1080p

Rather than shoot the rest of the production with a Red Hot Pixel, we ended up switching over to the Panasonic HPX500 in order to maintain the same Depth of Field look because of its 2/3 CCD Sensor.

If you have run into this Red Hot Pixel problem and need to recover your footage, then follow the SHAKE guide below.  I used this exact process when I came across this problem with the JVC100U model and was able to recover the footage with minimal blur.

Do not fear! There is hope.  If you purchased your Canon 7D/5DMkII in the past year, Canon will take the time to look at your camera and analyze the problem.  The more information you provide (like what I showed you above), the more likely they can pin point and fix the problem.  Canon USA was able to replace my entire 7D sensor, so its running like new again.  If you would like to enquire about a repair on your Canon 7D/5DMkII, then follow the instructions below:

CANON FACTORY SERVICE CENTER
15955 ALTON PARKWAY
Irvine, CA 92618


If you would like to set up your repair online, please use this link:
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/online_repair_tracking/consumer/

Important! Canon cannot be held responsible for equipment that is damaged or lost in shipping. Therefore, we strongly advise the following:

• secure your product carefully in a box with suitable packing material to ensure proper protection during shipping
• select a carrier that provides tracking information for the package
• insure your package for the value of the product

Please provide the following items when presenting your product for repair:

• any sample photos or print outs from your product (if the issue is related to image quality)
• a completed copy of the form found at:
  http://consumer.usa.canon.com/app/pdf/dealer/FSC.pdf
• for warranty repair, the original dated proof-of-purchase (photocopies are accepted for mail-in repair

Good Luck!

Title: Teen Dating Violence
Project: Short Film
Genre: Drama
Company: El Paso County & MindWarp Entertainment
Audition Date & Times: Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 10am-12:30pm & 2pm-6pm
Location: LAT Studio (11500 Pellicano Dr. Ste A6, El Paso, TX 79936)
Roles: PAID
Production Start Date: November 10, 2010
Production End Date: November 14, 2010

Auditions
Auditions will be held October 23th 2010 from 10am – 12:30pm & 2pm – 6pm @ LAT Studio. Please call LAT Studio to set up an audition time. Please bring (3) copies of your Headshots and Resumes on the day of the audition.

Please download your character’s scripts: https://mindwarpentertainment.com/auditions/

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BE *BILINGUAL* FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NATALIA
JAIME (DAD)
SANDRA (MOM)
ARTURO

Synopsis
A young high school teen Natalia begins to date a young and charming boy Alex only to realize that she has entered an abusive relationship. During the relationship, Alex becomes manipulative, controlling and jealous. With constant electronic harassment, misunderstandings, fights, and bruises, it is not long before Natalia’s friend Casey suspects that her friend is in an unhealthy relationship. Things eventually escalate even further when Alex turns physically violent with Natalia one night at a Quinceañera. Natalia finds ways to justify Alex’s behavior until she finally takes a look at herself in the mirror and does not recognize herself anymore.

MAIN ROLES

NATALIA (BILINGUAL Female, Age 16-25) is a straight A student, semi-popular hispanic student who is very down to earth and lives in a small home. She has several friends which include her best friends Chris and Casey.

ALEX (Male, Age 16-25) is Natalia’s abusive boyfriend. Although he starts out as a charming young man, he quickly becomes jealous of Natalia’s best friends and resorts to abusive tactics in order to keep Natalia in line.

CASEY (Female, Age 16-25) is one of Natalia’s best friends. She has always been the supportive best friend for Natalia. She confronts Alex & Natalia about their abusive relationship.

MINOR ROLES

JAIME (DAD) (BILINGUAL Male, Age 40-50) is Natalia’s father who works in construction. He takes a liking to Alex’s charm and macho behavior unknowing what kind of abusive relationship she is trapped in.

SANDRA (MOM) (BILINGUAL Female, Age 40-50) is Natalia’s stay at home Mother. Although she falls into the more traditional roles of a mother, she encourages Natalia to work things out with Alex unknowing what kind of abusive relationship she is trapped in.

ARTURO (BILINGUAL Male, Age 9-12) is Natalia’s little baby brother.

CHRIS (Male, Age 16-25) is another one of Natalia’s best friends. Although he has a crush on Natalia, he mostly maintains a distance because of Alex’s jealous behavior whenever he speaks to Natalia.

BOBBY (Male, Age 16-25) is Alex’s best friend. While he too is charming, he does not secede to the same abusive tendencies as Alex. When the time comes to confront Alex about his behavior, Bobby remains silent in order to keep his friend.

SCHOOL COUNSELOR (Female, Age 30-35)

SCHOOL SECRETARY (Female, Age 30-35)

EXTRAS (No appointment necessary. Email your headshot & resume to )

ALEX’S FRIENDS (Males & Females, Age 16-25)

NATALIA’S FRIENDS (Males & Females, Age 16-25)