[GABS] Fwd: [Jobs] Casting a blind teenage role | johnaugust.com

[Greg Aikens]

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> From: Dick Davis via Jobs <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Date: September 9, 2019 at 4:55:13 PM EDT
> To: Jobs for the Blind <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org>, Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List <rehab at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Jobs] Casting a blind teenage role | johnaugust.com
> Reply-To: Jobs for the Blind <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Dear Members of the Jobs and Rehab Listservs and President McGinnity:
> 
> My son, Adam Davis, is a filmmaker.  His long time mentor is John August,
> who wrote the script for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", along with
> lots of other things.  John is looking for a blind teenager around 15
> years old to star in a movie, "The Shadows", that he is making.  Below is
> the casting notice:
> 
> https://johnaugust.com/casting/
> 
> Some points that should interest everyone: John August is a big name in
> the film industry.  He will get the financial support he needs to make
> this film. He is also a person of high integrity.  He is looking for a
> blind person, is willing to work with someone who is not a professional
> actor, and he wants a real blind person who thinks and acts like a blind
> person.  He will not accept a sighted actor, and if he cannot find a good
> blind one, he won't make the film.  When you read his casting notice, you
> will see how hard he is willing to work to accommodate an inexperienced
> person.
> 
> Auditioning is simple; you use the scripts he supplies and make a video of
> yourself auditioning for the part.  They will examine the videos and
> decide who they want to talk to.  The notice reads fine on JAWS.  The PDF
> script, according to a friend of mine, has some run-together words, but
> John offers Word and other script options too, plus the script is in the
> notice. Pretty accessible, it seems to me.
> 
> I cannot offer any more information on this, so please direct your
> questions to Mr. August.  Please pass this on to any other blind people
> who want a start in acting.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Dick Davis, Chair
> NFB Employment Committee
> 
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