Wednesday, April 12, 2000
Movie to be shot in Cincinnnati looks for 700 extras
BY Margaret A. McGurk
The Cincinnati Enquirer
It's time for wannabe Traffic extras to dust off their resumes.
Local casting agent Linda Winters has been hired to help find the estimated 700 “background actors” who will be needed for the Michael Douglas thriller to be filmed in Cincinnati and Columbus next month.
An in-person casting call will be held early in May, Ms. Winters said. In the meantime, potential applicants — ages 16 and older — may send photos and resumes to Winters & Associates, 7116-C Pippin Road, Cincinnati 45239.
Casting director Rich King and director Steven Soderbergh will make the final choices on extras, who will earn $46 per eight-hour day.
She said Mr. Soderbergh is known for his meticulous approach to detail, including the choice of extras who appear on screen for micro-seconds. “He will be casting the flies on the wall,” she said.
The movie, derived from a British television series, deals with an Ohio judge who becomes national drug czar, then discovers that his daughter is an addict.
Ms. Winters said the film will need adults and teens of all races, though most of the casting will be for teens. Actors 18 and over are preferred for teen roles because they face fewer work-rule restrictions.
Ms. Winters said actors may help their chances of being noticed for Traffic by auditioning for two short educational films by local filmmakers — Just One More and O For Nothing.
Both focus on teens, but also need some adults. In both cases, the cast will be unpaid, but will receive copies of the finished work for their resume reels. Open auditions will be 3-7 p.m. April 18 at the Lakeridge Conference Room, 7118 Pippin Road.
For details, call 729-0222.
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