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AUDITIONS
No money. No roles. Not worth it. Yet.
Tampa
Bay Independent Film is not a talent agency, and we are not licensed to
be one.
We are independent film production and talent resource web site which
is offered free of charge.
Audition leads on this site will be offered free of charge.
As such, we will not, and cannot, guarantee the legitimacy of any casting
or audition notice, and everyone using this site and responding to any
audition notice or casting information does so at their own risk, and
assumes all risks and potential liability, even though we do offer opinions
and information which can be used to determine risks and if something
is a scam or not.
This section will be for independent
film auditions for the Tampa Bay area.
One day.
Of course, you will also be able to find auditions on our Tampa Bay Auditions
web site starting in late 2025, but we are here to tell you now that auditions
for independent films in the Tampa Bay area which are worth auditioning
for are very rare, and the ones which are worth auditioning for usually
do not pay anything, and if they do, it’s not much.
Basically, for years to come, don’t quit your day job.
It’s all about the jobs, however, and we are working to make sure
that you can find and book them, on your own, without being dependent
upon anyone. We are also working hard to make sure that one day, there
will be plenty of jobs worth being cast in and which pay well.
So, can you go through a Tampa Bay modeling and talent agency to find
auditions and roles worth being cast in? Think again. Not for independent
film.
How about those big Hollywood movies which occasionally get made in the
Tampa Bay area, such as Dolphin Tale, The
Punisher, Cocoon, Magic
Mike, and Spring Breakers? The
quality of those movies aside (most of them sucked, especially Spring
Breakers and Magic Mike, in our
opinion), those productions truck in their crews, so scratch any production
jobs for independent filmmakers (keeping dreaming), and are already cast
(as union productions, they are cast in places such as Los Angeles through
a CSA, or Casting Society of America, certified casting director, so no
local Tampa Bay casting director, regardless of what they claim, is going
to be able to get you a principle role) outside, with their cast also
trucked in. At the most, the only roles which local actors and talent
could hope to be cast in would be as an extra, which is about $70.00 a
day. Hardly worth it for a professional actor who has a good resume and
headshots, don’t you think?
There is hope, however. Professional independent filmmakers
are working toward establishing the first genuine professional independent
film community in Tampa Bay (Despite the claims, in our opinion,
there has not been one yet, with all of the false leaders and false starts.
It is our opinion that many “independent filmmakers” have
FAILED to establish a Tampa Bay independent film community,
and they had years to do it, from 2001 up until 2014. A few of these filmmakers
are actually good filmmakers too, as well as talented. There are some,
in our opinion, who make films that we would not touch with a ten foot
pole, and we would not recommend those so-called independent films for
any actors or talent, as it is our professional opinion that they will
damage, cripple, or destroy your career; ignore our opinion at your own
peril. Professional filmmakers refuse to work
with most actors who have been in certain “films”,
as they question their professional judgement, as well as their current
marketability. All of these so-called “filmmakers” have had
their chance, and it is time for a new generation of talented, professional
filmmakers to discard their mistakes and make it happen!). One day, in
the coming few years, there will be a professional Tampa Bay independent
film community, and with that we will have enough filmmakers making worthwhile
projects that actor will find plenty to do. Many of those roles will provide
good pay, too.
One day.
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