Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Feb 17, 2015 14:50:28 GMT -5
Upcoming Star Wars Character Casting Plans
Thanks to everyone who could join us on the series of calls we had last week, to talk about new character casting plans for the worldwide territories. We apologize to those who could not get on the calls – we maxed out the conference call line, which we didn’t think we could do!
To help communicate next steps, please share this broadly in your groups. Thank you!
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To better streamline the process of Star Wars character casting worldwide, and to help Star Wars fan organizations have more time to do what they do best - having fun and helping their communities and favorite charities – we will hold casting calls and auditions in locations around the world. These casting calls will provide a roster of performers with Star Wars costumes that the local offices can contact directly after Lucasfilm approves their events.
How casting will work. Please read all the way to the end, carefully:
• Do not contact your area Disney offices. They are not yet ready for casting, and this process will likely take many months.
• Direction, when casting is ready, will come from the Lucasfilm offices.
• Worldwide Disney offices will receive casting requirements from our department in the Lucasfilm offices.
• When they are ready and able to do so, they will set up audition locations. These auditions will happen on different timetables in different countries, depending on when they are ready.
• Invitations to these auditions will come to you from the Lucasfilm Event Team.
• Different Disney offices might set priorities on casting certain characters first, depending on their time and budget constraints. The Lucasfilm Event Team will encourage them to hold casting for all characters, however, including Imperials, Rebels, and EU. This might not all happen in the first round, but we will continue to encourage them to do so.
• At the auditions, the character photos will be taken from all requested angles, up against a height marker, and a photo will be taken out of armor, too, to show true height in stocking feet.
• All photos will be sent to Lucasfilm Events for character approvals.
• Characters will be approved for different levels of appearances. More characters will be approved for general events, while a smaller subset will be approved for high-profile events like TV.
• Do not worry about height restrictions going in. For most characters we can work with different heights. Stormtroopers can be matched at events with other troopers of similar heights.
• Do know we are looking for movie-real body types.
Once the auditions and selections are complete, here’s how event casting will work:
• Disney offices will turn in event plans to Lucasfilm for approval.
• Once approved, the offices can reach out to those on their roster of approved character directly.
• If you receive requests for appearances directly from Licensees or Partners, and not through Disney or Lucasfilm, the request is not approved. Please circle them back with us.
• Events requiring large numbers of characters will likely be cast in the way we have been.
More to know:
• We will continue casting just as we have been as this process rolls out.
• Open invites will still come through Lucasfilm.
• When you have questions, ask us!
Your internal reporting:
If you want to require your members to report to your command when they are doing events, that is totally up to you, and something you should ask of them directly. We will not be responsible for reporting.
Thanks to everyone who could join us on the series of calls we had last week, to talk about new character casting plans for the worldwide territories. We apologize to those who could not get on the calls – we maxed out the conference call line, which we didn’t think we could do!
To help communicate next steps, please share this broadly in your groups. Thank you!
<><><><>
To better streamline the process of Star Wars character casting worldwide, and to help Star Wars fan organizations have more time to do what they do best - having fun and helping their communities and favorite charities – we will hold casting calls and auditions in locations around the world. These casting calls will provide a roster of performers with Star Wars costumes that the local offices can contact directly after Lucasfilm approves their events.
How casting will work. Please read all the way to the end, carefully:
• Do not contact your area Disney offices. They are not yet ready for casting, and this process will likely take many months.
• Direction, when casting is ready, will come from the Lucasfilm offices.
• Worldwide Disney offices will receive casting requirements from our department in the Lucasfilm offices.
• When they are ready and able to do so, they will set up audition locations. These auditions will happen on different timetables in different countries, depending on when they are ready.
• Invitations to these auditions will come to you from the Lucasfilm Event Team.
• Different Disney offices might set priorities on casting certain characters first, depending on their time and budget constraints. The Lucasfilm Event Team will encourage them to hold casting for all characters, however, including Imperials, Rebels, and EU. This might not all happen in the first round, but we will continue to encourage them to do so.
• At the auditions, the character photos will be taken from all requested angles, up against a height marker, and a photo will be taken out of armor, too, to show true height in stocking feet.
• All photos will be sent to Lucasfilm Events for character approvals.
• Characters will be approved for different levels of appearances. More characters will be approved for general events, while a smaller subset will be approved for high-profile events like TV.
• Do not worry about height restrictions going in. For most characters we can work with different heights. Stormtroopers can be matched at events with other troopers of similar heights.
• Do know we are looking for movie-real body types.
Once the auditions and selections are complete, here’s how event casting will work:
• Disney offices will turn in event plans to Lucasfilm for approval.
• Once approved, the offices can reach out to those on their roster of approved character directly.
• If you receive requests for appearances directly from Licensees or Partners, and not through Disney or Lucasfilm, the request is not approved. Please circle them back with us.
• Events requiring large numbers of characters will likely be cast in the way we have been.
More to know:
• We will continue casting just as we have been as this process rolls out.
• Open invites will still come through Lucasfilm.
• When you have questions, ask us!
Your internal reporting:
If you want to require your members to report to your command when they are doing events, that is totally up to you, and something you should ask of them directly. We will not be responsible for reporting.
