how does one get actors

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Permalink Reply by Keith "Zomketh" Newsome on May 28, 2008 at 9:27pm

Post at local colleges, local paper, wal mart... and on here, word of mouth is great.. What area are you in?? Can you pay them? Percentage of door?? Volunteer?? Incentives?? Actors are great, but need training as well on how and when to scare. Your haunt can be ok, makeup can be ok... even a mask will do as long as you have strong actors.. here is a list on character developement I did...
Hope it helps..
Fill it, Print it, live it


Character Development

Personal Stuff
Name:
Alias:
Bio: Does your character have one? If no, why?
Male or Female?
What was family and childhood like?
What is your character?
Big question… Why?
What Kind of ….clown, zombie, pirate, insane, etc?
Born or Created?
Living, dead or rose from dead?
How did character die/come back to life?

Brief description of character
Face or features:
Clothes:
Hair:
Shoes:
Body:
Color:

Background on character
How does your character…
Walk:
Run:
Move:
Stand:
Eat (What or who does it like to eat):
Talk/grunt:
Express it’s self:
Sleep:
Big Question again… Why??

Body Language
What does your characters body language say?
Does it say I’m Bored, Excited, Friendly, Mad, Crazy, Sad, Downtrodden, Beaten, Bound, Etc. What your characters body language says is its background and all the above.

When in character, NEVER BREAK CHARACTER!!! If you are at a haunt, doing a show, walking down the street or even eating in front of people, stay in character.
For all the others you work with, it affects them as well. No one wants to be working on getting ready for the next scare and slow Joe walks up to them and starts a conversation. Save the talk for after the event or tell them to go back to their scene. Be professional, set and example and be the example!!!

Remember, “The absence of ones character affects the character of all who participate.”
Quote by Keith Newsome 2008

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Permalink Reply by TinyDevil on August 11, 2008 at 9:17pm

I advertised on Craigslist and our local free "arts" paper last season, and had great results. I plan to do so again this season. I've also had sucess recruiting directly from our website, and our myspace page as well. In addition we have a booth at our local county fair.

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Permalink Reply by Keith "Zomketh" Newsome on August 11, 2008 at 10:06pm

That is a great Idea...!!!!

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Permalink Reply by TinyDevil on August 26, 2008 at 8:26pm

Just a side note...we got 47 new applications from our run at the local fair alone this season!! I won't even have to place an ad on craigslist this year...

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Permalink Reply by Root of Evil on August 26, 2008 at 8:23pm

Try your local community theaters and school drama departments. Get some flyers into video game stores.

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