Callbacks

Hi Spud Fans

Just an update...

Callbacks have been very exciting and we are making good progress with finding the teen roles. We will finish off the year this weekend with the Cape Town callbacks, the Spud Team will then go on holiday until mid January. Next year we will wrap up the casting process with the Grahamstown callbacks and hopefully by the end of January we will have the cast set.

Wishing you a fun and festive season

Spud Team

Cape Town Update

Cape Town Call Backs - 5th December


The people we would like to see again for the Callbacks are listed below. Thank you to everyone who attended these auditions, we hope you enjoyed the experience.

AMANDA
Alex McGregor

MERMAID
Jazzara pienaar
Marie Henry
Isle Lee

BOGGO
Sananda Klages
Moritz Lewill
Tim Waterfield

GECKO
Charles Harry Mackenzie

JULIAN
Aidan Whytock

MAD DOG
Daniel Potgieter
Luke Oxlee

PIKE
Mark Dickenson

VERN
Pierre Henry Nortjie

WE will be emailing the above list shortly with the details.

Thank You :)

Joburg Callbacks

Thank you to everyone who attended the auditions. The selection process has been difficult. Below is the list of people who have made it for the callbacks. Well Done.

We will be emailing with more information next week. Callback Date is the 28th November.


CALLBACK LIST


AMANDA
Marie Botha

BERT
David Louw
Bryce Watson

BOGGO
Frank Shorr
Brandon Mitchel
Jayme Cesman
Gino Guimaraes

CHRISTINE
Chelsea Havenga

DE VRIES
Ricky Cruise

FATTY
Shaen Mare
Darino De Abreu

GECKO
Byron Botho
Michael Seth
James Bridges
Reuben Aucamp
Matthew Roos
Jonnathon Shore
Redd Steytler

JULIAN
Willem Botha
Brad Backhouse

MAD DOG
Devon Odendal
Stefan Vermaak
Cameron Scott
Michael Cloete

MERMAID
Francis de la Harpe
Chiara Edwards
Christa Scheepers
Caity Biehn
Alexandra Snyman
Danny Smith
Donna Thompson

PJ
Kagiso Gabashana
Lehasa Moloi

RAMBO
Sven Ruygrok

VERN
Jake Kramer
Nathan Botes
Jon Jaljaard
Antonis Mellis
Keanu Tozies

YouTube Callbacks

Thanks to everyone who went through the effort of uploading videos on YouTube. The following six people have been selected to attend the callbacks.

1. Demi Blake
2. Travis Hornsby
3. Luke Oxlee
4. Marc Williams
5. Aidan Whytock
6. Shawn Swankey

Well Done.

Call Back Update

Hello Spud Fans


Call back update...

Durban Callbacks - 21st November
Joburg Callbacks - Provisional for 28th November

The Grahamstown and Cape Town callback list is still being finalized and the auditions may only be happening next year in January.

The list for Joburg and Youtube should be up by the end of the week.

Thanks for all your patience.

Good Luck

The Spud Team

Durban and Pietermaritzburg Callbacks

Hello Spud Fans

Finally the moment you have all been waiting for... Please see the list of people below that we would like to invite to the callbacks.

Well done too everyone that auditioned, we hope you enjoyed the experience !!

CALLBACKS

AMANDA

Olga Kouginus

BERT

James Murray

CHRISTINE

Kirsty Hullet

Sarah Buford

FATTY

Blessing Xaba

Thomas Moore

GECKO

Gareth Simpson

Jack Perrett

Jamie Royal

Marcus Krenzer

Wesley Allen Reynolds

Jeremy de Beer

Kyle Smith

JULIAN

Brad Backhouse

Jacobus van Heerden

Liam Magner

Dane Brown

MAD DOG

Ryan Napier

Rowan Peterson

MERMAID

Jessica Lee van Goeverden

Kristen Buys

Lauren Jackson

Layla Ochse

Sky Quinn

Stacey Lynn

Tess Tjasink

PIKE

Callum Tilbury

Chad Capon

Daniel Whitehorn

Darren Francis

David Prinsloo

Josh Depers

PJ

Thubuhlile Wele

RAMBO

Daniel Francis Horn

Daniel Wessels

Kyle Westman

SIMON

Byron Langley

Ryan Mayne

Travis Daff

Stephen Tedder

VERN

Haydn Henning

Paul Rawlins

Troye Steyn

Kyle Watson

Alex Bodman

WELL DONE !! We will email further details soon.

Online Auditions

If you have missed the opportunity to audition...

Please upload a 2 minute clip of yourself auditioning as your favourite character... Be creative and improvise a scene from the book. The director and producers will watch these videos and consider them for the call back process.

Once you have uploaded your video, email me the link and I will post it on the site, do this by the 31st October.


Call back people will be notified before the 13th November.

Good Luck...

Call Back Update

I am sure many of you are getting anxious to know if you have made the call backs !!

We will be letting people know in the next few weeks and posting the list up on the blog. If you have not heard anything by 13th November it means that you have not been selected to attend the call backs.

Thanks again for all your support and interest in attending these auditions.

Best Wishes

GRAHAMSTOWN

Spud Auditions this weekend.

If you are having trouble submitting your form. Email your details & pic to casting@roguestarfilms.com by 8am Wednesday 14th October.


Name:
Surname:
Age:
Grade:
School:
Telephone:
Email:
Height:
Weight:
Eyes:
Hair:
Audition attending:
Role auditioning for:

Good Luck

JOBURG this weekend !!

Hello Spud Fans

Joburg Auditions this weekend. Thank you for all your application forms. We will be emailing the selected people their confirmation/casting details before Wednesday.

Good Luck.

JOBURG AUDITION

Joburg Audition - 10th and 11th October

If you have not submitted your form, please do so by next Tuesday 6th October, 10am. We will be emailing the venue details and time slots to the selected people early next week.


We will also be casting for Bert and Julian

BERT – Male / Grade 12
A big ruggabugga type boy - could be a prop in the first team. The more neanderthal the better.

JULIAN – Male / Grade 12
Camp and sensitive, with a slight build. A quick wit and way with words.

Durban Audition on Sunday

Hey

Thanks for all your applications, there has been an overwhelming response.

We are especially looking for Rambo and the older boys... 17/18yr olds send your forms in today.

Thanks...

Date Changes

Hi guys

Sorry to change the dates... Joburg and Grahamstown will now be after the School Holidays.

DURBAN - 20th September (next weekend)
JOBURG - 9 -11 October
GRAHAMSTOWN - 16 -18 October

Call Backs begin end of October.

Please do not submit another form if you have already applied.

Good Luck

Durban Auditions

Durban Audition next week Sunday the 20th September

If you have not already submitted your form,
please send it by Wednesday 16th September.

THANKS

PMB AUDITIONS

Dont forget the deadline is 10am tomorrow morning to get your form in...

People who are selected to attend the audition will be emailed all the details tommorrow.

Good Luck

PMB Deadline

Pietermaritzburg...

Please get your form in by THURSDAY 10th September by 10am.

Thanks

UPDATED NEW Provisional Dates

Pietermaritzburg - 13th September
Durban - 20th September
Johannesburg - 9-10 October
Grahamstown - 16-18 October

PLEASE submit only one form.

Thanks

Cape Town Audition

If you would like to attend the Cape Town audition, please submit your online application form.

Deadline is next Wednesday, 26 August, 10am.

We will be contacting selected applicants next week regarding venue & times.

Good Luck

Online Application Form

Please do not submit your audition forms until tomorrow morning as we are currently updating it.

Thanks.

Dates

Proposed Dates


Cape Town - Sat 28th & Sun 30th August
Durban - Sun 6th September
Joburg - Fri 11th - Sun 13th September
Pietermaritzburg - Sat 19th September
Grahamstown - End of September

Please submit ONLY one form.

Many Thanks

Durban Auditions

Thank you to the 225 people that came to the Durban Auditions, we got to see some incredible talent... well done.

Signing in procedures

Quietly reading over lines before audition.

Casting number D187

A possible Vern getting some acting direction

Lights, Camera, Action...

John giving a helping hand at the auditions.

Durban Auditions

Thank you for your submissions. Sunday is now full and those who have been chosen for the Sunday casting would have received their audition confirmation email. People who make the Monday casting will be receiving their emails today and tomorrow.

As there has been an overwhelming response, we are hoping to have another audition date in Durban in September. Please be patient, we will get back to your queries as soon as possible.

THANK YOU

Update

Thanks for all your forms... There has been an overwhelming response !!

REMEMBER... Durban

The deadline for your application is
Thursday 6th Aug @ 14h00pm.

Audition Form Information

Latest Info...

Everyone who wishes to audition for Spud will need to fill out the online audition form to be considered for a casting opportunity. Please note that you will need to upload a clear, portrait picture of yourself as part of the application process.

If you are from Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town or Johannesburg we will accept your form. If you are from another region, please upload your one minute audition clip on our YouTube site.

As there are many applicants, not everyone will get selected to attend a regional audition. If we would like to audition you, we will send a confirmation email with an allocated audition date, venue and time.

Please note... Only one application form may be submitted and that these audition forms are for the teen roles only !!

The first auditions will be held in Durban
Date: Sunday 9th & Monday 10th August

We will be responding to the Durban applicants first. If you are from the other regions, your confirmation emails will be sent only after the Durban auditions, please be patient.

DEADLINE for Durban Application
PLEASE have your form submitted to us by
Thursday 6th August, 14h00pm.

Any Questions can be posted on this blog and the Spud Team will respond as soon as possible.

Good Luck !!!

SPUD – CASTING BRIEF

If you think you’ve got the look and the ability and meet the criteria below, then maybe you could be in SPUD, the movie!

SPUD – male/must look 13yrs old.
You have to be cute and small in size and your voice can’t have broken yet. A big bonus would be an amazing singing voice (though not essential). You must be bright and intelligent and love to read. If you keep your own diary that would be a big plus.

RAMBO – male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be big and strong. Dark hair is best. You must be confident and popular with lots of friends. Being a bit of rebel would definitely help. If you’re the kind of guy everyone listens to and always the leader then you might be Rambo. Bring attitude!

GECKO– male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be small with very pale skin. Having lots of freckles would help. If you have thick glasses that would be cool. Despite the fact that Gecko isn’t popular, he is far more mentally mature than the other boys and much more intelligent. So show a little confidence and belief in yourself.

MAD DOG– male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be a little crazy to play this part. Looks aren’t that important, but big confidence and lots and lots of mad energy is required.

VERN– male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be to act as though you’re demented and weird. Looking different would certainly help! Vern is not totally sane so bring something a little deranged to your audition.

FATTY - male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be a big big boy to get this role. The more extra pounds you pack the better. But you also have to be confident and strong. Fatty is no push over!

SIMON - male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be tall and good looking and a good sportsman, particularly at cricket. You have to be confident and speak well.

BOGGO - male/must look 14yrs old.
Having acne is no problem if you want to play Boggo. Boggo is different to all the other boys. He has no sense of personal hygiene and wears what he likes, enjoys being alternative and doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. If you like girls a lot, then that would help!

P.J.LUTHULI – black / male/ must look 17.
Strong, proud and regal. He walks like a chief and commands the respect of all the boys. If you are confident, strong with powerful looks and an excellent speaking voice, you could be Luthuli.

PIKE - male/must look 16.
Pike is the baddy. If you can act cruel, conniving and nasty and can strike fear into new boys, then you may be Pike.

THE MERMAID - female/must look 14.
If you are blonde, cute, beautiful, sweet and petit, you may be the Mermaid.

AMANDA - female/must look 16.
If you are gorgeous, tall with dark or red hair, with loads of confidence and sex appeal then you could be Amanda. A good singing voice would be a major plus.

CHRISTINE - female/must look 15.
The tomboy. If you are strong and playful with lots of self belief, then you could be Christine.

Movie update

Spud the movie is well on track for a 2010 shoot and cinema release. Casting for the movie will begin in August 2009.

Information about how to audition will be available at www.spudthemovie.com from 15 July when the film’s website launches. Visit the website from that date to find out when, where and how to audition.

There will also be an online process so that we can go to the ends of the earth or least the ends of Mpumalanga to find our Fatty and the rest of the crazy Spud characters.