New Faces

Roswell FM welcomes Cinematographer Dave Brewer ('Insidious'), Production Designer Bobby Marinelli, and Line Producer/UPM Carl Lucas to our creative team.

NY Casting

We will be holding auditions in New York on May 2. Please check out the casting page for all the info.

32nd Annual College Television Awards

Four former graduate students from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts scored big at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation’s 32nd Annual College Television Awards held in Los Angeles on Saturday April 9th.

FSU alums Stephen Griffin and Jaye Sarah Davidson were awarded first prize in the “Outstanding Children’s Program” category for their work on Clay Hassler’s thesis film The Planeteer. FSU alum Allison Leger was awarded first prize for “Best Use of Music” for her work on Akil DuPont’s thesis film Underground, which also took home the prestigious Bricker Humanitarian Award. Finally, FSU alum Christopher Holcomb was on hand to accept the academy’s second place trophy in the Comedy category for his efforts on Bobby Marinelli’s thesis film Waking Eloise.

Griffin, Holcomb, and fellow FSU alum David Spence (who helped write The Planeteer) remained in the Los Angeles area after the awards ceremony to conduct casting calls for their upcoming feature film, Roswell FM. A romantic comedy about the quirky characters at a radio station focused on the paranormal, Roswell FM was written by Spence and will directed by Griffin and co-produced by Holcomb. The film is scheduled to shoot on location in Roswell, New Mexico in late July 2011.

To read more about the College Television Awards, visit: http://www.emmysfoundation.org/college-television-awards

To read more about the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, visit: http://film.fsu.edu/

Change of Audition Times for Thursday, August 14

Due to the high volume of people arriving for auditions on Wednesday evening, the arrival times for various roles for Thursday have changed. Arrive as close to the first time listed as possible: the earlier, the better. For example, if your character is scheduled from 9 AM to 11 AM, arrive as close to 9 AM as possible. If you arrive past the scheduled time, you will not be seen. If you have not RSVPed, you will not be added to the list at the gate. Please contact roswellfm@gmail.com with questions.

If you came on Wednesday, there is no need to come again on Thursday.

MORNING:
04/14 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Jay Rathbone
04/14 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Ralph Cheeks
04/14 - 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM - Dwayne Archimedes
04/14 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Grandma Sofia
04/14 - 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - Phil
04/14 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Jarvis

AFTERNOON:
04/14 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Lacey Del Rio
04/14 - 5:15 PM - 8:00 PM - Grandma Sofia
04/14 - 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Ralph Cheeks
04/14 - 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM - Dwayne Archimedes
04/14 - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Phil
04/14 - 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM - Jarvis
04/14 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Kurt Buzlerd
04/14 - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Jay Rathbone
04/14 - 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Howard Bellringo

Tomorrow

Casting begins tomorrow in Los Angeles. We've had an overwhelming response to our casting call, and we look forward to meeting and auditioning everyone. Thank you for all of your submissions!

Casting

Actors, please check out the casting page for audition information. We're currently in LA, and our first casting call is next week on April 13 and 14 in West Hollywood. In the casting section above, you can download sides for all the characters and read more details about the auditions.

http://roswellfm.blogspot.com/p/casting-application.html

Los Angeles

Dave and I are heading to LA tomorrow for the College Television Awards, meetings, casting, and the Coachella Music Festival. We'll be back to the production office on April 18.

Hot off the press

Here's our production company logo, designed by Bobby Marinelli. 310 House Productions is the LLC responsible for the production of "Roswell FM."

Mark Medoff

Dave and I had brunch with Mark Medoff this morning. Omelettes and pancakes. Great guy with some invaluable advice for the film. He's coming on board our team as a creative advisor.

First days at the office

Dave and I have set up shop at the 310 House Production office in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We've been working diligently on preparing for our trip to LA next week. The trip, which we hope to be a productive one, will start with the College Television Awards on April 9 where Chris and I will collect awards for our producing efforts on two thesis films. Throughout the week of April 11, we will meet with various industry professionals: agents, producers, and a VFX supervisor at Sony to get advice on the film. Our trip will culminate with the first casting call for the film on April 13 in West Hollywood. When we return, we'll have our first press conference for the film in Roswell.