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PrintSpecial Report: Get in the picture
The lights will be bright, and the stars will be even brighter as Hollywood pulls into the hub.
Heavyweights like The Rock and Ben Affleck are both shooting in the area - - and there are reports of other big names like Denzel Washington scouting locations. There are plenty of chances for you to get in on the action....
Angela Peri/ Boston Casting
"We've got three major films shooting here right this summer."
If you're looking for a fun way to get your five minutes of fame keep your eye open for casting calls. It's there that casting directors look for locals to add that Bostonian flare to their flicks
Angela Peri/ Boston Casting
"Its all about who you are and your personality and how you carry yourself"
Some times just hanging around a movie set can pay off big time!
Angela Peri/ Boston Casting
"There's always the chance of the director going- you, its you, that's who I was looking for. "
And that's exactly what happened to two Dorchester women when we were on the set of Gone Baby Gone.
Gone Baby Gone Casting Staff Member
"You can be a star for today"
Your home or business can be a star as well - - production companies are always looking for new locations.
Robin Dawson/ Massachusetts Film Bureau
"It doesn't have to be a pristine, beautiful estate they're looking for pretty and neighborhood, industrial its really a wide range of needs"
So if you think your place has what it takes - - snap some photos and send them to the Mass Film Bureau.
Robin Dawson/ Massachusetts Film Bureau
"We will put them into our location library and we'll also make them available to location managers"
Its not just big budget films that are making it in Massachusetts.
Andrea Ajemian is the producer of "We Got the Beat", an indy film shooting this summer in Worcester.
From catering to wardrobe to production assistants - - Andrea is hoping you've got the beat...
Andrea Ajemian/ "We Got the Beat"
"We look for people that are really excited and have an eagerness to want to learn and to want to be a part of it."
As an extra - - don't expect to make a million dollars. Most roles pay about 100 hundred bucks. But that's how locals' Jo Jo and John Krasinski got their start...
Lauren Przybyl 7News.
Additional Info:
Boston Casting Open Casting Call for "The Game Plan" starting "The Rock". Saturday June 24th, 10am - 3pm Gillett Stadium
Related links:
Boston Casting Inc.
Massachusetts Film Bureau
We Got The Beat