Warner Bros Cast Search
Tue, 6 Sept 2005, 07:06 pmJess14 posts in thread
Warner Bros Cast Search
Tue, 6 Sept 2005, 07:06 pmHey there people
I have received a most peculiar email. It purports to be from Warner Bros, and says that I have been 'selected to apply and participate as an "Act" in the induction, casting and making of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." '
It says that I must submit a formal application by 20th Sept, to include the following:
1.full names
2.Mailing address
3.Telphone /fax numbers
4.Recent photograph (scan and send via email)
5.Sex/nationality/marital status
As well as saying that travel arrangements will be arranged for me.
Has anyone else received one of these??? I haven't applied for anything at Warner, ever. I hadn't even been to their website, until I was trying to look them up to check if it was legit.
What do you guys think?? I don't reckon it is.
Thanks,
Jess
I have received a most peculiar email. It purports to be from Warner Bros, and says that I have been 'selected to apply and participate as an "Act" in the induction, casting and making of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." '
It says that I must submit a formal application by 20th Sept, to include the following:
1.full names
2.Mailing address
3.Telphone /fax numbers
4.Recent photograph (scan and send via email)
5.Sex/nationality/marital status
As well as saying that travel arrangements will be arranged for me.
Has anyone else received one of these??? I haven't applied for anything at Warner, ever. I hadn't even been to their website, until I was trying to look them up to check if it was legit.
What do you guys think?? I don't reckon it is.
Thanks,
Jess
Re: Harry Potter and the Sucker born every minute
Sun, 25 Sept 2005, 01:34 amCeliz wrote:
>
> hey, I received that email too and acted upon it. After
> faxing them my info, they sent me an application to fill out.
> Once I faxed that over, they sent me their phone number to
> try to contact them, but my calls will not go through, and
> they said they were trying to contact me by telephone, but my
> number was not working for them. Either way, I emailed them
> once again at wbstudios.inc@london.com with questions and
> they replied today. They said that after studying my resume,
> my application has been approved. But now they're asking for
> money for "hotel accomodations/travel expenses" and that all
> participants will receive a basic allowance of 105 pounds per
> week.
> They say that in order to complete the application, the
> payment must be made. I have no idea what to do!
I have a fair idea. You should send them the payment...ONLY if you never want to see that money again! They are stringing you along, every step of the way.
Why not tell them you just happen to have already bought a ticket to London, and won't need a hotel because you have an Aunt you always stay with. So you can save them a lot of money! Then see if they will give you the address to visit their office in person...
But then if you actually got an address, I'd write a letter to the address next door and ask them to confirm their neighbour actually exists..!
For a start, I doubt wbstudios.inc@london.com is really a UK address. I put "Warner Brothers London" into a Google search and got a completely different address. (www.warnerbros.co.uk). What about the fax number you used? What country was the prefix?
Be very wary. Don't get sucked into sending money. Read the rest of this thread, especially the posts by Jeff Watkins. And focus your energy on auditions you get through legitimate channels.
Cheers,
Craig
>
> hey, I received that email too and acted upon it. After
> faxing them my info, they sent me an application to fill out.
> Once I faxed that over, they sent me their phone number to
> try to contact them, but my calls will not go through, and
> they said they were trying to contact me by telephone, but my
> number was not working for them. Either way, I emailed them
> once again at wbstudios.inc@london.com with questions and
> they replied today. They said that after studying my resume,
> my application has been approved. But now they're asking for
> money for "hotel accomodations/travel expenses" and that all
> participants will receive a basic allowance of 105 pounds per
> week.
> They say that in order to complete the application, the
> payment must be made. I have no idea what to do!
I have a fair idea. You should send them the payment...ONLY if you never want to see that money again! They are stringing you along, every step of the way.
Why not tell them you just happen to have already bought a ticket to London, and won't need a hotel because you have an Aunt you always stay with. So you can save them a lot of money! Then see if they will give you the address to visit their office in person...
But then if you actually got an address, I'd write a letter to the address next door and ask them to confirm their neighbour actually exists..!
For a start, I doubt wbstudios.inc@london.com is really a UK address. I put "Warner Brothers London" into a Google search and got a completely different address. (www.warnerbros.co.uk). What about the fax number you used? What country was the prefix?
Be very wary. Don't get sucked into sending money. Read the rest of this thread, especially the posts by Jeff Watkins. And focus your energy on auditions you get through legitimate channels.
Cheers,
Craig
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