FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --------------------- MEDIA CONTACT: Dino Ladki PH: 323-851-4986 FX: 323-851-5231 email: info@TheCastList.com --Short Headline-- FIRST FULL-SERVICE ON-LINE CASTING OFFICE LAUNCHES, PROVIDES POWERFUL RESOURCE FOR MOVIE AND TV INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS --Long Headline-- POWERFUL RESOURCE FOR MOTION PICTURE AND TV INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS LAUNCHES; PROVIDING ABILITY FOR CASTING DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS, AND ACTORS TO CONNECT USING ON-LINE TOOLS. CASTING PROS CAN SEARCH MAJOR AND NEW TALENT BY LOCATION, PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AND UNION AFFILIATION, PLUS MANAGE TALENT LISTS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD --Alternate headline: targeted to independent film/new media-- INDEPENDENT FILM MAKERS AND PRODUCERS CAN FIND AND CONTACT TALENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE ONLINE CASTING OFFICE Hollywood, CA -- (PRnetwire) -- October 22, 2001 -- Audition Tape Inc. today announced the launch of the only full service on-line casting office, TheCastList.Com. This unique resource is the first casting Web site to provide all of the most-used services for finding and managing talent for film and television projects, including talent search by multiple criteria, talent availability, list making, casting forms, live casting sessions, and much more. TheCastList.com is equally useful to motion picture and television industry professionals and actors. Once signed-up as a service member, a producer or casting professional can manage a project from anywhere in the world using a standard Web browser and an Internet connection. No special software is needed. With over 130,000 actors and actresses in SAG and AFTRA alone, and countless others who are non-union, and SAG-eligible, it can be daunting to find a single source for researching both major talent as well as up-and-comers. TheCastList.com is positioned to be an invaluable casting resource where new actors have a realistic chance at being seen and cast via the Internet. "I just surfed your new site and I feel that you offer a good service to actors and production people that want to explore casting," said Victoria Burrows, of Burrows/Boland Casting, whose recent credits include casting for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. "This enables everyone to be protected and you seem to have put together a variety of needed services. I will refer TheCastList.com to people looking for guidance." One of the primary benefits of TheCastList.com is that it breaks up the casting process task by task. So, if a producer doesn't have a lot of money to spend he/she can request just what service is needed for a project. They can request just one casting session or check any actor availabilities they may need -- all without paying an exorbitant fee to a casting director to cast the entire project. There are also many features that are helpful to actors. Actors can feature their picture, resume, bio and demo tape. "By providing a truly useful casting tool and information site to the worldwide entertainment industry, we've made it easier than ever before to manage a casting project -- both in terms of research and setting up casting sessions," said founder Dino Ladki, who is himself an experienced casting director. Mr. Ladki was formerly Director of Casting for MTV and an Independent Casting Director for Carsey-Werner. "Before TheCastList.Com it simply wasn't possible to cast a project using only the Internet. You could go to any of several 'casting sites,' but you would only find one level of performer, because the only actors featured are those paying to be listed. TheCastList.Com gives all actors equal footing." "Based on my own industry experience," concluded Ladki, "we've brought together all the things I always wanted while casting for television and feature films. TheCastList.com is the first single-source tool for our industry." TheCastList.com has brought many traditional processes on-line in a central location, offering numerous time-saving features for professionals seeking talent for projects: **Talent Search-- Anyone may search through TheCastList.com database of actors without cost or obligation, either alphabetically or by using any or all of the following criteria: Name, Gender, Ethnicity, Age Range/Type, City/State/Country, TheCastList Ranking, and/or Union Affiliation. **Virtual Casting Sessions-- Members may choose to set up a live (in Los Angeles) or taped casting session and may choose the actors through the site or let TheCastList.com team select talent based on project needs (not limited to TheCastList.com database). Sessions on tape can be sent to any city or country in the world. **List Making-- Using this service, members submit script synopses', character descriptions, the number of characters to have lists made on, and the number of actors desired per list. A "Head of Casting" at TheCastList.com (an experienced casting director or associate) will create customized lists of casting ideas for the project. **Casting Forms-- These are necessary forms that casting directors use as they make their way through the casting process and include: Actor Sign-In Sheet, Deal Memo, Casting Session Worksheet, Quote Request Form, Station 12 Information Form, and Taft/Hartley Exemption Form. An on-line demo of TheCastList.com industry services can be found here: http://www.thecastlist.com/castlist/industry.php ABOUT COMPANY FOUNDER DINO S. LADKI Audition Tape Inc. President and TheCastList.com founder Dino S. Ladki has worked in the entertainment industry for nearly ten years. He started in the casting department of Lorimar (now Warner Bros.), and was formerly Director of Casting for MTV and later an Independent Casting Director for Carsey-Werner. Currently he works as both an Independent CD and offers coaching services and consulting through his company to assist actors in achieving their goals. ABOUT AUDITION TAPE INC. Based in West Hollywood, California, Audition Tape Inc. caters to actors, casting directors and talent agents. The company slogan, "We Put Actors on Tape" aptly describes the service that supports actors who are updating their demo reels, or who need to shoot an audition tape, by providing a top-notch video taping facility complete with production staff and a casting director to help guide them. The company launched TheCastList.com as a natural evolution of these services in October 2001. NOTES TO JOURNALISTS Company founder and President Dino Ladki is available for media interviews. 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