Update: Aug. 10th, 2003: The Pitch Auditions Completed.

On Thursday August 7th we completed the second and final auditions for Male voice-overs for "The Pitch" at a two hour casting session at Shetler Studios, NYC. Because of the overwhelming number of Female Actors to Male Actors for a minimum of female roles, we made this a call-back for Male Actors only.

We're happy to report that after searching for several weeks, we have finally settled upon a great recording studio in Manhattan on the lower West side. One that is clean and comfortable and comes highly recommended.

We will begin notifying actors who have been chosen from both auditions as soon as we can arrange a block of recording time at the studio which is mutually convenient for the studio and ourselves. Right now we are looking at the last few days in August or the first week in September (excluding Labor Day).

We will be contacting people first via email, and then via phone when we have our date set.

We'd like to give all actors at least ten (10) days notice to rehearse and go over the script.

Again, since this is not a live-camera situation, there will be no need to actually memorize the lines (unless you feel like doing so).

Once we've contacted you, we'll make arrangements to either mail or email you the script.

The day of the recording we'll ask you to arrive about 30-45 mins ahead of time. The studio has a comfortable waiting area.

Each person will be recorded singularly, with the voices edited together in post-production. We will allot approx. ten-fifteen minutes each for everyone to read their lines. During the recording process as you read in the control booth, we'll suggest modifications for each individual in terms of their reading, so each person will probably be reading the script all the way through, at least twice, though not without stopping. We will have a certain amount of flexibility here in terms of pauses, alternative renditions of a specific line, etc.

No actor will be assigned a specific "Character" but will, with some exceptions, read  all the lines. We will then extract individual's lines in post-production.

Additionally, since we want to allow our Audio Editor maximum flexibility, the script you will be reading the day we record will be longer than just the specific lines you read at the audition. The best way to understand the need for this is to think of a movie camera rolling. The camera rolls before the director calls "Action" and the actor actually begins to perform. The camera continues for a few seconds even after the Actor has completed his action. This is to allow maximum flexibility for the film editor.

Since he can't edit "dead  air" time, we use the process of expanded dialog to give our Audio Editor the ability to select "lead in and out points."

The above will hopefully answer questions that some of you may have about recording the voice-overs, if you are one of the people who are chosen, we will of course be talking with you about the above and other matters in the days to come.

Over the coming months we'll continuously update this website re; the progress of "The Pitch."