Revolution YES / VIP Talent Connect / VIP Reality Project Foundation allow you to be the first to Be a Difference!

Be The Difference Contest
Speak your voice. We want to hear it.

Are you the next youth leader that the world needs to hear?
Are you in middle school, high school or university? We want to hear from you!

Do you have an awesome idea of how to create a better world?

Are you involved in a cool project that is making a difference already? We want to hear about it!

We’re looking for 9 extraordinary youth leaders and role models.

We’ll help you put your idea or project into action to get your voice heard.

Join our movement of youth activists and get involved TODAY:

1. Win a chance to walk down a Hollywood “green carpet” as we show our support for environmental causes.

2. Be the HERO for the day in your local city.

3. Win a FREE laptop, i-pad or i-phone.

Sign up and you could be one of the lucky 9 winners of the following cool prizes:

Prizes

Here’s what you’ll win:

1. Be the HERO for the day in your local city. A HERO means you will be honored by the mayor of your city and you will be awarded in front of your school.

2. Have articles written about you and you may be chosen to be interviewed by one or more of your local television and radio stations.

3. Interviewed for our behind the scenes documentary for Revolution 9, a documentary feature film that follows nine of today’s most influential celebrity role models as they role up their sleeves for their favorite causes.

4. Get to interview YOUR favorite celebrity who supports a cause just like you. You tell us who you’re favorite hero is and why and we’ll make the introduction.

5. FREE laptop, i-pad or i-phone.

6. A seat on the Youth Advisory Board with other extraordinary youth from around the world

7. On location with the Revolution 9 documentary feature film crew and be the star for the day

8. Have lunch with your favorite celebrity

9. Back stage passes to concerts

10. Get flown into Los Angeles for a large event announcing your HERO status with tons of celebrities and other extraordinary youth Highlighted on the Revolution YES site as a HERO in your city and more…

Sign-Up

Here’s what to do to sign-up. Follow the nine questions in our contact section. Or not. Do it YOUR way. Unique to YOU. We don’t want to tell you how to do it because we know you have the answers. You can upload a video on youtube or write a story about it and post it on our blog.

VIP Talent Connect and VIP Reality Project are pleased to announce our alliance and commitment to Revolution YES Foundation and the Search for 9 Extraordinary Youth to serve on the Youth Advisory Board Celebrating Youth Role Models & Activists.

About Revolution Yes Advisory Board:

It’s celebration time cruising along the famous RMS Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, CA with other like-minded friends who are effecting positive change in the world. Party on with us and be honored by celebrities who are also hero’s at our Revolution YES Youth Award Ceremony. Do you want a chance to win a seat on the Revolution YES Youth Advisory Board? Well, we’re looking for you and we know you are out there.

You would be part of something fun, exciting and a place to meet other youth your age who have something to say to the rest of the world. Something important. Something bold. Your voice. We’re currently looking for 9 incredible youth from around the world (ages 12-28) who are leaving their legacy. That would be middle school, highschool and university levels. We want to celebrate you as the new leadership, paying it forward for generations to come. Are you the next one?

What do you get by sitting on our Youth Advisory Board?

1. Special award at the Revolution YES Award Ceremony June 19 kick-off on the RMS Queen Mary Ship in Long Beach, CA hosted by the 2010 World Arts Olympus.

2. Photos with famous celebrities who will be honoring award winners at the Revolution YES Award ceremony on the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, CA.

3. You get to be a part of an online TV series following youth heroes around the world.

4. Have articles written about you and you may be chosen to be interviewed by one or more of your local television and radio stations.

5. Back stage passes to concerts

6. Be on location with the Revolution 9 crew documentary feature film crew and be the star for the day

7. Be Interviewed for our behind the scenes documentary for Revolution 9, a documentary feature film that follows nine of today’s most influential celebrity role models as they role up their sleeves for their favorite causes.

To submit click on sign-up now and schedule a interview!

To visit Revolutionary YES Click Here!

What does it take to be Miss America 2010? VIP Reality Project knows the answer.
Caressa Cameron (born c. 1987) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010. Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia. She won the Miss Virginia title on June 28, 2009 having previously competed for that title three times. In prior competitions she had placed first runner-up in 2008 and second runner-up in 2007 and 2006. In addition to competing at Miss Virginia, Cameron placed 2nd runner-up to Tori Hall at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005 and 2nd runner-up to Amber Copley at Miss Virginia USA 2006. On January 27, 2010, she won a $2,000 scholarship in winning the Preliminary Talent competition in vocal pop.
On January 30, 2010, she won the Miss America 2010 pageant held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. She won a $50,000 scholarship, beating out 52 other contestants, and became the third Miss Virginia to win the national title.
She is 5 foot 4 inches, and wears a size 7 shoe.Cameron is the eighth African American woman to win the prestigious title. The first African American woman to win the title was Vanessa L. Williams in 1984, who was then followed by Suzette Charles who is biracial with African American heritage. Cameron is the first African American among the three Miss Virginia winners to be crowned Miss America.

The VIP Talent Connect crowd had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and interview Ivanka Trump at the 140 conference in NYC. The upcoming interview will be available on the next episode of VIP NYC. It is definitely something you want to check out.

Ivanka Maria Trump is an American businesswoman, socialite, heiress, and fashion model. The daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump, she is Executive Vice President of Development & Acquisitions at The Trump Organization. Before joining the family business she worked for Forest City Enterprises,[2] and joined forces with Dynamic Diamond Corp., a diamond trading company sightholder, to design and introduce a line of jewelry at the brand’s first flagship retail store called ‘Ivanka Trump’ on Madison Ave.

Great job to everyone at the VIP Reality Project.

It was a pleasure for the VIP Reality Project team to sit down and everyone to meet and be inspired by Ann Curry at the NYC 140 Conference. We are really looking forward to what was an amazing interview between Ann and Josh Harris who happens to be on the Board of directors of VIP Talent Connect.

Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American television news journalist and news anchor on NBC’s morning television program Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. Along with Lester Holt, she is the primary substitute for Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News.

Curry is known for her international reporting of major stories, filing stories from places such as Baghdad, Sri Lanka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Albania, and Darfur. Curry hosted NBC’s primetime coverage and highlights of the Live Earth concerts on July 7, 2007 and also contributed with interviews for the special with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Al Gore. Curry reported from the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001, and had an exclusive interview with General Tommy Franks. She reported from Baghdad in early 2003, and then from the USS Constellation as the war in Iraq began. Ann was also the first network news anchor to report from inside the Southeast Asian tsunami zone in late 2004.

Lisa Schneiderman began her publicity career in 1994 representing high profile authors, many of whom where NY Times best-seller status. She then founded Schneiderman Public Relations,an entertainment/cause-related boutique agency in 1998, managing social and humanitarian causes and large-scale celebrity events. Through the span of her career, evoking social change through positive messaging has always been a common theme.

In 2003, Schneiderman Public Relations merged with the legendary and late Hollywood publicist, Lee Solters of Solters & Digney (whose career spans 50 years building the careers of the most revered stars of our time, including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg).

As Executive Vice President, she expanded her “red carpet” and “VIP room” experience with celebrities such as Halle Barry, Oprah, Diana Ross, Faith Hill, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pierce Brosnan and many more. Lisa’s clients have included Vanity Fair Pre-Golden Globe Party; Nike and the Clear Channel. She has publicized music stars such as Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Billy Idol, Tone Loc, L. L. Cool Jay, Young MC and Tyrese, as well as American Idol stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Justine Guarini. She has also placed many on the national media circuit including two client spots on Oprah.

As an entertainment/cause-related publicist and brand expert for 16 years, Lisa has built the careers and re-branded some of the world’s most prominent cultural creatives. She helps to bring the meaning of their work into focus so that others may benefit from the work they offer.

On a personal note, Lisa is best known for her activism and the equality of human justice. As a children’s advocate for over two decades, Lisa served on the board of “Global Partners for Youth” as the Marketing Chair and a mentor/coach volunteer “Committed Partners for Youth”, an international mentoring program servicing at-risk youth. She has produced and directed the promotional video, At-Risk Youth of America and currently has several children’s projects in development including a global peace project and she is producing/directing a documentary highlighting celebrity positive role models that will inspire youth about the importance of making a difference. She, along with her two sisters have three children’s CD’s on the market with the OyBaby series and That Baby project. Lisa is a sought after publicity consultant/coach, speaker and filmmaker.

VIP Talent Connect Danielle Guldin and Victoria T. meet with Corbin Bleu in honor of his Broadway appearance in the hit show “In The Heights”. Corbin Bleu is best known for his roles in the High School Musical film series and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. Congratulations Danielle and Victoria on always making the connections with VIP Talent Connect. If you would like to meet Corbin Bleu at our next VIP Talent Connect event then sign-up today!

VIP | NYCExecutive Producer Robert Galinsky, Director/Producer Benedict Hadley, and Photographer Collis Torrington bring the Inner Workings of Talent Networking Agency “VIP TALENT CONNECT” to Web 3.0 With a New Reality-based Experience: “VIP/NYC”
PRESS RELEASE HERE

The first live “VIP/NYC” shoot kicks off this Saturday with a mega-event featuring a meet and greet and interactive keynote speeches, with an exciting group of entertainment industry tastemakers and personalities from Broadway to Feature Film to Hip-Hop to TV and more! This Saturday brings attendees and talent together for an unprecedented launch of “VIP/NYC.”
“VIP/NYC” encompasses the day-to-day events of “VIP TALENT CONNECT” with an amalgam of user-generated content, high-art-styled visuals and diverse locations throughout the tri-state area, all seamlessly strung together into one engaging five-minute segment. “VIP/NYC” captures the look and feel of the Empire State and the struggle of the quintessential aspiring NYC actor, singer, model and dancer.

Reality Project Follow Link to see video.

Come join us this Saturday for the “VIP/NYC” kickoff event featuring:

Music:
Kobie Brown – Senior Director, Music Licensing & Business Affairs, Sony
Darren Beckett – Drummer from “The Killers”
Emilie Suman – Top-selling recording artist from Paris
Bonz Malone – Actor, Hip-Hop Historian and Producer
Randy Jones – Founding member, The Village People

Broadway:
Stephen DeAngelis – VP, Gray Advertising
Mark Schoenfeld – Creator of the Broadway musical “Brooklyn”
Jodi Katz – Trans-Siberian Orchestra, “Hannah Montana” backup singer

Film/TV:
Richard Stratton – Producer/Writer of “SLAM,” creator of Showtime TV’s “Street Time,” editor-in-chief of “High Times Magazine”
Ali Houssanni – Director, featured in Whitney Biennial and has recently worked with Johnny Depp, Isabella Rossellini and Brad Pitt
Patrick Quagliano – Stella Adler Studios

Modeling:
Kalyn Hemphill – Winner, “Project Runway”
Nole Marin – Judge of America’s Next Top Model
Terri Bostaji – Manager, Wilhelmina Kids
Monica Diaz – FORD Modeling Agency
Fuji Ruiz – New Faces Director, Wilhelmina Models
Erica Moran – Model and Talent, BMG

LISTEN HERE

Co-Writer Sought for Screenplay in NYC!

I’ve been working in production in New York for over ten years and
have recently begun developing my own projects under my company
banner, Notable Features, alongside my role as Vox3 Films’ Head of
Production.

Last year I applied for the Sundance Creative Producing Grant and made
to the last round before getting nixed This year I will reapply with
this project. Specifically, I am hoping to bring on another
Writer/Co-Producer who can give a meaningful and credible voice to one
of the two main characters in the story, as well as be a creative and
logistical partner in fleshing out the role of Harlem, a central
location and in my view, also a key “character”.

Without such a partnership, the credibility and depth of this story
will certainly fall short.

Over the past year I have been working on a dramatic character piece
that will be shot on a shoestring budget in Manhattan. HARMONY
(working title) is the story Lena, a troubled young Russian emigrant
who goes adrift in New York City after the elderly woman she cares for
suddenly dies.

The film, inspired by the highly publicized case of a woman who
underwent a dissociative fugue in New York in 2009, should possess a
dreamlike quality, focusing on the details of New York as seen through
Lena’s eyes. She will bring the perspective of an outsider freed from
societal dictates. In her enchanted New York City, intimate and
unlikely relationships form out of this newfound liberation. She
eventually finds her way to Harlem and there befriends T.K., a single
father trying to make a living for his young son as an ambulette
driver. Lena eventually falls for T.K. after discovering his innate
talent as a spoken word poet. She helps T.K. prepare for a live
performance that is supposed to be broadcast. Soon after, she sees
the possibility of T.K. reuniting with his son’s mother and she
realizes that she has no place in his makeshift family.

I have a screenwriter on board (Ivan Weiss) and a Director (Tatia
Pilieva). I’ve known and worked with Tatia a number of times in the
past, and she, an immigrant from the Republic of Georgia, will bring a
personal voice to this project.

I would very much appreciate you forwarding this blog entry to anyone who
may be interested in meeting with me. I have a long treatment that I
can forward to anyone who is interested.

Thank you in advance for your help.

All best,

Jenny Schweitzer
jlschweitzer@earthlink.net

Shark Tank
The producers of the new ABC reality series Shark Tankare on a nationwide search to discover the next successful – and possibly wealthy – entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators and innovators. In each episode, budding entrepreneurs are given the unprecedented chance to make their business ideas come true. The show will premiere over the summer following the special 10th anniversary primetime return of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

If you have an existing business that needs a financial injection or feel you have a lucrative business idea but just can’t seem to secure the financial backing to get it off the ground, then Shark Tank is just the show for you. Casting is looking for aspiring entrepreneurs who can pitch their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds. If selected, five real-life, tough investors could be willing to part with their own hard-earned cash and give you the funding you need to jumpstart your idea. But the investors, also known as Sharks, aren’t just out to invest; they too have a goal – to own a piece of your next big idea.

Your business idea should be top-notch and something the Sharks will really want to sink their teeth into and might even spark a bidding war between them. Who knows – you could be the fortunate entrepreneur who gets the Sharks to reveal the true level of their interest and bid up the price of your investment!

EMAIL US AT: SharkTankCasting@yahoo.com
Please include your name, age, contact info, a recent photo, and a brief, NON-CONFIDENTIAL description of your idea. Good luck.

LISTEN TO DAYMOND JOHN ON ROBERTGALINSKY’S REALITYWANTED TO GET SOME MORE INSIGHT

Audition Stategies is BACK!
Audition Strategies: an Actor’s Workshop from a Producer’s perspective

Join us in the widely popular Audition Workshop!

When Sean Young, donning a leather costume, mask, and a whip, stormed into the studio demanding an audition for the role of Catwoman in Batman Returns, director Tim Burton hid under his desk.
Case-in-point: Persistence vs Pestering

When asked to read for a role, Shelly Winters once slammed down her two Oscars and asked the casting director, “Ya still want me to audition?” She got the part.
Case-in-point: Confidence vs Cockiness

The night before his audition, Mel Gibson got a broken nose and disconnected jaw in a bar brawl. Director George Miller loved the look and cast him as Mad Max.
Case-in-point: Looking the Part vs Being Yourself

AUDITION STRATEGIES is a one-day, intensive workshop for actors who want to learn simple and effective techniques, facts, and tips that will get them the parts they want.

Who Should Attend: Aspiring actors who have talent, passion, discipline, and even agents, but hit a wall every time they audition, never able to pinpoint exactly what goes wrong.

Why This Class: This workshop is NOT an acting class. It is not conducted by an acting teacher, a coach, an agent or even a casting director. Instead, it is conducted by the casting DECIDER, aka the producer/director. He is the one who actually sees what mistakes actors make and knows the dos and don’ts of auditioning.

What You Learn: In this 1-day, intensive, hands-on workshop, actors will go through each step of the audition process and learn fast, simple and effective ways to build your portfolio, your confidence, and your chance to get the part. Participants will quickly become adept at handling real-world situations through lectures, Q&A’s, and demonstrations, providing them with the tips and tricks necessary to capture the audience- the Producer

For more info visit our website solarnyc.com/auditionworkshop

Audition Strategies Workshop runs on 2/06/10 (Saturday), 10:30 am-1:30 pm.

Where:
Solar Productions
632 Broadway
New York, NY 10012

To Register:
Please email solarvideofilm@gmail.com with your name, contact info, and acting experience.
$50 General Registration
$45 Early Birds Specials. Register before 1/25/10
$40 Students with Valid ID
Pay by check, cash, or send payment via paypal.com to solarvideofilm@gmail.com

Contact Us:
Tel: 212-473-3040
Fax: 212-473-3091
solarvideofilm@gmail.com

“Robert, we have an open slate to cast whoever we want… for whatever we want or need. Anyone that you might be able to send along, I would 100% guarantee that they get face time.” Producer Director “Rock In A Hard Place”

“Rock In A Hard Place” – A series that features eccentric employees, wild musicians and the larger than life club-owning Frank Pallet, all under the same sun operating a rock theater, dance club, multiple bars, and a restaurant. An original reality series, that chronicles the “actions, adventures and mischief” inside the legendary Chance Theater complex in Poughkeepsie, NY – as well as all the behind the scenes antics involved with putting on shows with national recording artists. The cast of the show is an assorted bag of personalities; from the owner-manager sexual tension relationship, to the blistering performers, to the misfit employees (including an quiet endearing all around guy and a hot-headed bouncer), the city PD, sexy club goers and the mob all of whom join together to turn this aged complex into the city’s place to be for a good time….oh, yeah, it’s haunted too… //////////

On Friday 02/05 we are filming with the bands Five Finger Death Punch and Shadows Fall. They will encompass live performance footage and backstage/tour bus debauchery.

We are poising this for potential, subsequent seasons, casting, i.e.: Rock In A Hard Place-Poughkeepsie, next season Rock In A Hard Place-Miami, next season, next city…

Please email Daniel.Bucci@comcast.net or Robert Niebrzydowski at loveactingalways@yahoo.com for more info!

Casting – Female Host, NY Web Based Pilot Project
deadline date is FEB 1.
Casting – Female Host – Web based Project Sci-Fi entertainment/news format

Seeking a dynamic FEMALE, witty, 20-30, very attractive, NY based, to host a PILOT for a web based sci-fi entertainment show. Must have on-camera, theatre or improv experience, think quick on her feet, conduct natural on-the-spot interviews, and can “speak Geek”. “Geek” meaning knowledge of comics, science fiction/fantasy/horror is preferred and a huge plus.

Know the difference between a lightsaber and a phaser? A Hobbit and a Hutt? Then this gig is for you.

One day shoot in NYC, around mid February
Rate for Pilot shoot: $350 for the day
Audition date: on or around Friday January 29th in NYC, by appointment only

Non-jurisdictional project

To Submit – email Headshot and Resume (any link to website and reel) and describe your knowledge and passion for the Sci-Fi world to citycasting@gmail.com

please only submit once. deadline Feb 1. do not submit in multiple places if you see this posting online.

You are cordially invited to the hilarious new comedy When Joey Married Bobby opening February 6, 2010 at Theatre 80 St. Marks Place.

“When Joey Married Bobby”, starring Lady Bunny, two-time S.A.G.Award Nominee Tina McKissick and introducing former Detroit Tiger Pitcher Matthew Pender as Joey, opens February 6, 2010 for an open-ended run at Off-Broadway house Theatre 80 St. Marks, between 1st & 2nd Avenues.

From the comic mind of GLAAD Award winning playwright, William Wyatt (Peachtree Battle, A Sunday Afternoon At Loehmans, The Limousine Ride and Veranda) comes a tale about gay marriage in an ultra conservative household. Bright-eyed hunk Joey (Matthew Pender) has finally met the man of his dreams and ready to take a plunge into marriage. The thought of a gay wedding has Joey’s southern socialite mother Sarah Edwards (Tina McKissick) in quite a tizzy. Worried that the news of her son’s nuptials might jeopardize her chances of winning “Christian of the Year,” Sarah stops at nothing to protect her name, image and reputation. The legendary Lady Bunny co-stars in the play as the power-wielding, Baptist Minister’s Wife, Charity Divine.

Website: www.WhenJoeyMarriedBobby.com

The play opens February 6, 2010 for an open ended run at
Theatre 80 St. Marks – 80 St. Marks Place (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
www.theatre80.org
Subway: N, R, W to 8th St – 6 to Astor Place – F,V to Houston St

The play runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.
There is a special Valentines Day show on Sunday, February 14th at 7pm.

Tickets range from $26.00-$30.00
Rows A-C: $30
Rows D-G: $26 All seating is reserved

Tickets can be purchased by calling: 212.388.0388 or by visiting: theatre80.org/tickets.aspx
For press photos, interviews and any other questions please contact SASi Public Relations at 212.675.4690 or at Stephen@SASiPublicRelations.com

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SASi Public Relations
212 West 16th St. Suite #1-R
New York, NY 10011
phone: 212.675.4690
cell: 646.246.6060
email: stephen@sasipublicrelations.com
website: www.sasipublicrelations.com

Free Screening of Examined Life

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets as filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Featuring Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwarne Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor.

Screening followed by a Q&A with Astra Taylor.

Astra Taylor is a writer and documentary filmmaker. She has taught classes on social theory, globalization, and the sociology of film at the University of Georgia and State University of New York, New Paltz. Her writing has appeared in the Monthly Review, The Nation, Adbusters, Salon, and other outlets. Her film work includes The Miracle Tree: Moringa Oleifera and Persons of Interest, which was an official selection at the 2004 Sundance, Rotterdam, and Human Rights Watch film festivals and won the Amnesty International Humanitarian Award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival. Astra then directed Zizek!, a feature documentary about the world’s most famous philosopher. It premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, is distributed in North America by Zeitgeist Films and the Institute for Contemporary Art in the UK, and was broadcast on the Sundance Channel. One of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces to Watch” of 2006, Astra currently runs Hidden Driver Productions with Laura Hanna, which specializes in intellectual, cultural and political issues.

Presented by DCTV & Shooting People
http://www.dctvny.org/events/examined-life
When: Wed, 02/03/2010 – 7:30pm
Where: DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street, NYC
This is a FREE event. RSVP required to rsvp@dctvny.org