| To: All of my weird entertainer friends who like to "show off" -- I'm putting together a viral TV show that features people who can do impressions and characters -- (like YOU, for example) and if this show takes off on the Internet, you and I and everybody can make some $$$ and find fame and fortune! (eventually) This is only a "concept" right now, and any participation that you may want in this is purely for "fun" -- this may crash and nobody makes a penny -- you can delete this letter if you want -- but, if you're a hambone like I am, read on and see what you think -- 1. BASIC CONCEPT -- These days a person can have their own TV network for free by putting stuff onto YouTube -- and the whole world can watch your show! AND there are ways to have your YouTube videos SPONSORED -- so that your TV show can actually make money! There are people making videos on YouTube and getting $200,000 a year doing nothing but that -- they get paid by how many people click the sponsor when they watch the video. So, the better your TV show is, the more people watch it, the more money you make. 2. MY CONCEPT OF THIS SHOW -- I like to do impressions, so my show would be a comedy format to show 'em off -- but since I'm a generous guy, (and want a good show) I'm inviting all of my friends who like to do impressions and characters to help out! Here's the Format: My show (tentatively) would be called, "Don's Celebrity Webcam Poll". It would be (in it's basic form) -- a "man on the street" interview thing -- except in these modern times, it would be going to people's webcams via SKYPE, and strangely enough, "celebrities", dead or alive just "happen" to show up with something stupid to say -- each "show" or episode would be about two minutes long. Maybe ten characters per show. The "famous celebrities" that show up won't be introduced by name -- the audience will figure out for themselves who they are. (and I won't have to worry about copyright suits) Each character would answer the "question of the day" with a funny one liner. Maybe 10 or 15 seconds allowed per character. 3. SAMPLE SCRIPT: (rousing title and opening) Don: Hi, I'm Don Mueller back with another edition of our Webcam Poll. Our topic today, "How are you coping with the recession?" Let me go to satellite, and check with our webcans across the nation, ah, here's one right now... . (a guy who looks an awful lot like Rodney Dangerfield shows up on the screen) Don: "So tell me sir, how has the recession affected you?" Rodney: "I wanna tell ya, Iwannatellya, it's really been tuff, ya know, tuff I say.....this morning I got an offer for a new credit card that was pre-declined...." Don: "Interesting, lets try this webcam on the east coast....hello lady, what do you think about this recession?" (Lady who looks an awful lot like Joan Rivers) "hey, can we tawk? It's awful, just awful, everybody's going outta business -- if I want another face lift, I'm gonna hafta use scotch tape, ya know what I mean? My New York apartment isn't selling, nobody's apartment is selling -- even the pigeons are carrying welfare cards...." Don: "I didn't know that, let's go to Iowa, the "Story Lady" is standing by...." (Lady dressed in a Little Bo Peep outfit) "The recession? That reminds me of a story -- 'Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water -- Jack fell down and broke his tooth filling...." Don: "wait a minute, that doesn't rhyme..." (Bo Peep) "yea, I know, Jack hadda sell his crown on ebay to pay the rent..." Don: "And now we go to our next webcam...." AND SO ON... 4. PHILOSOPHY OF SHOW: The emphasis here is on the WRITING -- which I'll take care of -- we want viewers to gaffaw every ten seconds -- that way people will want to watch every episode we've ever done, and that's what brings in the ratings and the $$$. 5. YOUR PARTICIPATION: Let's say you do a funny character or impression that cracks me up. I would put together shows in batches -- let's say I put 20 shows together. Let's say I use your character in 10 of those shows. I'll send you a script that I write with all ten parts on it. Each part would be 10 to 15 seconds long. You'd videotape it straight through doing all ten parts, I'd take your video and splice it into all of the various shows. If you're in town where I am, I could come over with my camcorder. Or you can make a video and send it to me. Or you can do it with your webcam and email it to me. Or we can connect via SKYPE and I'll tape it off of my computer screen. Whatever! 6. MONEY: If this show takes off, and the episodes actually bring in money, of the shows that you're in, I'll give you ten percent -- since you'd be one of ten people on each show. Let's say at the end of the month one of the videos you're in gets 50 sponsor "hits" -- and at 20 cents a hit I get 10 bucks for that episode -- you'd get one dollar. But you never know, a funny video on youtube can spread like wildfire and get a million hits -- if that happens, suddenly the words "living wage" come into being -- but don't hold your breath right now! This whole thing could crash and nothing happens -- so consider this as doing it "just for fun". 7. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU RIGHT NOW -- Write me and tell me what characters you do. And if you really want to impress me and increase your chances, send me a video of what you do. I'm just looking for characters that are funny -- it can be impressions of people living or dead. It can be your own original character. Maybe you have a puppet. Maybe you can just do funny people things -- make sound effects, make a stupid face, whatever. As long as it's "funny", I'LL WRITE AROUND THAT and "work you in". There's no "deadline" for this -- it will be an ongoing thing. I may try this for 3 months, I may do this for the next 20 years, who knows? I may do other video projects where I need character actors. I've already got one person ready and willing to do routines for me. The sooner you respond, the sooner I can work you in when I get roaring with this! I do about 50 impressions myself, but the show would get a little stale with just me in it, hence I'm open to other talent! Thanks for reading this! (written on 10-16-10) (send your letters to Muellerdon@aol.com) Don |
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