Tobeseen news

Tobeseen member lands Presenter job with Legal TV!

The Legal TV studio is based in Birmingham. The small team at LTV work incredibly quickly and professionally, so there was little room for error When I filmed my first episode of "The Red Line". The main presenter, Dean Heely, also co-produces the show & really knows his stuff! He made me feel very comfortable, and went through the script with me beforehand, although All the links were on autocue, which made life easier!

Vijay, the producer was fantastic & really guided me through the interviews with the guests, suggesting questions via talkback and making sure we kept to time.

We filmed the show 'as live' and the hour went past in a flash. Dean & I got on so well and had a great rapport so I was delighted to be asked back to film a further two episodes of The Red Line.

Thanks very much to the team at LTV, and at tobeseen for another great opportunity...

Casting provided for ‘Moth’s’ - Test commercial

"I was thrilled to get the part in Francis Castelli-Gair's "MOTHS". The commercial was shot in just one day so it was pretty full-on!

The other two actors and myself got on really well from the word go which was lovely. Francis explained every scene, and was a fabulous director. The crew of 10 were also fantastic so it made for a very happy day.

I am delighted with the result, it's a great addition to my show reel!

Thanks so much for your support on the site. I am looking forward to more auditions."

Xanthe Bearman, Actress

To view the commercial click here.

KISS FM Shoot

Tobeseen has cast six dancers to star in a new TV advert for KISS FM. Auditions were held in London and attracted a fabulous group of talented dancers from backgrounds including hip-hop, breakdance, contemporary, ballet and belly dancing.

When filming commenced at Greenford Studios, we went along to get a behind-the-scenes view of the production and check out the dance moves. All six dancers took it in turns to freestyle on a rotating disc to a funky backing track. Filmed from every conceivable angle and under hot studio lights, the dancers all performed brilliantly and were super cool throughout. The footage is now being cut and spliced to create a seamless TV ident for KISS FM’s latest campaign, which is set to hit screens this autumn.

A big thank you to everyone who attended the screen-tests. And look out for upcoming auditions, details of which will either be posted on the site or e-mailed out to you.

Orange commercial in Andalusia ..

In July 2006, mobile phone company Orange filmed their big summer ad campaign in the desert of southern Spain. To Be Seen worked alongside Orange to select the final cast who took part in this stunning production. Read all about it at the Orange website ... www.theorangeproject.co.uk

Extras Have an Ice Time in Central London

To Be Seen background artists turned out in force this weekend for a Walls’ Cornetto advert shooting in central London. Our intrepid reporter Michael Dawson was on the scene and reports back on the making of the TV commercial...

It’s not every day that Piccadilly Circus comes alive to the strains of people singing "Just one Cornetto ... give it to me!" at the top of their voices. But then it’s not every day that global advertising powerhouse McCann-Erickson rolls into town for a big-budget production for Cornetto ice cream. On a beautiful spring weekend - first in Piccadilly then moving onto Moorgate for the second day - this exciting shoot was a lesson in the art of TV commercial making from one of the leading ad agencies in the world. What’s more, the cast of over 100 paid extras all found the job through To Be Seen.

"This was Cornetto’s big advert for the summer season," explains producer Francis Castelli. "We needed around 120 background artists at fairly short notice for the first day in Piccadilly, and about half that amount for the scenes shot in Moorgate."

So how did the extras perform?

"Fantastic!" says Francis. "It was quite a demanding shoot with a lot of scene changes. This was challenging for the background guys because they were being asked to perform a variety of roles. And it wasn’t just background work - they were singing, doing a fair bit of acting to camera and taking direction. I think they came through it really well."

I caught up with two of the background artists, Natasha Stokes and Angelique Wong, to find out what they made of the whole experience.

"This was my first ever job as an extra," explains pretty brunette Natasha, "but it was everything I expected and more. It was really exciting being on such a big production and I’d really love to do it again."

"The people were a real laugh," adds Angelique. "You spend quite a bit of time standing around so it’s great that all the extras got on so well. There was a real camaraderie there. And with everyone in their costumes, it was a bit like being at a fancy dress party at times!"

So when’s the commercial going to be on our screens?

"The turnaround for this ad is pretty quick," says producer Francis. "It’s going straight into post-production and should be out there in a few weeks time."

What kind of exposure will it get?

"Well it’s Cornetto’s biggie this year, so expect to see it running all through the summer. I think there’ll probably be a tie-in with the coverage of the football World Cup in July as well, so it’s going to be seen by a huge audience."

As the sun sets here on an intense day of filming, there are smiles all round and a sense of jubilation when the director cries "That’s a wrap!" While the crew packs up the gear, most of the extras wander off together for a well-earned drink in the nearest pub.