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by BDV
Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:16 pm
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: britian does variety show
Replies: 11
Views: 10977

Re: britian does variety show

I read the comments in this thread a few months ago and at the time felt it would serve no useful purpose to comment. However, with BDV 2012 underway pretty soon I now feel compelled to respond to the earlier comments made here. I'd first of all like to respond to rlaight's grossly inaccurate and mi...
by BDV
Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:18 pm
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: Rip Off Report: The Extra Factory
Replies: 13
Views: 16123

Re: Rip Off Report: The Extra Factory

Wearing my 'StarsInMyEyes' hat I can confirm that The Extra Factory would most certainly appear to be con artists. They also operate as International Model Agency (supposedly based in Spain). They posted listings on StarsInMyEyes about six months ago and we quickly became alerted to the fact that th...
by BDV
Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:47 am
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: New talent show auditions
Replies: 10
Views: 10526

Re: New talent show auditions

Claret, of course it's your right to air your concerns - just as it's my right to defend my/our integrity! As I said before, nobody is perfect and the vast amount of work involved in setting up BDV (far more than we ever envisaged!) means that things can get overlooked, perceptions may not be antici...
by BDV
Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: New talent show auditions
Replies: 10
Views: 10526

Re: New talent show auditions

I think it's time to draw a line under this discussion. Nobody is perfect and the 'hoops' that have to be navigated in any business venture are varied, open to interpretation and misinterpretation, and easily misconstrued. All information about the competition is, in my opinion, clear and easily und...
by BDV
Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:01 am
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: New talent show auditions
Replies: 10
Views: 10526

Re: New talent show auditions

Hi Claret - I trust you will excuse my 'defensive' response which was made as a result of your sweeping generalisation that presumed Britain Does Variety was a scam. my comment "something you know nothing about" referred not to the industry but to Britain Does Variety itself. However, even...
by BDV
Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:36 pm
Forum: Castings and Auditions
Topic: New talent show auditions
Replies: 10
Views: 10526

Re: New talent show auditions

Hi Claret - I'm one of the partners running Britain Does Variety and having discovered your post on here felt obliged to respond! This is a large scale competition with productions at a total of eleven theatres around Britain. Do you have any idea how much it costs to hire a theatre? The cost of sou...