Arturo Bandini: Director, producer and screenwriter in Los Angeles, California.

"It's a story about a man who is an opportunist to the fullest, with no conscience to stop his ambitions." Visionary Minds Production is casting for an independent feature film entitled "The Truth About Jarred". "The Truth About Jarred," is a feature film about people you come in contact with everyday, people who will turn your life into a casualty of their deranged callous undertakings. Welcome to the world of a psychopath... Visionary Minds Production is seeking to fill 80 roles for "The Truth About Jarred" one of them might be right for you. We are looking for men, women and children ranging from ages 10-70. No experience necessary. (The characters are listed below) There will be a casting call September 15th & 16th. Location: Sheraton Hotel 3549 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 A list of available roles will be available on www.thetruthaboutjarredfilm.com. Hope to see you all very soon! Please send all resumes and headshots to visionaryminds0711@yahoo.com by September 14th. For more information visit: www.thetruthaboutjarredfilm.com and check out the trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMjdpR-OQh4

There is some confusion about the Oscars and "diversity" that is resulting in some misguided hand-wringing. An Academy award (Oscar) is a PRIVATE film industry award given by a PRIVATE film industry group, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is given to a variety of talents, from actors to technicians. The Academy isn't a part of the government and is not public - it is not supported by taxpayer money. Therefore, they have no responsibility to the public to try to give awards to any particular race, sex or nationality. Nor are they responsible for promoting "diversity," whatever that is, in the film industry through it's award choices. They don't have to ensure that a certain number of, say, Best Actress awards go to African-American actors, that Asians are properly represented amongst the Best Sound awardees, or that a population-appropriate percentage of trans-gendered American Samoans get technical achievement Oscars for their mantlepieces. Saying they do is like saying Ebony magazine must feature whites on 50% of their covers, that Taco Bell must serve Haggis, or that Cat Fancy is anti-dog because there aren't enough articles on Dachshunds. If you are unhappy with the Academy write them a letter. If you don't like the Academy Awards show don't look at it. If a film's cast or crew doesn't fill your personal quota of blacks, whites, Canadians or fill-in-the-blank, (which seems like a strange way to approach entertainment), don't watch it. If you want more "diversity" (whatever that means) in films or think they are, by definition, somehow better than non-diverse films (whatever they are) then you may produce one at any time. No one is being stopped from doing so. This isn't to deny the strengths we, as a country, enjoy from our diversity (the normal definition). It's to explain how not minding your own business is making you unhappy.

MY TOP 10 NETWORKING TIPS FOR ANYONE! In addition to working in Film, Music, Branding and Public Speaking, I am considered a "super connector" by some folks I have over 135,000 people in my networks worldwide and each of them are equally important to me. So at the start of this year I wanted to share with you my top 10 networking tips that anyone can use. Every single day people write, call, text or post to me that they cannot seem to make solid connections, and to nearly all of them I respond with, "Tell me what you said when you reached out." Did you know that the most typical response is, "Well I started telling them about myself and my business and my reason for connecting." BINGO! Who cares? I created "The Art of Active Networking" a global networking event that's different, for exactly this reason. Most networking does not work and ours do! WE'RE ALL ABOUT GIVING AND HELPING EACH OTHER DO BETTER. I'd like to post a few tips here that should help you move past all the closed doors and un-replied emails: 1. When you meet someone don't say, "So what do you do for a living?" YAWN! NEVER ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN! 2. With each person you meet, find something to compliment them on and ask them about their day. GETTING TO ACTUALLY KNOW SOMEONE SHOULD BE YOUR GOAL! 3. As they began to speak, LISTEN. You would be surprised how few people listen. This is because you can't wait for them to stop talking so you can start telling them about yourself and what you do. READ THE FIRST PARAGRAPH AGAIN! 4. As you listen, think of people you know in your network who you can connect them with. Do not think about what you can sell them, think about what you might do for them. WHO KNEW THIS WAS SO SIMPLE? 5. Make a genuine connection! Learning about them, what they love to do, where they live, if they have kids etc is important. But when you are at a networking event you should be collecting tons of cards, meeting lots of people and not "wasting" time one one person right? WRONG! ONE PERSON CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. IT'S NOT A NUMBERS GAME. 6. After you have talked with someone, make the point to walk them over and introduce them to someone else. If any of us had any idea how hard it is for people to approach a stranger and strike up a conversation we might never leave our house. That's fortunately NOT my problem. I have never met a stranger yet, and I am comfortable with people. SO BE A GIVING CONNECTOR! 7. This relates to the point above. Take those insecurities, those stories that you are shy, intimidated, that you are just not a good connector and stick them in the back of your closet. Too often we get stuck in our stories of who we think we are. And most of the time we are wrong. Most of the time we are cool, awesome and likable. Trust me no one is worrying about all that. They are too worried about how they are being perceived too! YOU SHOWED UP, SO WRAP A SMILE ON THAT MUG AND SAY HEY! NO ONE IS JUDGING YOU. 8. OK Mark, fair enough, I get it! But when can I sell myself? Doing all of the above IS selling yourself, it is telling people you meet so much more about who you are. It is letting them get to know you, to feel comfortable with you, and to open up. Look, not everyone you meet is about the "Sale". That's you deciding what you want. And I often say, "If you come from need and want, you'll never get what you need or what you want!" If instead you are kind, practice giving and helping others, the sale will make itself someday, because you become the person others want to know, like and work with. REMEMBER, WE WORK WITH WHO WE KNOW, LIKE AND TRUST. SEE? YOU ALREADY SOLD YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU DO! 9. This may be one of the most important things on this list and the number one mistake people make. FOLLOWUP! You just met this awesome person, you took their card, you threw your card at them. But over 70 percent of people who meet someone at a networking event, NEVER follow up! WHAT? WHY? Oh your busy? Uninterested? Or are you sorting them into the "I need them or I don't need them bucket?" THERE YOU GO. SEE? YOU ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU CAN SELL THEM > STOP IT. JUST FOLLOW UP! 10. Finally, build a relationship! Any relationship that is not necessarily based in selling or business. That will come if you both want it but, invite them to chat, to coffee, to lunch, to an event. Of all you discussed take it to the next level, thinking of how you might help them do a little better with whatever you talked about. IT'S SO SIMPLE AND BUSINESS WILL COME IF THE FIT IS RIGHT! NOW I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU! I've created something called GIVE 4! Give 4 is about giving 4 hours a week to others in one or all of the following 4 ways. GIVE of your time, volunteering for a non-profit or helping a neighbor with something. GIVE of your ideas and talent, you're smart, so get out there and use your natural ideas and talents to help someone else. GIVE of your money, 1 dollar, 10 dollars, pay it forward, pay the toll for someone or guy the person behind you a coffee, or donate to a non-profit! And finally, GIVE of your referrals, we all have networks and we all know people who need referrals, who can you refer? BY PRACTICING GIVE 4, YOU WILL SEE A SHIFT IN YOUR LIFE AND IN YOUR NETWORKING! Make 2015 amazing, come to our events nationwide and meet my extraordinary network of over 135,000 people around the globe. Get active in my free groups and post up what you need also for free. If you would like to see "The Art of Active Networking" in your town, let's certainly chat. Remember, the power of us all working together is so much greater than anything we can accomplish on our own! BE WELL, BE CREATIVE, BE GREAT! Mark E. Sackett 415-602-9500 TICKETS, VIDEO AND TO LEARN MORE: http://www.TheArtofActiveNetworking.com ABOUT ME: http://www.MarkESackett.com

I just inked a deal with Martin Scorsese (who is a member here under a pseudonym, FYI), who will produce and direct two of my scripts. I have some freedom with casting so if you're an actor send me an essay about why you'd like to be in my film. It should be no fewer than 500 words.

Thanks so much for the connection Brian. 2015 is going to be huge.

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Hi Arturo. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 325,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

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RB

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I am looking for a Producer/Partner with connections to fund and produce a NEW Amelia Earhart doc, finally with the real truth about this 75 year old unsolved mystery. We have a script written by Carol Dow, author of “The Lost Flight of Amelia Earhart” supported by extensive research from The Lost Flight Group. A partner with previous shows produced for the History Channel, National Geographic, Military or any Discovery Networks would be helpful If they have a passion for exposing the facts about Earhart’s final flight, and her capture by the Japanese rather than the “crashed and sank” cover-up. You can visit www.lostflightgroup.com and click on the LFG tab for bios on our research group. Please let me know if you or any of your associates are interested in active participation on any level to help us make this happen. Soaring upward, Felix Girard