As some of you know ( and some of you may not ) my 16yo son, Seth, is an actor. Has been since the 4th grade. For those of you with kids, and are fortunate enough to have teachers that really care about their students.....listen to them.
He's auditioned for many roles, scored one in an indie movie that fell apart over financials, etc. Late last year, he was asked to put something on tape for Disney. We did....and didn't hear back until late Dec. His DFW agent told us we had to be in Austin in January for a callback. He nailed the part, and we stayed for a week so he could rehearse and film two episodes. A few months later, we were called to go back to Austin for two weeks to film 13 more episodes.
It's an interstitial ( short, 3-5 minute episodes ) called, "As The Bell Rings". It's a lower budget Disney production, shot with a single camera, few angles, filmed thru a window ( prop ), with 6 kids, about the stuff that goes on between classes in school. Based on a Italian Disney project called "Quelli dell'Intervallo". It's done well in Italy, well in Spain, Austrailia, but bombed in the UK because they changed the formula ( please discount all reviews of the UK project ). It's been advertised on The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and a many others.
During the premier of High School Musical 2 over a week ago, they started showing promos of the show. They've been on all week long.
So...if you have school aged kids from ~8-15, please have them watch the Disney channel on 26 August @ 7:25pm and 7:55pm CT ( 8:25/8:55 ET/PT ). If your kids like it, and want to see more, please, please, please - email/write to Disney and tell them how they feel!!!
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
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