Dear Film, Game, Music and Entertainment People, Friends, Investors and
Fans,
WHAT: The Network Austin Mixer
WHEN: Wednesday September 30, 2009 - Speakers at 7 PM -- Network
Till Late
WHERE: Mother Egan’s Irish Pub - 715 West 6th St. Austin, TX
WHO: Everyone involved in film and media... and YOU!
SPEAKER: Donise L. Hardy, CSA – Casting Director
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362619/
http://donisehardy.com/
Our Guest Speaker on
Wed Sept 30 will be
Donise L. Hardy.
Donise began her industry career as an actor in San Francisco ! After
several years, she became a talent agent working for an agency
specializing in children. While an agent, she discovered Ross Malinger
("Sleepless in Seattle " and several TV series) and Taran Noah
Smith ("Mark" on "Home Improvement"). She began her
casting career by opening a company called "EXTRA! EXTRA!" in
1988. She began her principal casting career in 1991. After 3 years in
that market she then established her company in Los Angeles for 6 years
prior to moving to Austin in 1999 where she enjoyed 8 years as one of the
busiest casting directors in Texas. Donise has cast hundreds of
commercials and dozens of films and industrials during her 18 year
career. Throughout her career, Donise has taught classes, specializing in
commercial audition technique. Her classes are in high demand and are
recommended by agents and coaches throughout the state.
While working in the Texas market, Donise was one of the founders of the
Alliance Austin of which she is past president, a member of TXMPA and
Reel Women plus an active member of the Core Group of the Network Austin
Mixer. After a 2-year retirement, Donise has opened a new company,
A
CASTING PLACE, serving Dallas and Houston, and will open the Austin
office in July, 2010. Always active in the business, she is currently
casting a SAG feature film, "A MIND OF ITS OWN" in both Los
Angeles and Dallas and just completed casting a SAG Industrial in Los
Angeles. So join us on
Wednesday Sept 30, learn from a true pro
and benefit from Donise’s special insights into the casting process.
The Network Austin Mixer meets on the
second and
last
Wednesdays of each month. We have completed the move to Google
Groups, so if you know folks who want to receive emails about our Mixer,
please send them this link and have them request membership in this group
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http://groups.google.com/group/the-network-austin-mixer/web - and
visit it and our website -
http://www.networkaustinmixer.com - to keep updated about the
Mixers, our featured Speakers, links for information, networking, etc.
There is no membership required to attend The Network Austin Mixers and
no cover charge. The Mixers are open to those involved with or interested
in film, media, acting, writing, producing, etc. Join us!
Please pass on information about our Mixers to your friends and
associates in the film/media industries, and if you have a website
associated with those fields, please post our website -
www.networkaustinmixer.com
THE NETWORK AUSTIN MIXER CORE GROUP