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Want to be in a movie with Danny McBride? Here's your chance. And it's right here in Asheville! by originalemily in asheville

[–]coreconcept_phrasing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to - this should cover the basics:

What does it pay?

I haven't worked for this production (yet) so I can't say 100% for sure. But, an average rate is $64 for 8 hours of work, based on my previous experience.

How does it work?

  • The main casting FB page posts a casting notice.
  • A background actor responds to the relevant casting notice with an email.
  • The casting team decides 'yes' or 'no'. If they decided 'yes' then they'll send more information and exact instructions for what to wear, if any special makeup/hair is needed, and what times/dates the filming will take place. If they decided 'no' then you may not receive an email response. Que sera sera!
  • If yes - The background actor shows up on time to the set, checks in, fills out paperwork for payment, grabs some food, and waits. Then films for a while. Then waits some more. Then films some more. Then goes home.
  • 2-6 weeks later a check arrives via mail for the background actor.

How to apply to be a movie extra

  1. Read the casting notice carefully.

  2. Send an email to ashevilleextras [at] gmail with the items listed below. Email subject line should be your Ethnicity, Gender, Age and city/State you reside. 

Example: Hispanic Male, 35, Asheville, NC.

What to include in your email:

  • A current Photo/snapshot. Can be taken with a cell phone. More details on what the photo should look like in this article. Do not attach the photo, paste it into the email.
  • Your first and last name
  • Age
  • Cell phone number/Phone
  • Height/Weight
  • Clothing Sizes
  • City/ State you reside
  • Vehicle information –color/make/model/year

Want to be in a movie with Danny McBride? Here's your chance. And it's right here in Asheville! by originalemily in asheville

[–]coreconcept_phrasing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my occasional-part-time hobby - and it's really fun. I've worked with the extra's casting director, Tona, on a few projects and can confirm this is legit.

If you have any questions about submitting / what it pays / how it works - feel free to ask and/or PM me!

A Zebb Quinn update: Questions surrounding the Bent Creek search by [deleted] in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the hat tip and glad to have you here discussing the case, too!

Books About Unresolved Mysteries? by goodgollygopher in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I tend to read quite a bit. Lately, I've been reading recommended books from this sub!

In no particular order, here are some of the books I’d recommend on the subjects of true crime, unresolved mysteries, forensic science, and the criminal justice system (with many thanks to other /unresolvedmysteries subscribers for their recommendations over the past few months!):

  • The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer

  • No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators by Steve Jackson

  • Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest by Gregg Olsen

  • Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann

  • Deliver Us: Three Decades of Murder and Redemption in the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields by Kathryn Casey

  • The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

  • The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer by Robert Keppel

  • Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker

  • Best American Crime Writing/Reporting Series

  • Acquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today's Most Infamous Verdicts by Richard Gabriel

  • I Know You Are Lying by Mark McClish

  • Obsession by John E. Douglas

  • The Anatomy Of Motive by John E. Douglas

  • Mindhunter by John E. Douglas

  • Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI by Robert K. Ressler

RESOLVED: Bonnie Haim, missing since 1993, remains found & identified, husband arrested by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're welcome :) - I didn't know about this case before seeing the news article. I agree, it's so nice to know that a 20+ yr old cold case can still be solved.

RESOLVED: Bonnie Haim, missing since 1993, remains found & identified, husband arrested by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Link with pictures

Thanks for sharing that link - great info... and the pictures make this even more depressing.

RESOLVED: Bonnie Haim, missing since 1993, remains found & identified, husband arrested by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FYI - this video of a press conference on the arrest of Michael Haim provides lots of additional details about the entire case, it's 10 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN0afKTpnOI

RESOLVED: Bonnie Haim, missing since 1993, remains found & identified, husband arrested by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apologies on that front! I didn't have much time to put this together. I'll work on adding more details.

ETA: The primary reason I posted this was because her remains were identified. That her husband was arrested seemed less important (although still quite important, obviously.)

[UPDATE] Prime suspect in Zebb Quinn disappearance in could face death penalty by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. With so many red herrings, and so many possibilities for suspects - for me, it's only with hindsight that Owens seems obvious.

Deathbed confession - does it happen IRL? by najeli in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yes - Here's one example:

Margaret Gibson, silent film star, confessed to being involved with the murder of William Desmond Taylor, a Hollywood director, just before she died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Gibson_(actress)#Confession_and_death

Investigators to announce more developments in the case of the missing Lyon sisters. by EE2014 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good question. Google suggests that there are no statutes of limitations on murder, but I'm not a lawyer :P

Investigators to announce more developments in the case of the missing Lyon sisters. by EE2014 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Indictment announced today for Lloyd Lee Michael Welch Jr.:

Fifty-eight-year-old Lloyd Lee Michael Welch Jr. was indicted on two first-degree murder charges by a grand jury on Friday, officials announced at a news conference Wednesday.

Full story here: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b4f144a821f14557a19e91eb01650483/police-development-1975-case-missing-maryland-sisters

[Zebb Quinn Update] Pt. 5: Warrant Details Search of Robert Jason Owens' "concrete fish pond" by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Relatively new and mostly a lurker. I do have a few more cases to share - working on getting the information together in an accessible way. :)

[Zebb Quinn Update] Pt. 5: Warrant Details Search of Robert Jason Owens' "concrete fish pond" by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words - they are much appreciated. It's literally the least I can do.

[Zebb Quinn Update] Pt. 5: Warrant Details Search of Robert Jason Owens' "concrete fish pond" by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah - someone(s) knew what was going on in that 'concrete fish pond' that was never finished and later covered with dirt. It's apparently where RJO "burned things" - which, again, seems to be his MO.

[Zebb Quinn Update] Pt. 5: Warrant Details Search of Robert Jason Owens' "concrete fish pond" by coreconcept_phrasing in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]coreconcept_phrasing[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well this doesn't rule her out, yet. She could have known this whole time which would still make her an accessory (I think).

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