Answering YOUR Questions: Getting in Front of the Creative Team!

My gal Catherine Rogala asks: 

"As you know, I am on a quest right now to land the role of a life time in an upcoming movie. I have contact info for the producer and cd, but would like to also send my ships to the screenwriter and director. I can't find any contact info for them on imdbpro, only their agents. Any thoughts?"

I do indeed know, Catherine--and I'm so proud of you! (This amazing girl is giving her all for a plum role in the next HUNGER GAMES film. Check out her prowess here!) 

So here's the deal--there's definitely a chain of searching you can take into your own hands to get your footage/headshot to the right people! So let's start with IMDBPro, which you noted. 

-IMDBPro has their agencies and managers. This will be the last resort, so keep it in your back pocket.

-Time to see if they're on Twitter. Google their name "Joe Smith" + Twitter to see what comes up. The director had an immediate hit and the writer does not. No problem! Moving on! :D

-Time to see if they're on FB. (Check both fan pages and personal accounts.) And always ignore the community pages with no pictures; those are akin to wikipedia entries. The writer isn't on, and the director doesn't seem to be, either. 

-Check for blogs that they may write.  I couldn't find either for these guys, but that's okay.

So you have one Twitter account! Bully! Need more? Let's think outside the box...

What about their IMDBPro History? If they've been around for a while, earlier productions may have been with their own production company, meaning that the contact info goes to them. Sniff out their history and if the contacts match. Also, the director is the Exec. producer on TOUCH--what about sending to their production offices as a backup? 

Also, check in with any IMDBPro 'friends' in common--the director and I have one friend that links KINGS and KING KELLY! Not sure if he met him properly, but it's a shot, right? 

What about the Production Company? Chances are that the writer and director will be in that space a LOT throughout pre-production, so definitely target that solid place with a solid address! (Also, there are apparently *2* production companies...so you can target Lionsgate, also! "Director, c/o Lionsgate...")

And if you feel like you've exhausted the possibilities online...what about the phone?

Who could you call? You could call Color Force-- "Hi there, my name is Catherine Rogala, and I'm looking to get my materials to director so-and-so for the role of _____ in HG:CF. How can we make that happen?"

You could *definitely* call their managers/agents and ask for the most direct way to get in touch!--
"Hi there, my name is Catherine Rogala, and I'm looking to get my materials to director so-and-so for the role of _____ in HG:CF. I haven't had much luck finding his contact info--how open would you be to referring me to the best possible way to get these to him?"

You're on FIRE (CATCHING fire, you see what I did there?!), Catherine! Keep making bold moves and the universe will bring it back to you! 

Ahoy, Mateys!
Jen