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"About Survivor 10 process"
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07-30-04, 01:24 AM (EST)
 
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"About Survivor 10 process" |
OK. The way it works is this and it is based on the paperwork from the survivor application, the survivor rules and Richard Hatch's words live at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut for the
open casting calls for Survivor 10 that were held by a local CBS affiliate. The callbacks will happen between the last week of July and first two weeks of august, but can be changed to some extent by the producers. They call or email prospective finalists. They are interviewing 800 give or take at the producers discretion. From those 800 they select the 50 whom will travel to California in September for physical and psychological testing. And there they choose the final 16. I would not sweat it till August 12 to 14th. I had 3 reporters interview me after my audition and got a sentence and a half in the local paper, but that does not mean squat. You have to keep in mind there will always be three hunks out of eight men and three hot chicks. Then there are 3 to 4 that fit other specific
demographics that you will either fit or not and cannot change on that 3 to 4. So if you are not 21 -33, you cross off those slots and then you know if you fit the other special demographics or not. And then there are about 6 spots left for
anyone to get based on what appeals to their selection people at the time. Maybe a set of twins, or a former green beret, a granny that rides motorcycles, an average joe or jane, you name it. Patience is the key here. Good luck to us all. Someone will get a call soon.
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07-30-04, 01:03 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
I do not know exactly there are no specifics on that, but the reason you get a call is to set an appointment time to meet with the person they send to each of the sixteen locations. Remember when you had to put a number on you video for which location was closest or best for you to travel to. Like for instance, mine is Boston. They call to set a time to meet with you about the ongoing process from there and they will give you an idea of how long before you would know if your one of the fifty or they may tell you there at that time. Mid-September is when the 48-50 go to LA for up to two weeks. I think that they started later than planned for filming on Survivor 9, so that may delay the selection process and finals a little. I saw the 16 or some of the 16 on another website and it appears that they were late getting all the stuff in order, but who knows. If it don't happen this time, I will do it again. I do not believe Survivor is going anywhere for another couple of years. The survivor all-stars finale had 38 million viewers. Why would CBS give up something that makes money???
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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07-31-04, 08:17 PM (EST)
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5. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Ok. Think about this for a minute. They might have done a theme
of a specific type of people, BUT a big part of Survivor is the fact that they pick different kinds of people from different walks of life and different lifestyles etc. Why would they completely change from what works? It is one thing to change it a little from before, but throughout the history of shows reality or fiction, drastically changing the formula usu. causes a show to go down, down, down in the ratings. And that sounds more like Fear Factor for a show to have fighter chicks and cocky guys. They would be better off to do couples and put them on opposite teams or things like that. I have not heard that and they did open casting calls all over the US for 9 and 10. Open casting calls are when local cbs affiliates hold open auditions to give people a chance to audition that cant get ahold of a vhs recorder or whom have disposed of theirs due to newer technology.
I don't know exactly how the interview process works, this is my first time, but the info on the cbs.com website under the survivor faq gives some information and in the application package it also states how the process works in general. I believe that they have the fifty people sort of in mind and probably a hundred others before they do the interviews, but keep things open in case someone really does not understand what they are required to do. In other words, some people really get as far as the second stage, or the interviews and do not realize
YOU HAVE TO BE OFF WORK FOR UP TO TWO WEEKS AND THEN IF YOU ARE PICKED FOR SURVIVER ANOTHER SEVEN WEEKS. Sorry I mispelled survivor. The three reporters I talked with were newspaper reporters and they were local. They were mainly interested in my props for my audition tape. I made a box for my spill about thinking outside the box and they found it fascinating. I don't know why, but hope it rubs off on the people who count.
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08-01-04, 08:35 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
It is not too late to get a call, from what I read they started actual filming on June 28. So if you add 39 days to that, you have to ask yourself if they have started callbacks yet because of the fact that Jeff Probst has been in the selection process the last couple of times and of course, Mark Burnett. I dont believe Mark Burnett is ever on location with Survivor unless there is a need for him, he is also too involved with Survivor.
It is my understanding that because of the hit The Apprentice became, he and the Donald became fast friends.
I am not going to think I would not get a call until Aug 15 or so because I believe that the actual time varies some and I think they put an estimated date for interviews on there so people will half expect it, but try to actually schedule it abruptly to keep the info from reaching the press or snoopers who want to spoil info. Some info they like to let out of the bag, some they do not. Why would someone watch if they knew which ones were already home and taping were still going on.
And there is compensation and it is scale similar to what unknown actors get when they get small bits and pieces. It is something that is called for based on a union scale. This is per
Richard Hatch. All players get compensation for their time on the island. That is also in the survivor info faq on cbs.com.
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08-12-04, 07:36 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
They did open casting calls. I went to one in St. Clairsville, Ohio. It was for S10. I heard they were in Texas also.
I went not knowing what it was going to be like. They had two huts with huge cameras. You sat on a chair in the hut and talked into the camera about yourself for two minutes. I had a poem about myself that I read which didnt last long. I then blubbered on about something cant even remember what, plus I was so nervous I messed up one of the lines in my own poem DUH!. So much for that!
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08-12-04, 01:06 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Don't lose hope yet, but there is always the next Survivor. Survivor 11, only I hope they do not do it in Canada. Part of the appeal of Survivor is the island idea. So audition again.
Review the videos of some whom have won and think of anything unique that is not too over the top that you could do in your next audition tape. Or tapes.
My daughter had a dream that I got a callback. We will see if her dream is any part of reality. But good luck cause you never know.
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08-12-04, 07:40 PM (EST)
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12. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
I feel your pain. I have waited by the mail box ALL summer. I am so bummed! SO BUMMED!
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08-18-04, 00:23 AM (EST)
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15. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
I am thinking up ideas for my video. I am going to start now! I am tring out for 11. I am not going to give up. So I am on the search for info for apps for 11.
Aint that some crap about the Passport being with the video. I dont want to spend 100.oo on a passport that I probably aren't ever going to use. BUT got to do what you go to do.
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08-20-04, 10:53 AM (EST)
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22. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Don't feel too bad. I bought a passport. I had one but it had expired a long time ago. So I had a new one made. But alot of people did not go and get passports. I did not have mine at the time, but did have proof it was on order. I also sent in a second audition tape I did at home and I did not have proof of passport because it went in with the first one, but I did send my old passport number and the info for the first one and the address and phone number of the place where I applied for it. So they may not look at that.
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08-21-04, 01:49 PM (EST)
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26. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Well, you do have to include a passport size picture and proof that you have applied for or have one and it is in the instructions on the application pages at cbs.com for the adobe acrobat print out of that stuff and at the casting calls for the local cbs affiliates you still have to have that. Here I did a casting call with the cbs affiliates at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and they took pictures for those who did not have one with them and the guy in front of me that I did talk to did not have a passport and said he was not applying for one unless he gat a call.
I also sent in a second one I did at home because even though I got off to a good start on the tape there, my microphone got knocked off by one of my props and I did not get to say all of the things I wanted to because it rattled me.
I would say doing up to 5 tapes would be ok, doing dozens and dozens would be useless and maybe make them mad at you. I would do 3 at the most. Just to increase the odds a little. I really want to do survivor, I could care less about being on tv, but I believe I could do it and be the ultimate survivor. I am only five feet tall and 41, but I look like a kid esp. when I am in shape and I am stuck with a kids voice which causes people to ask for my mom when I answer the phone (not funny) so I think I would be unique to the show as far as that goes. And I have been getting in better and better shape because I have been swimming over a half mile per day. I just feel it was meant to be some day I hope. Plus, I think differently ( outside the box) and that might give me an edge.
My life would maybe be the more challenging part since I am a stay at home mom, but I have lived alot of different places and I am very adventourous and am hoping to have this opportunity at that kind of money. And I love a good challenge.
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08-22-04, 09:57 PM (EST)
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32. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
You know maybe what we should do is write CBS and suggest to them to interview us and have us on as a SECRET alliance either on opposite teams or the same team but no one knows except those two people and call it mommmy dearests revenge. I used to live in the woods of Tennessee and was born in Virginia, but now I live in Connecticut having lived in this many places over the years: Biloxi, Mississippi,FT Meade, Maryland,Crete, Greece, Alamogordo, New Mexico, San Vito Dei Normani, Italy, Memphis, Tennessee, East Tennessee, Palmer, Massachusetts and Plainfield,
Connecticut.
I am currently going to compose a form letter and get people I know in some other states to sign them and mail them into CBS requesting to see me on a future survivor. If they will do it. The worst that can happen is they do not get read.
But if we could find an address where it has a chance to get to the CBS/Survivor Producer team, then maybe it would get looked at.
Also if two people did something like that wonder how they could produce an audition video from two different locations and combine it as well as do a separate one?
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08-25-04, 01:26 PM (EST)
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44. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Yes, I would use the same address, only I would do it like this.
Survivor
Attn: Producers/Casting Staff
2801 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
I don't see how it can hurt, but I don't want to tell you any bad advice. There is another poster on here that seems worried I might or something. I am just trying to be positive for anyone else that is applying. Why? Because it is not really going to hurt one's chances to encourage others to apply, and if you make a mistake or overlook something it does not mean you cant get on in the future. You just keep trying.
I am not an expert or anything and do not claim to be, but I actually can read and this "poster" seems to think that he is an expert on how to get survivor to call you. I wonder which survivor castaway he was. ( a little sarcasm) and now back to nice mode. Everyone has their own style to getting on a reality series and sometimes different is what gets their attention. Just not overboard or unreal. I go with instincts and unique ideas because it cannot really hurt. I will keep encouraging you and anyone else that gets discouraged as I will keep encouraging myself.
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08-25-04, 08:58 PM (EST)
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48. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
As I was saying prior to the "whatever" that went on on this thread. I would not worry too much about the passport error
you can't change it now, but you can contact the state dept and they will tell you "correctly" that a passport usually takes 4-6weeks and an accelerated charge for a quicker return is $60 dollars extra which would bring it to a total of $145, but that is if you opt for the quickie. There can be a difference of a few dollars from state to state or places that you can apply for a passport but the general cost for routine passport service is
$85. Passport pictures can be gotten at your local wal-mart, cvs pharmacy and probably Sears and Kmart as you must have them with you when you apply for a passport. You can get them within minutes of having them taken. I know it seems like a extravagant expense on the possibility of getting called for a Survivor interview, but they are good for 5-10 years. Maybe if you have a family member, or your husband wants to do something special for you and you plan to continue to apply for Survivor, maybe you can get your passport done that way.
Mine is good for 10 years or till 2014. You never know what can happen. I usually just make suggestions and that is all anyone can really do for a show like this. If you get the opportunity, I would suggest that you view the videos of some of the past castaways. Like for instance, Neily's was nothing special at all, she kept repeating herself. Helen's was kind of dull. Pat, the first grade teacher was pretty good, but she was kind of a dull character. So it just depends on what appeals to the casting crew at the time and what they are told to look for in the contestants for that particular Survivor. You can't let it disappoint you, once you convince yourself you can do it, then all you have to do is your best to get picked, but some of getting picked has to do with numbers and luck. You can't get picked if you dont audition though.
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08-26-04, 02:28 PM (EST)
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51. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Any of the survivors previous. They all have video clips and audition tapes except one. So you have a current passport? That is good. Sometimes it is hard to absorb all the data and info on something, but it is important to check it out because my guess is as many tapes as they get, they probably do have to eliminate quite a few who did not include everything. And if you go to an open casting call, they fix the package up and send it in.
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08-27-04, 01:15 PM (EST)
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62. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
Sorry Sparrow. All I know is that there were lots of people there that had not even started their passport process and they said if they heard from Survivor then they would get a passport started then. So they knew about it and did not do it. I was not going to take chances. But you never know.
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08-27-04, 10:15 AM (EST)
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59. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
LAST EDITED ON 08-27-04 AT 10:20 AM (EST)No, they don't give you copies to keep, but the people who sign you in and check your paperwork are supposed to ask; but then again the guy in front of me did not have his or had not even applied and they told him not to worry about it, that it was ok.
Either they wanted to just get him through the line or maybe if you get an interview call you can still be working on getting it.
And before anyone,(JohnMC) intervenes with a comment, I am just guessing on what that meant. But Sparrow, BooHoo, don't worry too much, you never know. And one mistake is not so bad. I went to live casting call also. That is why I did a second video. I had a great taping going, but I reached to get a different prop and it knocked my microphone off where the cameraman had pulled the cord too tight. It had gotten intertwined with his cords and off it came. I picked it up and
continued talking, but I shortened what I was going to say because I lost my train of thought. I am still here hoping and at the same time thinking of how to do a new tape.
I think doing a new tape is the best idea for several reasons. You can learn from other videos of other contestants.
It gives you a chance to point out any new things you want to contribute to your video. If all of your other things are in order,you can try to change what in your video might have kept
them from selecting yours. (Nervousness, mondaneness, over-the-top) If it was a great video, try to do similar. I would be happy to be in Survivor with either one of you because you don't get discouraged easily ,which is important when working as a team.
I know BooHoo,how it feels to go to a live casting call and not know why you have not heard or to know you might have made an error that would cause you not to get a call. But keep the faith. Like I said, you never know.
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08-23-04, 11:48 AM (EST)
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33. "multiple tapes are bad" |
I have a friend who sent in more than one tape. He sent in 5 copies of the same video. They called him back and said that he shouldn't send more than one. They just throw the rest in the garbage. Personally, I wouldn't want to risk having all my tapes thrown into the trash along with the wasted copies. One is plenty.If there is someone who is sending in a hundred copies just to try to get on, it doesn't work. If anything, it's only going to p1ss someone off, and if you do that then you aren't a good Survivor player to begin with. Rule #1 in auditioning: don't p1ss off the casting directors. (And if you think that a write-in campaign is going to work to get you on, check out Rule #1 again.) Also, you have to have a passport in order to apply. If you tell them that you will apply for your passport when you get the call, you won't get on. The passport process takes up to 6 months, which is why you need to have proof that you applied at the time of your audition. This means that by the time you send in your tape in, let's say, January, then by the time they leave the U.S. for filming in July, you will definitely have your passport by then.
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08-25-04, 02:56 AM (EST)
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40. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
Here is wishing you good luck in getting on Survivor. Everything I have checked has no indication of the status of S10
candidates. Of course, they keep that as quiet as possible until it is pretty much a done deal. I am waiting on the same thing and at the same time thinking of what to do for an audition tape for S11 just in case.
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08-24-04, 03:46 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
*questioning my own judgement in replying*Point 1 - Passports do take a long time to process. travel.state.gov/passport indicates that normal processing can normally expect your passport in about 6 weeks after application. When I applied for mine, it took 3 months. My spouse works for the government, and has experienced passports taking 6 months and longer. Sometimes paperwork gets lost, sometimes there is a backlog. Long story short is that if you are applying for Survivor, Amazing Race, or any show that takes you out of the country and requiring a passport, then you need to have that process going when you apply. If you don't, you may not get to leave the country simply because you were too lazy to apply for your passport on time. I mean, Gervase isn't even that lazy. Point 2 - Let's clarify what we mean by "multiple tapes." If you applied for, let's say, Survivor 2: Australia, but didn't get on. You make a new video to try to get on to Survivor 3. That's ok. Let's say you auditioned for S2 and were told they wanted to interview you again next time for S3. Don't do another tape. That's the final 50 thing (though it is more like the final +/- 50). Don't do a tape because you are already through to the final interview. Let's say you auditioned for S2 and didn't get a callback. You make a new tape for S3, and you make 10 copies of the tape, which you send in. You might send 10 copies to different sites across the country, or you try to send 10 copies to the same site based on your location. This is a waste of resources. I'm telling you that a good friend of mine did this, only it was 5. He received a phone call and they told him that only 1 video would be considered. So don't waste your time sending multiple tapes (in this sense). Point 3 - Who would send in an incomplete video? Didn't you check it before you sent it in??? Even if your mic came off, didn't you review your tape before you sent it in? I hope you sent the follow up tape before the deadline, and I hope it contained the entire 3-minute or less video. Otherwise, if I found out that some idiot had not followed the rules in applying, I would be of the opinion that the didn't deserve to be on the show. I would also hope for them to be the first bootee.
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08-25-04, 01:51 AM (EST)
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37. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
First of all my spouse is also a government employee of 18 years and we have all had passports. As well as 4 of his sisters.
To clear this up I would advise anyone to call the state department and ask for the usual time it takes for the passports.
Second, according to Survivor you should be prepared to know that a passport takes up to 2 months, as well as, any of the locations where you can legally apply. Third, the local cbs crew whom shot my video told me my tape was not incomplete, but if I wanted to do a second one at home that it was not against the rules. Richard Hatch, whom was also there in conjunction with promoting Survivor(you can check the Mohegan Sun website to verify he was there June 17) was asked the exact question, Do some people provide multiple tapes and does it increase your chances. He stated that it does not, but that if a person sent in a couple and one had any disqualifiers the othe might not, but that flooding the office of survivor with tapes might not be a good idea. So I would not be able to verify a tape that was sent in by local cbs affiliates nor what 3 newspaper reporters wrote about my audition prior to it being published.
Another thing is if you get an INTERVIEW and they talk to you and you do not make it to the final fifty, they do not reconsider you from the same tape you mailed in for the previous one. You must send in a new one per the instructions on cbs.com website.
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08-30-04, 11:41 AM (EST)
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68. "RE: Passports" |
Usually the regular time for a new passport for a first-timer is about or up to 6 weeks if they do not use the express or expedited method. There are exceptions in every rule, but the most difficult passports to clear or those of criminal backgrounds, esp. convicted felons with drug charges, traffiking,
and naturized citizens with any questionable background and in this day and time, anyone that appears on any government list wanted in anyway for questioning in terrorism. My daughter was a firt-timer and it took 3 weeks. Sister-in-law took 5 weeks.
brother-in-law approx. 4 weeks. But there are exceptions in every rule. I would recommend anyone who has their mind made up to apply for Survivor 11, work on getting their passport starting no later than mid-October just to feel safe about that part. Make sure you keep a receipt or a stamped paper from the passport official showing you have applied. Good Luck everyone.
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08-25-04, 02:01 AM (EST)
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38. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
The final 50+/- or to be exact 48 are the ones selected from the 800 to come to california for up to two weeks to undergo physical and phychological testing and other such testing per the producers discretion by their selected doctors. If your not one of those people, you are not a final fifty per the Survivor website instructions on cbs.com. OR 48 to be precise. In other words, lets say the city number included on your video package was New York and they interview you in New York and you don't get on, you are not one of the final ones in the contest. Anyone wanting to check this info can log onto cbs.com homepage and click on the shows icons and click on the info about applying and so on.
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08-25-04, 02:13 AM (EST)
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39. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
. If you have previously applied for SURVIVOR and you were a finalist in Los Angeles, please do not reapply. Unless you specifically notify us in writing that we should not consider your prior application and submission in connection with an upcoming SURVIVOR, we will be reviewing your previously submitted applications and videotape submissions for SURVIVOR. We will not consider any new application or submission you may submit. Second, if you have previously applied for SURVIVOR and you were not a finalist in Los Angeles, feel free to reapply if you wish because we will not be considering your previously submitted applications and videotape submissions for upcoming SURVIVORs. 2. Written application forms are available for downloading on this website. These forms along with the video submission must be received at the SURVIVOR mailbox no later than Tuesday June 22, 2004, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Producers reserve the right, in their discretion, to extend the deadline as appropriate. 3. A total of approximately 800 applicants will be invited to interview sometime between the latter part of July through early August 2004 (or as otherwise scheduled by the Producers) in person at one of the following locations: New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Francisco, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Miami, Florida; Dallas, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah and Green Bay, Wisconsin.. Producers reserve the right to change the number or the identity of the foregoing locations at any time. All travel expenses for the interview will be the applicants' sole expense. 4. Approximately 48 semi-finalists (the final number of which will be determined by Producers) will be invited to Los Angeles in September 2004 (or as otherwise scheduled by Producers) for final interviews with the SURVIVOR producers. Roundtrip economy air travel between Los Angeles and your local airport in the United States and lodging will be provided by Producers. 5. Approximately 16 finalists (the final number of which will be determined by Producers) will be selected as contestants to participate in this SURVIVOR program. Filming is presently scheduled to occur sometime between Mid-October through the latter part of December 2004 (or as otherwise scheduled by Producers) at a remote location to be announced. 6. All decisions made by the Producers are final and not subject to review
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-25-04, 01:16 PM (EST)
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43. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
Not an expert never claimed to be. NO one ever claimed that it was incorrect that you have to have a passport or proof of application to one. As far as a spouse being a gov't employee, mine has been a gov't employee for 18+ years, we have had passports several times and the state dept offers (oh, imagine this, a rush passport service for $60 extra dollars that usually takes 2-3 weeks) Also, in my husbands office is a former state dept employee whom did passport application processing. We asked them questions prior to getting our daughters for a trip to Europe since it had been awhile and her trip was within 2 months. Hers took 2 weeks exactly with the express method.
I just don't like to see people discourage others from applying. Sure, Sparrow and a couple of others I have noticed overlooked that important detail about the passport deal, but so did half of the seven hundred I auditioned with. My cutting and pasting was in order to provide factual information to statements made, since normally I don't engage in a battle of informed factual info with someone who is unarmed. You are a SEMI-finalist if you get an interview and they throw those away once they have the 48+/- contestants lined out for LA. They keep the 48 from each show. That is why they tell you to reaudition for the next survivor if you did not make that cut and not to if you did. And usually at a regular interview they do not tell you they want to interview you again for another survivor, they probably simply suggest you might get interviewed in another one.
My husband formerly worked in the intelligence field prior to what he does now and he asked why I bother responding to some of these threads when someone is negative, or wants to engage in verbal or literal combat esp. if they are unarmed. He also pointed out that what difference would it make to someone if you sent in 1 tape or 50. If it disqualifies that person from a chance to be on survivor that is one less person you have to compete against to get on. And if they have a write-in and it
affects their chances what difference should it make to a confident person that they know what they are talking about?????
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JohnMc 2679 desperate attention whore postings
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08-25-04, 04:45 PM (EST)
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47. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
Ok, ok, ok. You sound like you are heated up, and I didn't want it to get that far.I don't want to discourage anyone from applying. I hope that Survivor always has good quality contestants, and no more losers like osten. I'll say my 2 bits and then leave this conversation for one where people use punctuation and paragraphs in their written correspondence: 1 - Plan ahead, and either include a copy of your passport or a copy of your passport application.
2 - Don't send multiple copies of the same tape when you apply. If you want to use the same tape to apply for different seasons, then do it. But don't send 5 copies of the same tape in for the same season. They will get thrown out, and it's a waste of your time for making garbage, and you've also wasted the casting agents time by making them throw out 4 tapes. Peace out.
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-25-04, 09:06 PM (EST)
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49. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
No, I'm not heated up. But, hmmmmmmmmmm.............whatever.
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boohootoo 27 desperate attention whore postings
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08-27-04, 00:32 AM (EST)
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54. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
Ok I missed something, Can someone tell me what a write-in entry is??? BOOHOO
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-27-04, 10:28 AM (EST)
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60. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
That person was referring to where I said that I was doing different things that I think might help. There is no write-in entry. He is talking about where I said I had talked to friends, relatives from different states and they were writing into the network and requesting to see me on Survivor should I pass the medical and phychological. I cannot see it hurting, the most they will do is throw them away. They will not remember who someone is who did not make the final fifty anyway.
That is why we sign waivers with the applications that our video and app become the property of CBS and affiliates. Because if you make final fifty(48 to be exact) they keep it on file and if you don't they can destroy them without having to mail thousands of tapes back.
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-27-04, 01:02 PM (EST)
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61. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
BooHoo,
I see it like this. Each person is different and the appeal they may have to casting crews can be different with each person. This cast they have has one problem. Many of them have career ambitions in the entertainment industry which might be a negative on the part of Survivor. While there is nothing wrong with someone wanting to get air time to get noticed, it makes you wonder why they cast so many of these guys. One thing I can think of is they don't freeze up in front of cameras, but at the same time I don't think most people care about the cameras being there after about the first 6 days.
I would not send in more than 2 or 3 at the most and I would stagger them a few days apart, say once the next auditions open, one about3 weeks later and one a week before the deadline, just to insure being seen. But whatever makes it noticable without being overboard or same ole same ole. Like the top-lifting thing did not even impress the local crew here and several girls did it. And one guy even tried to display his package, but they told him they would not send his tape if he did. So do what you feel gives them the best idea of the kind of player you would be and would make you interesting and entertaining as well as a acompetitor. If you sing well, sing one of the songs with survivor in it. Gloria Gaynors I will Survive or Destiny's Childs Survivor. Come in on your tape singing that and then go into your speil about who you are and why you would make the ultimate survivor. Imagination without
excess is what I would guess works for many. Good Luck.
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-28-04, 01:17 PM (EST)
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64. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
Yea, but I think Mark Burnett of some of the production crew got Richard Hatch into that. He is some sort of nudist or goes to some kind of therapy and I think it was part of his strategy as well. You know it threw people off their game a little bit, at least at first. But it added "color" to the game. After a while, it gets old though and you just get used to it and it is no biggie. When we lived in Greece on the island of Crete, most of the beaches are either topless or completely nude, so after the first few times, it is old news. Plus, if all it is on the show, is someone flashing the opposite sex or the same sex, there is no challenge or competitiveness. That is why I think it is going to be interesting with Scout on there and Chris Daugherty and Chris Crittendon. They strike me as there to play the game. And Twila too. I am still on the fence about her. But most people who try to get on Survivor, are there for the cool million and if they say the are there for the experience, it is one of two things. 1) a lie or 2) they are there for the exposure of getting discovered.
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-28-04, 08:51 PM (EST)
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66. "RE: multiple tapes are bad" |
Possibly. What I am saying in virtually all cases the money does have something to do with it. Some people act like it is not important at all to why they are there, but somewhere in their motivation, the money is at least a part of it. I want to show people what I am made of, but the money is a big motivation and I am not the kind of person who cares about money in a materialistic way. I can give my kids a better life and take care of college. I want to be able to work with fundraisers and even after taxes, you could afford to come and go as you please and work for causes you believe in, such as: Pan Can(Pancreatic Cancer Association) AIDS/Pediatric AIDS, the elderly and the homeless. I can make sure that my brother-in-law does not worry about his family while he is in Iraq, too. As far as financial issues go. So I have to say it is a big motivator for me. I want to play the game because I love challenging games, esp. the ones that require strategies and sometimes thinking that other people would not guess. You know. But people who are there to play the game, usually put it on the line to why they are there.
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cuon10 473 desperate attention whore postings
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08-18-04, 08:53 AM (EST)
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16. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
You probably won't see any info on apps for 11 till end of October, beginning of November. Believe me I will be doing the auditions for 11. I am thinking of ideas for the tape, but not intending to go off the deep end like some of the others did at casting calls for 10 at Mohegan Sun. But you never know if you tried out for 10, you may still get a call. All dates are also
tentative as things may delay them from exact dates.
I also read that Mark Burnett also is only signed thru 10, but CBS retains the rights to continue the Survivor series and I am guessing if Burnett goes elsewhere or decides he wants to do other projects, that they have producers out there chomping at the bit. Mark Burnett is a great reality producer, but he is not the only producer out there either.
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08-14-04, 02:49 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: About Survivor 10 process" |
I just joined here, and unfortunately i can't even try out for survivor because i am canadian, or else i would for sure, i am a huge survivor fan, i have been since the very first one and cant wait for the next one, thursday are very boring now lol, anyways, i hope this is allowed, sorry if it's not, i have an online store, and i sell italian charms and gifts, and i made myself an italian charm bracelet of all nine seasons of survivor on it, and thought other survivor fans may be interested in this as well, it's 37.00 for the bracelet and all nine custom made charms, will ship anywhere, it's a good price i think considering what you would pay on ebay for all nine and the bracelet, or you can buy them seperately too, my site is www.giftsncharms.com if anyone wants to see.
A little about me, i'm 28, i'm a photographer and I do digital restorations, I also have the online business now, I'm a single mom of two girls, they love to watch survivor with me too, lol, and I live in Ontario Canada.
Good luck to everyone that tries out for survivor, I have high respect for those that try and those that get on.
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