In This Issue
Dear Members,
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas and welcome to the fifteenth edition of the Bettina Management Newsletter! Since the release of our last publication, the little stars of our agency have drawn the attention of various domestic and international clients in the business of producing television commercials, feature films, catalogues and more! This edition’s ‘Latest News’ section will bring you up to date with the latest in our talent’s involvement with the new Steven Spielberg produced television series, Terra Nova, whilst our ‘Achievements/Experiences’ section reveals some of the most exciting moments and stories shared by members of the agency. Towards the end of the newsletter, our ‘Jobs’ section features a list of clients that have made Bettina Management their agency of choice since our last publication.
Terra Nova
Impressed with his production of the war drama TV series The Pacific filmed in Melbourne, Steven Spielberg has been drawn back down under to film a 13 part science fiction series Terra Nova. The $150 million blockbuster follows the story of the Shannon family as they travel 150 million years back in time in a dying effort to somehow prevent the overpopulation, pollution and destruction of humankind through modernisation. Production of the series is already well under-way and expected to air in 2011. Bettina Management couldn’t be prouder of our talent that have been handpicked to follow Spielberg back in time! In particular Zoe Spinaze and Anton Immaraj have consolidated enduring roles in the series. Their experiences are shared in the ‘Achievements/Experiences’ section below.
Studio Bambini
For 25 years Studio Bambini Magazine has been at the forefront of lifestyle and children’s wear. The publication explores the latest in children’s fashion and articles relating to anything from room decoration to parenting/pregnancy tips and advice. The Studio’s latest edition celebrates the magazine’s 25th birthday and on the front cover? You guessed it! One of Bettina’s kids! Tyla DeBartolo’s mum was ‘screaming’ when she saw little Tyla with that big red clown nose on the front of the respected Sydney based publication. This is a great achievement, especially considering kids Australia wide were put forward for the same shot! Great work Tyla!
Northland Shopping Centre Parade
In late September this year, Sunday Magazine hosted the Style-Up Fashion Parade at Northland Shopping Centre. Run by the Sunday Magazine Fashion Editor Carlie Oates and Fashion Director Inez Garcia, the parade showcased new and creative ways to model the stock brought in by the new season. In conjunction with mature age models, Leyla Banusevski and Jack Irani were given the opportunity to strut their stuff in front of the Northland audience. Great work guys!
Zoe Spinaze - Terra Nova (TV Series)
Hi everyone @ Bettina's! Zoe Spinaze here of Bracken Ridge, QLD. I couldn’t believe it when my mum told me that I was called in for a casting to be in a Steven Spielberg TV series called Terra Nova... Omg! I was so excited!!! So far, I've been to 4 different locations & every shooting day was fun. Long trips, but it’s all fun. The crew of Terra Nova are all nice & friendly. They looked after us. There were lots of food & drinks on the set. They did my hair, a little make-up and I got to wear a new outfit last week. Sooo COOL!!! I feel like a STAR... even though I got a small part. For me... this is huge!!! The best experience ever. I can't wait to see what it looks like on TV. Thank you sooo much Ms. Anna! I can't wait to do more & more jobs like this.
Cheers!!! xoxo Zoe.
Tyla DeBartolo - Studio Bambini (Magazine)
Hi, my name is Tyla and I’m 6 and a half. I’ve been with Bettina for a year now and have got lots of work. It’s been really fun, especially the time off school for castings and photo shoots :) But there is one that stands out the most. When my mummy told me I got the job for Studio Bambini, I was excited but a little nervous too. The first photo shoot was in Darling Harbour at the Chinese Gardens and I dressed up as the Queen of Hearts and Twiddle Dee. I had lots of fun. The second was at a Circus. We got to meet all the circus people. I was a clown and the Ringmaster. I really loved all the make up and clothes. Mummy picked me up from school one afternoon and told me the Studio Bambini magazine was out, the one I modelled in. When I saw my photo on the front cover, I was so excited and happy. My mummy was screaming. All of my family was so proud of me. I love
working for Bettina and can’t wait for my next big JOB!!! Thanks Anna.
Cyrus Baird - Madison (Magazine)
At first I was too scared to hop in the dingy with Sarah because I thought the houseboat was going to drive off with the dingy, so my mummy had to be near me to hold my hand lots. When Richie hopped into the boat with Sarah it was very funny because he had to pretend he was kissing her and looking in her eyes. I laughed a lot at Richie because of this. The man who owned the boat showed me all inside it, it was so cool. I went into the engine room and the man told me you can go in it when it’s driving, but you might get steamed up in there. After that, I was really happy and had a very fun time with William. We had a yummy lunch near the houseboat on the water’s edge. We got to hop in a cool car and I was jiggling around and doing bunny ears while Nick was taking photos. Then we had to do the pretend wedding I got to wear a super cool suit that
was made by a man called Christian Dior, my mum said if I was older she would marry me because she thought I was very very handsome. I had a very fun day. Cyrus.
Anton Immaraj - Terra Nova (TV Series)
On the 11th of November my Mum was in the supermarket when she received a call saying I was chosen to be an extra in a TV series called Terra Nova! When I got back from school Mum told me about the call. I was amazed and excited. On the 12th of November I went with my Dad to the meeting point at Suncorp Stadium (my favourite place in Brisbane) we registered and had something to eat. We met lots of interesting people acting as extras. We saw some people dressed as futuristic solders. I was to be a traveller and a group of us got dressed and driven to the set. We were given a backpack, ID tag and a gas mask. We started with a scene about walking through the time-portal. The next scene was about putting away the stuff we didn’t need for the trip. The next one was about walking off the ship. It took 7 hours since we had to do lots of repeat shots. We were well looked after. All the
mums and dads were looked after too! I got paired with a lady traveller from Peru. We were driven back to the meeting point and we went home. On the 15th November we went to Mt Tamborine for the next shoot. We were driven to the set and did a walking part while some of the main actors were going crazy. The third shoot was at Skilled Park. By then I was pretty experienced and could help some of the new extras. I learnt lots of things and made new friends and would like to become an actor. I’m very thankful that Bettina managed to get me in.
Mimi Holmes - Peter Alexander (Fashion/Sleepwear)
It was really fun doing the Peter Alexander shoot last term. Mum took me there after school and when I got there I saw there were 3 other kids there too. A nice lady showed me the PJs and nighty I was going to wear. They were really cute. Then a man took me to the dressing room and he did my hair and put a little bit of make-up on me. He teased my hair out and pinned the front bits back. It looked really cool. We had to wait for a while and we were talking to the other kids and mums who were waiting too. I had to get dressed into the nighty in a change room then go on the set where the photographer took lots of photos of me. They told me to jump up on my toes and do a few other things. I had a quick change again into the PJ s and back for more photos. It was a really fun thing to
do after school!
Leyla Banusevski - Northland Shopping Centre (Fashion Parade)
Hi, I’m Leyla. I would like to tell you about my experience I had at the fashion parade at Northland Shopping Centre. I had the best day of my life at the fashion parade because people and the other models were saying good things about me and I felt good about myself. I felt like a real star and I loved it. They were saying good things about the clothes and catwalk and I wish it could happen again :) Thank you! Leyla Banusevski.
Following is a list of some of the TV and print work that our kids have cast for or featured in since the last newsletter: Sea Patrol TV Series, Metro Shopping Centre, Conergy Solar Panels, Woolworths, Sultana Bran, Lightning Point, Colour Bond TVC, Mother & Baby Magazine, Positive Parenting Program Workbook, Disney Girl Magazine, Holden TVC, Blue Yang Clothing, School Uniform Campaign, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Liquid Animation Voice Over, Hospital Maternity Ward opening, Coin (short film), HSBC TVC, The Scorpion Tattoo, Three little trees, Delfin, Marketing Christmas Program, Children’s Wear Website Shoot, Grandpa and Me (short film), Climate change Calendar, The Tree (Feature Film), Shopping Centre Advertisement, Frida and the Shadow, Dream Cradle (short film), Caravan and Camping lifestyle TVC, QLD health shoot, Fashion Parade, NRA Fashion awards, Suncorp, JC Casting
Sitcom, Pigeon Hole, Betts Kids, Play Therapy, Cash Convertors, Casting LitCom in house, Western Power Campaign, Burning Man, The Rag Witch, Sunday Times Footy TVC, Kangaroo Creek, RM Williams, Eight Degrees, Real Estate TVC, Cloud street miniseries, Young Dolly, National Broadbank Network, New Children’s Fashion Label, SAVE 6 TVC, Baby Double, ORS casting, Youth is wasted Music Video, New Doll Project, Contempovision films, Children's Youth, Stockland Still shoot, Carers, Deadly Woman, Green Kids Photo Shoot, Lou Aditions, RAC, RAV Roadside, Unworry TVC, Motor Show, KFC, How Much Do You Know, Weetbix, Brand TVC, Government TVC, Austar TVC, Sky Film, 3M TVC, Hyundai TVC, Sultana Buds, NRMA TVC, Toyota, Mink Pink, Best & Less, New Idea Cooking Shoot, Chalk Agency Photo Shoot, VNR DVD, Kellogg’s Sultana Bran TVC, LG mobile phones, Leather Republic, Tommee Tippee, Myer
Show, The good neighbour (short film), Kia Car Catalogue, Huggies, Cheerios Honey & Oats, Williams Shoes TVC, Billabong, McDonalds, Yahoo TVC, Mini & Miss, Rebel Casting, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Moose Toys, Target, Toyota Kluger Recall, Xmas Shoot, Myer, Mossimo, Lincraft, Offspring, Latina Pasta TVC, Baby Ray Offspring, Paul Frank, City Homicide, Nurses Recruitment, Claire Knight Photo shoot, NRMA TVC, Cengage Learning, TRU energy TVC, Designer Kids, Lightning Point, Cadbury, Lucy Offspring, Mattel Talent Auditions, Educational Books, Killing Time, Rockmans creative media, As the Bells Ring, Rodney, Spring Racing Carnival TVC and many more!
“Hi Anna, Montana got a huge thrill this weekend when she opened the Best & Less Catalogue to find herself in there. Then we received another catalogue inside the Sunday Telegraph, so that was a nice surprise also. I think seeing herself in print for the first time has helped her figure out what all this modelling is about. Thanks for sending her to the Neon Studios; they are always so friendly and nice to work for.” - Dearne & Montana Ritchie (Parents of Montana)
“Hi Lauren, We went off to "acting class" today and it was great. Alex really loved it, he is still 'practicing' the Skippy Peanut Paste ad. His Favourite part is "Mummy won't let me" with attitude and arms folded!!! Keep us posted on anymore classes and certainly anything that he could try out for cause after today I'm pretty confident he'd be fine (Hey I'm sure that's what all the mum's say). Just wanted to say thanks and as I said keep us posted on anymore workshops.” - Megan (Mother of Alex)
“Hi Anna, I’d just like to say how much I enjoyed making my very 1st TV Commercial (Peter’s Nestle) Billabong Spinners. Since being only new to this industry, I really didn’t know what to expect, but much to my surprise it turned out to be an extremely fun experience and I felt like part of a team with the crew. It was very exciting for all involved. I was put forward as an extra, but I was really excited when I found out I got the lead role, over many other kids. Anna and crew, thank you so much for a very enjoyable experience!” - Dean Arnold
“Hello Anna! I have been meaning to email you to say a HUGE thank you to you and your wonderful models (and parents) for all their hard work at the shoot on Sat 15 May. They looked fantastic and were so professional - we were very impressed with their talents. We wrapped on time at 4pm, so that was great. Many thanks again.” - Tammi (Sport Shirts Australia)
“Hi Anna, Just wanted to let you know that I was in Myer today and Jazzy was up on one of the boards in store! I was so excited, and just wanted to say thanks for all your help. We are taking her to see it after school, she will be so happy! Thanks again.” – Katie Hosie (Mother of Jazzy)
“Hi Anna, Shoot was great, Tate loved it!!! They were very excited to see he had Mossimo shoes and Mossimo socks. And the feedback was very positive. Said he did a fantastic job and loved his look. They said that they will email some photos .... which looked VERY cool.” – Karina (Mother of Tate)
“Hi Anna, Thanks for organising Indiana to go to the Billabong ice cream casting, she was so happy when she got booked! She had a fantastic day on Saturday and can't wait to do the next job! Thank you so very much.” - Vicki Garlick (Mother of Indiana)
“Hi Anna, Thanks for the opportunity for K-Mart extra work. The boys and I had a great time, even though it was extra work. It was very fulfilling to see all the various hands on deck to help make the commercial come together. We look forward to more of the same, especially for Joelle. I look forward to hearing from you for any more opportunities.” – Andre (Father of Joshua & Louis)
“Dear Anna, Thanks so much for giving Armelea the opportunity to be a fitting model for New Balance. She enjoyed it a lot and can't wait for another chance to come her way. She also received really good feedback. We are very proud of her! Thanks again.” – Mel (Mother of Armelea)
“On behalf of my son all I can say is that we had an awesome experience in Brisbane. It was our first time to go there, we had someone to help us through from the hotel to work place, I mean we've had a blast it’s a beautiful city lovely people lovely warmth, at work where Weang had to do his work, the director loved him and everyone as well. Weang and I enjoyed being there. We wouldn't mind if we could do it again. Thanks to Bettina for giving us this opportunity.” - Naima (Mother of Weang)
In rounding up for the year of 2010, everyone here at the agency would like to congratulate you all for what has been a very eventful and exciting year. In preparing for Christmas and New Year festivities, the agency both looks back on the successes of 2010 but also forward to the jobs that have presented long term opportunities for our members as well as productions to transpire in 2011, such as the Steven Spielberg TV series, Terra Nova, which is expected to air in Autumn of next year. Until then, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best of luck in the New Year!
Love Bettina xo
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