Complaint Review: Blue Screen Production - Nationwide

This is the information I got once I applied for a samsung commerical on Project casting site. -

I got an email from them later stating :

 Thanks for reaching out in regards to the upcoming shoot notice, it would be an honor to work with you. Blue Screen Production ; is into Fashion Advertising, Short Gigs/Film casting, Local Casting , Extras and Real People Casting , Crowd and Audience Casting , Taping services for actors and models who need to be auditioned for other shows working in North America & Europe, Toronto. Montreal. Vancouver. New York. Los Angeles, Florida. Berlin. London. Paris, specializing in Fashion Filming, Photography and casting / Advertising Filming and Photography / Automotive filming and Photography / Editorial Photography / Beauty Photography / Portrait Photography / Celebrity Photography / Studio Photography / Location / Catalogs / Magazine Editorial Assignments Fashion & Advertising Photographer / Art Director / Director of Photography / Creative Director. 

 And here we are again, calling for an upcoming commercial ad shoot to market collective new, Samsung TV for our reputable Russian based client (Ozon) who believes in fashionable life style along side with technology . 

About Ozon 

Ozon is one of Forbes top-20 Russian online retailers.

Revenue : $350 million

Founded : 1998

Website: Ozon.ru, Sapato.ru, Ozon.travel

Employees : 2270

Figures : 1.7 million air and rail tickets sold by Ozon.travel in a year.

 Ownership : The company was established by St Petersburg software company “RekSoft” and publishing house “Terra Fantastika;” but now the main shareholders are portfolio investors Baring Vostok Capital Partners, Index Ventures. ru-net, Rakuten, Intel Capital, Holtzbrinck and Cisco. At the end of 2013 it looked like Baring Vostok were looking to sell their blocking stake.

 Business : Ozon sells 2 million types of products online, and also acts as an online ticket agency and hotel agency in Russia. The holdings gross turnover increased by 150% in 2013 to $750 million.

 Last year : Ozon completed an integration with online shoe shop Sapato.ru, which has now also started to sell clothing. The company announced that it will invest $28 million over 2-3 years into a loyalty scheme.

For more information, please visit http://Ozon.ru

 The Commercial Videos/Photos Is For What ? The purpose of the commercial is to show the sense of family, community, and nurture using Samsung appliances, to be displayed on local TV Channels, online Media ad and Electronic billboards nationwide. Our obligation in respect to this piece of project is to generate some marketable commercial advertisement for the new Samsung TVs’, It’s very simple and works the same as any typical promotional or commercial advert shoot. The end product from the commercial shoot is TV channels, online Media ad, Electronic Billboards and Social Media Platforms that would convince the public to make Samsung collection a top choice among others.

* The event Date : Event Date 1 : Jan. 6th 2017 through Jan. 8th 2017 in case that is not a convenient day for you we can reschedule for Jan. 13th 2017 through Jan. 15th 2017

* Time : 10 A.M. - 3 P.M

* Nudity : No

* No level of experience is required. (Free Model Coach available upon request).

*Compensation : The Total money pay for the jobs is USD 7,500 (Tax deduct-able) and you will get $500 as your advance/upfront booking fee and balance of USD 7,000 will be payed immediately after the completion of the commercial shoot and this $7000 also covers for the right of Ozon and Blue Screen Production to use all your Commercial videos/Commercial Shoots made for our own commercial interest for the period of 3 months. That means Ozon and Blue Screen Production are entitled to use the produced shoot for advert work for the period of 3 months only and this will be backed up by a contract. (Advance/Booking ($500) + Usage rights and Services ($7,000) = $7,500

*Location/Venue of event : The shooting will hold at a rented studio in Los Angeles,CA or Miami, FL - (we shall arrange a suitable Studio and convey its detail to you unanimously 48 hours to the shoot date as part of our company security policy)

  We'll be responsible for your hair do, Make Up artist and transportation, except for your wardrobe/costume that will be shipped to you directly from a contracted fashion stylist in charge. Also, note that the payment for your wardrobe will be made available by us and your clothing measurements has to be forwarded to the fashion stylist, REASON being that, the payment for your wardrobe has to be made or billed to your Name/info as requested and acceptable business terms by the Fashion stylist, to ENSURE a detailed customization and label to be printed on your costumes. (Read this Paragraph again Pls)

  In addition, an advanced deposit/upfront pay of $500 shall be mailed to you to insure your engagement on the upcoming cast with us in line with our business ethics. However, you will NOT only receive a paycheck of $500 but also an EXTRA amount that you will use to pay for your wardrobe/Costume bills which you will forward to the Fashion stylist in charge of your Wardrobe/Costume along with your measurements, In other words , Blue Screen Production and Ozon will provide all financial materials as regards this gig is concerned and you don't have to pay for anything.

 Actors/Models may attend the shoot with their choice of Friends/Parents/Manager/Spouse/Guardian (maximum of two) and should not arrive audition later than 9:30 a.m. to commence make-ups and attend a brief introductory class about the proposed project and shoot starts by 10:15 a.m. This shoot is going to be fun as different acting characters maybe involved, which is the real sense of this project. Take the courage to participate in this paid and legitimate offer as we look forward to a successful working relationship with you.

 Final Note : we recommend that you read the content above OVER AGAIN. Actors/Models are selected based on their willingness to participate and their agreement to the content of this Paid Event and readiness to work hard with us. Below are the required Payment and Sign-up details you are to forward to us for filling and, to mail you the aforementioned Paycheck for your Upfront and Wardrobe bills:

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INFO NEEDED

1. Your full name

2. Physical address (No P.O.box),

3. City,State

4. Zip code

5. Home contact (Home phone number and Cellphone number)

6. Your age

7. Previous working Experience,

8. 2 Picture photographs.

9. Reference

10. Other Websites where we can find your online profiles ?

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I hope to read from you as soon as possible and we look forward to working with you on this project next week. Have a wonderful day ahead!

and then I RECEIVED -

"We got your personal information as required by the company and it will be profiled and updated so you are welcome aboard to Blue Screen Production, We urge you to be patient as we reveal to you every documents containing the contract and some other vital documents. Your part-payment check which will come first so as to prompt Model/Actor hard work and commitment to this project,all this will be delivered via a courier service to your provided home or office address so be aware as we keep you updated daily and make sure you crosscheck the address you provided us with from your last email and confirm if it is correct. 

Note that our make-up artist shall be responsible for your make-up at the shooting location, except for your clothing/wardrobe that will be shipped to you by a fashion designer after we pass all request for your wardrobe to them. Your measurement and payment for your wardrobe shall be forwarded to the designer after you must have received payment from us,reason being that the payment has to be made or billed to your name to ensure a tallied customization and print/label on your wardrobe as the requested terms by the designer. 

Please be informed that you are NOT responsible for the funds that you will use to pay for your wardrobe, the funds will be mailed in one payment to you alongside with that of your upfront booking payment I.e. { your advanced payment USD 500, plus extra amount for wardrobe cost and shipping fee all on one check. As soon as you receive the check and deduct USD 500 endorsed for your advance pay, the rest of the funds are meant for your wardrobe, customization, Shipment insurance and shipment charges.

When its time we will be assigning and communicating to you the crew to handle the shoot , they will be coming with every necessary shooting equipment and after reading this email kindly forward your sizes/measurement to us. Attached to this email is a simple contract agreement I will need you to endorse by printing it out, reading and signing on it with your signatures, then email me back with a scan copy for records or a Photo pic of the signed contract letter using your phone camera, then have it emailed to us from your phone. Below also is requested details also. It is of high importance you get back to us with the contract form attached to this email under the next 24hr clock."

THEY ARE A SCAM!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT BE FOOLED BY ANY RUSSIAN COMPANY OR BLUE SCREEN PRODUCTION BY EDMUND MURRAY!!!! BEAWARE! I had to hire investigator on them and a lawyer. They had breached their contract, they dont' answer their phone calls, the phone number that is provided on their website doesn't exist, and the check that they sent is fake. Don't be fooled! Always do your research before submitting your personal information or submitting to any casting director. No casting director pays booking fee upfront or the wardrobe being delivery to your house. That doesn't make sense. If they don't answer their phone call and the phone number doesn't work of course something is wrong. They are fake and phony!