It is used by actors, musicians, crew and vendors.
THE MERCURY PRODUCTION REPORT is your complete source for weekly production information and has been supplying production listings to entertainment professionals for SIXTEEN YEARS!
Whether you are a seasoned professional or a talented new-comer, THE MERCURY PRODUCTION REPORT is an invaluable resource tool for any industry professional or service company that wants to keep informed of upcoming productions. Why do our subscribers keep using the report, year after year? . . . Because it makes them money!!!
EVERY WEEK our staff researches the entertainment industry's production data charts. We track projects in development and casting to pre-production and we send all THE PAYING PRODUCTION JOBS to you!
THE MERCURY PRODUCTION REPORT provides industry professionals 25-40 new listings each week for over 1750 leads per year! With production having moved into the global arena, THE MERCURY PRODUCTION REPORT primarily lists projects in America, then secondary, in Canada, then Great Britain; we also list some projects filming in Europe... We give you exactly what you need.
INFORMATION: We list as much information as is available: The project's WORKING TITLE, up to 2 PRODUCTION COMPANIES and their respective contact information (address, phone, fax, email, websites), plus key ABOVE-THE-LINE positions [Producers, Directors, Cast, Production Contact] and LOCATION, GENRE, LOG LINE, START DATE and STATUS. We also list the CASTING DIRECTORS contact information and casting status. This is a great tool for ACTORS who want to submit to directors and to the casting directors.
RANGE OF PRODUCTIONS: Our listings range from BIG BUDGET STUDIO pictures to INDIE productions and both UNION and NON-UNION projects. THE MERCURY PRODUCTION REPORT provides both FILM & TELEVISION sections for easy reference .
"Click-n-Connect" HOT LINKS: Just use your mouse and click to visit the production company's web site or send an email.
BONUS LISTINGS and PILOT REPORT: During pilot season, THE MERCURY PILOT PRODUCTION REPORT gives subscribers a special summary list of all pilots that have been listed in the report, emailed to you every other week. Since we list 90-150 pilots each season, the PILOT REPORT is not just a list of titles like some services give, instead it contains the contact information too.
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY USE THE REPORT:
We recommend mailing and faxing your resume with cover letter.
Note at the top of page, for what position you are submitting. Keep resumes to 1 or 2 pages only; no one has time to read anything longer. Remember - keep it short and effective. Send to all projects that you are interested
in. If you do not get a call from that project, remember that
position might be filled, but they may call you for the next one.
This happens quite a bit.
Always watch for updates in the listings. We'll update a listing if the start date has
been pushed back 2-3 weeks or more. It could mean that they
will have to rehire new crew members because they were already
booked on the next show. Call again. Always make a note on the
Report of who you talked to and when they told you to call back.
Don’t get discouraged when calling a project.
You may get a very unhelpful PA that tells you no jobs are available.
A few days later you can call and get a totally different person
who maybe more helpful. These days it seems it takes 3-6 companies to make a movie. If you call, and the receptionist has never heard of the title of a project, give the name of the producer on the project. Always try to get in touch with the current production office on the project.
Commercials Many commercials we list happen very quickly. Therefore
your window of opportunity may be very short. We recommend chasing
the employer instead of the actual commercial, in most cases they
are doing more projects than the particular one we have listed, so submit for "future commercials."
N/A N/A means that the information was not available
to us at the time we compiled the listing. Because some of our
listings may be in very early preproduction. Sometimes we can
not get all the information to complete a listing. However you
can always call the production company and make inquiries.
When calling a production company regarding a project. You may
want to say you heard about the project from a friend as some companies
don’t like being listed by a service, it can pre-judice them against you, but a friend's referral is never critized. We don't list information that is not in the public in many sources, so we list them.
To successfully use the report please keep in mind the
following.
The success you have with the Report depends on how well
you work the leads we give you. You can not expect to get a job
by just making a few calls. This may sound discouraging but remember,
there is very good money to be made in the industry. The money
you spent on an issue will seem like a small price to have paid.
ACTORS:
Actors can also use the Report to get work! We list casting directors contact information, and if they are casting. Sometimes we even list the parts they are looking for. Watch the video to see WHY ACTORS USE THE REPORT!
