• We've been here 10 years!
• Name Recogition and brand loyalty!
• New talent enters show business every day!
  
• Our specific targeted readership needs to know about your services.
  
• Into our 10th year, are the voice of the film acting community.
  
• Strictly ONLINE Circulation will reach 100,000 web hits by May 2002.
• Hundreds of daily visitors.
  
• We feature news about our community, and articles of free advice.
  
• Interviews with working actors, reviews of current independent releases.
  
• ONLINE footage of Bay Area films who have used our services to post their projects.
  
• ONLINE AUDITION HOTLINE: postings for independent feature film, student film, short film, video, CD ROM, industrial, industrials, commercials, voice over, and extra gigs.
  
• Union and Non. Paid and unpaid.

Established in 1993, BACN is the premier online newsletter for film and video actors in the Bay Area, California. On paper from 1993 - 2000, we, served a readership of over 3000 actors, directors, technicians, and related professionals, based on subscription numbers and the "3-to-1 pass along ratio," a publishing industry standard.

We published on paper for eight years.

We moved to the Internet in August, 2000. Since then, we've experienced an average of 5000 hits a month from this targeted readership, industry interest specific audience. Return to the main page and check the counter.

Since late summer 2000, our hits are averaging over several hundred hits a day.

Here is a list of previous advertisers from our PRINT version, published monthly for over 8 years:

• ActionCam
  
• Pete Weiss- cameraman.
  
• Ed Hooks- teacher, author, coach.
  
• Craig Scaffone- photographer.
  
• Internet Alfredo- 24 hour cyber surf shop cafe.
  
• Karl-Heinz Teuber- hair dresser.
  
• Cassandra Chamberlain- teacher.
  
• Dolores Moloney- counselor.
  
• Casting.Com- Online Casting Database (principals).
  
• Christopher Upham- script consultant.
  
• Ann Montgomery Talent Agency.
  
• Ready Prints- Headshot Reproduction.
  
• Chas Ascello School of Film & Television.
  
• Tim Michaels- Actors Workshop, Instruction.
  
• Talent Fund- Industry Payroll Services.
  
• Spotlight on Kids- Kim Richards, teacher.
  
• Extracast.Com-Online Casting Database (extrawork).
  
• Adolph Gassers, Inc.- Film and Photo Supplier.
  
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences- "The Players Directory."

We offer 3 Locations for display advertisements:

Prime Real Estate: This is best place to be with the most traffic.
Keep scrolling for rates.

     MAIN PAGE, SIDE -
             Visited by every visitor
     PROJECT SUBMISION PAGE, TOP -
             Visited by every filmmaker who submits an audition announcement.
     AUDITION LISTINGS, TOP -
             Visited by every actor who reads the audition listings.

Secondary Real Estate: 10% off Prime Rates.
      ANY OTHER PAGE, TOP -

Multi-Page Placements of Same Ad: Add 50% of total contract.

• Rates are per insertion and subject to change.
  
  
• All ads include direct links to your web site.
  
  
• Artwork may be sent via email to: display@bayareacasting.com
  
  
• Checks or money order payments should be mailed to: (Sorry, we don't do credit cards.)
  Bay Area Casting News,
  P.O. Box 1624
  El Granada, CA 94018
  
  
• Prices on package deals are for consecutive months. There are no "deadlines."
  We can place your ad on the site whenever you are ready.
  
  
• For contracts of  3 months or less:
  Accounts are payable IN FULL before posting ads to the site.
  
  
• For longer contracts:
  We offer a 10% discount for full payment.
  Monthly payment plans are negotiable.
  
  
• All ads need to be submitted in 72 dpi, GIF, or JPEG, in Photoshop.
  
  
• Files should not excede 15K.
  
  
• FLASH may be supported in the future and is dependent upon the general surfing public having the software to view FLASH. We currently do not offer FLASH ads. However, you are welcome to include animated Gifs.

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