Autism Reality TV Series - Looking for your success story!

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The person who contacted me by PM and email identified himself as "Michael Warwick, casting director".

There is no person by that name listed with the Casting Society of America (C.S.A.) as either a casting director or an associate.

Nor is there any such person listed as a member of the American Cinema Editors Guild (A.C.E.).

So ... no website, no C.S.A. or A.C.E. certs, and no office address in the L.A. directory.

: : There is no empirical evidence to support the claim that the offer in the OP is legitimate, or connected with the legitimate film industry.

Thanks for looking me up. Feel free to check me out on imdb, where you can see the majority of my credits.
It is true I am not a member of CSA. I never found a need to join as I am more of a producer than a casting director and most of the work I do is unscripted which doesn't have anything to do with the CSA. I am, however, a proud member of the Casting Director's Union - Teamster Local 399.

So the plot thickens. As suggested looked him up on imdb. So now I know he is 40 years old and an accomplished professional. Not something you would have guessed from his original, and subsequent posts. Also his profile has now changed from AS diagnosed to NT. Rather than disperse the odour his response has concentrated the smell of BS as he wriggles around trying to get out of the deep dark hole dug by his initial post.

This seems so suspicious to me because (from what I heard of in the industry) "casting" for reality shows is done through a casting agency (Central Casting, etc.) - not though a message board (where anonymity can and usually "rules the roast" so to speak)

Besides, how do we know you are who you say you are? People misappropriate other identities /misrepresent themselves online all the time.

Ask me in a few years once I finish vet school.

Being part of a reality TV show with reality TV camera crews and producers in my home sounds like my worst nightmare, but not my worster or worstest nightmares.

OK, I'm being serious now.

I'm about to join my sister by becoming a photographer at her work. It is a fashion retail store in Sydney, Australia. I imagine myself to look like a hobo by their standards and my communication difficulties may be put on trial.
I am also more than half way through my own science fiction book which I'm planning to have published my mid 2012.
I've had a history of learning disorders so reading was always difficult for me, let alone writing.
I think my autism and ADHD help the writing and organisation process.

I'm not really into reality shows, more documentaries.

I would never be on a reality show. No way! Not for all the money in the world!

Yeah, no kidding! I always wondered what motivates people to do that.

google has links between Nigel Lythgoe and Michael Warwick. as i said elsewhere on the site, nlpcasting appears to be Nigel Lythgow Productions (edit: i see the OP added that info), and Michael Warwick seems to work for him. this is an unrelated show where the same names are listed:

http://palmharbor.patch.com/articles/re ... businesses

WrongPlanet does not endorse any productions such as this and if you contact the OP, you do so at your own risk. do your research, and don't jump into anything. ask for confirmation of legitimacy in whatever way would satisfy you, and if you are under 18 please talk to your parents first. this sort of thing is nothing to leap into, but i would not necessarily discount it as an illegitimate opportunity.

Michael Warwick, you may want to contact Alex Plank. he is the site founder and is something of a wunderkind. he makes short interview-style films under his label Autism Talk TV (you can see them on the site). he is a success by anyone's standards.

I will consider your offer. Contact me if still interested/serious.....

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karlas-A ... =1&theater

For some reason you have to cut and paste to see my BIO. (sigh...)

http://storiesofourjourneys.com/karla-f ... ll-player/

I'm pretty easy to spot... Am pretty public....

I've had success, not in a family business, and not currently (damn economy). I'm also an actor, and undiagnosed Aspie. I'd be happy to discuss my life on camera, but I'm not sure if I'm what you're seeking. PM me if so.

I think you should ask Nigel Lythgoe to return to ITV and resurrect Saturday night programming.
I worked with a guy about 20 years ago called Simon Cowell [yes I did - really] I'm sure he has AS and I understand he is quite successful nowadays.

I concur. I have been filmed for a professional inflight documentary (as a chorister) before, and even though it was only ten minutes long (3 days of filming), after several hours of being followed everywhere by a camera crew the novelty factor wore off I felt like I was going insane. Imagine being filmed while walking, sitting on the bus, eating meals, doing your stage makeup, first thing in the morning, etc. I was very relieved when the three days were up and the tour could continue without cameras (the tour was sponsored by the airline, they flew us to the locations).

Being filmed for television advertisements, when performing on stage, music videos, etc is a completely different matter. In these cases you are a performer, and you have some control of the process. I enjoy performing on film in these contexts. However, being "stalked" with cameras while going about your daily routine is another thing altogether, and I warn any other aspies that it is particularly excruciating for us because you have to be alert and aware of everything you do and say 24/7 and cannot have a lapse in concentration. The pressure is overwhelming.

pahahah

Now I wonder if the OP's producers are actually hoping to make a video recording of an Aspie having a meltdown.