Table Reads Are a Great way to
FAFF Association offers a Table Read program to provide training and opportunities for Writers and Actors to collaborate in online table reads.
Actors love it for the practice, unofficial audition, and networking opportunities. Several of these table reads have not only been attended by agents, directors, and producers, but have also been used as pitching tools for writers to pitch to producers and other industry leaders.
Some actors have even gotten cast based on their table read performance, and scripts have been optioned.​
Actors
table reads are more than just being able to read the lines well, there are a lot of technical and artistic details involved in order to really make an impact.
Screenwriters, Directors, Producers
A. Utilize FAFF Associations Free
Resources and Produce it Yourself
Do it Yourself​​
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B. Hire FAFF Association to Organize,
Cast, and Produce it for you​
We take care of everything
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Table Read organization
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Character breakdowns
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Casting (You may help with casting decisions if you wish)
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We have access to Casting Directors and professional Actors, and our casting will utilize some known Faith-based actors as well as actors from our FAFF table read group.​
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Scheduling
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Sending all the emails
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Hosting on our platform
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You may invite whoever you want to attend, and we can open it up to a larger viewing audience if you wish​
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Providing an un-edited video of the event​​
Cost: $500​
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C. With Edited Video
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We produce your table read and provide an edited video ready for pitching to Producers, and potential investors
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Pauses and gaps removed
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For example if someone flubs or forgets to unmute themselves before speaking​
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Volumes levelled where necessary
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Multi-camera mode
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Switching between gallery view (full cast) and speaker view (individual actor or narrator) rather than having only one screen image makes it more interesting visually​. Perfect to represent your script as a pitching tool.
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Cost: $1000
How to Access FAFF Associations Free Table Read Resources
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Your Instructor
Joth Riggs
Joth Riggs is an award-winning filmmaker whose career spans more than 30 years on over a hundred movies and t.v. shows for all the major Hollywood studios. After graduating with a degree in Film Production, Joth got his start on the set of Pet Sematary II. From there he went on to work on the sitcom Coach on the Universal lot before ultimately landing at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. It was only after being accepted into the prestigious Director's Guild Training Program that Joth left Amblin to become a DGA Assistant Director.
After years as a sought out A.D. on everything from Starship Troopers, End of Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Suicide Kings with Christopher Walken, to series' such as CSI, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and Baywatch among others, Joth made the move to the director's chair.
Joth's latest film, Night of the Sicario, starring Natasha Henstridge, was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures and Saban Films.
Joth is currently working on his next feature, the action/thriller Coyote Dawn.