Thursday, April 18, 2013
Find out more about the upcoming production being staged by a member of the Carrollwood Players.
Have you ever wanted to be in a music video, or dreamed about playing a moaning, shambling zombie? This Sunday you could get the opportunity to do both, as Tiger von Pagel, a finalist in the Carrollwood Idol contest, is coming to Safety Harbor to film a video for the competition. The shoot will be conducted at Philippe Park between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and von Pagel said she is still searching for a few people to be part of the production. "We're looking for people to come out and either be zombies or run away from zombies," von Pagel told Patch by phone. "This is not a Hollywood production," she added. "It's just me and my husband and a Canon PowerShot camera." Although she is trying to pass it off as a strictly amateur endeavour, the …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
A participant in the Carrollwood Idol contest is calling on area residents to take up the cause by dressing up as zombies for an upcoming video shoot. Also needed are people “to run from the zombies.”
Tiger von Pagel is looking for a few good zombies – about 10 to 20 to be exact. As a round one finalist in the Carrollwood Idol contest, von Pagel is planning to move into round two with a zombie flick that calls for lots of local extras. To make that happen, von Pagel put out a call on the Carrollwood Players’ Facebook page asking for locals willing to play roles during a shoot this Sunday, April 21, in the Safety Harbor area. Needed are 10 to 20 people for the zombie roles and extras that are “willing to run from (the) zombies,” von Pagel wrote. The zombie video is being put together for a good cause, von Pagel said in a subsequent interview with Patch. Money raised by those who vote in the Carrollwood Idol contest will go to the …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Jacob's entry in Round 1 is the most viewed entry so far. He covers an Adele hit.
Jacob's entry on Youtube has more views so far than any other video. That doesn't mean the video is leading in votes, though. We just thought it would be fun to highlight some of the entries and make sure you know where to vote. The contest known as Carrollwood Idol, hosted by the Carrollwood Players Theatre, is open for voting. You can view all of the video entries on the Carrollwood Idol YouTube Page. To vote, see above or head over to the voting website. Voting for round one ends on March 1. Eventually, the top 7 performers will perform live on stage in August. The winner will receive $1,000 and the right to call themselves the winner of the 2013 Carrollwood Idol competition. Do you have a favorite video we should highlight next? Let us…
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The contest is hosted by the Carrollwood Players Theatre. Voting for round one is open until March, 1.
The contest known as Carrollwood Idol, hosted by the Carrollwood Players Theatre, is now open for voting. You can view all of the video entries on the Carrollwood Idol YouTube Page. To vote, see above or head over to the voting website. Voting for round one ends on March 1. Eventually, the top 7 performers will perform live on stage in August. The winner will receive $1,000 and the right to call themselves the winner of the 2013 Carrollwood Idol competition. Do you have a favorite performer? Tell us in the comments below.
