• We've been here since 1996, and online since 2000!
• Name Recognition and brand loyalty!
• New talent enters show business every day!
• Our specific targeted readership needs to know about your products and services.
• BACN is the voice of the film acting community.
• Strictly ONLINE Circulation.
• 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 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.

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."

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• Rates are per insertion and subject to change.
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• 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 exceed 15K.
  
• We currently do not offer FLASH ads. However, you are welcome to include animated Gifs.

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