justinethepumpkinqueen Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Bernieag98 said: My application isn’t on the website, but I filled it out the second I got home. Now I’m worried that it might be the reason I never got a casting email.... You should see it there when you access your account on the Universal website. It will be under “Submitted Applications” and it should show the application status and everything. I was told by an experienced veteran that applying for another position, like Maze Host for example, takes you out of the running to be a Scareactor. So if you really want to get cast, don’t apply for anything else that might interfere because then you risk not getting a role if one becomes available. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissARat Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) Had my orientation at 11am today. This year il be in tHoBH Edited August 14, 2018 by KissARat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themazethinker Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, KissARat said: Had my orientation at 11am today. This year il be in The Horrors of Blumhouse maze any idea what your role is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESKER69 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, KissARat said: Had my orientation at 11am today. This year il be in The Horrors of Blumhouse maze You should probably spoiler tag this since the maze hasn't officially been announced yet. Just to protect yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissARat Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, themazethinker said: any idea what your role is? My character role doesn’t have a specific name so il just leave it at that. 3 minutes ago, WESKER69 said: You should probably spoiler tag this since the maze hasn't officially been announced yet. Just to protect yourself. I don’t even know how to do a spoiler tag lol well on my phone at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESKER69 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, KissARat said: I don’t even know how to do a spoiler tag lol well on my phone at least. [ spoiler ] what you want hidden [ / spoiler ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktigerlone Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 25 minutes ago, KissARat said: Had my orientation at 11am today. This year il be in The Horrors of Blumhouse maze Were there a lot of people dressed in business casual today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissARat Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, WESKER69 said: [ spoiler ] what you want hidden [ / spoiler ] Would it still be considered a spoiler if I left it as tHoBh? Lol 5 minutes ago, Darktigerlone said: Were there a lot of people dressed in business casual today? Nope. I literally came in with a T-shirt and shorts lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefsolo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I have my orientation tomorrow at 5 and scare academy on the 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldh5086 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Has anyone here been a blackout performer before? That’s what I got and I’m not sure what that really means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themazethinker Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, ldh5086 said: Has anyone here been a blackout performer before? That’s what I got and I’m not sure what that really means. a blackout performer operates the animatronics. the reason why there called that is because they were a black suit to hide behind the animatronic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucarda Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Depending on the blackout role it can be a lot of fun or a lot of not fun. I worked the first year of AVP as mostly blackout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldh5086 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I’m blackout in Stranger things. A little sad cause I loved popping out at people last year but I’m up for trying it. I’m a little surprised though as I though blackouts usually were strong men and I’m a 5’3 female with no upper body strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernieag98 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) On 8/13/2018 at 5:24 PM, justinethepumpkinqueen said: You should see it there when you access your account on the Universal website. It will be under “Submitted Applications” and it should show the application status and everything. I was told by an experienced veteran that applying for another position, like Maze Host for example, takes you out of the running to be a Scareactor. So if you really want to get cast, don’t apply for anything else that might interfere because then you risk not getting a role if one becomes available. I had started and application but never finished it or submitted it, do you know if that still counts???? i was honestly just trying to see the status of my scareactor application but didn’t know any other way of getting onto my profile. So I just exited the application to get to my profile and that’s when I didn’t see my application for horror nights Edited August 15, 2018 by Bernieag98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Is Dark Universe the name for UCM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousStage Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) Hey guys! I got an AWESOME role that I can’t WAIT to do! However it says I am a swing....does anyone know what this means in relation to HHN? I know what it means on broadway but what does that mean at Universal? Does it mean I only get to be this role sometimes!? If so then what else would I do? Regardless I am thrilled to be apart of the USH team! Just wanted some clarification! Thanks guys! Edited August 15, 2018 by MysteriousStage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallow Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, MysteriousStage said: Hey guys! I got an AWESOME role that I can’t WAIT to do! However it says I am a swing....does anyone know what this means in relation to HHN? I know what it means on broadway but what does that mean at Univerdal? Does it mean I only get to be this role sometimes!? If so then what else would I do? Your instincts are correct. If you're a swing, that means you're the "third" person for a role shared between two other people. When one of those other two people are sick or otherwise unavailable, you are the first (and probably only) alternate to be slotted in. In the past, there's only been a "swing" for the speaking role. That might have changed this year with the amount of look-alike characters (especially for Stranger Things). For AHS, they had de facto Countess swings, but it was never formalized. When you aren't filling that role, you'll be in regular pool, getting slotted where you're needed in other holes. If you have more questions, feel free to PM me - I've dealt with swings before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 After reading about how awful the alien costume in AVP was a couple of years ago, I'm REALLY nervous about my role... Hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised at my fitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousStage Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, Pancake said: After reading about how awful the alien costume in AVP was a couple of years ago, I'm REALLY nervous about my role... Hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised at my fitting No worries!! I bet it will be great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallow Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, AsapHorror said: Edited August 15, 2018 by Fallow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbidx666 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Congratulations to all of you who made it! I'm bummed out just reading all these posts about what roles you guys got Was hoping I'd be cast this year but maybe next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefsolo Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 For orientation how did you guys go dressed and do u need to go business casual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsapHorror Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I went business an some went casual on my orientation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousStage Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I went business casual....for summer! Short sleeve button down with khaki shorts. There was a wide range of dress though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldh5086 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 13 hours ago, MysteriousStage said: Hey guys! I got an AWESOME role that I can’t WAIT to do! However it says I am a swing....does anyone know what this means in relation to HHN? I know what it means on broadway but what does that mean at Universal? Does it mean I only get to be this role sometimes!? If so then what else would I do? Regardless I am thrilled to be apart of the USH team! Just wanted some clarification! Thanks guys! I was a swing last year at AHS and never did pool! They had 2 scare spots for one character and 3 of us doing the role- performer A, performer C, and the swing. We rotated between the 2 scare spots and a 30 minute break so I was no different than the other 2 in my role. I’m guessing you will be in the same situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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