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14
Sep

BREAKTHROUGH CASTING- SEATTLE, WA: Non-Union Industrial- JUNO (REVISED RUSH CASTING)

*REVISED RUSH CASTING

*ONLY ACCEPTING FOR THE ROLE OF MATEO-  PLEASE SUBMIT ASAP!

 

NON-UNION INDUSTRIAL

CLIENT:  Juno Therapeutics

AGENCY:  Giant Creative

CALLBACKS:  TBD

LOCATION:  Seattle, WA

SHOOT DATE:  10/12

USAGE:  2 Year Usage Online Video on Client Site, Professional Trade Shows and Banner Ads

TALENT RATES:  See roles below

 

SYNOPSIS:  This is for a cancer drug to show the patient story. 

 

SEEKING:

 

[MATEO (formerly MATTHEW]

Male, 30-50 yrs, Hispanic/Mixed Race Latino/Mediterranean.  Non-speaking role, seeking STRONG ACTOR, MUST HAVE SHORT/THINNING/NO HAIR, CHARACTER TYPES A HUGE PLUS.  Mateo has cancer and has undergone chemotherapy, so he MUST BE SLIM. Short hair, thinning hair, bald, or willing to shave head.  HERO TALENT

Shoot Date:   10/12

Rate:  $750/8 hrs +20% agency fee, OT over 8 hrs, paid NET 30

 

[CAREGIVER- FEATURED EXTRA 1]

Female, 30-50 years, ALL ETHNICITIES.  FEATURED EXTRA

Shoot Date:  10/12

Rate:  $350/8 hrs + 20% agency fee, OT over 8 hrs, paid NET 30

 

[FEMALE NURSE- FEATURED EXTRA 2]

Female, 30-50 years, ALL ETHNICITIES, any prior nursing experience A PLUS.  FEATURED EXTRA

Shoot Date: 10/12

Rate:  $350/8 hrs + 20% agency fee, OT over 8 hrs, paid NET 30

 

[MALE NURSE- FEATURED EXTRA 3]

Female, 30-50 years, ALL ETHNICITIES, any prior nursing experience A PLUS.  FEATURED EXTRA

Shoot Date: 10/12

Rate:  $350/8 hrs + 20% agency fee, OT over 8 hrs, paid NET 30

 

[PATIENTS- EXTRAS]

Females and Males, 30-50 yrs, ALL ETHNICITIES.  These patients have gone through chemotherapy and must be on the slimmer side with SHORT/THINNING/NO HAIR as a huge PLUS.  EXTRAS

Shoot Date: 10/12

Rate:  $300/8 hrs + 20% agency fee, OT over 8 hrs, paid NET 30

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (send info & self-tape)

  •   Name/Cell/Email/Agency Info (if applicable)
  •   Specify your city base
  •   Height/Weight
  •   Headshot or Current Selfie
  •   *Submit self-tape with CLEAN FACE/NO MAKEUP and WEARING FITTED CLOTHES to show your physique (MANDATORY):

1)  Slate (state your name), state height/weight/location base

2)  State the role(s) you are submitting for.  Please review the roles and corresponding rates as they vary.

3)  Important notes:

  • EVERYONE must self-tape CLEAN FACE/NO MAKEUP and wear fitted clothes to clearly show your physique.
  • Men willing to shave their head for the role of MATTHEW must state that on tape.

4)  Zoom in for closeup to clearly show face & hair length, then zoom out for full body and profiles.

 

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SELF-TAPES:  9am Monday, 10/3/16

 

*PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL US WITH THE STATUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

*SUBMITTING ASAP IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED AS DEADLINES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

 

EMAIL:  johanna@breakthroughcasting.com

SUBJECT LINE:  Juno

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14
Sep

BREAKTHROUGH CASTING- NORTH CAROLINA: Non-Union Commercial RUSH CASTING- “Yowie”

 

NON-UNION COMMERCIAL- RUSH CASTING

SUBMIT ASAP!

 

CLIENT/PROJECT NAME:  Yowie

PRODUCER:  Allison Menscher

DIRECTOR:  Nathan 

PRODUCTION COMPANY:  Adolescent Content

CASTING DIRECTOR:  BreakThrough Casting

SHOOT LOCATION:  Durham, NC

SHOOT DATE:  Saturday, 4/17/16

USAGE:  Digital/Social Media

RATE:  $250 (Hours will comply with NC Child Entertainment Laws)

 

ABOUT ADOLESCENT:

Adolescent, helmed by Creative Director Ramaa Mosley and Executive Producer Hope Farley is a production collective dedicated to the representation and mentorship of directors aged 13-27 years old for commercials, music videos and social media content. Many of the directors represented by Adolescent are accomplished professional photographers with published work, gallery and museum shows. Others are exceptional filmmakers in film programs across the country. A few were discovered outside of any program and are creative visionaries, shooting and posting their work on social media sites. All have a strong point of view that speaks directly to youth culture. Adolescent’s function is to harness and cultivate each young director’s natural visual and story telling gift and to connect them with advertising agencies and brands looking for a unique and youthful voice for a wide range of projects.

 

 

SEEKING:  

 

[BOY]

Male, 10-12 yrs, Caucasian or Hispanic.  Precocious collector of Yowies. Very obsessed with collecting all the Yowie collectibles. Like a Wes Anderson character – lots of commitment to his passion.  BOY will pretend to be the best Yowie World Collector and have just collected every single collectible, when he suddenly finds out that Yowie World has released the 2nd Edition and now realizes he has to start again.  LEAD

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (email required info & self-tape)

  •   Name/Cell/Email/Agency Info (if applicable)
  •   Specify your city base
  •   Height/Weight/Age
  •   CURRENT Pic or Headshot
  •   Self-tape video audition instructions:  

1)  Use your cell phone or laptop to create a video audition

2)  Slate (state your name), state age/height/weight/location base

3)  Improvise the following:

Pretend to open a Yowie and when you find the last needed collectible for your collection, you are overjoyed!  Until…you hear on the news that Yowie World has just launched their new set of collectibles, which absolutely frustrates you as if your world has crumbled.  But then…you realize that you can go back out and start over…and be first! 

4)   Submit MP4.

 

*DEADLINE TO EMAIL REQUIRED INFO & SELF-TAPE:  4pm Thursday, 9/15/16

*PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL US ASKING THE STATUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

*SUBMIT ASAP

 

EMAIL:  johanna@breakthroughcasting.com

SUBJECT LINE:  Yowie

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