*Direct booking from self-tape and required info (see submission instructions below)
PROJECT: Non-Union Voice-Over Animated Series, BASH-UP-BAM
DIRECTOR: True Jackson
PRODUCER: Carlos Garcia
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Adolescent Content
CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
RECORDING DATE: December 2015
LOCATION: Remote recording
USAGE: Director’s Reel and Web (AdolescentTV- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0uerDuP0yJ1uFzvCvq-M7g)
RATE: $25 + credit+ copy
SYNOPSIS:
“Bash-up-Bam” is a story of Kad, a 14-year-old student who is taken care of by his babysitter as his mother is away. Kad has two close friends, Luna, who plays at the arcade with him in the mornings, and Greg. Kad’s mediocre life changes when a new transfer teacher, named Mr. P gives him a 20-paragraph essay that he must complete in three days using a custom-made pencil that writes in red. He also ends up pitting Kad against the other students in his class. The students try to take the pencil from Kad, but Kad is able to fend them off using makeshift fighting skills that he developed from playing arcade games. Kad ultimately goes through a series of fights and battles in and out of school. He even ends up fighting Mr. P, the transfer teacher. By the end of the story, Kad learns that some things are worth fighting for and nothing good comes out of giving up.
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:
Voice-over actors who can embody the following characters, sound like real people in their real environments while bringing out the essence of the teenage experience and making it identifiable for others.
[KAD]
Kad is a 14 year-old average kid who is a little unsure of himself. He’s smart but kind of lazy in the beginning of the series. He also gets into trouble very easily and doesn’t have many friends except for his close friends, Greg and Luna. Key descriptions: lazy, sleepy, awkward and unsure of himself but evolves at the end of the series. Voice reference is the main kid in this trailer but sounding 3 years older: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSJxiYp9yo
[MR. P]
Mr. P. is a middle-aged, strict disciplinarian who works as an Algebra teacher. He speaks with a calm voice and believes he is very powerful. With a boot camp like mentality and a “stick up his butt”, he always has to win and be the leader of the group. It’s his way or no way at all. His voice should sound sharp. This man is far from low key. Voice reference is Robert De Niro in The Intern or Silver Linings Playbook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-DEy3mylCs
[GREG]
Greg is a playful character and a little bit older than Kad. He is very humorous but can be serious and mature when he needs to be. He is very energetic, athletic and maintains a positive attitude. Voice reference is a realistic 14 year old teenage boy but older than Kad. Key descriptions are confident, organized, always has a plan and always knows his next moves.
[LUNA]
Luna is a friend of Kad’s who is quiet and conservative. She doesn’t really care about a lot of things but tries to be friendly and social. Luna makes sure she has straight A’s yet doesn’t want to stand out. She’s the kind of girl who always follows the rules and does what her parents tell her to do. Voice reference is a realistic 15 year old teenage girl, higher in pitch than Kad, like a girl “matter of fact”.
[HOMELESS MAN]
He is an old, wise man who believes in helping others achieve greatness. His voice sounds VERY old, mysterious yet remains strong, clear, calm, wise.
[B. BOY]
B. Boy is a very mature boy who is a confident leader. He speaks with a strong deep voice and he doesn’t sugar coat things. B.Boy is very respectable and tries to make the most of what he has. Voice reference is one of a realistic voice teenager who is sure of himself, not book smart but street smart, when his father’s not home, B. Boy can not only take care of himself but takes care of everyone as well and sounds like Shameik Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDTOWiHVvsh
TO SUBMIT, SEND IN PART A AND PART B:
A) COMPLETE INFO
B) SUBMIT AUDIO AUDITION (SEE AUDITION COPY BELOW)
EMAIL:
contact@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE:
BUB/role name
AUDITION COPY:
[KAD]
[MR. P]
MR. P
Listen here, Kad Dayton. Forget your detention, You have 3 days to give me a well-written 20 paragraph essay on why I’m “all that.” Failure to do so will result in an automatic “F”.
(KAD, with his hands behind his head, rolls his eyes and chuckles. MR. P angrily walks over to his desk, picks up made pencil, and slams it on KAD’s desk.)
MR. P
You are required to use and write every letter of this essay with this custom-made pencil that writes in red. You won’t be erasing the mistakes you’ve made. If you do not use this pencil for your essay, you will get an “F”. If you lose this pencil, you will get an “F”. If you do not bring this pencil to school everyday, you will get an “F”.
KAD
Is… this a joke?
UNKNOWN (student in class)
Naaah…. tin man here is the joke!
The students in the class laugh. Mr.P begins to chuckle.
MR.P
(projects his voice to all of class)
You guys think this is funny, huh? If somehow Kad completes the assignment in time, everyone else in this class will receive an “F”. If he does not complete the assignment in time, or fails to follow any of my instructions, he will receive an “F”…everyone else will get an “A”.
[GREG]
KAD
Hey.
GREG
Dude, guess what? Since it was the first day, my teacher brought his Wii, and we played smash for the WHOLE class!
KAD
You know what happened in my class, man?
(KAD is interrupted by an incident of a kid being bullied by another kid.)
GREG
Hey, isn’t that Moby?
KAD
Yeah, that’s him.
GREG
Crap!
[LUNA]
KAD
The man said these were magic beans. They might bring good luck…
LUNA
You’re so superstitious.
(KAD gestures toward the arcade game.)
KAD
Make it 2p. Also can I copy your homework for science? I didn’t feel like doing it.
(KAD and LUNA start a fighting match on the arcade.)
LUNA
You’re so lazy. You always leech off of me like this…
(KAD moans)
LUNA
Fine, but your gonna fail the science test.
(KAD focuses on the arcade game.)
LUNA
Also, we have a new transfer teacher. You and I have him…. third period.
[HOMELESS MAN]
We FADE IN to a sleeping homeless man. KAD comes across the homeless man on his skateboard, reaches into his lunch box and rolls an orange toward the HOMELESS MAN. KAD begins to skate away.
HOMELESS MAN
Here
KAD
Uhhh, it’s okay. I’m good.
HOMELESS MAN
Take it.
KAD
What’s inside?
(KAD opens the pouch to find two beans inside.)
HOMELESS MAN
Beans. Magic beans.
[B. BOY]
(Three boys enter the bathroom.)
KAD
Why are you guys all coming in at the same time, like a pack a girls…
B. BOY
Kad, give me the pencil.
KAD
Are you guys really taking that new transfer teacher seriously? Come on now!
B. BOY
You know I’m serious.
*Submission instructions found at the bottom of page
SUPER DARK TIMES
SAG Modified Low Budget Feature
Director: Kevin Phillips
Producers: Jett Steiger, Richard Peete
Writers: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
Production: Neighborhood Watch Films + Team G
Casting Director: BreakThrough Casting (LOCAL PRINCIPAL CASTING)
Shoot dates: starts 11/19 for 4 to 5 weeks *(see roles, shoot days subject to change)
Location: Kingston, NY and surrounding vicinities
Non-Union Background Rate: $40/10 hours (NYS Child Performer Labor Laws will be followed)
SYNOPSIS:
A horrible accident causes a tectonic shift between high school best friends Zach and Josh, spiraling them in different directions. Set in 1990’s suburbia, Super Dark Times is a thriller that explores the twilight zone between adolescence and adulthood, lust and love, bravery and fear, good and evil.
Director Kevin Phillips’ short proof of concept TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL, premiered at Cannes this year. Click or copy/paste links below to learn more:
SEEKING FEATURED BACKGROUND:
[PERSON BEING INTERVIEWED BY NEWS]
Male or Female, 40s, all ethnicities. PREFERRABLY PLUS SIZE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALES. This person is being interviewed by a news reporter about the arrest of DUKE regarding “allegations of sexual assault on minors” and how he’s “being questioned regarding the recent disappearance of one local teen and the death of another.”
Tentative shoot date 11/19, *potential for upgrade
[SHERIFF]
Caucasian Male, 50s, repeat role. The Sheriff leads the investigation of the disappearance of students, has scenes at the school with the PRINCIPAL as well as the climactic scene where the killer is finally apprehended.
Tentative shoot dates 11/21, 12/12, 12/16 , *needs drivers license
[PAUL]
Caucasian Male, looking 16-18 years, PREFERABLY LEGAL 18. He’s at ALLISON’S (lead) party, hanging out by the stereo totally zoned out with the hand on the stereo knob, increasing the volume of the music and subsequently gets yelled at by ASHLEY.
Tentative shoot date 11/24
[ALLISON’S B-DAY PARTY FRIENDS]
Males and Females, all ethnicities looking 16-18 years, MUST BE LEGAL 18. They’re the “cool kids”, party going cliques of different types who drink and smoke pot.
Tentative shoot date 11/24
[JANITOR]
Caucasian Male, lat 50-60. The Janitor is the first person who opens the film after finding a severly injured deer who runs straight through a school classroom window.
Tentative shoot date 11/29
[HEALTH ED TEACHER]
Female and Males, any ethnicity, 30s-50s. Will be teaching class.
Tentative shoot date 11/29
[DANA/CHAD’S GIRLFRIEND]
Caucasian Female, looks 16-18 years, PREFERABLY LEGAL 18. Probablaly a highschool dropout, intimidating energy, punkish/grunge. Her group likes to smoke and hang out in the bleachers of the football field. Her boyfriend CHAD is the leader of the pack, one scary dude.
Tentative shoot date 12/12
[GINGER LETTERMAN]
Caucasian Male, looks 16-18 years, PREFERABLY LEGAL 18 with ginger/red/strawberry hair. Probablaly a high school dropout. Part of CHAD’s group who smokes and hangs out in the bleachers of the football field.
Tentative shoot date 12/12
[MAKE OUT GUY]
Caucasian Male, looks 16-18 years, PREFERABLY LEGAL 18. REAL COUPLE to makeout heavily. They do so by their lockers during a very active highschool hallway scene with a fight breaking out, a kid with a broken arm screaming, etc.
Tentative shoot date 12/13
[MAKE OUT GIRL]
Caucasian Female, looks 16-18 years, PREFERABLY LEGAL 18. REAL COUPLE to makeout heavily. They do so by their lockers during a very active highschool hallway scene with a fight breaking out, a kid with a broken arm screaming, etc.
Tentative shoot date 12/13
[SOCCER KID W/ BROKEN ARM]
He will burst through the hallway doors dressed in a soccer uniform holding his arm, which seems broken. Soccer Kid sprints past the leads while screaming and crying. Must have soccer uniform.
Tentative shoot date 12/13
[JOSH’S DAD]
Father to JOSH (lead) who appears in scenes where they run into ZACH after he had been snooping around inside their home and at the end where JOSH and ZACH have their brutal fight out in the open suburban neighborhood where people finally witness who the real killer is.
Tentative shoot dates 12/14, 12/16
[JOSH’S YOUNGER BROTHER]
Younger brother to JOSH (lead) who appears in scenes where they run into ZACH after he had been snooping around inside their home and at the end where JOSH and ZACH have their brutal fight out in the open suburban neighborhood where the real killer is revealed to all witnessing the fight.
Tentative shoot dates 12/14, 12/16
[MAN (1st to arrive)]
As ZACH and JOSH (leads) take their figh outside and other witnesses stare nervously and do nothing, this MAN steps up to help stop the fighting, pulling JOSH him away from ZACH. His actions make the others braver and more people come to help restrain the kids.
Tentative shoot date 12/16, *potential for upgrade
[LITTLE GIRL IN DOORWAY]
As JOSH and ZACH’s (leads) fight moves outside to the suburban neighborhood, a little girl who is playing is the first to witness this fight as she watches silently from a house across the street.
Tentative shoot date 12/16
SEEKING BACKGROUND:
[CONVENIENCE STORE CUSTOMERS]
Males and Females, all ages, sizes and ethnicities. They are in DUKE’s store when the lead boys are shopping for snacks and drinks.
Tentative shoot date 11/19
[POLICE OFFICERS]
Male, any ethnicity, ages 30-45. They arrest DUKE for “allegations of sexual assault on minors” as well as “being questioned regarding the recent disappearance of one local teen and the death of another.”
Tentative shoot date 11/19
[ONLOOKERS]
Males and Females, all ages, sizes and ethnicities. They are outside DUKE’s store when he is apprehended by the police.
Tentative shoot date 11/19
[GYM CLASSMATES]
Male and Females, MUST BE LEGAL 18 looking high school age. Must be fit to jog outside. They are in gym class when the Sheriff drives past the track, on his way to deliver disturbing news.
Tentative shoot date 11/21
[HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS]
Males and Females, looking 16-18 years, PREFERABLY LEGAL 18, all ethnicities. These students will be in the hallway, classroom and auditiorium scenes where the LEADS interact.
Tentative shoot dates 11/21, 11/22, 12/12, 12/13
[SECRETARY #2]
Female, 40s-50s, any ethnicity, has worked at the high school for a long time.
Tentative shoot date 11/21
[FACULTY]
Females and Males, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. They will be teaching class, interacting with students.
Tentative shoot dates 11/29, 12/12, 12/13
[PARENTS W/CARS/NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS]
Females and Males, 30s-50s, any ethnicity. They will be involved with scenes at the Middle School and suburban neighborhood.
Tentatie shoot date 11/29
[EMT’s]
Females and Males, 20s-50s, any ethnicity, REAL UNIFORMS A BIG PLUS. They will be in the big fight scene where the real killer is revealed.
Tentative shoot date 12/16
[FIREMEN]
Males, 20s-40s, any ethnicity, REAL UNIFORMS A BIG PLUS. They will be in the big fight scene where the real killer is revealed.
Tentative shoot date 12/16
[MOM & 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER]
Caucasian females, 40-50 years (MOM) and 16 years (DAUGHTER). REAL FAMILIES HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. They will wittness the big fight where the killer is finally revealed.
Tentative shoot date 12/16
[ALLISON B-DAY PARTY FRIENDS]
Female and Males, 16-18 year olds, preferably legal 18, any ethnicity. These friends will fall into certain “cliques” based on their look. Party scene with all the young leads.
Tentative shoot date 12/17
[BOYS PLAYING IN YARD (ALLISON’S NEIGHBORS)]
Caucasian males, 8-9 years old. This scenen is where ZACH and ALLISON (leads) make their way back from DUKE’s convenience store. This is their first real moment of connecting, without the surrounding chaos that has been weighing on ZACH.
Tentative shoot date 12/20
[KIDS’ PARENTS (ALLISON’S NEIGHBORS)]
Caucasian Male and Female, 30s-late 40s, real families a big plus. This scene is where ZACH and ALLISON (leads) make their way back from DUKE’s convenience store. This is their first real moment of connecting, without the surrounding chaos that has been weighing on ZACH.
Tentative shoot date 12/20
SEND IN THIS INFO:
Name-
Email-
Cell-
City Based-
Age (minors only)-
Height-
Weight-
Hair color-
Eye color-
*Include a selfie from today (clearly showing face and hair length)
EMAIL:
dana@breakthroughcasting.com (FEMALES ONLY)
johanna@breakthroughcasting.com (MALES ONLY)
SUBJECT LINE:
SDT BG
*Direct booking from self-tapes and required info (see submission instructions below)
*DEADLINE: 9am Monday, 11/9/15
GAMING COMMISSION
Non-Union Voice-Over PSA
CLIENT: NYS Gaming Commission
PRODUCER: Chris Conto
PRODUCTION COMPANY: NYS Media Services Center
CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
SESSION DATE: by Friday 11/13/15
LOCATION: Remote Recording
USAGE: :30 TV, Radio, Web
RATE: $750 full buyout, no agency fee
SEEKING:
[Bilingual Spanish-English Voice Artists]
Seasoned actor, adult female or male voice, FLUENT in Enlish and Spanish. Looking for the voice of a younger parent (mid 20s-mid 30s), someone who can invoke the spirit of the holidays. Only remote applicants with professional home studio need apply.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (see A&B below)- DEADLINE: 9am Monday, 11/9/15
A) Complete and email info below
B) Submit audio audition
AUDITION COPY
“This holiday season, when your kids play with their new gifts, will it sound like this? (Lawn mower sound) or this? (coffee brewing, then being poured). There are certain gifts that should be left to the grown ups. Scratch off Lottery games are intended for those 18 and older. So, be sure their gifts sound like this: (Jack in the Box music), or this, (video game sounds) not this: (sound of scratch off ticket being scratched). Please, gift responsibly. This message is brought to you by the New York State Gaming Commission and New York’s Responsible Play Partnership.“
EMAIL: johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: GAMING VO PSA
*Direct booking from self-tapes and required info (see submission instructions below)
*DEADLINE 9 AM MONDAY, 11/9/15
HOLIDAY RADIO PSA
Non-Union Voice-Over
CLIENT: NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
PRODUCER: Chris Conto
PRODUCTION COMPANY: NYS Media Services Center
CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
SESSION DATE: by Friday 11/13/15
LOCATION: Remote Recording
USAGE: :30 TV, Radio, Web
RATE: $600 full buyout, no agency fee
SEEKING:
[MALE VOICE]
Seasoned actor, adult male voice, a parent of a 20 something. The voice of experience with a textured delivery that will cause the listener to pause for a moment… and reflect. Only remote applicants with professional home studio need apply.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (see A&B below)- DEADLINE 9 AM MONDAY, 11/9/15
A) Complete and email info below
B) Submit audio audition
AUDITION COPY
“This Holiday Season, take the time to really talk to your child about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving. Make them understand never to get into a car with a drunk driver. Have a good exit strategy in place for getting them out of a sticky situation. This could be: a simple coded phone text, extra money for a cab or bus ride home. Or even becoming the taxi driver yourself. Because the best present you could ever give your child this Holiday Season….is keeping them safe. To learn more go to Talk2Prevent.ny.gov. “
EMAIL: johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: Holiday VO PSA
*DEADLINE: 5 PM THURSDAY, 11/5
LOVE AFTER LOVE
Feature Film
SAG-AFTRA Modified Low Budget
Writers: Russ Harbaugh & Eric Mendelsohn
Director: Russ Harbaugh
Executive Producers: Eric Mendelsohn; Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen (Parts & Labor)
Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Michael Prall, Lauren Haber
Production Company: Parts & Labor
Casting Director: BreakThrough Casting (LOCAL PRINCIPAL CASTING)
Shoot Dates: 11/16- 12/19/2015 (except Thanksgiving, 11/25-11/29)
Location: Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities & NYC
Rate: SAG scale ($335/8 hrs) Day Players; Featured BG (no pay/8 hours, credit, meals and snacks)
CAST:
Chris O’Dowd [NICHOLAS]
James Adomian [CHRIS]
Andie MacDowell [SUZANNE]
SYNOPSIS:
A glimpse into one family’s romantic, boisterous, messy, treacherous life, LOVE AFTER LOVE catalogues the reunions and departures of a mother and her two grown sons over the course of several years. In the tradition of Woody Allen and John Cassavetes, LOVE AFTER LOVE takes an unblinking look at a family navigating their way forward in the shadow of a shared tragedy.
LOVE AFTER LOVE is the feature film debut of writer/director Russ Harbaugh, whose short ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING, on which our film is based, enchanted audiences at The Sundance Film Festival and the New Directors/New Films in 2012. The script for LOVE AFTER LOVE is also supported by and workshopped extensively at the Sundance Labs. The film will be produced by the veteran Brooklyn based production company, Parts & Labor (THE WITCH, BEGINNERS). It will star the great Chris O’Dowd (BRIDESMAIDS, THIS IS 40) and the infinitely charming Andie MacDowell (GROUNDHOG DAY, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL).
SEEKING:
[ASHLEIGH]
Female, 18-24 years, all ethnicities. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.
A talented, committed college acting student, Ashleigh possesses an innate sensuality and charisma that translates into beauty. Fresh, sensitive and open to new challenges, she embodies a sense of youthful exuberance that is undeniable. She will perform a short passage from Alfred Musset’s, No Trifling with Love. DAY PLAYER
[MATTHEW/STUDENT ACTOR #1]
Male, 18-24 years, all ethnicities. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.A somewhat talented, committed college acting student, a bit rigid and very handsome. He will perform a short passage from Alfred Musset’s, No Trifling with Love. DAY PLAYER
[ZACHARY]
Male, 18-19 years, Caucasian, director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.
Zachary is the son of Michael and Michael is currently dating Suzanne. Not a “joiner”, Zachary wants to be as far away from conversations with adults as possible. Lean, distant, a bit of a stoner and more comfortable with solitary gaming, Zach grapples with his communication skills, especially with his father and “adults”. While creative in his own right, Zach, more than likely, has dropped out of high school and is struggling to find his own identity. DAY PLAYER
[FLOY]
Female, 90s, Caucasian, director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.
Matriarch of the family, Floy is comfortable in any surrounding at anytime. Never saying no to her daily glass of rose, Floy still maintains the fire and spirit of a much younger woman. Easily slipping in and out of conversations, Floy can talk your ear off about the past but has trouble remembering what happened 10 minutes ago. She is essential to the family’s equilibrium. DAY PLAYER
[NEIGHBOR #1]
Female, 70s-80s, Caucasian, director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.
Neighbor #1 and #2 are a REAL COUPLE, nextdoor neighbors to lead roles, she has watched and been involved in the lives of their neighbors for many years. Invited to gatherings, sharing waves and last minute dinner ingredients forgotten at the market, she considers herself family. Married to the same man for40+ years, she and her husband can finish each other’s sentences and frequently do. DAY PLAYER
[NEIGHBOR #2]
Male, 70s-80s, Caucasian, director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.
Neighbor #1 and #2 are a REAL COUPLE, next door neighbors to our leads, he has watched and been involved in the lives of their neighbors for many years. Invited to gatherings, sharing waves and ball scores, he considers himself family. Married to the same woman for 40+ years, he and his wife can finish each other’s sentences and frequently do. DAY PLAYER
[SUZANNE COLLEAGUE #1]
Male or Female, 40s-70s, all ethnicities, director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley.Work associate with Suzanne who is a partof the theatre dept. at the college. Artistic, literary, interesting, she/he is at ease at parties and can discuss all manner of topics. DAY PLAYER
[CATERING WAITER]
Female, 20s-30s, Caucasian, catering an engagement party in Brownstone. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley. DAY PLAYER
[LAUREN BENNETT]
Female, early mid 30s, any ethnicity, REAL FAMILY OF 3. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley. DAY PLAYER
Older sister Lauren is attending her little sister’s engagement dinner. She is married and has a young son who is the center of her world. DAY PLAYER
[KEVIN BENNETT]
Male, 5 to 7 years, any ethnicity, REAL FAMILY OF 3. Son of Lauren, nephew to soon-to-be married Emilie. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. FEATURED BG
[LAUREN’S HUSBAND]
Male, early mid 30s, any ethnicity, REAL FAMILY OF 3. Brother-in-law to Emilie,he is attending her engagement dinner with his wife and young son. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. FEATURED BG
[EMILIE’S FRIEND #1]
Female, early 20s, all ethnicities, friend of Emilie’s invited to an engagement dinner. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley. DAY PLAYER
[BOOK READING AUTHOR]
Female, Caucasian, 40s-60s, REAL AUTHORS. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley. DAY PLAYER
[BROOKLYN WAITER]
Male, 50s-60s, any ethnicity, PREFERABLY REAL OWNER OF NYC RESTAURANT. Director is seeking AUTHENTIC, real people, preferrably local to Kingston, NY and nearby vicinities with interesting faces and personalities. Shoot dates TBD. Non-union performer will receive a Taft-Hartley. DAY PLAYER
TO SUBMIT, FILL OUT INFO (Part A) AND CREATE A 2-3 MINUTE PERSONALITY CLIP VIDEO (Part B)
A) Fill out info:
-name, email, cell, city based
-occupation
-any recent pics or selfies
-any links to your videos (if applicable)
B) Create a 2-3 minute Personality Clip Video:
-We want to see your genuine essence, your personality and charm!!! Below are some group questions as a starting point, choose 1 or share a meaningful story. Be yourself and have fun!
-Make sure to video against a simple background, with no to very little background noise, ample lighting and shoot from the chest up so we can see your facial expressions.
-When done, upload your video to either Vimeo or YouTube (no other formats will be accepted). Then, email us Part A and your Vimeo or YouTube link for Part B.
SAMPLE GROUP QUESTIONS: (pick one)
1. Where did you grow up?/ What did your parents do?/ What do you do?/How long have you been doing that?/Do you like your job?/How did you start?
2. What do you do in your free time?/ What are your hobbies?/What are your passions?
3. Are you in love with anyone?/With whom?/For how long?/How did you meet?/What does love mean to you?
4. Who’s your favorite teacher?/Who’s taught you the most?/Do you still speak with them?/What are your dreams in life?
5. Do you have anything that you’re looking forward to?/What is it?/Why is it important to you?/What have you been doing to prepare for it?
6. What’s your fondest memory of being a kid/Describe in detail the what, where, when, why of this memory/How did it make you feel?
7. What makes you sad?/What brings you joy?/What wisdom can you share?/What do you want written on your gravestone?
8. Do you have a regret?/If you could do things differently, what would you do?/
9. What are your 3 favorite foods?/What occasion do you like eating these foods?/Who would you share these favorite foods with?
10. Tell us about the most AMAZING experience you’ve ever had, and provide details! (keep it clean please)
*DEADLINE: 5 PM THURSDAY, 11/5
EMAIL:
dana@breakthroughcasting.com (WOMEN AND COUPLES ONLY)
johanna@breakthroughcasting.com (MEN ONLY)
SUBJECT LINE:
LAL
*SCROLL DOWN FOR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (INFO AND SELF-TAPE REQUIRED)
*DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: 5 PM Thursday 11/5/15
Non-Union Short Film (20 minutes)
PROJECT: Avenue of Escape
DIRECTOR: Chistopher Conto
PRODUCTION: NYS Media Services Center
SHOOT DATES: November 16th-20th
LOCATION: Albany/Mohawk Valley area
USAGE: Web only
RATE: $4,000/5 days/8 hour days + daily lunch+ copy+ credit (no pay for travel, lodging and agency fee)
SYNOPSIS: A short dramatic film embedded with training on how to safely evacuate from a high rise during an emergency.
SEEKING:
[LIZ JENKINS]
Female, Caucasian, mid-late 50s, STRONG, DYNAMIC ACTOR. Liz is an office manager who also has 20 years of service in the city’s volunteer fire department. She has been tasked with updating the fire safety training for the entire agency before reaching retiring at the end of the month.
[STEVE SMITH]
Male, Caucasian, mid 30s, STRONG, DYNAMIC ACTOR. Steve works in accounts payable. He is loveable but at times can be socially awkward. Liz recruits him as part of her training team.
[HEATHER LIU]
Female, Asian, early 30’s, STRONG, DYNAMIC ACTOR. Heather works in the legal department. She is ambitious, a work-aholic, and can be quite sarcastic at times. She is currently working towards a promotion and won’t let anything stand in her way.
[MARISSA REYES]
Female, Hispanic, mid-late 20s, STRONG, DYNAMIC ACTOR. Marissa works in the I.T. department and is happiest when she’s rewriting code, or using existing equipment to create something totally “out of the box”.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
A) Fill out all info
B) Self-tape sides
A) SUBMIT INFO
1. name, email, cell, city based
2. agency, email, cell
3. height, weight, hair & eye color
4. CURRENT headshot (jpeg), UPDATED resume (pdf)
5. links to view acting work (PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE)
B) SELF-TAPE SIDES (scoll to bottom of page)
1. Please self-tape the below sides and give us two (2) very different reads so the director can see your range possibilities. Also, the following link has proven useful in assisting talent’s self-tape quality: http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/8-tips-make-your-self-taped-audition-look-its-best/
2. Self-tape CAMERA READY (in complete hair, makeup and wardrobe) with lines MEMORIZED.
2. Submit MP4s, MP3s, or .MOV only, please.
EMAIL:
dana@breakthroughcasting.com (LIZ & STEVE only)
johanna@breakthroughcasting.com (HEATHER & MARISSA only)
SUBJECT LINE:
AVENUE OF ESCAPE/role name
AUDITION SIDES
LIZ
I know what you’re thinking. It’s going to happen to someone else and not me….am I right? Well, I wish I wasn’t. But it’s not surprising. Fire is after all the greatest, but least recognized threat to the population…in almost any setting…hands-down. Did you know that fire kills someone every 2 hours 42 seconds… that over a million fires occur every year in the U.S., or that a fire department responds to a fire every 25 seconds? Probably not. So why don’t you stick around for a bit and join our group as an observer.
STEVE
Hi. Liz said you might be stopping by. So I just started doing some research on the characteristics of fire, and these four words keep coming up. Fast, Dark, Hot and Deadly…so I created a little quiz. It’s not as fancy as Marissa’s hologram. But I think it drives the point home. Want to give a try? (pauses) good.
MARISSA
Pretty cool..right? (addresses camera) So, my topic area was “Know your Building”. So I took a look at our buildings blueprints last week, with the idea of setting up a demonstration that illustrates the built-in safety features for most steel constructed commercial buildings….and here it is. So Steve, what’s the first thing that really sticks out to you?
HEATHER
Let’s say that a fire started on the 12th floor of our building. We call that the fire floor. Our evacuation plan is like many high rise commercial buildings in that in addition to the fire floor, floors above and below are evacuated to a safe place in the building. In our case, because of the way our alarm is programmed, a fire on the 12th floor would mean that the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th floors would evacuate to the 9th floor. In some buildings it’s only three floors; which is another reason to know the plan.
*Direct booking from headshots & reels
*Scroll to bottom of page for submission instructions
*RUSH CASTING- SUBMIT ASAP
PROJECT: Bonnaroo Thanksgiving Special
TYPE: Non-Union TV Seeking Featured BG
CLIENT: Bonnaroo
PRODUCER: Amber Schaefer
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ghost Robot
CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
SHOOT DATE: Monday 10/26/15
LOCATION: tentatively Brooklyn, NY (if shoot is outside Brooklyn or Manhattan, crew van will transport talent from Brooklyn)
USAGE: Broadcast, Internet, Worldwide in perpetuity
RATE: $100/10 hours + meals
SYNOPSIS:
It’s a Bonnaroo Thanksgiving Special (http://www.bonnaroo.com/news/very-bonna- roo-thanksgiving) which will air on DirectTV, is a throwback style holiday special where a celebrity musician host in a cozy chair surrounded by men and women of all ages, sit around a fireplace and talk about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, food, music, and Bonnaroo. Should be hilarious and bizarre, cut in the style of Tim and Eric (http://www.timanderic.com/).
SEEKING:
[ELDERLY ASIAN WOMAN]
Female, late 50s-70s, character looks strongly encouraged to apply, Featured BG.
[MIDDLE AGED MAN]
Male, 45-60, African American, African Descent, Hispanic, Latino, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Featured BG.
[WOMEN]
Females, 30s-40s, African American, African Descent, Featured BG.
[BOYS]
Male, 7-9 years, African American, African Descent, Caucasian, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Latino, Featured BG.
[GIRLS]
Female, 7 years old, Caucasian, blonde hair, Featured BG.
[MEN]
Male, early 20s, Mexican, Latino, Hispanic, Featured BG.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS- (*RUSH CASTING SUBMIT ASAP)
A) COMPLETE AND SUBMIT REQUIRED INFO:
EMAIL:
dana@breakthroughcasting.com (MALES only)
johanna@breakthroughcasting.com (FEMALES only)
SUBJECT LINE:
Bonnaroo
*Direct booking from headshots, media links and personality clips (minors only)
*Scroll to bottom of page for submission instructions
*DEADLINE IS 9AM Monday, 10/26/15
PROJECT: Non-Union PSA, GIFTING RESPONSIBLY
CLIENT: New York State Gaming Association
PRODUCER: Chris Conto
PRODUCTION COMPANY: NYS Media Services Center
CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
SHOOT DATE: November 10th (tentative)
LOCATION: Albany, NY (self-reporting drivers preferred, no travel pay)
USAGE: TV & Web (full buyout)
RATE: $600/8 Adults; $400/8 Kids (as NYS Child Performer Labor Laws permit), no agency fee
SEEKING:
[MOM]
Female, mid 30s, all ethnicities, ethnically ambiguous a huge plus, STRONG ACTORS; looking for “citizens of the world”(individuals that together, look as though they belong to the same family). These are non-speaking roles but because we’re recreating the joy of the holiday season, we still require excellent acting skills. *MUST SELF-REPORT TO ALBANY, NY FOR AN 8 AM CALL TIME.
[DAD]
Male, mid 30s, all ethnicities, ethnically ambiguous a huge plus, STRONG ACTORS; looking for “citizens of the world”(individuals that together, look as though they belong to the same family). These are non-speaking roles but because we’re recreating the joy of the holiday season, we still require excellent acting skills. *MUST SELF-REPORT TO ALBANY, NY FOR AN 8 AM CALL TIME.
[KIDS]
Girls and Boys, 6-8 years,all ethnicities, ethnically ambiguous a huge plus, STRONG ACTORS; looking for “citizens of the world”(individuals that together, look as though they belong to the same family). These are non-speaking roles but because we’re recreating the joy of the holiday season, we still require excellent acting skills. *MUST SELF-REPORT TO ALBANY, NY FOR AN 8 AM CALL TIME. (PARENT/GUARDIAN DRIVERS PREFERRED)
[GRANDMOTHER]
Female, 60s, all ethnicities, ethnically ambiguous a huge plus, STRONG ACTORS; looking for “citizens of the world”; (individuals that together, look as though they belong to the same family). These are non-speaking roles but because we’re recreating the joy of the holiday season, we still require excellent acting skills. *MUST SELF-REPORT TO ALBANY, NY FOR AN 8 AM CALL TIME.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (*DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION – 9 AM Monday 10/26/15)
A) COMPLETE AND SUBMIT REQUIRED INFO:
EMAIL:
dana@breakthroughcasting.com (MALES only)
johanna@breakthroughcasting.com (FEMALES only)
SUBJECT LINE:
Gifting PSA
*Direct booking from self-record and required materials (see submission instructions below)
PROJECT: Non-Union Voice-Over PSA, “Surprise”
CLIENT: NYS Department of Health
PRODUCER: Chris Conto
PRODUCTION COMPANY: NYS Media Services Center
CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
SHOOT DATE: Tuesday 10/26/15
LOCATION: Remote Recording
USAGE: :30 TV, Radio, Web
RATE: $600 full buyout, no agency fee
SEEKING:
[FEMALE VOICE]
Female, sounding 25-40, STRONG ACTORS with range: upbeat and conversational, between bubbly and sultry with lots of character. Remote applicants with professional home studio need apply.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (see A&B below)- DEADLINE 9 AM MONDAY, 10/19
A) FILL OUT TEMPLATE
B) SUBMIT AUDIO AUDITION
AUDITION COPY
“There are many different New Yorkers, that’s why there are many different Health Care options, with something for everyone…and signing up is so simple, you’d be surprised how easy and affordable it is! Visit ny state of health dot ny dot gov.”
EMAIL:
johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE:
VO PSA Surprise