Congratulations to Judy N. (agency, CT Kids) on booking the IMPAIRED DRIVING PSA! We know you’ll make BREAKTHROUGH proud!
Congratulations to Hudson Valley local, Andrew M. on booking the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! We’re thrilled to finally work with Andrew, thank you for representing BreakThrough well. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
Congratulations to Kevin H. (agency, Eileen Haves) on booking the lead role for the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! We couldn’t be more proud of all the actors, thank you for representing BreakThrough well. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
PROJECT NAME: IMPAIRED DRIVING
UNION STATUS: Non-Union
PROJECT TYPE: TV PSA
DIRECTOR: Joseph Walsh
SHOOT DATE: Monday May 18th, 8 AM-3 PM
LOCATION: Albany, NY (approx. 3 hrs. north of New York City- MUST SELF-REPORT)
USAGE: Broadcast/Web, Full Buyout
RATE: Rates vary per role (see below)
*Direct Booking from video audition (roles of ERIN, ERIN’S MOM and ADULT ERIN), links to acting work, headshot/resume- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
*Audition Copy for Erin, Erin’s Mom and Adult Erin can be found at bottom of page
SEEKING:
[ERIN]- LEAD
Rate: Above scale at $1000/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
5-7 years of age, Caucasian, blonde/strawberry blonde/red hair, FRECKLES A PLUS, athletic (will be asked to run through a field). A country/farm girl who at her birthday party, finds out that her father just passed away. VERY STRONG EMOTIONAL PRESENCE, ROLE WILL REQUIRE TEARS . Think a young Dakota Fanning quality.
*Direct Booking from video audition, links to acting work, headshot/resume- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[ERIN’S MOM] – PRINCIPAL
Rate: $700/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
30-35 years of age, Caucasian, blonde/strawberry blonde/red hair, FRECKLES A PLUS. A country/farm mom with a STRONG PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PRESENCE. A person who has worked the soil most of her life. At her daughter’s birthday party, she finds out of her husband’s unexpected death. This emotional role requires a VERY STRONG ACTOR, who can emote an emotional arc of joy to utter devastation.
*Direct Booking from video audition, links to acting work, headshot/resume- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[ADULT ERIN] – SUPPORTING
Rate: $600/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
20-25 years of age, Caucasian, blonde, strawberry blonde or redhead. Freckles a plus. A country/farm mom with a STRONG PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PRESENCE. VERY STRONG ACTOR WHO CAN CRY ON CUE.
*Direct Booking from video audition, links to acting work, headshot/resume- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[MOMS]- EXTRAS
Rate: $375/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
Females, 30-35 years of age, Caucasian and Latina, Mother to one of the children attending party.
*Direct Booking from links to acting work, headshot/resume- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[DAD]- EXTRA
Rate: $375/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
Males, 30-35 years of age, Caucasian, Dad to one of the children attending party.
*Direct Booking from links to acting work, headshot/resume- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[GIRLS] – EXTRAS
Rate: $350/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
Girls, 5-7 years of age, Caucasian and Hispanic, attending birthday party.
*Direct Booking from links to acting work (if available), headshot/current pics, current selfie- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[BOYS] – EXTRAS
Rate: $350/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- full buyout, must self-report
Boys, 5-7 years of age, Caucasian, attending party.
*Direct Booking from links to acting work (if available), headshot/current pics, current selfie- PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
TO SUBMIT: Fill out template below (MANDATORY)
1) NAME
2) CONTACT INFO (cell/email)
3) CITY BASED
4) AGENCY & CONTACT INFO (if applicable)
5) VITAL STATS (height, weight, eye & hair color)
6) AGE & D.O.B (minors only)
7) ATTACH SELFIE FROM TODAY CLEARLY SHOWING FACE & HAIR (MANDATORY)
8) *VIDEO AUDITION (for the roles of Erin, Erin’s Mom and Adult Erin only, SEE COPY BELOW)
9) LINKS TO ONLINE PROFILE PAGE/ACTING WORK/MONOLOGUES (provide only full URLs, NO DOWNLOADS ACCEPTED)
OR
9a) ATTACH JPEG OF CURRENT HEADSHOTS/PICS
9b) ATTACH PDF OF UPDATED RESUME
10) ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK AS AN EXTRA?
*VIDEO AUDITION
Recording with your cell phone is fine but please make sure you are well lit, the background is simple and the sound is clear with no background noise. Shoot from the shoulders up so we can clearly see your face and eyes. Upload video to YouTube or Vimeo ONLY and send us the full URLs. If video is set as private, please remember to include the password in your email.
1. ERIN- AUDITION COPY
A 5 year old girl (Erin) is celebrating her Birthday with friends and family.
Erin (Excited)
My dad is bringing home the best birthday cake ever!
Mom (calling out to Erin)
Erin honey… I think I see your dad’s car coming up the drive!
Erin (elated)
Daddy!!!
Erin
I love you Dad!
Improv Erin looking confused and expressing through tears when realizing that her daddy isn’t coming home.
2. ERIN’S MOM- AUDITION COPY
A 5 year old girl (Erin) is celebrating her Birthday with friends and family.
ERIN’S MOM (calling out to Erin)
Erin honey… I think I see your dad’s car coming up the drive!
(phone rings.)
ERIN’S MOM(about to answer phone)
I wonder who that could be?
ERIN’S MOM
Yes, this is she.
(she learns that husband has been killed. MOM screams)
No!
(Close-up of ERIN’S MOM with tears streaming down her face, looking at Erin)
3. ADULT ERIN- AUDITION COPY
You are recalling your 5th birthday when you found out that your father was killed by an impaired driver. The director wants to see tremendous emotion with tears.
Erin (ADULT)
That was the day an impaired driver killed my dad. I miss him so much.
Email template and all materials to: dana@breakthroughcasting.com
Subject line: IMPAIRED DRIVING
RUSH CASTING, SUBMIT ASAP!!!
PROJECT: Baby Teeth
Short Film (SAG Pending)
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Baby Teeth Productions, Stephanie Ellis
PRODUCER: Traci Carlson, Gigi Graff
DIRECTOR: Stephanie Ellis
WRITER: Stephanie Ellis
SHOOT DATE: Sunday, April 19th
LOCATION: Hastings-On-Hudson, NY (MUST SELF-REPORT)
USAGE: All media in perpetuity
RATE: No pay but food, $30 travel stipend, credit, copy (less than 8 hours time commitment)
SYNOPSIS:
New mother Alex, suffering from postpartum depression, makes a desperate call to her friend Sophie. She has lost her baby and needs Sophie’s help. Alex is determined not to alert the authorities for fear they would take the child away from her. So the two friend’s set out to retrace Alex’s steps and find her child. But as their stops continue to come up empty and Alex’s behavior grows more erratic, Sophie begins to fear the worst. The question becomes, how long can Sophie wait before she too needs to call for help?
SEEKING:
TONI (Day Player)
Female, 22-28 years, Chinese or Korean, MUST BE BILINGUAL (English and Chinese or Korean) w/ believable accent when speaking English. Toni is an employee at a nail salon in upstate, NY, who converses with the two main characters in English and amongst the other employees (in English and Chinese or Korean).
CHINESE OR KOREAN WOMAN #1 (Day Player)
Female, 35-45 years, Chinese or Korean, MUST BE BILINGUAL (English and Chinese or Korean) w/ believable accent when speaking English. She is an employee at a nail salon in upstate, NY, who converses with the two main characters in English and amongst the other employees (in Chinese or Korean).
Submit these required items for consideration:
Email: johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
Deadline: ASAP
SIDES
8 INT. KOREAN NAIL SALON – DAY 8
The salon is empty, save for the four Chinese or Korean employees. THREE MIDDLE AGED WOMEN and ONE MAN, lounging back on his massage chair. THEY BANTER AWAY IN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE. An electronic door bell rings as the front door swings open. The women parked nearest to the entrance pops up to greet Sophie and Alex.
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1
You come back. You bring your friend? That’s good.
ALEX
So I was here this morning?
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1
Yeah, yeah. Manicure. Pedicure.
She gestures back to another employee.
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1 (CONT’D)
(In Chinese or Korean — no subtitles) Toni. Manicure, Pedicure. You mess up her nails?
TONI
No. (In Chinese or Korean — no subtitles) She mess them up. She put on her shoes too quick. I told her.
Toni yells out to Alex.
TONI (CONT’D)
(In English) I told you. You put your shoes on too fast. You need more time to dry.
ALEX
No, that’s great. No. Thank you. (To Sophie, as if she wasn’t sure) I was here.
SOPHIE
(To Chinese or Korean Woman #1) And her baby. She was with her baby when she came in?
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1
No. No baby.
And then again, gesturing to Toni.
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1 (CONT’D)
(In Chinese or Korean — no subtitles) The lady had a baby with her?
TONI
(In English) No, no baby.
SOPHIE
Okay. Thank you.
As the girls head for the exit. The Chinese/Korean women continue their banter as if the girls had never entered.
Project: RMS Medical
Production Company: Focus Media
Shoot Date: Monday, February 9, 2015 (AM shoot)
Snow Day: Wed, Feb 11th
Location: Goshen/Chester area of Orange County, NY (must self-report)
Usage: 1 Year Print, one-time ads and booth materials for trade show
Rate: $350/4 hours (no travel pay)
SEEKING:
[KID]
Boys & Girls, age 8-13 years, Caucasian
[MOM]
Female, age 25-35 years, Caucasian, attractive
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: 12 pm Tomorrow, Thursday 2/5/15
FILL OUT TEMPLATE COMPLETELY
1) NAME
2) CELL
3) EMAIL
4) AGE & DOB (minors only)
5) VITAL STATS (current height, weight, hair & eye color)
6) REP CONTACT INFO (if applicable)
7) CURRENT SELFIE (clearly showing face & length of hair- MANDATORY)
8) PROFILE LINKS
-OR-
8a) JPEG OF CURRENT COMMERCIAL HEADSHOT (MANDATORY)
8b) LINKS TO WORK (MANDATORY)
EMAIL: johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: RMS Print