CASTING: Local Commercial

Palm Springs Film Alliance is casting multiple roles for a local commercial production shooting in the Coachella Valley, CA in May 2026. This local commercial casting covers principal speaking roles, featured extras, montage speakers, and background talent across a series of spots for a legal services client. The project suits non-union performers in the late 20s to 60s range who can deliver natural, grounded performances without leaning into the stylized energy that typically plagues legal advertising.

About the Role

This local commercial casting is for a series of broadcast spots built around relatable, everyday people placed in comical or unexpected situations alongside attorneys. The tone is deliberately anti-glossy, favoring authentic faces and conversational delivery over anything that reads as performed. Talent will work one half-day across the shoot dates of May 13 or May 14, 2026, at a location in the Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs area.

Key Responsibilities

• Principal performers will deliver scripted dialogue on camera in character-driven scenarios designed to feel spontaneous rather than scripted.
• The Diner Woman and Desert Man roles require carrying scenes with natural dialogue delivery and strong reactive presence opposite other cast.
• The Woman Roadside role requires a self-tape submission showing a phone distress performance with no dialogue, relying entirely on physical and emotional authenticity.
• Montage speaking roles require direct-to-camera line delivery across seven individual spots, with a short turnaround and conversational energy.
• Featured extra roles call for precise reactive work, specifically incredulous glances timed to scene action, with minimal or no dialogue.
• Background performers in the diner setting must read as genuine everyday types without calling attention to themselves on screen.

What You Bring

• Non-union status, as this is a non-union commercial production.
• Availability confirmed for either May 13 or May 14, 2026, with no scheduling conflicts for your assigned half-day.
• A headshot and resume submitted together, with the headshot showing a clean, well-lit image against a neutral background.
• For speaking roles, the ability to self-tape a clean audition using medium close-up framing, clear audio, and a natural performance in one to two takes.
• Comfort performing in commercial production environments without heavy direction, particularly for roles that depend on subtlety over showmanship.

Why This Role

Palm Springs Film Alliance operates as a film office serving the greater Coachella Valley market, connecting local talent to legitimate commercial production work in the region. Compensation is all-in, covering session and usage, with principal roles paying $1,000 for a half-day, featured roles paying $500, montage speaking roles paying $500, and background paying $300. Usage is limited to local broadcast in the Coachella Valley market, making this a clean, straightforward commercial credit with no extended usage obligations.

Apply now for this local commercial casting with Palm Springs Film Alliance and get your half-day on the books before May 2026.