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MANN Casting

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Job Position(s): Casting Call
Actor(s) Age Range (if applicable): Various - See Post
Project Type: Commercial
Job Date: Tomorro
Compensation: $6000
Union Status: Non-Union

PRODUCTTION TITLE: PROJECT CREDIT UNION

MEDIA: COMMERCIAL

STATUS: NON-UNION

AUDITION DATES: WEDNESDAY SEPT. 30 & THURSDAY OCT. 1 ON ZOOM

RECALL DATES: OCT. 5 AND OCT. 6

WARDROBE/FITTING DATE: OCT. 9TH

SHOOT DATE: OCT. 14, 15 & 16 POSSIBLY 17 (TALENT 1 DAY)

USAGE: 2 YEARS USA ALL BROADCAST, INCLUDING TV, STREAMING, INTERNET (WORLDWIDE BY NATURE) DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL STILLS, USA IN STORE PRINT MEDIA.

CONFLICTS: NONE BEING HELD FOR THIS

PAY RATE:
$500.00 – SESSION FEE
75.00 PER ISOLATION DAY (WILL NOT BE LONGER THAN 2 DAYS) AND
75.00 FOR COVID TESTING
$6,000.00 BUYOUT PENDING FINAL EDIT

$350.00 – STAND BY TALENT RATE TO HOLD ON SHOOT DAY

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PRODUCTION AND CASTING NOTES – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
– PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL BE SHOT ON SET- ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE TAKEN
– SOME PEOPLE WILL BE SHOOTING WITHIN 6 FEET
– COVID TESTS AND HOLD TIMES (NO MORE THAN 48 HRS) WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS PRODUCTION.
– ALL TALENT MUST AGREE TO COVID TESTING PRIOR TO SHOOT.
– PRODUCTION IS IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING PRIVATE TESTING
– ALL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR STAND BY AS WELL AS MAIN TALENT
– ALL TALENT MUST AGREE TO THIS BEFORE AUDITIONING (STAND BY DOES NOT GO TO SET (IN A PERFECT WORLD) BUT TESTS, ISOLATES AND STAND BY ON A SHOOT DATE IN CASE THEY ARE NEEDED
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CASTING/SEEKING:

SCENE #1 – CHUTES
2 MILITARY PERSONNEL (2) OCP – MALE AND FEMALE – MID 20s TO EARLY 30s – ANY RACE
– WE’RE LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE OF MILITARY AGE, PROBABLY MID-20S TO EARLY 30S.
– ONE OF THEM SHOULD BE FEMALE.
– WE ARE OPEN TO ANY RACE, BUT ONE OF THEM SHOULD BE REFLECTIVE OF THE DIVERSITY OF OUR MILITARY: BLACK OR HISPANIC WOULD BE GREAT.
– THESE ARE FOLKS WHO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT DOING THEIR WORK.
– THEY ALSO HAVE THE SORT OF “I’M DOING MY JOB” NON-CHALANCE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT CONCERN THEM, LIKE CREDIT CARDS THAT REWARD THEM.

SCENE #2 – DRIVE UP ATM
GUY IN THE CAR – OCP – MALE – 30s – ANY RACE
– HE’S AN ADULT. HE’S IN HIS 30S. HE’S MATURE, CONSIDERATE.
– HE LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BE A FAMILY MAN, THE TYPE OF GUY YOU’D SEE AT THE TOWN PARADE, OR MOWING HIS LAWN ON SATURDAY MORNING AND WAVING TO THE NEIGHBOURS.
– HE RESPECTS THE MILITARY. HE’D HOLD THE DOOR FOR THEM, AND HE’D HOLD THE DOOR FOR YOUR WIFE OR YOUR HUSBAND.
– MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE.

SQUAD LEADER – OCP – MALE – 30s TO 40s – ANY RACE
– IT COULD BE NICE TO HAVE ONE LARGE MEMBER OF THE SQUAD WHO ADDS SOME CONTRAST BETWEEN HIMSELF AND GUY IN THE CAR.
– AGE/RACE ISN’T AS IMPORTANT AS JUST BEING PHYSICALLY FUNNY WHEN MOTIONING TO OUR MAN STUCK IN THE DRIVE-UP ATM.
– HE COULD BE A VING RHAMES TYPE. BUT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE BLACK.
– MAY NEED TO JUMP FROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK.

SCENE #3 – RECRUITS
MILITARY PERSONNEL (2) – OCP – MALE AND FEMALE – MID 20s TO EARLY 30s – ANY RACE
– WE’RE LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE OF MILITARY AGE, PROBABLY MID-20S TO EARLY 30S.
– WE ARE OPEN TO ANY RACE.
– THE “LOVE OF COUNTRY” GUY IS SERIOUS ABOUT DOING HIS WORK.
– HE HAS THE SORT OF “I’M DOING MY JOB” NONCHALANCE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT CONCERN HIM, LIKE AUTO LOAN RATES.
– THE GUY JUST JOINING FOR THE RATES COULD BE A LITTLE SOFTER, OR NOT.
– HE CAN CONVEY COMEDY WITH HIS FACE AND SHORT PHRASES AS HE TAKES IN THAT HE JUST JOINED THE MILITARY UNNECESSARILY.
– ACTORS WILL BE PULLED WITH WIRES, SO THEIR MOVEMENTS ARE SUPPORTED AND THEY’RE NOT EXERTING AS MUCH EFFORT AS THEY APPEAR TO.

SCENE #4 – HAIRCUTS
MILITARY PERSONNEL – OCP – MALE – LOW-TO-MID 30s – ANY RACE
OUR MAN IS A LITTLE MORE SENIOR.
HE LOOKS LIKE AN OFFICER. HE IS SUPER SERIOUS. HE HAS A VERY SHORT HAIRCUT.
HE MOVES WITH A ROBOTIC, CRISP CONFIDENCE.
HE IS BALD OR HAS A VERY SHORT HAIRCUT OR BE WILLING TO CUT SHORT AND MOTIONS YOU CAN SET YOUR WATCH TO.
WE ARE OPEN TO DIVERSITY.

PLEASE SUBMIT ASAP

THANK YOU
MANN CASTING

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