CASTING PROUD CANADIANS!
RECEIVE $750-$3,000+ FOR ONE DAY OF FILMING.
CASTING CANADIANS FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST FOR A MEANINGFUL COMMERCIAL!
- We’re seeking people (individuals and duos), 18+, who are proud to be Canadian, including but not limited to those who do things (little or big) to help make their community a better place.
- This could be anything from coaching hockey or being a Scouts Canada Leader to volunteering at a food bank, planting trees, gardening, a skateboarding camp for youth, picking up garbage in parks, housing/volunteering with refugees, and beyond. No story is too small. If you embody your version of the Canadian spirit- we want to hear it!
Those selected will appear in a fun oil and gas company ad campaign.
PLEASE NOTE:
- This is a NON-UNION project. No acting experience is required. However, you should be outgoing and comfortable being filmed and interviewed.
Strict COVID-19 safety protocol will be adhered to during the production of this commercial, and it will be produced in accordance with public health guidelines at the time of filming. For more information, please visit: https://www.theaccp.tv/
To apply, you MUST be legally eligible to work in Canada.
- To participate, you MUST be fully vaccinated.
- If shortlisted, you MUST be available for a brief online interview with the director on August 19th or 22nd.
- If selected, you MUST be available for a COVID test between September 6th – 17th. You will only be required briefly on one day.
- If selected, you MUST be available for a virtual wardrobe appointment between September 6th – 17th. You will only be required briefly on one day.
- If selected, you MUST be available for filming between the 6th – 20th. You will only be required for one day of filming.
- If booked, you will each receive $100 for a covid test appointment, $75 for a virtual wardrobe appointment, and $750 for one day of filming. If your footage is in the final commercial, you will receive an additional $2,250 for its use.
IF SHORTLISTED, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 19TH.
GROUND GLASS is a premier casting company. We cast people like you in commercials for brands such as Procter & Gamble, Tim Hortons, Unilever, Johnnie Walker, and Chevrolet.
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