Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

CASTING CALL – FASHION BRAND – SHOOTING IN SYDNEY 

We’re excited to be working on an upcoming campaign for a high end fashion brand. We’re looking to cast a range of stylish people who are confident and comfortable in front of the camera. This brand is wanting to take a different approach to casting and we are looking to cast all types of people from different backgrounds.

1. INDIVIDUALS (18 – 60yrs) 

• We are open to casting all gender identities for the roles listed above.

SHOOT DATE: 1st of December 2021 (1 x shoot day)

*Please note that all precautions are being taken by production and the client to make sure talent will be working in a clean and safe environment. COVID safe plans will be adhered to on set.

TALENT FEES:

• Selected Adult talent will receive $1,000 AUD – $2,000 AUD depending on shoot day for their involvement
• *All fees are less tax and super

The deadline to apply is Monday 22nd November 5pm. 

Baby Needed in Brooklyn! 

Who: Caucasian Baby (single or twins) Age 0- 1 Year old

When: Wednesday 12/1

Rate: SAG Scale – This is a single day pick up shot for a feature film

Location: NYC/Brooklyn NY 

Ideally production wants a baby who has a child actor permit and UTMA/UGMA/Coogan account already in place, but if a parent is willing to get it and the baby is the right fit, we can work with you. 

***UNION AND NON-UNION SUBMISSIONS***

Must be registered with Central Casting!!!!!

Must pass COVID test to work. Even if you test negative, you are not confirmed for work unless we send you details confirming shoot day.

Jenny is taking submissions for a show that will Covid Test MONDAY 11/29 in LA and Work WEDNESDAY 12/1 in Stevenson Ranch (Santa Clarita).

Seeking WOMEN of all ethnicities to portray 18tly (no minors) who have tennis experience and can provide their own tennis racket.

NOTE: As a condition of working on set, all talent are required to get Covid-19 test at a production sanctioned testing facility prior to any work date.

Must be okay with any form test (nasal swabs, etc). Additional testing may also be done on workdays. While at the test facility and on set, Production requires that a face mask that covers your nose and mouth be worn.

Local to Chicago, suburbs, and the surrounding border states to IL.

Casting Alert! For our next episode of Chicago Med we are searching for MALE and FEMALE, 20’s to 40’s, All ethnicities, to work as Pedestrians on Monday, Nov. 29th on Chicago Med. You will need to attend a covid test Sunday, Nov. 28th (takes about an hour). 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• For the health and safety of all individuals on “Chicago MED,”  all “Zone A” cast and crew MUST be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning work. 
• We will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance.  
• You will be REQUIRED to show a hard copy or an electronic copy (photo) of your vaccination card at testing when you come in for your pre-employment test.

NOW CASTING TALENT FOR DISABLED EXPO SCENE 

Show: Ordinary Joe  

Location: Greater Atlanta Area 

Dates: Testing Monday 11/22 – Filming Wednesday 11/24 

Rate: $200/10 filming, $50/2 COVID test 

ROLE: Looking for individuals 12 years of age or older, any gender or ethnicity to play in a Disabled Expo scene on Ordinary Joe. We are looking for people in wheelchairs, on crutches, amputees, etc. 

If you or someone you know, please reach out to them and see if they are interested!

DO NOT NEED TO BE REGISTERED WITH CENTRAL CASTING!

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Must pass COVID test to work. Even if you test negative, you are not confirmed for work unless we send you details confirming shoot day.  

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FOR ALL TALENT 12 years or older – This production is requiring all cast & crew to be FULLY vaccinated against COVID-19 and to be considered for work you MUST FALL INTO EITHER OF THE TWO FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (1) fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson) or (2) have a disability or sincerely held religious belief that prevents vaccination.  

If you meet this criteria, please let us know below WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. If you are selected, you must provide evidence to the production that you fall within the two categories mentioned above before your covid test. Any job offer will be conditioned on satisfactorily showing such evidence to the production AND testing negative for COVID. The production will collect your evidence prior to your covid test, not Central Casting; thus do NOT send your evidence to Central Casting. 

Must be registered with the GA Dept of Labor before working – you can sign up here: https://www.dol.state.ga.us/public/es/mie/minor/login 

Job Description

Goal Overview

To oversee the episodic assistants while providing support for production.

Associate Producer Responsibilities

Production Support

• Firsthand communication with Producers upon arrival and throughout the day.
• Keep the production team up to date on project status.
• Generate prep and post status reports.
• Working with the production team to manage project SAN space.

Assistants Team

• Ensure your assists have all the information and elements require to perform and complete their tasks.
• Evaluate and reprioritize tasks as needed to accommodate changes in the daily schedule.
• Organize your assistants’ tasks to ensure projects meet their deadlines.

Preparations for Projects/Sessions

• Assist producers in WO and task creation, job spec wrangling
• Actualizing and billing out work orders.
• Confirm all material needed for project has arrived and has been forwarded to the appropriate individual(s)
• Interface with client if required materials for jobs are missing (i.e. rough cut, drives, etc.)
• Coordinate with Operations the rental and installations of any additional resources needed for projects.

Execution of Job

• Ensure all resources assigned to job are available as scheduled
• Make sure projects are ready for sessions to begin on time.
• Verifying project prep for any issues and/or missing items, and communicating them with the Producer and client.
• Communicate all session changes to Producer
• Work with Producer and assistants to troubleshoot any session related problems
• Assist in greeting and escorting clients to the bays upon arrival.
• Assist in checking in on artists, clients, assists, and client services on a regular basis to make sure the session is well supported. The client should feel the producer’s presence and know that you are taking care of them.

Final Delivery

• Work with the vault to ensure delivery specs have been met
• Notify the Producer if any delivery deadlines that will or are in jeopardy of being missed
• Coordinate the archive of final VAM and CCM

Final Billing

• Ensuring all work orders and tasks are filled out and submitted, following up where needed.
• Actualize work orders for Producers sign off.

Virtual Sessions

• Setting up test feeds prior to session, including all face to face virtual interaction.
• Communicating with our Engineers if any network issues arise.

Engineering

• Engage Engineering staff to resolve urgent technical problems
• Ensure all rental resources are set-up and tested

Requirements / Background

• 2 year TV Post Production
• Knowledge of digital capture cameras and files
• Background and/or knowledge of offline editing
• Avid and/or FCP experience
• File based workflow experience
• Media Pulse and/ or post production scheduling software experience
• Post scheduling experience

Company 3

The role

Supporting Brand delivery performance.

Responsibilities

Executive responsibilities

· Alongside with Project director responsible for shape/structure of Producer team

· SME on broadcast and moving image for new business opportunities

· Improvement and development of department and model to lead an innovative and client focused team

· Aware of, and suggesting, technology and process improvements to develop team and solution

· Thorough planning and preparation with client services for campaigns through foresight of upcoming work

· Working with the agency on pre-production guidance and attendance, creation of master assets and campaign handovers with the account teams and senior producer

· Preparation of cost estimates / set up costs

· Responsible for Creative output and quality of output across portfolio

· Producing creative post work, simple shoots

· Overview of portfolio of accounts they oversee

· Client facing, liaising with both agencies and clients for the global and local markets

· Involved in Pre-Production Meetings with Agencies and Clients, advising on how best to shoot and master their final assets for Global Adaptations

· Advising on post requirements ahead of a shoot where necessary

· Briefing ops with campaign set-ups to facilitate localisation

· Pitching on the post for new campaign briefs

· Ensure team are engaged and motivated

Producing

· Day-to-day responsibility for managing projects

· Involved in new campaign briefing as required

· Interpreting and consolidation of client briefs

· Managing project timelines

· Providing clients with rate card cost estimates and timelines for all deliveries highlighting any risks and dependencies in meeting agreed deadlines, alongside any additional information you may require to execute the brief

· Identify and advise the client of any issues concerning their Creative Agency and delivery of master files, and how these could be resolved for the benefit of the client

· Briefing projects in to the various internal teams, transcreation, VO, business affairs where necessary

· Facilitate multi-channel briefs

· Responsible for the end to end management of all local briefs

· Manage, book and record VO sessions and manage the usage

· Maintain an up to date internal status sheet of all live briefs and work in production

· Ensure any broadcast related tasks are in progress and will meet timelines such as clearance, broadcast codes and usage negotiation

· Where required, ensure on behalf of the client via business affairs that usage rights are secured as per brief, advise clients when usage rights are due to expire

· Be the client’s subject matter expert, assisting with any queries, and advising how best to ensure briefs are delivered to the highest quality in the shortest timeframe

· Based on experience view overall project and decide best route for work, 3D/AE/Flame

· Book & brief 2D and 3D operators.

· Book and direct sound mixes

· Creating bespoke post production solution where required

· Scheduling all elements of the production including editors and sound mixing

· Ensuring all output meets client requirements, has been through QC and is approved before release to the client.

· Answering client technical queries or liaising with operators or technical staff to obtain and provide requested information

· Where necessary estimating VFX/project work off rate card

· Accurate estimating, billing and reconciling jobs, requesting PO’s and creating 3rd party PO’s

· Where opportunities arise, seek to cross sell Tag capability across channels, and into the post production of the TVC master asset

· There may be a requirement to attend face-to-face briefings with clients offsite, as well as assisting with hosting clients who attend our offices in person to oversee the execution of any briefs

· Attend campaign ‘wash-up’ meetings with clients to identify future learnings to be applied to the following campaigns and build further relationships with clients

· Coach and Mentor team members, adding to a positive atmosphere with a can-do attitude

Client Development

· Develop, maintain and extend client relationships

· Manage client expectations in relation to project objectives, timelines and budgets

· Work to gain a strong understanding of the clients business

· Build strong working relationships with clients on a daily basis

Technology

· To use requested client software and/or CMD, Di, ATLAS and internal trackers to manage all elements of the client processes as agreed.

· To keep the system updated with specifications, status and costs as required.

Client Specific

· Develop an understanding of the full end-to-end campaign process and the client brand

· To consult and drive the client to the awareness of new technologies and other Tag service lines

· To develop an understanding of the client industry, products and competitors

· To develop strong client relationships within the client base

· Act as the link with other Tag business areas

Skills and Experience required

· A friendly, positive team player

· Leadership experience, with gravitas within company/industry

· 7 plus year’s experience in a post-production environment, preferably within commercials/advertising

· Familiar with all broadcast software and programmes

· Strong interpersonal/communication skills

· Pro-active

· Exceptional client facing skills

· Committed to high-quality output and service, with an eye for detail

· Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multi task

· Good analytical and numerical skills

· Able to handle challenging situations and act appropriately

· IT literate

· Confident but not arrogant

Measures of Performance

· Retention of the accounts

· Increase in % client revenue over reviewed calendar year

· Improving or maintaining ‘green level’ customer satisfaction scores

· Improved internal processes measured by productivity score

· Promotion and development of team

· Less than 3% of jobs past material date whilst in production

· 0% of jobs booked in without a job route

· 0% of jobs booked in without client PO supplied

· 0% of jobs unbilled 30 days past material date

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