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VIDEO/PHOTO SHOOT
NON UNION
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPANY
SHOOT DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2021
RATE: $500 for 1/2 day session 7:00am-11:30am Approx
LOCATION: Giddings, Texas (halfway between Austin/Houston)
- CASTING: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR
- MALE, 50’S, LATINO/HISPANIC
*PHOTO DOUBLE CASTING NOTICE*
Looking for a FeMale Photo Double, 5’0-5’5, very close looking to the photo below, to work on Tuesday Nov 16th! Must be able to COVID test between Sunday-Monday (14th-15th) ! This is filming in Atlanta so please only submit if you live in Georgia or are staying in the area. Must be fully vaccinated and able to provide a vaccine card!
Pay Rate: $217.50/12
COVID bump: $50
FATAL ATTRACTION 1208
Films in Knoxville, TN- November 16-17th
Roles:
- COUSIN- Black female, 20’s, no photo to resemble, needed 1 scene/ 1 shoot day
- $75/day
- TRAVIS’ MOM- Black female, late 40-50’s. Meets with victim’s mother, gives an alibi
- Needed 1 scene/day
- TRAVIS’ STEPDAD- Black male, late 40-50’s, Meets with victim’s family, picks up stepson from bus stop
- $125/days worked
- Neighbor- Black male, 40’s, no photo to resemble, sees suspect stalking from his front porch
- $75/day
Additional project info:
Non-union, true-crime recreation
****Production company requires a negative Covid test or proof of vaccination upon arrival to set.****
Network: TVOne, Audio: YES
Production Company: Jupiter Entertainment
Covid protocols in place, distancing (unless from same household), wearing masks and proper PPE, extra sanitizing
$75/day
We have a fun opportunity coming up on Monday November 15th in NYC!
We are looking for outgoing female caucasian talent ages 18-75 years old who want to attend a live taping of the Nick Cannon Show! Watch the show live, meet Nick, and have the chance to be featured on the DAM cam! You will receive VIP Tickets
•Talent must show proof of vaccination to attend.
Seeking actor for next week (Thursday Nov 17th )in Roswell, GA. Half day – comp $200
Project: a short, two minute video of a childhood acceptance of Jesus through baptism. Talents should be very comfortable with the ideas of salvation/baptism!
2) A man, 30’s-40’s, Caucasian, Christian preferably, who can play the role of Preacher Billy Joe Bridwell in the 1960’s. Would prefer dark hair that could be slicked back, we will provide black horn-rim glasses. Should have a nice voice to read voice over.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Sound Off Films is a mission-driven, full-service creative production and impact company. We make content that matters. We are hired by brands, filmmakers, studios, nonprofits to create content as well as carry-out impact campaigns that market and distribute media that address the most pressing issues of our time. We work with the best emerging and representative talent to bring our projects to life. We don’t just want to change the way our industry does business but make and distribute projects that can transform the world around us and give people new perspectives to shake the status quo. Sound Off has grown tenfold in the last two years with no signs of slowing down. We strive to win AdAge’s Best Place to Work Award in the next few years. Join us!
About the Role
Sound Off is looking for an Executive Producer with great leadership abilities and a softness to connect with our growing and diverse team of talent. You will partner closely with our head of marketing and our sales team to push growth, land new business while nurturing our existing clients and strategizing for ways to help clients both new and old, achieve goals in areas of impact storytelling and campaign strategy. You don’t rattle easily and can light paths for our team in variable production environments. You are great with people and make our team of creatives and our clients feel taken care of every step of the way.
Responsibilities
- Partner with filmmakers, brands and non-profits to pitch, plan and produce dynamic, and, often impact-driven, stories.
- Plan and pitch for new projects by fielding briefs/ RFPs, and with our existing team and some external partners, you pave a path for our team to walk down.
- Set course on all production projects, You are selective in who to engaging necessary members of our creative team from early stages of development in addition to vendors, to make sure each project is a success
- Manage and help improve pre-bid process, currently consisting of rough workback schedule, costs, and possible directors
- Prepare bid packages in AICP format, with some exceptions depending on the partner
- Enter final bids in our internal form and set the path for an AiO
- Develop a plan for each project and onboard/ kick off each project in a way that makes everyone feel adequately prepared to do their best work. Ultimately, it is your job to ensure our projects deliver smoothly, on time, and within budget and that people feel valued through the course of the process
- Be an ally to our clients while being a protector of our teams. Work closely with clients each step of the way. Effective client management is one of the most vital responsibilities of the EP>
- Manage and nurture a growing production team. Provide clear responsibilities, be goal-oriented, and an ally to each through their personal career development – we want a den keeper for our people on productions, a biggest cheerleader for each person’s success!
- Work on planning with the producer on each project to build a running budget and build milestone check ins to guarantee that our P&L on each project will be protected. Profit on projects is your responsibility
- Create a working style that supports collaboration over different timezones and in remote settings
- Seek out opportunities to improve current systems and implement new processes that can support better and more efficient work
- Â Manage vendors, contractors, and all players in production
- Prioritize on-set teams well-being and safety above making a healthy profit
- Lead the teams, supporting prioritization, pace setting, goal setting, and abiding to deadlines
- Work with our operations team and founder to build quarterly projections that showcase quarterly anticipated profit from the projects you manage
- Help us achieve our goal of becoming one of AdAge’s Best Places to Work through your approach to people and projects
Requirements
- You like people. Are kind. And are a citizen of the world with a broad perspective and an open mind that allows you to work with our teams all over the world
- We are looking for someone who can successfully work across teams, time zones and technologies. We are hoping to hire in LA but can make an exception for the right person
- You need evident management skills and some experience as an EP, with at least 5-7 years as a senior producer with large agency and brand and creative talent experience.
- Global documentary experience a plus as our secret sauce is our ability to turn international projects quickly with trusted vendors in variable environments
- You are adept at working with the best in biz agencies and clients, who look to you for best practices, expertise and leadership on how to make their dreams a reality
- Comfortable in budgeting softwares, Slack, Google Drive and Dropbox and collaborative tech including Asana and Salesforce
- Post production experience and experience pushing projects through every phase of production
- You share our love of film! You believe in the power of impact and advocacy work – you understand and believe in our ethos and driving principles!
- You are an incredible communicator and leader. You take the work seriously but not yourself.
- Proactive, organized, and energetic self-starter, able to prioritize and deliver under pressure
- Strong writing skills for internal and external communications
- Ruthless at prioritization
- Strong attention to detail – you keep us on our toes
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed
- We are looking for someone with the passion and skills to create innovative, impact-driven work that can have a positive impact on our planet
- Position will not need to report to an office but must be able to support teams across different timezones
JOIN US!
- Thanks for reviewing the needs of the job. If this seems like a great fit for you, please include a cover letter and current resume and send to [email protected]
SOUND OFF is a team of filmmakers, impact producers, and marketers who know how to leverage stories to make impact in the real world for brands, filmmakers, non-profits. We draw from decades of experience working with fellow content creators, stakeholders, issue-area experts and opinion leaders to make change on micro and macro levels. We are uniquely positioned to not only conceptualize and produce impact-driven content, but to develop and execute unique go-to-market strategies custom built per project.
Sound Off Films
Essential Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing budgets, song charts, score memos, clearance requests, and additional production documents.
- Assists in all creative music searches for theatrical releases for three creative executives including DVD shorts, marketing campaigns and more. (drafting briefs, downloading and filing audio, making selections for executives and filmmakers).
- Assembles and oversees end credits and soundtrack credits.
- Managing audio assets for film projects.
- Oversees department intern program (hiring progress and day-to-day management.)
- Functions as music executive on home entertainment division and oversees up to 10-15 projects per year.
- Responsibilities include:
- Hiring and management of composers, music producers, music editors, etc.
- Serves as music supervisor for all films – involving music searches, creation of original songs, etc.
- Managing budgets, song charts, and additional production docs.
- Attend spotting sessions, filmmaker meetings, mixes, etc.
Qualifications/Requirements
- 5+ years of experience
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, Mac, and iTunes
Eligibility Requirements:
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Desired Characteristics
- Experience working in music for a motion picture or television studio, production company, music label, composer, or music supervisor preferred.
- Ability to multi-task, work in a high speed, high stakes office.
- Team player, able to work with a variety of different personality-types.
- Ability to successfully interact with senior leadership and staff at all levels and cultivate relationships.
- Proactivity, resourcefulness and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
- Able to quickly prioritize in order to meet time sensitive deadlines.
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We’re currently casting millennial couples in Los Angeles who would benefit from financial and relationship advice from an industry expert as part of a new uplifting, positive and educational show filming in LA in the coming months by a major production house.
BACKGROUND/ EXTRAs Casting Call:
Looking to cast role(s) of (male/masc/gnc) COLLEGE STUDENTs who will fill classroom scene(s) in upcoming short film!
Dates: 11/ 16
Shooting Location: Marina Del Rey, CA
CREDIT/COPY/MEAL (UNPAID)
NOTE: Must be local hire
Background will be wearing checkered shirts, polos, sweater vests (no holes in pants, no shorts, no suits). You will also need a backpack and a laptop. Please contact [email protected] and mention if you own any of the wardrobe listed along with your availability.
FENIX360 (formerly called FENIX MUSIC) is looking for musicians, actors, models, dancers, composers, filmmakers, comedians, writers, directors, visual artists, collectives, venues, radio stations, influencers, organizations, and philanthropists who have social media, a website, and ideally, a youtube video that showcases their craft (although it’s not mandatory to have everything). The interview would be about you and your life/career in the arts, and it would be 10-15 minutes long over Zoom (online). The interview would be conducted by award winning Director Will Nunziata, and you can check out the interviews that have already been completed by searching “FENIX 360” on Youtube or by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFWSB6N8VJP0D4DoXjVaQaw.
In addition, we’d ask you to join the FENIX360 app (formerly called FENIX MUSIC), which is an app that primarily showcases musicians, but also welcomes artists from all crafts and more. You would not be signing over any of your rights whatsoever, and in addition to receiving $100, you would also receive your own FENINX360 shareapp and 10,000 FNX Tokens. More info about the FNX token can be found here: www.fenix360.net.
With that said, if you’re interested, please email me at [email protected], and send me the following information in the form of direct links where applicable:
Artist Name:
Email: Phone (Optional): Payment Info (Zelle/Venmo/Paypal/Cashapp – so we know where to pay you):
Website:
Instagram:
Facebook:
TikTok:
LinkedIn:
SoundCloud:
BandCamp:
Youtube Channel:
Youtube Video(s):
Additional Links:
And check out what this new and revolutionary app can do by watching this quick 40 second how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYHcydRc-o0 Thank you so much and I hope to hear from you! 🙂 Ashley from FENIX360 ([email protected])