Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

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What is the Department of Wonder?

The Department of Wonder is a 9,000 square-foot, mixed-reality immersive venue that dissolves the boundaries between physical and digital entertainment. The Department of Wonder was founded by Experience Trust, an experiential creative tech studio known for award-winning games, mixed reality immersive entertainment, short films, and live-venue activations. The focus of the team is to meet audiences in surprising new ways that lead to lasting memories – by blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Experience Trust’s first brick-and-mortar concept is the inaugural location of the Department of Wonder in Sugar Land Town Square!

Who are we?

Curious. Adventurous. Inspiring. We value exploration and discovery. We believe in magic. We blur physical and digital boundaries that open minds to new possibilities. Our guiding light is to inspire creative imagination in every individual through boundless storytelling in uniquely immersive worlds. We believe you enter the Department of Wonder as an individual and leave as a part of a community.

What does an Actor Cast Member do at Department of Wonder?

You must audition for this role. Our Actors are responsible for engaging and interacting with our guests with the goal of delivering a highly satisfying and unique experience. Our actors will follow a script created by the Department of Wonder. We encourage the actors to be creative and add their own personal touches to the role. Actors must maintain a clean and organized environment while upkeeping the ambience of the Department of Wonder. They’re positive representatives of the Department of Wonder brand and must be willing to be cross trained to work in multiple roles of the facility to support the business.

An Actor Cast Member must…

• Embody a positive culture through honesty, respect, and integrity
• Be able to guide guests through the experience
• Have great showmanship
• Be able to tell a story through their performance
• Must deliver high energy interactive performance
• Have memorization skills
• Be creative and add personal touches to the role
• Provide exceptional customer service by going above and beyond for each guest
• Take initiative to resolve any guest issues
• Maintain the brand appearance by wearing proper attire
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of the facility
• Provide constructive feedback and open to exchanging of ideas to benefit quality of business
• Participates in helping to create a safe work environment
• Performs other Department of Wonder duties as assigned

Our ideal Actor Cast Member…

• Has excellent customer service skills
• Has previous experience acting or performing in front of audiences
• Can work a flexible schedule based on the needs of the business
• Has strong communication skills with peers and supervisors
• Can engage all guests with high energy and strike up conversation
• Can lift heavy items with or without reasonable accommodation
• Can accomplish tasks effectively with peers and supervisors
• Must possess strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Can handle unexpected situations and sudden changes in direction
• Can multi-task

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, disability, gender identity, marital or military status. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws.

Department of Wonder

The Hangout

BRON Digital, is a state-of-the-art virtual production and service company, that utilizes the Unreal Engine to develop and produce long-form animation for series television, short-form content, and motion pictures. This division leverages BRON’s extensive experience producing traditional CGI animation to apply and adapt the best practices of linear animation pipelines and marry those with Unreal Engine centered, virtual production workflows. The move allows BRON to broaden and expand its production and produce high quality content with much faster turnarounds.

We are seeking an Associate Producer to join our team, cross our Digital animated shows.

Requirements

Role & Responsibilities:

• Help to promote interdepartmental communication and workflow.
• Assist line producer and production manager in balancing artistic and productivity requirements.
• Mentor production managers, coordinators, assistants and provide guidance and support to department leads.
• Attend all relevant reviews and approval sessions to promote effective communication throughout the production team and provide leadership as needed.
• Assess schedule continuously with line producer and production manager, and as team weigh technical constraints against scope of the project, while also protecting the creative.
• Help forecast overages and delays throughout production, and work to find creative and technical solutions with production team, director and department leads.
• Communicate creative priorities throughout the production by working closely with Director.
• Suggest production solutions that will allow for needed creative changes to be made.
• Assist in the creation of and help to maintain project management documents including status reports, project plans, communications plans, post-mortems and compiling of historical information.
• Track, document, and report on major creative changes that affect budget/schedule to line producer and production manager in a timely manner.
• Generate and distribute reports to EVP and SVP Digital.
• Work with partner studios to ensure daily communication runs smoothly, troubleshoot issues, and foresee and avoid potential delays.
• Responsible for overseeing data management in Shotgrid – check that all materials are being correctly captured, and that all relevant data is accurate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ year’s production management experience in animation film and/or VFX production or equivalent
• Proficiency with ShotGrid Software
• Experience with all parts of the animation production pipeline, including layout, modeling, shading, animation, effects, lighting, rendering, compositing & post
• Familiarity with all aspects of production management, including budget & schedule management, personnel and performance management
• Superior personnel management and team building skills, and ability to lead with a positive attitude and encourage collaboration
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of production techniques and terminology
• Expert organizational, project management & time management skills
• Ability to anticipate and deal with an ever-changing production environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material
• Ability to manage time and balance priorities amid the pressures of busy, deadline-driven production
• Must have the ability to organize, schedule, and delegate work effectively
• Must be proactive and be an effective problem solver
• Previous computer experience with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and MS Project, spreadsheet and database applications required

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including Extended Health Benefits
• Studio Holiday closure between Christmas and New Year
• 7 health days per year (prorated per any partial year, and/or contract length)

BRON Studios

ESC is seeking a highly skilled and self-directed Creative Producer to support industry-leading marketing and advertising projects. This role will lead the production of and raise the bar across photography, video, social media, digital content, and other high-value deliverables.

Partnering closely with creative staff and business partners, they will define project scope, develop timelines and milestones, plan and manage budget allocations, manage internal/external resources, facilitate reviews and communication, and ensure project delivery requirements are met. In addition, this role may also manage external creative agencies and production/post-production vendors.

This role is part traditional producer and part project manager, collaborating with cross-functional marketing teams on projects that raise the bar for our customers’ experience. The Creative Producer will have strong leadership skills with the proven ability to motivate those around them with as well as the ability to prioritize work from multiple stakeholders and resolve roadblocks for the team.

Responsibilities

• Produce video, photography, and social marketing projects from concept to final deliverables, whether using in-house resources or outside production companies or agency partners
• Work closely with creative leads and marketers to proactively clarify requirements and deliverables when there is ambiguity
• Manages projects/programs/campaigns through the entire lifecycle: planning, creative, production, delivery, and wrap
• Defines project scope, including timeline, resources, labor hours, and external costs
• Ensure all deliverables are meeting stakeholder expectations, including adherence to established timelines and budgets, creation of budget controls to drive accuracy in forecasting, and alignment with legal department to ensure relevant guidelines are followed
• Facilitates project-related team meetings (i.e. kick-offs, status, internal/client reviews, etc.), and communicates action steps to the broader team
• Clearly communicate project status with stakeholders regularly
• Ensures the highest standards are achieved, processes are continually improved, and results are delivered

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of creative production experience at an advertising agency, in-house marketing department, magazine/editorial/publishing group, or production company
• 5+ years of project management experience, with a deep understanding of design, video, photography and social workflows and deliverables.
• Online portfolio of work that demonstrates production and post-production experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Budget management
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is expected
• Creative problem solver who is passionate about inventing new ways to approach marketing efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Ad agency experience
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to set priorities, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• A high attention to detail, strong management skills, and the ability to manage multiple, organization-wide deadlines
• Experience with project management applications and tools; Asana preferred

Educated Solutions Corp

Company Description

The Mill is a global creative partner for agencies, production companies and brands, working across all media channels and platforms.

We are trusted specialists in visual effects, creative technologies and content production Our projects include the creation of digital products and virtual experiences, as well as world class visual effects and video production.

We are a vibrant network of talented artists, producers, directors and creative technologists from multinational backgrounds. We nurture innovation, flexibility and diverse ideas across our studios in London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin and Bangalore. We are all united by one single ambition: To create extraordinary and memorable work that captivates and excites audiences.

We are The Mill. We create the extraordinary.

Job Description

The Executive Producer is a senior role within The Mill. The role has both internal and external responsibilities. Externally, the role is client facing, requiring the EP to identify and win the appropriate work from both existing and new clients. The EP will need to be confident in articulating the Mill message and will need to work with the New Business and marketing team to get the message across. The EP will need to be a strong negotiator with a focus on pitching and winning work in conjunction with Creative Directors.

Internally, the EP will need to be a focal point for their team, providing leadership and vision for both production and creatives. The EP will need to organize and execute a strategic sales plan and communicate that to his/her team members. The EP will provide guidance, advice and mentoring to both Producers and artists and will ensure that the working conditions of the team are in line with The Mill’s vision of an energetic, challenging workplace that provides opportunities to grow and develop in a welcoming, friendly and diverse environment.

The EP will be a source of positivity, inspiration and learning for team members and will uphold the values and reputation of The Mill at all times.

Sales

• Highly proactive in the winning of new business
• Development and management of strategic plan to win new business including clients and accounts to be targeted by The Mill and defining client specific strategies to win business Network with agency, production company and editorial clients in order to spot opportunities and liaise with the Head of Production, EPs, Managing Director, COO on future sales strategy
• Research and source new and up and coming directing/creative talent. Keep abreast of our competitors talent and projects and forward plan for quiet periods through a sales and marketing plan
• Monitor the satisfaction of existing clients and ensure that they continue to use The Mill
• Develop and maintain an ‘ear’ to the market and disseminate relevant information to the production team and key staff at The Mill
• Ensure the most effective use of resources and drive the highest end creative work with effective production and delivery of projects to budget and time
• Attend industry events

Production

• Plan and set budgets, manage negotiations and quotations with key clients. As such the EP will be instrumental in delivering increased sales and margin and achieving set targets
• Oversee quotations and sales pitches with clients as necessary with more junior members of production
• Ensure the most effective use of the company’s technical, creative and personnel resources to deliver a successful and profitable outcome on all projects undertaken
• Drive and manage the highest end creative work with effective production and delivery of projects to budget and time
• Supervise and ensure quality control on all projects and give feedback when required to appropriate personnel
• Ensure that quality standards and good working practices are met on all projects undertaken
• Ensure that we optimise group resources by liaising with other offices to identify and implement work share opportunities, taking responsibility to drive success in these projects

Management

• Manage the Production members of the department
• Weekly and monthly oversight of targets
• Weekly WIP meeting to track progress of projects vs. Bid / Budget
• Create and deliver financial reports for the Management Board as required
• Work to help deliver the correct discount levels and deliver all projects on track

Qualifications

Key Performance Indicators

• The efficient running of their team
• Encouragement and leadership of team in sales and client entertainment
• The effective resolution of most day to day Production issues within the team
• The timely reporting of any relevant issue that the HoP should know about
• Well monitored projects with accurate, well written bids.
• Engaging, well thought out pitches in line with The Mill aesthetic
• Negotiation of overages where appropriate
• An engaged and challenged group of artists doing exciting work
• Attending appropriate award ceremonies

Additional Information

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At The Mill, we want to work with the best people and we want them to have a great career with us. We will make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and beyond to help people shine and enable them to show us their skills and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace that reflects the needs of a diverse workforce. We will offer flexible working practices and make relevant workplace adjustments for employees who need them to be at their best.
The Mill

LOOKING FOR LOCAL SAVANNAH, GA, and SURROUNDING AREA ACTORS ONLY! THIS IS AN INDIE FILM THAT’S NON-PAID AND NON-UNION.

I’m casting 21-23 actors or aspiring actors for an upcoming four-episode drama series being filmed in the Savannah local area. Filming will begin the 4th week of March 2022.

This is an independent film loosely based on some true events. With danger at every twist and turn, this suspenseful story follows the distrustful relationship of a non-traditional family and the dealings of the family business that is proven to be lucrative with a local government official.

These are all speaking roles. Each actor will receive film credit and a 60-90 reel of their part. Meals will be provided for each day of filming.

Men must be at least 5’9 or taller with a muscular or athletic build. Arm or neck tattoos, long or short hair is okay for some of the characters. (12 actors ages 20-60, Black, White, and Latino).

Male (1 actor age 16-18 Black or Latino)

Male (1 actor age 45-50 slightly husky-Middle Eastern, Black, Latino)

Mayor (1 actor, male age 55-60 Black)

Mayor Asst ( 1 actor, male 30-36 Black)

Alpha Female (1 actor age 45-55 Black or Latino)

Female Security for Alpha Female (1 actor age 20-30)

Female (2 actors age 25-35 Black, White, Latino)

Dancer/Stripper (1 actor age 21-30)

No experience is necessary but must be able to perform basic acting skills and follow directions. Please submit a 60-second monologue or a previous movie reel along with a current headshot. Please submit the required information to [email protected] for consideration by January 29, 2022.

An April Fool’s Joke Film in association with Solar Plexxus Productions/Casting

LOS ANGELES – SQUARE COMMERCIAL

NO TRAVEL PAID, MUST BE LOCAL, OR SELF REPORT.

Callbacks via ZOOM,  Jan 31

Work Information Los Angeles, CA

• Feb 23 – Feb 25
• Feb 28- Mar 02

Rate: $650/12 hr day + $4000 buyout

See all roles below:

LANDSCAPER – Pacific Islander Male

• medium build guy, long hair, mid 30’s – 40’s

NAIL SALON CUSTOMER 

• White female, mid 20’s

NAIL SALON SELLER 

• Korean female, mid 30s

SURF BUYER 

• White female, medium – athletic build, late 20s

SURF INSTRUCTOR/SELLER

• Filipino or White male, man buns encouraged, athletic build, surf experience, 30s

FLOWER SHOP BUYER 

• African American male, mid 30s 

FLOWER SHOP SELLER 

• White, female, medium-bigger build, late 30s

JEWELRY SHOP BUYER 

• Persian looking female, olive skin, early 30s

RETAIL BUYER

• White male, average build, mid 40s

RETAIL SELLER 

• African American female, early 30s

LANDSCAPER CUSTOMER 

• Middle Eastern type male, “work hands”, early 30s

JEWELRY SHOP SELLER

• African American female with a sense of fashion, thin-medium build, early 30s

*Disney/FX Series Huge Upscale Party Scene*

Brand New Disney/FX Series Looking For Males and Females 18-70 yrs old, any ethnicity,  to work as UPSCALE PARTY GUESTS on Friday February 4th! Costume fittings start next week! You must get costume fit! Must COVID test TWICE prior to the work day, ( Wednesday and Thursday)

Per Disneys policy, We are a mandatory Zone A feature and all talent must be fully vaccinated and able to provide a vaccine card!

Pay Rate: $150/12

COVID bump: $50

Casting Call – Non TX TV Pilot – Young Actors

We are searching for actors for three leading roles in a NON TX TV Pilot which if commissioned will go to series.

• Charley: Female, Manchester Accent. Playing age 15 years – actors must be over 16 to play this role.
• Kai: Male, Manchester Accent. Playing Age 13 years.
• Angel: Female, Manchester Accent. Playing Age 10 years. Actors must be 9 years old or over

All applicants must be completely available from Mid February – Mid March 2022

We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. We welcome applications from trans/non-binary performers, and performers with disabilities. Unfortunately, we cannot reply to all applicants but will be in touch if we feel you may be right for the roles.