Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Executive Producer reports to the Managing Director. The Executive Producer oversees the smooth operation of the shows as well as the management of producers, client relationships and the shows – and ultimately the studio, and brand – financial status as well as being involved in the direction and growth of the local studio.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

SHOW PLANNING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Oversees show progress and show budgets.
• Reviews financial progress of shows and reports to MD on status.
• Accomplishes subsidiary show objectives by establishing and collaborating on budgets, delivery quotas, efficiency metrics, resource allocation, schedules, course corrections.
• Works with Head of Production, Creative Operations and workforce planning to ensure proper resourcing and team allocation for all shows.
• Works with show producers to ensure show scheduling is accurate and accounted for.
• Works with production and creative teams to ensure that deliverables are met within agreed budgets/targets.
• Works with show producers and supervisors to ensure client directives and deliverables are being achieved.
• Regularly meets with show producers and supervisors to understand show progress and deliverables.
• Cascades company messaging and provides key role in change management programs, as necessary.
• Maintains overall view of resource for projects, including coordinating with HR on the impact of employment contracts.
• Manages bidding process.
• Works with sales team to support business development leads for local site, as required.
• PnL reporting at FEV level where necessary
• Negotiates legal/contracts and ensure they are progressed to execution
• Ensures invoicing and cash collection is prioritized

CLIENT MANAGEMENT

• Responsible for key client relationships and liaison, including Producers and Studio figures
• Negotiates major changes to schedules and awards,
• Sometimes works as Producer on a small show, or covers until show team is onboard
• Ensures timely communication and clarity to clients in financial and schedule matters
• Helps to ensure that the correct senior talent is assigned to shows
• Where necessary, act as a liaison for senior creative talent and clients
• Works closely with VFX Supervisors to balance client needs with internal team management, and coaches on strategic approach where necessary
• Maintains and furthers the profile of MPC within the VFX community locally and in the worldwide market
• Works with Finance team to support client tax credit application

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Directly responsible for VFX Producers
• Works with fellow EP’s to ensure that working practices are in alignment
• Accountable to clients for high-level oversight of all local projects
• Works closely with MD and local Senior Management Team
• Identify and develop next generation of talent with SMT

Qualifications

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years’ experience as a VFX Producer in a Tier 1 or 2 VFX business.
• Strong working knowledge of bidding in Featured VFX and/or Episodic content.
• Capacity to oversee, analyze and maintain a budget.
• Solid planning and scheduling experience in a fast-paced environment, deadline driven creative environment.

ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to manage multiple projects in varying stages while maintaining a high quality of work.
• Proven ability to excel in a constantly changing environment, manages uncertainy.
• Ability to use data to influence, challenge the status quo and reinvent the way we work.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships based on trust.
• Resilience and/or ability to cope with and rise to the inevitable challenges, problems and setbacks and come back stronger from them.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-pace environment.
• Creative problem solver aptitude.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure and/or through difficult times.
• Ability to develop others, mainly junior staff requiring support on both technical skills and people skills
• Strong sense of team dynamics, and capacity to lead by example to support crew in a positive morale generating style.
• Solid emotional intelligence aptitudes.

Moving Picture Company

Seeking: Black woman, 20s

In this experimental comedic rebuttal to the male gaze, women break, slice, and mush bananas. There’s no dialogue and improvisation is encouraged. I’m including one of our reference photos below that we’re basing the shoot off of.

We’re featuring 5 women on bright colored backgrounds, each shot individually on a staggered call in SF, March 20th. Unfortunately one of our actresses had scheduling conflicts and we need to replace her.

This piece is meant to be fun, vibrant, and feminist. It’s a reclamation of space and agency stripped from women through the sexualizing male gaze of the camera.

The cast and crew are diverse along lines of gender, sexuality, and race. We’re very conscious of creating a safe, supportive space to explore in and look forward to working with you!

‘CREED III’ Casting Call

Miguel is taking submissions for a Feature Film, directed by Michael B. Jordan! We are looking for men and women who have Cars that are 2002 or older.

Covid testing will take place Tuesday 3/15 to Work on Wednesday 3/16 in the Atlanta Area. 

Covid Rate: $22/2

Filming Rate: $110/10

Car bump: TBD 

This production has a mandatory vaccination policy for all Zone A workers, including Background Actors, Stand-Ins, and other talent ages 5 and above working on its set.  To be eligible to work on this production, you must be (1) either (a) fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine AND received a “Booster” if you are eligible for a Booster according to CDC guidelines. (Also: if you received the AstraZeneca and Novavax vaccines, then three doses of any combination of Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, or Novavax vaccines would deem you Boosted) or (b) fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine but not yet Booster-eligible; or (2) have a medical disability or sincerely-held religious belief that prevents vaccination.  Any offer of work is “conditioned” on you providing adequate proof to Production that you meet the criteria mentioned above.  If you are unable to show adequate proof to Production, then you are ineligible to be hired for this Production.   

If you answer “yes” to this message, then you are hereby attesting to the fact that you can and will provide such adequate proof to Production.  If you are selected, Production will collect and verify your proof.

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As a condition of working on set, you are required to get a paid Covid-19 test at a production sanctioned testing facility prior to any work date(s). Additional testing may also be done on workdays. The COVID test MUST be completed 48 hours prior to your first work date.

While at the test facility and on set, Production requires that a face mask that covers your nose and mouth be worn. All possible work dates are contingent upon clearing these tests.

STARZ ‘BMF’ Casting Call

CAB Castings, LLC. is looking for PAID EXTRAS (AGES 18 +) for “GREYHOUND BUS STATION PATRONS” for the hit Starz series “BMF” filming WEDNESDAY 3/16 here in Atlanta, GA.

(This scene takes place in the year 1988, certain looks will not allow everyone to be in this scene. Please no modern hairstyles, colored hair, Lash extensions, or long acrylic nails ) 

We are casting for the following specific extras for scenes on this WEDNESDAY, 3/16 in Atlanta, GA.:

– GREYHOUND BUS STATION PATRONS

(must be vaccinated to work on this project!)

Race: ALL RACES

Age: 18+

UNIQUE LOOKS

Rate: $100/8 + $25 per Covid Test (You will have to take 1 test)

Prelim Call Time: TBD (Please have open availability on day of interest)

WE ASK THAT WHEN BOOKED AS A PAID EXTRA, YOU BE PREPARED TO WORK AT LEAST A 12 HR WORK DAY AS WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG YOU WILL BE SPECIALLY ON SET… SO PLEASE HAVE OPEN AVAILABILITY FOR THE DAY YOU SUBMIT FOR!!! 

COVID TESTING:

Must be available for COVID 19 testing at our testing location in the Fulton Industrial Area.

AGAIN YOU MUST BE VACCINATED TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT

If interested in working on WEDNESDAY, 3/16/2022, testing date is: TUESDAY 3/15/2022

-Testing is NASAL PCR and you will receive a $25 COVID TESTING BUMP on your voucher the day you report to set for each test taken. YOU MUST REPORT TO SET TO RECEIVE THIS BUMP! Tests from other productions are not valid on this set as each production has their own Covid guidelines and labs. Your results must come from the designated lab that all cast and crew use on this production.

The rate for extras on this production is $100 for 8hrs of work, which you will receive in the form of a check in the mail 2 to 3 weeks after filming.

STARZ ‘BMF’ Casting Call

CAB Castings, LLC. is looking for PAID EXTRAS (AGES 18 +) for “AIRPORT PASSENGERS” for the hit Starz series “BMF” filming WEDNESDAY 3/16 here in Atlanta, GA.

(This scene takes place in the year 1988, certain looks will not allow everyone to be in this scene. Please no modern hairstyles, colored hair, Lash extensions, or long acrylic nails ) 

We are casting for the following specific extras for scenes on this WEDNESDAY, 3/16 in Atlanta, GA.:

– AIRPORT PASSENGERS

(must be vaccinated to work on this project!)

Race: ALL RACES

Age: 18+

Rate: $100/8 + $25 per Covid Test (You will have to take 1 test)

Prelim Call Time: TBD (Please have open availability on day of interest)

WE ASK THAT WHEN BOOKED AS A PAID EXTRA, YOU BE PREPARED TO WORK AT LEAST A 12 HR WORK DAY AS WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG YOU WILL BE SPECIALLY ON SET… SO PLEASE HAVE OPEN AVAILABILITY FOR THE DAY YOU SUBMIT FOR!!! 

COVID TESTING:

• Must be available for COVID 19 testing at our testing location in the Fulton Industrial Area.
• AGAIN YOU MUST BE VACCINATED TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT
• If interested in working on WEDNESDAY, 3/16/2022, testing date is: TUESDAY 3/15/2022

-Testing is NASAL PCR and you will receive a $25 COVID TESTING BUMP on your voucher the day you report to set for each test taken. YOU MUST REPORT TO SET TO RECEIVE THIS BUMP! Tests from other productions are not valid on this set as each production has their own Covid guidelines and labs. Your results must come from the designated lab that all cast and crew use on this production.

The rate for extras on this production is $100 for 8hrs of work, which you will receive in the form of a check in the mail 2 to 3 weeks after filming.

Los Angeles

Major Music Streaming Platform Commercial

Looking for:

Arab Models

• Any Gender
• Ages 18 to 25
• Eccentric – Unique Features

Southeast Asian Models

• (Thai/Vietnamese/Filipino)
• Male – Non-Binary
• Ages 18 to 25
• Eccentric – Unique Features

Rate: $2,500 plus 20% agency per day

Shoot Dates:

Tuesday – Friday | March 22nd to 25th

Only one day of shooting required. Must have open availability.

CASTING Hip Hop Artist Music Video

• Date: Sat 3/19
• Time: 12-4PM
• Location: Atlanta

MIAMI models I’m looking for you!

Currently casting TEN males and females for a 2-day ad campaign shoot

You must live in the area and be available March 28 and 29th.

Tobacco Free Florida

We’re looking for adults (ages 30 to 45 years old) who are active smokers and are willing to share their nicotine addiction story and the effects it has had on their lives. Candidates must reside in Florida to qualify.

SEARCHING FOR A DEAF FEMALE & A TENNIS COURT INTERPRETER ROLE FOR A FILM SHOOTING IN LYNCHBURG, VA.

This is a low budget non-union film being produced in partnership with Liberty University based on the true story of Brad Mimms.

• MOLLY 20 to 27 years old, Caucasian female that is DEAF. She is Brad’s college girlfriend. She is very pretty. Must be able to sign. Will work 1 day.
• TENNIS COURT TRANSLATOR 25 to 50 years old, all ethnicities male or female. MUST KNOW AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. This is the person that interprets at the tennis matches. Will work 3 days

Both roles shoot sometime between March 22nd-April 8th. Non-union paid roles. Will provide travel and housing.