HEIDI EKLUND CASTING
2022- Hallmark Promo Casting
Client - Crown Media
Programming Promotional Videos
Production Company - Assembly Films
⏰AUDITION SUBMISSION DEADLINE JUNE 4, 2022 by 12PM (don't wait)
Please fill everything out completely... You will have about 20 minutes to fill out the form before it times out... We recommend having everything ready ahead of time so you can avoid time out frustrations.
🙂WHO WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR:
NON-UNION actors to portray a variety of female roles. Age Range 25-60. All ethnicities.
Seeking Women with Curvy body types who have not already submitted to our casting.
The client has asked to work with talent vaccinated against Covid-19 and there will be Covid-19 testing prior to work.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ALERTThere will be many outdoor activities so our talent needs to be okay being in the SUN, able to walk around and move easily.
DATES
Fittings: June 7th
Dates: Shoot Date: June 9th-11th we are looking at 8-12 hour days, also the dates might shift by a day due to weather.
AT THIS TIME YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE ALL DAYS - FULL DAYS, THERE ARE NO SCHEDULING WORK AROUNDS.
RATESFees for adults $500/day flat session fee (no travel pay, no accommodations, no agent fee) $2000 FULL GLOBAL BUYOUT all media in perpetuity.
SUBMISSION SPECIFICS:
VIDEO AUDITION We are looking forward to your personality video submission letting us know a few things about you... about 30 seconds is fine.
Make sure it is done today and specifically for this project and in a LANDSCAPE FORMAT. Your photos should also be taken today.
This is a Copake, NY local (self-report by your own car) project.VIRTUAL OPEN CALL DEADLINE: We are making casting decisions by MAY 31 but we will be evaluating auditions as soon as they are uploaded... do not wait.
Do not repost this casting notice on other casting sites without permission. The only way to be considered is through this form. Copyright 2022 Hudson Valley Casting LLC
First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
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We need your cell phone... we could possibly call or text. *
Please don't forget to enter your height. *
Please include your sizes here *
Please enter your current headshot here. *
Please upload a full length photo here (must be taken within a week of the current date): *
🫶🏼 We need a photo of your hands against a white background creating a heart shape... we have a link to an example below or the photo on our landing page. *
If you have a link to some video of you acting or something fun you would like to share, enter your VIMEO or YOUTUBE video here
REMINDER...For your VIDEO audition please include all of the following:
1. READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST (then record)
2. Please if you are using a smart phone turn it the LONG WAY or LANDSCAPE position (this is self-taping rule #1).
3. Slate at the beginning of your video with your NAME, HEIGHT, CITY, and STATE, please also state your UNION Status and if you'd be able to show the Covid-19 team proof of vaccination.
4. Please show yourself FULL LENGTH and during the video and also show yourself moving from the waist down. We want to see how you move and how comfortable you are in front of the camera.
These videos will often not show faces but close on clothing and hands from the waist down or from the back or side. So be sure to show all angles of standing and various positions of daily being.
5. We would like to know specifically if anyone has skills in: canoeing, archery, driving a car, not allergic/comfortable with dogs, and knitting.
6. Have your taping of you be natural and authentic. YOU BE YOU.
7. Wear something that fits with our casting description like nice casual wear, shorts and a tank top or T shirt, exercise wear, etc.
8. If you have tattoos that are visible when you are wearing shorts and a tank top please show them to us in the video... do you have artist releases for your tattoos?
UPLOAD YOUR AUDITION here. Be sure you include all the details we are asking for. *
Upload a second read here if you are submitting an additional video.
Anything else you would like us to know? *
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