Abandon Films http://www.abandonfilms.com We make movies. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:01:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Casting Call for Commercials http://www.abandonfilms.com/2011/11/04/casting-call-for-commercials/ http://www.abandonfilms.com/2011/11/04/casting-call-for-commercials/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:46:11 +0000 justin http://www.abandonfilms.com/?p=681 Abandon Films is now casting for a series of TV ads for Member One Federal Credit Union.

For full details, go here.

WE ARE SEEKING THE FOLLOWING SPEAKING ROLES:

  • Dude – Mid to late 20′s, any ethnicity, clean-shaven, having dinner out with his wife.
  • Wife – Mid to late 20′s, any ethnicity, having dinner out with her husband.
  • Mom – 30′s, African American or Latino, comfortable working with children and a dog.
  • Daughter – 5 – 12 years old, African American or Latino, comfortable with dogs.
  • Son – 5 – 12 years old, African American or Latino, comfortable with dogs.
  • Man – 50′s – 60′s, blue collar, Caucasian, comfortable working with a dog.

All casting will be through Erica Arvold Casting in Charlottesville. If you are interested, visit Erica’s announcement at her website.

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Here’s the lowdown:

What

Casting for The Laptop Conspiracy, a film-noir comedy about a missing laptop at a coffee shop.  We’re casting for a male and female lead, plus extras.  There is no pay, but meals will be provided, and a good time guaranteed.

Who (cast)

  • MALE – 20′s or early 30′s, slender or average build
  • FEMALE – late teen or early 20′s, slender or average
  • Extras – all age groups above 18 to fill a coffee shop (extras will be able to read or do work, eat food and sip coffee, they just have to stay in their seats the whole day).

When

  • Auditions must be emailed by midnight, Monday, October 31.
  • Principle Photography is Thursday, November 3.  Cast and extras will be expected to be there the entire day.

How (to audition)

  • To audition for the male or female lead, request the script by emailing the director at jsnyder@abandonfilms.com
  • Record a web video of your audition and upload it to Youtube or Facebook or something else (you can password protect it if you like)
  • Email a link to the video to jsnyder@abandonfilms.com
  • If you want to be an extra, all you have to do is email Justin a link to your Facebook profile and say “I’m in.”
We’ll see you on the set!
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We are Abandon Films.

This is our blog.

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