Details
Union:Non union
Area of media:Commercial
Paid?:Yes
Rates:$300 flat per role. We will only be requiring talent for 1.5 days during our shooting range.
Deadline:July 28, 2021
Cities for response:
Toronto
Commercial 1
We're shooting a short narrative commercial for a new building development. Stylistically paying homage to The Tree of Life with a focus on what makes a home a home. All roles are non-speaking. Please see character descriptions below!
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Sam | Female 25 - 45 Years old |
Description Young but in her 25-45. Female - open to all ethnicities. Preferably someone with ethnic descent, maybe hispanic? She’s on the cusp of entering the age of parenthood, with a soft, gentle demeanor. Average height but with a slightly heavier build. She loves deeply and unapologetically, a true mother to be. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Rachel | Female 25 - 45 Years old |
Description Maybe slightly older looking than Sam but still within the 25-45 age range. Female - open to all ethnicities. Preferably someone with ethnic descent, but from a different cultural background than Sam. Maybe Rachel has a different hair colour? Maybe eastern European descent? Slightly taller than Sam but maybe with a bit of a more slender/muscular build. She’s handy, knows her way around home repairs and loves a good home reno. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Tommy | Male 7 - 12 Years old |
Description Young boy - age 7-12. Male - open to all ethnicities. Maybe caucasian? Has a deep passion for NASA, rockets and space. His hobby is to custom build and fly home made rockets in the park over the weekends. He’s won numerous science awards for his age and dreams to be an astronaut when he grows up.Average height for his age but ideally shorter and smaller scrawnier build - leaning towards the younger side. Brown shaggy hair, gentle demeanor. Shy and keeps to himself - but has big ideas. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Henry | Male 40 - 55 Years old |
Description Age 40-55, male, person of colour. A family man above all else. He has a deep love for his wife, his kids, and his life. He’s living the “canadian dream”. Ideally we’d love to cast someone who embodies these family values and has children of their own, lives a middle class life, and knows the hardships and triumphs of family life. Open to any and all builds/body types. It is worth noting that if we can cast an entire, real family for these next 4 roles that would be our preference. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Janelle | Female 40 - 55 Years old |
Description Age 40-55, female, person of colour. Janelle does it all. She’s a working mom, balancing her family life with her full time job, but she can’t imagine life any differently. She’s energetic, caring, and above all else empathetic to the trials and tribulations her kids go through.Open to any and all builds/body types. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Kiki | Female 7 - 10 Years old |
Description Age 7-10, female, person of colour. Kiki is still figuring out her place in life. She’s full of curiosity and has a lot to learn. She feels a deep love for her parents, but has a particularly special bond with her father Henry. Kiki needs to have longer hair for the braiding scene to work. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Michelle | Female 14 - 16 Years old |
Description Age 14-16, female, person of colour. Michelle epitomizes the teenage experience. She’s at a point in her life where she’s navigating a first relationship, starting to think a bit about college/university, and balancing that with still being a contributing member of her household. She’s honest but has a thick outer skin that takes a lot of trust and care to break through. However, if you become one of the people she lets into her inner circle, she’s nothing but love and support. Open to any and all builds/body types. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Dom | Male 17 - 19 Years old |
Description Age 17-19, male, person of colour. Dom is on the tailend of his youth, rocketing straight toward adulthood at the speed of light. In this spot he’s already entering his first day of university. He’s an intelligent and outgoing personality. He’s always been well liked at school and reasonably good at hiding his true feelings. However, as he’s about to enter his first day at UTSC, he can't control how he’s feeling. His feelings of pride and accomplishment pierce through and we get to see who he really is.Open to any and all builds/body types. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Michelle's Boyfriend | Male 14 - 16 Years old |
Description Age 14-16, male, any ethnicity. For this role we’re super excited to go for an open casting! The main requirements are that the actor we cast needs to be the same age as Michelle. Otherwise he should be charming and cheery. It would be awesome if the actor playing Michelle even had a boyfriend of her own that she’d be comfortable with for this scene. At the end of the day though, we’re open and flexible with this role.Open to any and all builds/body types. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Grandpa | Male 65 - 90 Years old |
Description Age 65-90, male, person of colour. Our family’s grandfather is a man with experience. He’s been through more than any of us can imagine and has decades of wisdom behind his sharp gaze. Even greater than his immense knowledge however is his unfaltering love for his grandkids, particularly Kiki. He sees a bit of himself in her. Open to any and all builds/body types. | ||