Commercial
Short film commercial - Weddings (working title)
Details
Union:Non union
Area of media:Commercial
Paid?:Yes
Rates:Leads will be CA$200~400/day (depends on the shooting hours)
Supports will be CA$100~300/day (depends on the shooting hours)
Deadline:July 2, 2022
Cities for response:
Toronto
Commercial 1
It's a short film telling the story of Cindy (an about-to-marry daughter) and her mom Ling (a single mother) before her wedding. The day before Cindy’s wedding dress fitting, she goes back to Ling’s house, where she didn’t live for quite a long time. Cindy finds the family photo album and memories of the old days with Ling. But Cindy doesn't see any wedding dress photos of Ling. Ling tells her how different is nowadays from the ages when she was young. The other morning, Cindy incidentally knows that Paul is preparing to propose to Ling. A surprising event idea comes into Cindy’s mind...

Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), and English multilingual short film. It will require actresses and actors to understand Chinese Canadian cultural background, and better yet, to speak Chinese.

The short serves as a branding commercial for a cosmetic clinic.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)CindyFemale 20 - 35 Years old
Description
Cindy came to live in Canada from Guangdong, China with her mother Ling when she was five years old. Cindy was raised in a single-parent family but her mother took good care of her, making she become a confident and independent lady. But growing up in Canada, Cindy feels there’s also growing age gap between she and her mother in living style and many thoughts.
Cindy and her boyfriend Brad are about to get married. She incidentally found that her mom could have remarried, but she chose to give up. At this moment, Cindy realizes that her carefree upbringing and current happiness relying a lot on Ling's silent guardianship.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)LingFemale 45 - 55 Years old
Description
A restaurant owner with a big personality. She is an optimistic, fun-loving, open-minded and hard-working person who has been running her restaurant business for twenty years and has built a good reputation for her small restaurant with her Chinese chef Paul. Years ago, Ling came to Canada with her daughter Cindy from Guangdong to make a living and went into business with Paul, a fellow countryman.
Cindy has grown up to be a beautiful woman with a successful career, and now she is about to enter into marriage, which makes Ling even more happy. Ling helps Cindy prepare for her wedding, which reminds her that she never had the chance to wear a wedding dress…
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)BradMale 45 - 55 Years old
Description
Cindy's boyfriend. He is native Canadian, and is very interested in Asian, Chinese cultural because of his fiancee.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)PaulMale 20 - 35 Years old
Description
Ling's boyfriend, also the chef of the restaurant Ling owns. He is very gentle and thoughtful, caring Ling and Cindy.