Commercial
Gen Mills - Pizza Snack Commercial
Details
Union:Non union
Area of media:Commercial
Paid?:Yes
Deadline:Dec 5, 2022
Cities for response:
Toronto
Commercial 1
Gen Mills - Pizza Snack Commercial
Non-union commercial - Toronto

Shoot Date: Friday, December 9th
Fitting Date: Wednesday, December 7th

Must be available for both days.

Additional Instructions:
Please attach headshot & resume (if applicable), and a self-tape with your submission
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)MomFemale 40 - 50 Years old
Description
Middle aged woman between 40-50 years old
Has to be charismatic, approachable, and a lovable character. (not model-like or grandma vibes)

FOR ALL ROLES - AUDITION VIA SELF-TAPE

Please include a slate at the beginning -

Name
Age
Talent Agency (if applicable)
Role you’re auditioning for

For Moms & Teen Roles - please deliver lines from the script for the corresponding roles below - if you can read with someone off camera - this is great - if not, please deliver the lines that correspond with your role only.

Mom:
She’s online grocery shopping. She sees the new Pizza Pops and looks happily surprised by it, but she’s also confused because it’s something out of the ordinary.
Mom: Taco-flavoured Pizza Pops? That’s weird

She tries to make her point vs her kid, who has just said that the product is good.
Mom: But weird.

They keep going back and forth. Her kid keeps saying good. Mom also seems to like the product, but for her the main feature is weird. It’s a happy weird.
Mom: Weird.

Teen:
He’s next to his mom, who just saw the new Pizza Pops taco-flavoured. Mom says that the new product is weird, but for him, the main feature is good.
Teen: Yeah, but good.

He tries to make his point vs his mom, who has just said that the product is weird.
Teen: Good.

They keep going back and forth. Mom keeps saying weird and the teen keeps saying good.
Teen: Good.

Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)TeenMale 14 - 19 Years old
Description
Both of them should be teens between the ages of 14 and 19 years old.
They have to be charismatic, with a quirky sense of humour, jovial, happy, and cheerful.
Teens can reflect diversity. They can be male, male-identifying or non-binary.
They should represent an average kid of that age (not so model-like, with no muscles, no tattoos)
Diversity is encouraged.

FOR ALL ROLES - AUDITION VIA SELF-TAPE

Please include a slate at the beginning -

Name
Age
Talent Agency (if applicable)
Role you’re auditioning for

For Moms & Teen Roles - please deliver lines from the script for the corresponding roles below - if you can read with someone off camera - this is great - if not, please deliver the lines that correspond with your role only.

Mom:
She’s online grocery shopping. She sees the new Pizza Pops and looks happily surprised by it, but she’s also confused because it’s something out of the ordinary.
Mom: Taco-flavoured Pizza Pops? That’s weird

She tries to make her point vs her kid, who has just said that the product is good.
Mom: But weird.

They keep going back and forth. Her kid keeps saying good. Mom also seems to like the product, but for her the main feature is weird. It’s a happy weird.
Mom: Weird.

Teen:
He’s next to his mom, who just saw the new Pizza Pops taco-flavoured. Mom says that the new product is weird, but for him, the main feature is good.
Teen: Yeah, but good.

He tries to make his point vs his mom, who has just said that the product is weird.
Teen: Good.

They keep going back and forth. Mom keeps saying weird and the teen keeps saying good.
Teen: Good.

Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)Italian Tenor (Non-Speaking)Male 35 - 50 Years old
Description
Middle-aged man between the ages of 35-50 years old.
Should look confident-looking, and have a small trimmed beard. (Please ask for height in their slate)
Should be able to convincingly mime like he’s singing like an opera tenor (won’t actually need to be able to sing).

FOR ALL ROLES - AUDITION VIA SELF-TAPE

Please include a slate at the beginning -

Name
Age
Talent Agency (if applicable)
Role you’re auditioning for
Height

Italian Tenor:

You do not have to be a trained/professional singer - but please give us your best Italian tenor singing impression to the tune of Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzEOQLOAWw

Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Principal (PP)Mariachi Band Member (Non-Speaking)Male 35 - 50 Years old
Description
Should be a middle-aged man between the ages of 35-50 years old.
Should have short hair, have a moustache, shouldn’t be caucasian. (Please ask for height in their slate)
Should be able to convincingly mime like he’s playing the guitar (won’t actually need to be able to play the guitar).

FOR ALL ROLES - AUDITION VIA SELF-TAPE

Please include a slate at the beginning -

Name
Age
Talent Agency (if applicable)
Role you’re auditioning for
Height

Mariachi:

You do not have to be a trained/professional guitar player - but please give us your best mariachi air guitar impression - music below for inspiration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXKjot-kbqk

Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel