Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Multimedia
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA Commercial Agreement TV & Web Manitoba only: Session Fee: $534.10, Residual TV: $310.60, Residual Web: $456.65, Call-back: $50.00
Deadline:
Mar 24, 2025
Callbacks:
Apr 8, 2025 Additional call-backs may be scheduled April 9.
Shooting starts:
Apr 26, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Apr 29, 2025
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg & environs
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. ALL ROLES BELOW ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ANY RACE. Self-tapes will be requested from selected submissions. In-person call-backs are scheduled April 8 & 9, 2025. The fee paid to Performers to attend a call-back is $50.00.
Storyline
This media campaign is for the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA). ...Various commercials challenge the false notion that recycling beverage containers takes too much effort!
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 1 - PUSH-UP KID | Male 13 - 15 Years old |
Description SCRIPTED AS AGE 14 - SUBMIT AGE 13 TO 15 IN APPEARANCE. This teenaged boy notices his friend disposing a drink container in the trash rather than the recycling bin. His friend responds it’s “too hard” to find a recycling bin...But with a sharp gaze, he confidently proves the friend wrong but doing something that really is difficult - a bunch of push-ups! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 2 - AMAZED KID | All 13 - 15 Years old |
Description This kid has a very carefree attitude and thinks it’s too hard to find a recycling bin...They are amazed when a friend proves them wrong by doing a bunch of push-ups! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 3 - BASKETBALL KID | All 12 - 15 Years old |
Description This kid is playing basketball with a friend - and notices them throwing a container in the wrong bin. When the friend comments it’s “too far” to walk a few feet to the recycling bin, the basketball kid proves the friend wrong by effortlessly making a slam dunk into the basket at the opposite side of the gym! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 4 - AMAZED | All 12 - 15 Years old |
Description This kid has a very carefree attitude and thinks it’s “too far” to walk a few feet further to find a recycling bin...They are amazed, and completely stunned, when their friend proves them wrong by effortlessly making a slam dunk from across the gymnasium! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | JUGGLER | Female 9 - 11 Years old |
Description SCRIPTED AS AGE 10 - SUBMIT AGE 9 TO 11 IN APPEARANCE. This girl notices her sister dispose a container in the trash rather than recycling bin...Her sister responds that recycling is “too complicated” Seriously, too complicated??? ...She proves her sister wrong by effortlessly juggling five balls in the air - and then with just one hand - Wow! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | SISTER - AMAZED | Female 12 - 13 Years old |
Description This girl has rather misinformed ideas about recycling- she thinks it’s just “too complicated”. ...So her younger sister proves her wrong with a display of rather complex juggling - and the older sister is amazed! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 7 - KID WITH ELEPHANT | Female 9 - 11 Years old |
Description This girl thinks it’s ridiculous that her friend is disposing a huge bag of recycling into the trash rather than the recycling bin...The friend says it’s “too much to carry” - seriously??? She is confident that recycling is much easier than her friend thinks - as the camera pulls back to reveal her effortlessly pulling a baby elephant in her wagon! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 8 - AMAZED | All 9 - 11 Years old |
Description This kid has a rather careless attitude and thinks it’s “too much to carry” a large bag of recycling to the proper bin - they just want to throw it in the trash. Their friend offers some perspective about what is and is not “too much to carry” by effortlessly pulling a baby elephant in her wagon! They are amazed and perhaps stunned to witness this unusual sight. PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 9 - PAINTING FENCE | All 12 - 15 Years old |
Description SCRIPTED AS AGE 14 - SUBMIT AGE 13 TO 15 IN APPEARANCE. This hard-working kid is annoyed to see a friend toss a drink can in the trash rather than in the recycling bin. Their friend thinks it takes “too much time” to recycle. The camera pulls back to reveal the hard-working kid beginning to paint a fence than runs more than a kilometre long! Although the task may seem monumental, they are completely undaunted and confident they have enough time to complete the job. PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | KID 10 - AMAZED | All 12 - 15 Years old |
Description SCRIPTED AS AGE 14 - SUBMIT AGE 13 TO 15 IN APPEARANCE. This kid thinks it takes too much time to recycle ...But then they notice their friend happily painting a fence that is more than a kilometre long, and they are amazed! PLEASE INCLUDE DATE of BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | EMPLOYEE 1 | All 29 - 41 Years old |
Description An office employee doesn't hesitate to ask their colleague why they’re throwing a can into the regular office trash? Their colleague dismisses the question as it’s “too much work” to recycle...Then the camera pulls back to reveal a huge pile of paperwork on the employee’s desk. Compared to their heavy workload, throwing a can in the proper recycling receptacle is not much work at all! | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | EMPLOYEE 2 | All 29 - 41 Years old |
Description This office employee is challenged by a co-worker for not making the effort to dispose of a drink container in the recycling bin, and they respond that it’s just too much work to recycle. ...Once they see the huge amount of work their co-worker must complete, they feel uncomfortable and embarrassed about their actions and attitude. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Other | ACTRA APPENDIX "L" PARENTAL CONSENT FORM | |
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| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Other | CBCRA Casting Sheet | |
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