Details
Union:Non union
Area of media:Commercial
Paid?:Yes
Rates:Session fee $600. per shooting day up to x10hrs + $75. wardrobe x2hrs + $4,000. buyout (pending final edit of spot) x1yr broadcast/cable, worldwide as it relates to digital/internet/new media. Option to renew usage for second year at 110%. Travel $400. Hold over day / down day(s) $250. Per diem at $100. per day - all fees quoted in CAD funds. 15% agency fee on all paid fees. All hotel and airport transfers provided.
Deadline:Nov 9, 2023
Cities for response:
Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury
Commercial 1
LURE - we open on a fella on the shore of a lake, he is fishing, next to him we see an over-turned canoe. The guy casts his line out and as he does it snags in an overhead branch. GUY says "Ah nuts!" Camera pans to the over-turned canoe, where we see another guy climb out from under and while getting out from under he says..."No, no, with Planters nuts it's not "AH nuts!", as he says this he offers the fishing guy a can of delicious looking mixed nuts and says "It's 'Ahhhhh, nuts!". As our fisherman takes some nuts, the fellow holding the tin turns to camera and casually says "Because Planters nuts are good. Cut to vo/supers etc.
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Fisherman | Male 35 - 42 Years old |
Description Fisherman, but mostly an urban type of guy who likes to occasionally get into the 'great' outdoors. Good character. He thinks he's a better fisherman than he actually is. We've all seen that guy. Good sense of fun, comedy and dead pan/wry side. Those successful in this role will be able to do as little as possible. Seriously. Open ethnicity. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Canoe Man | Male 38 - 60 Years old |
Description The opposite of our fisherman. A true outdoorsman. Fit, capable looking, rugged, should look like a fly-fishing or hunting guide from Alberta or Idaho....Confident and helpful. Open ethnicity. | ||
Commercial 2
VENDING - Open on a fellow standing in front of a vending machine, he selects what he wants pressing the buttons. Camera sees the machine and his selection, a bottle of water gets stuck. GUY: "Ah nuts!" Cut to the top of the machine, a woman leans over holding a can of Planters peanuts WOMAN: "No no, with Planters nuts it not "Ah nuts!"....it's "Ahhh, nuts." - our guy takes some nuts and says "ahhh, nuts". Cut to supers etc.
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | VENDING MACHINE GUY | Male 33 - 37 Years old |
Description Great character type, office worker - think a type like Rainn Wilson aka Dwight Schrute from THE OFFICE - strong sense of comedy and timing - on the wry side. Open ethnicity. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | WOMAN ON MACHINE | Female 42 - 52 Years old |
Description Strong actor, Looks like she works in an office, specifically would be HR in a mid-sized or smaller company. Smart, competent, no-nonsense type, even if she is offering someone nuts from the top of a vending machine. Open ethnicity. | ||
Commercial 3
SELTZER - Open on a gathering in someone's home, a guy is scanning the drinks table which is beside a china cabinet. He takes a bottle of seltzer, twists and gets totally sprayed with seltzer. GUY: "ah nuts!" - cut to a woman who steps out of the China Cabinet (yes, this happens) and says...."No, no, with Planters nuts is not 'ah nuts', its "Ahhh nuts!'. Our guy takes a handful, as says "ahhhh nuts". Woman then turns to camera to say "Because Planters nuts are good'. cut to supers etc.
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Awkward Guy | Male 28 - 38 Years old |
Description Strong actor, GREAT character type. Kind of a clumsy, awkward fella, most likely to spill or knock something over. Kind of socially inept, but not reviled. He is quite harmless. Open ethnicity. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | Woman in Cabinet | Female 35 - 40 Years old |
Description Great character, she's the type who is ok with stepping out of a China Cabinet to offer nuts. Seriously she could be very unique looking or so average it works. Great sense of humour/timing improv. All shapes, sizes - open ethnicity. | ||
Commercial 4
ATM - open on a woman who is in her car going through a drive-thru ATM, she tries to get close to the machine, misjudges distance and as she attempts to put her card in, she drops it, saying....."Ah, nuts!'. As she does, the screen on the atm drops revealing a man who says "No, no, with Planters nuts its not 'ah nuts!', its Ahhhh, nuts." Our woman taking a handful of the offered nuts says 'Ahhh nuts'. The man in the machine turns to camera to say "...because Planters nuts are good." cut to supers etc.
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | ATM Woman | Female 30 - 45 Years old |
Description Strong actor. All shapes, sizes, types - remarkable because she is so unremarkable. Wears glasses? Great character - good sense of timing / comedy/ improv. Open ethnicity | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal (PP) | ATM MAN | Male 38 - 45 Years old |
Description Trusting kind of guy. Just looking at this fella he looks like he is totally suited to being indoors. Neat, tidy, efficient and always ready. This guy would wear a plastic pocket protector in his shirt pocket and have at least one #2 pencil on hand. Great sense of humour/timing/ good character - Open ethnicity. | ||