Congratulations to Hudson Valley local, Rody R. on booking the IMPAIRED DRIVING PSA! We know you’ll make BREAKTHROUGH proud!
Tag: Hudson Valley Casting
15
May
May
Congratulations to Hudson Valley local, Andrew M. on booking the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! We’re thrilled to finally work with Andrew, thank you for representing BreakThrough well. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
15
May
May
Congratulations to Edward F. on booking the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! We couldn’t be more proud of all the actors, thank you for representing BreakThrough well. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
15
May
May
Congratulations to the gorgeous Daniela M. on booking the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! I’ve had the pleasure of working with this multi-talented beauty and was absolutely thrilled to have her as part of the cast. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
15
May
May
Congratulations to Kevin H. (agency, Eileen Haves) on booking the lead role for the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! We couldn’t be more proud of all the actors, thank you for representing BreakThrough well. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
15
May
May
Congratulations to Bill C. on booking the lead role for the ORANGE COUNTY TRUST spot and KILLING IT! We couldn’t be more proud of all the actors, thank you for representing BreakThrough well. Most of all, thank you to Nuby DeLeon, his wonderful team at ND Pro Media and Orange County Trust for this awesome opportunity!
06
May
May
PROJECT: ORANGE COUNTY TRUST
UNION STATUS: Non-Union
PROJECT TYPE: COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTION COMPANY: ND Pro Media
SHOOT DATE: Tuesday, 5/12/15
LOCATION: Middletown, NY (MUST SELF-REPORT)
USAGE: Regional Cable Broadcast (NY Hudson Valley), 2 Year Buyout
RATE: Rates vary per role (see below)
*SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW 5 PM, Thursday May 7th.
*Direct Booking from video audition (JUDGE and LAWYER/BANKER), media links, headshot/resume, selfie. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
SEEKING:
[LAWYER/BANKER] (speaking)
Male 40-60 years of age, Caucasian, Seeking a Raymond Burr-type as Perry Mason. Needs gravitas. The role should capture the feel of early TV male leads. This will be shot in B/W 1960’s Perry Mason courtroom drama style. Must capture the essence of the genre. Must provide business suit. LEAD
Rate: $600/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- 2 year buyout, must self-report
*SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW 5 PM, Thursday May 7th.
*Direct Booking from video audition (JUDGE and LAWYER/BANKER), media links, headshot/resume, selfie. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[JUDGE] (speaking)
Male/Female, Ages 40-60, Caucasian Seeking a strong, older, experienced looking authority figure. This will be shot in B/W 1960’s Perry Mason courtroom drama style. Must capture the essence of the genre. Must provide business suit. PRINCIPAL
Rate: $600/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- 2 Year buyout, must self-report
*SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW 5 PM, Thursday May 7th.
*Direct Booking from video audition (JUDGE and LAWYER/BANKER), media links, headshot/resume, selfie. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[STENOGRAPHER] (non-speaking)
Female, 20-40 years of age, All Ethnicities, non-speaking. This will be shot in B/W 1960’s Perry Mason courtroom drama style. Must capture the essence of the genre. Must provide business suit. FEATURED
Rate: $450/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- 2 Year buyout, must self-report
*SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW 5 PM, Thursday May 7th.
*Direct Booking from media links, headshot/resume, selfie. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[BALIFF] (non-speaking)
Male, 40-60 years of age, All Ethnicities, Heavy-set, character faces. This will be shot in B/W 1960’s Perry Mason courtroom drama style. Must capture the essence of the genre. Must provide business suit. FEATURED
Rate: $450/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- 2 Year buyout, must self-report
*SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW 5 PM, Thursday May 7th.
*Direct Booking from media links, headshot/resume, selfie. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
[STAND-IN LAWYER] (non-speaking)
Male, 40-60 years of age, Caucasian, Seeking a Raymond Burr-type as Perry Mason. Needs gravitas. The role should capture the feel of early TV male leads. This will be shot in B/W 1960’s Perry Mason courtroom drama style. Must capture the essence of the genre. Must provide business suit. BACKGROUND
Rate: $450/ 8 hour day (includes travel)- 2 Year buyout, must self-report
*SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW 5 PM, Thursday May 7th.
*Direct Booking from media links, headshot/resume, selfie. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THESE MATERIALS.
TO SUBMIT: Fill out template below (MANDATORY)
1) NAME
2) CONTACT INFO (cell/email)
3) CITY BASED
4) AGENCY & CONTACT INFO (if applicable)
5) VITAL STATS (height, weight, eye & hair color)
6) UNION AFFILIATION
7) ATTACH SELFIE FROM TODAY CLEARLY SHOWING FACE & HAIR (MANDATORY)
8) *VIDEO AUDITION (for the roles of JUDGE and LAWYER/BANKER only, SEE COPY BELOW)
9) LINKS TO ONLINE PROFILE PAGE/ACTING WORK/MONOLOGUES (provide only full URLs, NO DOWNLOADS ACCEPTED)
OR
9a) ATTACH JPEG OF CURRENT HEADSHOTS/PICS
9b) ATTACH PDF OF UPDATED RESUME
Email template and all materials to: dana@breakthroughcasting.com
Subject line: ORANGE COUNTY TRUST
*VIDEO AUDITION
- JUDGE- copy below
- LAWYER/BANKER- copy below
Recording with your cell phone is fine but please make sure you are well lit, the background is simple and the sound is clear with no background noise. Shoot from the shoulders up so we can clearly see your face and eyes. Upload video to YouTube or Vimeo ONLY and send us the full URLs. If video is set as private, please remember to include the password in your email.
1. JUDGE – AUDITION COPY
In your best 1950’s courtroom drama series voice (deep, authoritative, filled with wisdom), please give us three takes (in one link) of the following:
JUDGE:
Mr. Ruhl
Followed by slamming a gavel (or facsimile of) and improvise as though in a disruptive courtroom, saying, “ORDER!, “ORDER in the court!”
2. LAWYER/BANKER – AUDITION COPY
In your best 1950’s courtroom drama series voice ala Perry Mason (deep, authoritative, filled with wisdom), please give us three takes (in one link) of the following:
LAWYER/BANKER “Mr. Ruhl”:
(You are speaking to a jury)
Members of the business community. You’ve heard the uncontested evidence – We offer Excellence in Orange-the best business banking in the region.
(Build momentum)
You’ve heard about our full line of business products and special services for medical, municipal and legal customers-all delivered locally by local bankers.
(Crescendo- BRING IT HOME!)
I submit you have no choice but to find that we offer better business banking and Excellence in Orange.
Email template and all materials to: dana@breakthroughcasting.com
Subject line: ORANGE COUNTY TRUST
13
Apr
Apr
RUSH CASTING, SUBMIT ASAP!!!
PROJECT: Baby Teeth
Short Film (SAG Pending)
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Baby Teeth Productions, Stephanie Ellis
PRODUCER: Traci Carlson, Gigi Graff
DIRECTOR: Stephanie Ellis
WRITER: Stephanie Ellis
SHOOT DATE: Sunday, April 19th
LOCATION: Hastings-On-Hudson, NY (MUST SELF-REPORT)
USAGE: All media in perpetuity
RATE: No pay but food, $30 travel stipend, credit, copy (less than 8 hours time commitment)
SYNOPSIS:
New mother Alex, suffering from postpartum depression, makes a desperate call to her friend Sophie. She has lost her baby and needs Sophie’s help. Alex is determined not to alert the authorities for fear they would take the child away from her. So the two friend’s set out to retrace Alex’s steps and find her child. But as their stops continue to come up empty and Alex’s behavior grows more erratic, Sophie begins to fear the worst. The question becomes, how long can Sophie wait before she too needs to call for help?
SEEKING:
TONI (Day Player)
Female, 22-28 years, Chinese or Korean, MUST BE BILINGUAL (English and Chinese or Korean) w/ believable accent when speaking English. Toni is an employee at a nail salon in upstate, NY, who converses with the two main characters in English and amongst the other employees (in English and Chinese or Korean).
CHINESE OR KOREAN WOMAN #1 (Day Player)
Female, 35-45 years, Chinese or Korean, MUST BE BILINGUAL (English and Chinese or Korean) w/ believable accent when speaking English. She is an employee at a nail salon in upstate, NY, who converses with the two main characters in English and amongst the other employees (in Chinese or Korean).
Submit these required items for consideration:
- NAME/CELL #/EMAIL
- NATIONALITY
- FLUENT LANGUAGES (must be bilingual)
- CURRENT HEADSHOT/PIC
- RESUME (if applicable)
- SELFIE (taken within the last 2 weeks, clearly showing face and hair length)
- VITAL STATS (height/weight/hair & eye color)
- LINKS TO ACTING WORK (if applicable)
- SUBMIT AUDITION LINK (sides provided at the bottom of page; include slate & profiles, reader should be off camera, upload to Vimeo or YouTube only)
Email: johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
Deadline: ASAP
SIDES
8 INT. KOREAN NAIL SALON – DAY 8
The salon is empty, save for the four Chinese or Korean employees. THREE MIDDLE AGED WOMEN and ONE MAN, lounging back on his massage chair. THEY BANTER AWAY IN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE. An electronic door bell rings as the front door swings open. The women parked nearest to the entrance pops up to greet Sophie and Alex.
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1
You come back. You bring your friend? That’s good.
ALEX
So I was here this morning?
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1
Yeah, yeah. Manicure. Pedicure.
She gestures back to another employee.
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1 (CONT’D)
(In Chinese or Korean — no subtitles) Toni. Manicure, Pedicure. You mess up her nails?
TONI
No. (In Chinese or Korean — no subtitles) She mess them up. She put on her shoes too quick. I told her.
Toni yells out to Alex.
TONI (CONT’D)
(In English) I told you. You put your shoes on too fast. You need more time to dry.
ALEX
No, that’s great. No. Thank you. (To Sophie, as if she wasn’t sure) I was here.
SOPHIE
(To Chinese or Korean Woman #1) And her baby. She was with her baby when she came in?
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1
No. No baby.
And then again, gesturing to Toni.
CHINESE/KOREAN WOMAN #1 (CONT’D)
(In Chinese or Korean — no subtitles) The lady had a baby with her?
TONI
(In English) No, no baby.
SOPHIE
Okay. Thank you.
As the girls head for the exit. The Chinese/Korean women continue their banter as if the girls had never entered.
10
Apr
Apr
Congratulations to Kateri D. on booking the Price Chopper Industrial! BreakThrough is thrilled to have you on board!
10
Apr
Apr
Congratulations to Rachelle S. (Albany Talent) on booking the Price Chopper Industrial! I had the pleasure of working with this lovely, multi-talented performer on a past commercial. BreakThrough is thrilled to have you on board!
