ORLANDO, FL – *REVISED* CASTING NOTICE for Discovery Channel Reality TV series “Taking Flight” (NEW Segment – “Overhaulin”)
–NEW Roles ADDED and previous roles upgraded to LEAD–
Audition Date/Location for Lead Roles: Self Submission photos & video via email
**PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU ARE NOT LOCAL or able to be Local to the ORLANDO, FL AREA!!!
Tentative Shoot Date: *will be ONE of the following dates so please keep ALL of them open if submitting – Friday 4/24/15, Saturday 4/25/15 or Sunday 4/26/15
Shoot Location: ORLANDO, Florida
Pay rate:
EXTRAS – $80.00/10 hours ($8.00/hour)
LEADS – $150.00/day (could be higher up to $200.00/day depending on how featured you are and how many lines you are given
Union Status: Non-Union
ROLES BEING CAST:
EXTRAS
UNIFORMED COPS #1, #2, #3: male and female, all ethnicities, age range 20s-50s, clean-cut, conservative, fit
LEADS: (will have possible scripted and non-scripted lines so should be comfortable acting/speaking on camera)
HANK: male, all ethnicities, age range 30s-50s, rough around the edges, mechanic type
VENEZUELAN THUGS #1, #2, #3: male, Latin/Hispanic, age range 20s-40s, “thug” types with attitude, *MUST SPEAK SPANISH
SUBMISSIONS ASAP via email to: TakingFlightCast@gmail.com with subject line TAKING FLIGHT ORLANDO (“specify role”). Submissions MUST include ALL of the following: 2 RECENT photos taken within the past month (one head shot and one full body shot), first & last name, contact number, height, weight, city you are located in and please describe your acting experience or experience relevant to the role. Photos should be of you alone with no one else in photo, NO sunglasses and against a plain/solid color background!!
**For LEAD roles PLEASE ALSO submit a short (1-2 minute) video of yourself. Does not have to be professional, can simply be shot with your camera phone.
– Video MUST be in .mov., mp3, or mpg format – we can NOT submit Youtube videos.
– Video should NOT be shot into a mirror. You should not be wearing sunglasses.
– Video should have decent lighting and no loud background sounds. Preferably shot against a solid color background.
In the Video please state your FULL name, where you are located and tell us something about yourself so we can get a feel for your personality and how you come across on camera.
**PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE ORLANDO area!! **YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED for LEAD ROLES WITHOUT INCLUDING A VIDEO submission in the correct format!!!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE is THURSDAY 4/23/15 at 10:00am, however earlier submissions are preferred so that we can get your photos in front of the Client quicker and have you send in an audition video!
**ONLY BOOKING these roles at this time!! NO other submissions please**