HVCasting Blog

URGENT COMMERCIAL CASTING HV, NY

4/10/2018

Medical Group Commercial
Shoot date: Tentatively Week of May 7 for ONE DAY that is still TBA (this is subject to change)
Shooting Location: Mid to Lower Hudson Valley, ORANGE COUNTY, NY
Talent Rate: $300 flat for the day Self-Report

We are looking for the following NON-UNION TALENT:

Female, 30-40 years old, to play mom and will have to read a voiceover under one of her scenes.
Male, 35-45 years old. (no speaking
Boy, 8-12, potentially speaking a line (voiceover) under one scene.
Girl, 6-12, potentially speaking a line (voiceover) under one scene.
TODDLER male or female 2-3 years old...adorable

Senior African American Female, 60+, to play senior. Keep in mind script calls for a slow/ballroom style dancing scene so must be capable. Script calls for a slow/ballroom style dancing scene so must be able to do so.
Senior African American Male, 60+, to play senior couple with female outlined above. Will need to speak a line underneath a scene.
African American boy 8-13 years to shoot baskets or play outside in the park with grandparents

Please submit via email to hudsonvalleyfilmcasting@gmail.com
In your subject line put MED Group Commercial, Your Name
In your email please send:

A video of you saying your name, height and telling us a little bit about yourself... please include a full length shot and when you are speaking frame from the shoulders up.
TURN YOUR DEVICE SO THAT IT IS SIDEWAYS LIKE A MOVIE SCREEN...
***We can't accept vertical videos.***
Name
Email
phone
City
State
Recent full length shot
Recent headshot
Photos can be cell phone shots but please be facing the camera and make sure that the background is
uncluttered.
If you are on actors access please send me your link

HEALTH VIDEO SHOOTING IN OLD SAYBROOK, CT

2/28/2018

Health Video Shooting in Old Saybrook, CT
Shoot date: March 7, 2018 roughly from 12pm -6pm (this is subject to change)
Shooting Location: Old Saybrook, CT
Talent Rate: $300 flat for the day Self-Report

Who we are looking for:

One Woman, aged 35-45. NON-UNION. Willing to feature her legs in a dress or skirt. This actor will also be in a patients robe for a scene. (There is no nudity in this project).
One male, aged 55+. NON-UNION. Willing to feature his legs in shorts. This actor will also be in a patients robe for a scene. (There is no nudity in this project).

Please submit via email to hudsonvalleyfilmcasting@gmail.com
In your subject line put Health Video, Your Name
In your email please send:
Name
Email
phone
City
State
Recent photos of your legs
Recent full length shot
Recent headshot
Photos can be cell phone shots but please be facing the camera and make sure that the background is
uncluttered.

If you have a reel please include it as an attachment.

VASSAR COLLEGE STUDENT PROJECTS 2018

2/14/2018

1. The Vassar College Film Department is holding an open call for their Senior Narrative Films. Seeking actors LOCAL to the Hudson Valley area. There are many films and many roles for ages 16 and up (please refer to the films and roles below to see the specific needs of each project and where you may fit in ).
We are open to all ethnicities/genders and abilities.

2. The auditions will be from 4-8pm on Feb 23, 2018.

3. You must sign up and let us know you are attending by filling out this form and you will be sent the
location and a scene to prepare: CLICK HERE to sign up (it is the only way to get the details) !!!!

We need SAG-AFTRA(student agreement contract) and NON-UNION actors
**Please do not bring children under the age of 16**

Shoot dates are varied and are likely to be only two or three day commitments in late February,
March and perhaps a tiny bit in April. Filming takes place mostly near Vassar College in
Pougkeepsie New York.

*There is no pay for this work, but in return for your volunteerism, a copy of your work and meals will be provided.

Runaway (Working Title)
Maxwell Quill

10-year-old Hallie feels invisible to two parents who loathe each other. After a particularly bad fight that ends in a physical confrontation, she decides to take her fate into her own hands and leave home altogether.
Filmmaker: Maxwell Quill

MOM, 39, female, athletic. Stuck in a lifeless, tense, and sometimes confrontational marriage. Used to have goals of being a writer, but now lives day to day, trying to avoid interactions with her husband and the 10-year-old daughter that keeps them stuck with each other.

DAD, 40, male, medium build. Works at a desk job all day, and comes home to a wife that he's sick of and a 10-year-old daughter he barely has a relationship with. He resents his wife for not keeping a job, and doesn't know what to do with his daughter.
***FILMING IN PAWLING, NY

Black Briefs
Cyrus Cohen

Calvin's more popular classmate who recently came out as gay invites him to hangout at his summer home.

CALVIN - 17, male, lanky, tall, reserved, depressed, just trying to survive high school.

ANDREW-18, male, athletic, lean, masculine, spoiled, well-liked, selfish, trying to savor the end of his senior year and lose his virginity before college.
***FILMING IN EAST HAMPTON, NY

Being Relevant
Harmony Reid

Marcus is a young man trying to make it in the local drug business. But when he runs into trouble, despite his attempts to handle things like "a man," it's his older sister who has to bail him out.

MARCUS, 18, relatively tall still looks like a teenager, is constantly trying to prove himself to peers and older role models. He's a good kid but got pulled into a world of crime because of the people he surrounds himself with.

ZOE, 23, short/average height, a bit curvy, confident and full of fire. She takes care of the whole family and can only do so by using her bossy older sister instincts. Character inspiration: the older sister, Nani, on Lilo and Stitch.

JAY, 25-29, local drug boss, tall toned man who has clearly earned his position as ringleader. He's wise in his own way but doesn't tolerate nonsense. Wants the best for subordinates but won't hesitate to teach them a lesson.

DRUG THUGS, all men age 20-28 with various looks but all are rough, slightly-very intimidating and have seen some stuff in their days. Loyal to their boss and each other, have a real community and friendship built around something that seems so sinister.

Graveyard Shift
Jackson Goldberg

A gas station attendant has a late-night encounter with a wayward traveler.

DAN, mid 30's-early 40's, unassuming, average build, wants to move out of his hometown and make something of his life but doesn't know how

RIDER late 40's-early 50's, tall, sturdy but not overly-muscular, just wants to keep moving - motorcycle access a huge plus but not required

Eros and Psyche
Annie Hope
During a blackout in New York City, an apartment building’s power is shut off. Among these apartments, there is only one that has not been illuminated, as the couple inside, seemingly unaware of the power outage and the ensuing chaos, have chosen instead to adapt to the dark. Meanwhile, an electrician and his wife welcome a young woman who has lost her keys into their apartment and the three of them begin to discuss the nature and cause of the blackout. When the electrician and the young woman go upstairs to check on their mysterious neighbors, they hear only strange whispers and watch as dark masses of petals appear under the doorframe. On the other side, the knocking is anxiously perceived as a looming threat. As the couple’s insular intimacy grows in their bedroom, a ghostly nest breeds in a corner of the ceiling. Back in the apartment below, tensions rise as the wife’s health worsens until at last she runs upstairs and opens the door to the mysterious apartment — at the same time, the power violently turns on across the entire city.

JERRY, 50-60, male, short/stocky/wears glasses, know-it-all/talkative but endearing in a bumbling kind of way, old New Yorker type

PAULINA , 50-60, female, talkative but also very sensitive and a little neurotic, old New Yorker type

Girls With Long Fingernails
Natasha Sanchez

It is a young substitute teacher's first day teaching advanced geometry at an all girls, Catholic high school in the Bronx. When the sub unknowingly exhibits an ingrained sexism and racism, the girls nudge him towards an uncomfortable and vulnerable position as they objectify him, flirt with him, and expose his male gaze. Desperate to regain control of the classroom, the young teacher has an outburst that halts the girls' rebellion, but he displays a lack of emotional control and maturity. He slams a window shut, on his pinky --breaking it-- and is in serious pain, but the girls show him no compassion.

MR. BRUSSEL , 27, male, white, friendly, kindhearted, naive, an expecting father, hopes to gain a full time teaching position

BRONAGH 16, female, Caucasian, wild hair, no makeup, intelligent but undisciplined, class clown

NICOLE , 16, female, Caucasian, athletic, classically pretty, sharp and witty

BRIANNA, 16, female, a Person of Color, long hair, wears a lot of makeup

LILLIAN, 16, female, a Person of Color, has little regard for authority

CASSANDRA, 16, female, a Person of Color, mischievous and daring

FEB/MARCH Feature BG Kingston

2/9/2018

SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union BACKGROUND

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi Eklund Casting / Amy Hutchings Casting!

SHOOTING DATES: Feb 24-March 26

***PAY does vary with role:
There are a limited number of SAG/AFTRA slots per day ... for those the pay is SAG-AFTRA BACKGROUND scale at $166 per day.
Rates will vary on NON-Union roles

HARLEY RIDERS WITH HARLEYS

TATTOOED MEN WITH SHORT HAIR/Bald with facial hair to work on 3/18,/3/19, 3/20, 3/21 (helpful if you are avails all days but not necessary)

TATTOOED MEN WITH SHORT HAIR/Bald with facial hair to work on 3/19,3/21, 3/26 (helpful if you are avails all days but not necessary)

14-16 year old Caucasian Boy willing to have his head shaved $216 per day (SAG-AFTRA)

NEWBORN BABY (must be at least 2 weeks old, there will be a nurse on set) shoots on 2/25/18

TEENAGERS (over 18 is a plus)

MIDDLE EASTERN BOY (14-18)

HALLOWEEN KIDS (8-18)

Hispanic or Biracial Boy (13-17)

MIDDLE EASTERN MEN

Please submit to: AmyHeidiCasting@gmail.com

Here is our registration form for 2017 if you haven't already filled it out
goo.gl/forms/697Lo9pN9eSIq6wq2

Subject: YOUR NAME, UNION STATUS

Please submit as follows: (seriously follow these directions and all below...The reason for the specificity is so we can easily find you in our thousands of files AND so we can share your information with Directors and Producers and hopefully get you hired.)

I need at the very least a film or video (not theater or on stage) clip of you acting (create one if you don't have it)... and that should be provided within the submission as described below:

(if you have sent one of these documents to us recently, please find it and send it again)...thanks.

Please send us your materials in an email as follows: (follow specific instructions)
1. Make a google doc or a microsoft doc.

2. Put your name and union status at the top of the document with your height. IF YOU HAVE AN ACTOR WEBSITE, THAT LINK SHOULD BE RIGHT UNTER YOUR NAME AND JUST BEFORE YOUR PHOTO

3. insert your photos (PHOTOS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING WE SEE not your resume) as a jpegs into the document so they are part of the document.

4. Put your resume data into the word/google doc as you normally would. BE SURE YOU INCLUDE LINKS TO, ACTOR'S WEBSITES, actors access, IMDB, REELS and CLIPS in the pdf.

5. CONVERT TO PDF (now you have a photo and resume attached and we will be happy)

6. Make the filename of the document. (YourName.pdf,. JanePretend.pdf, HeidiEklund.pdf)

7. Be sure your contact information is in the body email you send to AmyHeidiCasting@GMAIL.COM  and let us know where you live:

8. Attach your new fabulous PDF or google document.

*In the body of your email list your name, your email, your phone number including the carrier, height, age range, and the location where you reside and receive mail.    Please be sure to label your photo, word, pdf and other types of files with Your Name.

example:
Janet Doe
janet@doe.com
555-555-5555@vtext.com (so we can send you a text from our email to your phone if we want to see you audition)
Non-Union with One Taft Hartley
5'4
15-25
New Paltz

Seeking African American Teen for Feature, Kingston NY Local

1/29/2018

SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi Eklund of  Hudson Valley Casting partnering with Amy Hutchings Casting!

SHOOTING DATES: Feb 24-March 26

*SAG/AFTRA PAY (compensation is dependent on specific roles and project contracts)

AFRICAN AMERICAN TEEN BOY(should look 14-16 but older actors can apply)
Should be able to portray staged violence (with stunt coordinator's guidance).

Also Seeking...

Hispanic Man (45 years) for speaking role . Must be English speaking and have experience.

MIDDLE EASTERN Man (30-40) Arabic speaking.

MIDDLE EASTERN Teen/twenties boy(16-20) Arabic speaking.

TATTOOED MEN WITH SHORT HAIR

Please submit to: AmyHeidiCasting@gmail.com

Here is our registration form for 2017 if you haven't already filled it out
goo.gl/forms/697Lo9pN9eSIq6wq2

Subject: YOUR NAME, UNION STATUS

Please submit as follows: (seriously follow these directions and all below...The reason for the specificity is so we can easily find you in our thousands of files AND so we can share your information with Directors and Producers and hopefully get you hired.)

I need at the very least a film or video (not theater or on stage) clip of you acting (create one if you don't have it)... and that should be provided within the submission as described below:

(if you have sent one of these documents to us recently, please find it and send it again)...thanks.

Please send us your materials in an email as follows: (follow specific instructions)
1. Make a google doc or a microsoft doc.

2. Put your name and union status at the top of the document with your height. IF YOU HAVE AN ACTOR WEBSITE, THAT LINK SHOULD BE RIGHT UNTER YOUR NAME AND JUST BEFORE YOUR PHOTO

3. insert your photos (PHOTOS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING WE SEE not your resume) as a jpegs into the document so they are part of the document.

4. Put your resume data into the word/google doc as you normally would. BE SURE YOU INCLUDE LINKS TO, ACTOR'S WEBSITES, actors access, IMDB, REELS and CLIPS in the pdf.

5. CONVERT TO PDF (now you have a photo and resume attached and we will be happy)

6. Make the filename of the document. (YourName.pdf,. JanePretend.pdf, HeidiEklund.pdf)

7. Be sure your contact information is in the body email you send to AmyHeidiCasting@GMAIL.COM  and let us know where you live:

8. Attach your new fabulous PDF or google document.

*In the body of your email list your name, your email, your phone number including the carrier, height, age range, and the location where you reside and receive mail.    Please be sure to label your photo, word, pdf and other types of files with Your Name.

example:
Janet Doe
janet@doe.com
555-555-5555@vtext.com (so we can send you a text from our email to your phone if we want to see you audition)
Non-Union with One Taft Hartley
5'4
15-25
New Paltz

CASTING: ABBIE STONEHENGE (SAG-AFTRA Short, Middletown)

1/26/2018

SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union

Producer/ Writer Natasha Faye

Director: Mauricio Marces

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi Eklund Casting

SHOOTING DATES: March 31, April 1, April 2, 2018 in Middletown, NY

*SAG/AFTRA PAY $100 per day

Seeking:
DARLA:20s, transgender Male to Female a graphic artist who has an energetic and vibrant personality. She just graduated with Abbie. She brightens the day of all who come into contact with her and works hard to keep the peace between. EVA and ABBIE. Darla has been friends with Eva longer, thus Abbie feels that Darla has taken Eva’s side.(Eva is in love with Johnny. He loves her attention, but does not return her love. For this reason, Darla dislikes him. The friends haven’t hung out together in months.)

* auditions are by appointment only

Please submit to: hudsonvalleyfilmcasting@gmail.com

Here is our registration form for 2017 if you haven't already filled it out
goo.gl/forms/697Lo9pN9eSIq6wq2

Subject: YOUR NAME, UNION STATUS

Please submit as follows: (seriously follow these directions and all below...The reason for the specificity is so we can easily find you in our thousands of files AND so we can share your information with Directors and Producers and hopefully get you hired.)

I need at the very least a film or video (not theater or on stage) clip of you acting (create one if you don't have it)... and that should be provided within the submission as described below:

(if you have sent one of these documents to us recently, please find it and send it again)...thanks.

Please send us your materials in an email as follows: (follow specific instructions)
1. Make a google doc or a microsoft doc.

2. Put your name and union status at the top of the document with your height. IF YOU HAVE AN ACTOR WEBSITE, THAT LINK SHOULD BE RIGHT UNTER YOUR NAME AND JUST BEFORE YOUR PHOTO

3. insert your photos (PHOTOS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING WE SEE not your resume) as a jpegs into the document so they are part of the document.

4. Put your resume data into the word/google doc as you normally would. BE SURE YOU INCLUDE LINKS TO, ACTOR'S WEBSITES, actors access, IMDB, REELS and CLIPS in the pdf.

5. CONVERT TO PDF (now you have a photo and resume attached and we will be happy)

6. Make the filename of the document. (YourName.pdf,. JanePretend.pdf, HeidiEklund.pdf)

7. Be sure your contact information is in the body email you send to hudsonvalleyfilmcasting@gmail.com and let us know where you live:

8. Attach your new fabulous PDF or google document.

*In the body of your email list your name, your email, your phone number including the carrier, height, age range, and the location where you reside and receive mail. Please be sure to label your photo, word, pdf and other types of files with Your Name.

example:
Janet Doe
janet@doe.com
555-555-5555@vtext.com (so we can send you a text from our email to your phone if we want to see you audition)
Non-Union with One Taft Hartley
5'4
15-25
New Paltz

Seeking Middle Eastern Teen, Kingston Local

1/24/2018

SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi Eklund of Hudson Valley Casting partnering with Amy Hutchings Casting!

SHOOTING DATE: March 6, 2018

*SAG/AFTRA BG PAY $166/8 hours (compensation is dependent on specific roles and project contracts)

MIDDLE EASTERN Teen/twenties boy, 16-20 years but the actor needs to be over 18 years old

Please submit to: AmyHeidiCasting@gmail.com

Here is our registration form for if you haven't already filled it out
goo.gl/forms/697Lo9pN9eSIq6wq2

*In the body of your email list your name, your email, your phone number including the carrier, height, age range, and the location where you reside and receive mail. Please be sure to label your photo, word, pdf and other types of files with Your Name.

example:
Janet Doe
janet@doe.com
555-555-5555@vtext.com (so we can send you a text from our email to your phone if we want to see you audition)
Non-Union with One Taft Hartley
5'4
15-25
New Paltz

CASTING UNTITLED FEATURES, KINGSTON NY

1/19/2018

Seeking: TATTOOED MEN, BIKERS in the Kingston NY and surrounding areas ONLY, Mid Hudson Valley To the Capital Region to work as self-report Local

SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi Eklund of  Hudson Valley Casting partnering with Amy Hutchings Casting!

SHOOTING DATES: Feb 24-March 26

*SAG/AFTRA PAY (compensation is dependent on specific roles and project contracts)

HATE BOYs: Large, wide, thick teens to mid 30s. Beer belly is good... TATTOOS are a plus, beards are good too... some speaking roles some non-speaking roles ... might have to have hair altered if cast.

BIKERS: HARLEY OWNERS with working Bikes!

Please submit to: AmyHeidiCasting@gmail.com

Here is our registration form for 2017 if you haven't already filled it out
goo.gl/forms/697Lo9pN9eSIq6wq2

Subject: YOUR NAME, UNION STATUS

Please submit as follows: (seriously follow these directions and all below...The reason for the specificity is so we can easily find you in our thousands of files AND so we can share your information with Directors and Producers and hopefully get you hired.)

I need at the very least a film or video (not theater or on stage) clip of you acting (create one if you don't have it)... and that should be provided within the submission as described below:

(if you have sent one of these documents to us recently, please find it and send it again)...thanks.

Please send us your materials in an email as follows: (follow specific instructions)
1. Make a google doc or a microsoft doc.

2. Put your name and union status at the top of the document with your height. IF YOU HAVE AN ACTOR WEBSITE, THAT LINK SHOULD BE RIGHT UNTER YOUR NAME AND JUST BEFORE YOUR PHOTO

3. insert your photos (PHOTOS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING WE SEE not your resume) as a jpegs into the document so they are part of the document.

4. Put your resume data into the word/google doc as you normally would. BE SURE YOU INCLUDE LINKS TO, ACTOR'S WEBSITES, actors access, IMDB, REELS and CLIPS in the pdf.

5. CONVERT TO PDF (now you have a photo and resume attached and we will be happy)

6. Make the filename of the document. (YourName.pdf,. JanePretend.pdf, HeidiEklund.pdf)

7. Be sure your contact information is in the body email you send to AmyHeidiCasting@GMAIL.COM  and let us know where you live:

8. Attach your new fabulous PDF or google document.

*In the body of your email list your name, your email, your phone number including the carrier, height, age range, and the location where you reside and receive mail.    Please be sure to label your photo, word, pdf and other types of files with Your Name.

example:
Janet Doe
janet@doe.com
555-555-5555@vtext.com (so we can send you a text from our email to your phone if we want to see you audition)
Non-Union with One Taft Hartley
5'4
15-25
New Paltz

SHORT CASTING: PAYING, Hudson Valley UNION/ NON

10/2/2017

Untitled SHORTS  New Paltz, NY

SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi of  Hudson Valley Casting partnering with Amy Hutchings Casting!

SHOOTING DATES: OCT/NOV dates TBD

LOCAL AUDITIONS:(By invitation from submissions)

*SAG/AFTRA Short (pending)

Seeking NEW FACES AND BODYBUILDERS:

TIM: A VERY BUFF bodybuilder-type man late 20’s- late 30s. His face doesn’t match his body. He doesn’t have an intimidating look, he’s just super muscular.

BILL: (38-60) An unkempt, unhealthy man (perhaps overweight) who has spent most of life alone. You look at him and feel a bit sorry for him. Even the way he walks seems to reflect is lack of self worth. He’s not a mean, he’s just a habitually depressed/disinterested person.

SANDY: A 50’s-60’s mother of an older man-child. The situation has caused her to become a bit unhinged and rundown. She can naturally shift between vulnerable and desperate to over protective and self-righteous. (Looking for subtle, nuanced performances.)

Please submit to: AmyHeidiCasting@gmail.com

Here is our registration form for 2017 if you haven't already filled it out
goo.gl/forms/697Lo9pN9eSIq6wq2

Subject: YOUR NAME, UNION STATUS

Please submit as follows: (seriously follow these directions and all below...The reason for the specificity is so we can easily find you in our thousands of files AND so we can share your information with Directors and Producers and hopefully get you hired.)

I need at the very least a film or video (not theater or on stage) clip of you acting (create one if you don't have it)... and that should be provided within the submission as described below:

(if you have sent one of these documents to us recently, please find it and send it again)...thanks.

Please send us your materials in an email as follows: (follow specific instructions)
1. Make a google doc or a microsoft doc.

2. Put your name and union status at the top of the document with your height. IF YOU HAVE AN ACTOR WEBSITE, THAT LINK SHOULD BE RIGHT UNTER YOUR NAME AND JUST BEFORE YOUR PHOTO

3. insert your photos (PHOTOS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING WE SEE not your resume) as a jpegs into the document so they are part of the document.

4. Put your resume data into the word/google doc as you normally would. BE SURE YOU INCLUDE LINKS TO, ACTOR'S WEBSITES, actors access, IMDB, REELS and CLIPS in the pdf.

5. CONVERT TO PDF (now you have a photo and resume attached and we will be happy)

6. Make the filename of the document. (YourName.pdf,. JanePretend.pdf, HeidiEklund.pdf)

7. Be sure your contact information is in the body email you send to AmyHeidiCasting@GMAIL.COM and to hudsonvalleyfilmcasting@gmail.com and let us know where you live:

8. Attach your new fabulous PDF or google document.

*In the body of your email list your name, your email, your phone number including the carrier, height, age range, and the location where you reside and receive mail.    Please be sure to label your photo, word, pdf and other types of files with Your Name.

example:
Janet Doe
janet@doe.com
555-555-5555@vtext.com (so we can send you a text from our email to your phone if we want to see you audition)
Non-Union
5'4
15-25
New Paltz

HV Casting, WHY WEGOTPOP.com?

7/25/2017

WHY POP?

Why did Hudson Valley Casting decide on WEGOTPOP.com?
1. We are tired of booking by hand. It is exhausting (sometimes 18 hours a day and late grueling nights). We have been researching comprehensive booking systems for years and finally found one we like! So if it wasn't this one it would be another one. WeGotPop makes the booking process less work by streamlining the process and giving us access to a filtering system that brings forth exactly who we need for specific roles.

2. We think that FREE is great. EVERYONE signs up for free and EVERYONE is treated the same on this system... there is no tier system that allows the "if you pay more you get to be seen first" phenomenon. You sign up for WeGotPop.com, you only ever pay when you accept a job. The FEE is $5.

3. It is a way of YOU controlling the data and we get to see it all in one place. SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T DO BACKGROUND WORK YOU SHOULD STILL SIGN UP... WE WILL BOOK PHOTO SHOOTS, PRINT WORK, NON-SPEAKING PRINCIPAL JOBS. We might even comb the system to remind ourselves who to invite to self-tape for speaking roles.

4. POP is adopted by Grant Wilfley and other CD's in the area. If you want more exposure, you get it by signing up...Once you are in the system you are visible to whomever is logged in as CD. We have already have had some of our folks called by Grant Wilfley and offered work through the system.

A Few QUESTIONS and COMMON CONCERNS answered.

1. WHY DOES POP ask for my Social Security #?
This is a job website where you book work. YOU NEED TO BE LEGAL TO WORK IN THE US. It is not required for you to include your SS# but we will ask for it eventually to check you with SAG-AFTRA if we are booking you in SAG-AFTRA work. Everyone needs to provide their SS# to work and be paid, period. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM...but it is super secure so it is probably safer here than by emailing it.

2. WHY DOES POP ask for my passport and drivers license? AGAIN... these are required documents that every employer in the US is required to check to provide paid employment.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT THESE ON THE SITE... they are optional. You will need them when you show up to work on any shoot.

3. WHY DOES POP ask for a credit card? All casting systems ask for payment at one time or another.
If you feel insecure about sharing credit cards online you should get a prepaid visa card and use it on your casting sites. If you accept a job through WeGotPop.com then and only then, you are charged $5.

Other systems charge you for submitting. You pay money only for the chance or possibility of work on other systems but you may never book...which seems more fair to you?

4. I DO PRINCIPAL WORK ONLY so there isn't a reason for me to sign up.
UNTRUE. HV Casting will use this to book non-speaking principals, print work, and all kinds of jobs. IT IS A SYSTEM THAT YOU SHOULD SHOW YOURSELF ON. You never know why someone would reference the site, and it is getting a lot of attention. It is another way for you to be exposed to all kinds of work.

*** do you have any good questions about WEGOTPOP.com that you would like to have answered?
Please send it to hudsonvalleyextrascasting@gmail.com.

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