HUDSON VALLEY CASTING /HEIDI EKLUND CASTING

Casting! Need HS looking(18+) for C.Kaufman Film

3/7/2019

Casting hundreds of HS looking BACKGROUND for Charlie Kaufman Feature

Location: Middletown/ Newburgh, NY
Casting Directors: Heidi Eklund and Amy Hutchings
Rates : SAG-AFTRA $170/8 hours local hire, self-report
NON-UNION $11.10 per hour with an 8 hour minimum guarantee
DATES: On or around April 17 and April 18, 2019 (other possible dates March 18-April 18 weekdays)

We are seeking:
YOUNG MEN to LOOK LIKE HIGH SCHOOL AGE (OVER 18 YEARS )preferably with BLACK TUXES or BLACK SUITS.
YOUNG WOMEN to LOOK LIKE HIGH SCHOOL AGE (OVER 18 YEARS )preferably with FORMAL GOWNS.

** MUST BE LEGAL TO WORK IN THE US**

PLEASE FILL OUT OUR FORM if you are interested in being considered:
https://goo.gl/forms/EdI2OREY93YUpvSh1
***BE PREPARED TO UPLOAD Full-Length PHOTOS OF YOU IN YOUR FORMAL WEAR, and your headshots** If you don't have formal wear, send a full-length photo anyway, you will still be considered.

We would love for you to share our post, however, we respectfully ask that you don't this in your own way or leave out information... it causes confusion and misinformed submissions. Please repost this and our form in it's entirety.
THANK YOU!

SAG-AFTRA STAND-INs Middletown, NY Local

3/7/2019

Untitled Charlie Kaufman Film

FILMING IN: Middletown, NY Local Self-Report a must

DATES: March 18 to April 18 (must be available all weekdays during this time)

RATE: SAG-AFTRA scale $199/8

CASTING: Heidi Eklund and Amy Hutchings

Need (over 18 years) STAND-INs for the following SAG-AFTRA preferred:

Male with Light Red/ Blonde hair, Blue eyes 30-40 years
Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
195+lbs . sturdy build

Male with Salt and pepper receding, Blue eyes 50-65 years
Height 6' 2½" (1.9 m)
175 lbs slim build

Female with Red or Dark Blonde shoulder length hair, Blue eyes 40-55 years
Height 5' 8" (1.7 m)
roughly size 6 -8

Female with Red or Dark Blonde shoulder length hair, Brown eyes 20-35 years
Height 5' 7" (1.7 m)
roughly size 2-4

TO HAVE YOUR SUBMISSION CONSIDERED
**when filling out the form put Stand-IN after your name**
When you upload photos please label your photos with YOUR NAME
Please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/eMmIc0TQ9wRe9pV72

Vassar College Narrative Auditions 2019

2/6/2019

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 18 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 3-7pm on Feb 13, 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) !!!!

It is potentially possible for us to work with SAG-AFTRA(student agreement contract) and NON-UNION actors.
**Please do not submit children under the age of 18, as there are no roles appropriate for children**
WE DO NEED A VERY TINY AND ADORABLE PURSE DOGGIE

COMMITMENT: Shoot dates are varied and are likely to be only two or three day commitments on weekends in early March and perhaps a tiny bit in April. Filming takes place mostly near Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. There will not be any filming during March 8-24, 2019
**There is a special in class acting/ directing exercise that we hope all actors who are cast in roles will make themselves available for. That is on February 20th at Vassar College from 10am to 1pm.

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

Casting Director: Heidi Eklund
Casting Intern: Anna Blake
Casting Intern: Lauren Salvador

House Plant
Writer: Noah Jackson
Directors: Noah Jackson, Holly Payne, Brian Hong

Synopsis:
An eager young woman, cultivating her new suburban life with her husband, must stand her ground when her overbearing sister questions her choices. The two sisters must reconcile with their tumultuous past.

Character Descriptions:
DALIA (29): A determined and well-meaning young woman excited about her new life away from the city. Like her sister, she comes from a well-off family but takes pride in making it on her own. Still, her respect for her sister causes her to bend to Audra’s whims.

AUDRA (39): Dalia’s confident, overbearing sister from New York. She wears elegant clothes and commands every room. Her wealth only adds to her entitlement. She is skinny in stature but large in demeanor and often tries to get her way.

RICKY (29): Dalia’s humorous and supportive husband with a fresh face. He is less refined in his manners but is always well intentioned. His working-class background often causes unspoken tension with Audra.

WAITER (20): A slightly clumsy, yet apologetic waiter.

PIXIE (3): ANIMAL CASTING Audra’s small, white Maltese dog that never leaves her side.

New Rose

Writers: Robert Sherman and Aaron Brenner
Directors: Robert Sherman & Aaron Brenner

Synopsis:
Mayra, a rebellious teenager, hopes to drive away her estranged mother when she comes to dinner for a rare visit, but in her attempts to do so, Mayra starts to discover what she has been missing by rejecting the relationship.

Character Descriptions:

Mayra (17) Mayra is an independent-minded teenager with a rebellious streak -- she wants to do things her own way. Her hair is at least long enough to cover her ears, but not to the point where it gets in the way of the things she wants to do. Beneath her bullish exterior, she is struggling to figure out what she wants to do with her life. She is getting into punk style due to her parents being former punks. Mayra is the child of Carol and Ed.

Carol (37) As a young woman she was a punk, but she has put that part of her life behind her after too many financial struggles. She rebuilt from the ground up, got an education, and is now a property developer. Carol retains the steel of someone with a tough upbringing, but now with the reserve and confidence of economic stability. She separated from Ed soon after her daughter, Mayra was born. She hopes to connect with Mayra, who she seldom has the chance to visit.

Ed (39) Ed works at a low-wage job for not enough pay, but he doesn't mind that so much. His punk days are also over, but he feels comfortable in his own skin -- unlike Carol, you can still see traces of his punk past in his appearance. At home, he is laid back to the point of irresponsibility, but outside of that he is generally distrustful of other people (including Carol). He has a good relationship with his daughter Mayra.

He Loves You
Writer: Jules Eddy
Directors: Jules Eddy, Karam Alrayess, Nathaniel Lyman

Synopsis:
JIMMY, a college dropout, is leaving town for good. But before he does, he needs to tie up some loose ends with high school friends MICHAEL and KIM. Instead, he adds to his list of amends to make by accidentally intruding on Michael and Kim’s camping trip, turning their romantic getaway into an awkward trek home.

Character Descriptions:
Jimmy: (23) Male. A scrappy, punkish college dropout. Introverted and overthinking, given to shooting himself in the foot. Gay in a less-than gay friendly town and has come out at great personal cost. From a working class, conservative family. Looking to find closure from the people he’s about to leave behind.

Michael: (22) Male . Above average size, above average warmth. Sweet and soft, but wishes he wasn’t. From a middle class, traditional family, too eager to prove his masculinity and heterosexuality. Resentful he hasn’t become a “provider.”

Kim: (21) Female. A senior in college, meticulous and purposeful. Jimmy’s cousin, the good egg of the family. Trying to grow up quickly and take care of everyone. Insightful, can see right through the people around her.

Slough It Off and Be Free

Writer: David Gabriel
Directors: David Gabriel, Yair Stein and Alex Butler

Synopsis:
SLOUGH IT OFF AND BE FREE begins with the final shiva service memorializing Chaya Buxbaum, a holocaust survivor and single mother of two. The story that follows takes place at the family dinner immediately after the service. It centers TOVAH BUXBAUM, the daughter of the recently deceased, who is initially joined by her boisterous brother, JERRY, and her quiet and supportive son SAM (21). Soon after, her other son AVI (24), whose flight delayed him enough to miss the service entirely, arrives at the house. We track the four of them until they take a walk around the block, signaling the end of the 7 day Jewish mourning period. With this film, we want to explore the notion that grief, infinitely complex as it is, extends beyond sadness to include a range of emotions, realized through individuals in radically different ways. We hope to pose a simple question to our audience: how do we comfort each other in a time of loss?

Character Descriptions:
Tovah Buxbaum (62) is a consummate caregiver in a hippie moon woman dress who has just lost her mother. She herself is a single mother (by choice) to Sam and Avi. Tovah is a boisterous personality, who cares for everyone and everything, but throughout the dinner central to this film, she has to constantly remind herself that it’s ok to, and impossible not to, let go.

Sam Buxbaum (21) is Tovah’s youngest son. He’s a Junior at a college near home, and spends most of his time as a shoulder for the family to lean on. He’s inherited a lot of Tovah’s moderator instincts and not a lot of her adventurous ones. In this time of mourning, Sam’s primary concern is how his mom is doing, and his secondary concern is smoothing out some of the rougher edges from his relationship to his brother.

Avi Buxbaum (24) is Tovah’s son and Sam’s older brother. He carries a great deal of regret just beneath his vacant, tense exterior. Though he tries to keep himself cobbled together for his family, you can tell by looking at him that he is really struggling to deal with the loss.

Uncle Jerry (65) is the recently departed Chaya Buxbaum’s eldest son, a warm and jovial personality eager to bring joy to the family’s table in a time of grief. He's a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of guy, and he wears all of his emotions on his sleeve in incredibly endearing ways.

Casting: Boy 6-8years for SHORT in NJ

1/11/2019

Casting Untitled Short shooting in New Jersey

This is a short shooting in Closter, NJ ( we are looking for locals to drive self-report)
Director and Producer Clayton Combe
Casting Director: Heidi Eklund

Pay is $100 per day and it is a SAG-AFTRA short so actors can be either SAG-AFTRA or NON- UNION
Shoot dates February 2nd and 3rd (February 16th and 17th as weather backup)

Casting a boy 6-9 years old to pass for 5-7 years old who can deliver an authentic performance with innocence and skill.
(the audition will involve a self-tape reading from the script and possibly an in person session with casting and the director)

TO HAVE YOUR SUBMISSION CONSIDERED
Please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/eMmIc0TQ9wRe9pV72
and send us an email when you have completed it.
send to HUDSONVALLEYFILMCASTING@gmail.com

INCLUDE IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL:
Name
Phone #
Email
Height
Date of Birth (for minors):
Sizes/ Measurements
UNION STATUS
Location where you reside and receive mail
and attach your full length and close up photos (labeled with your name) if you have a reel or clip please ATTACH IT TO YOUR EMAIL or send through google or dropbox

Non-UNION Short Casting NEW PALTZ

11/12/2018

Casting MOST PEOPLE DON'T

This is a NON-UNION short shooting in New Paltz.
This is volunteer only
There is no pay
Director and Producer Ebony Obsidian
Story: A woman struggles to balance her freedom and youth with motherhood, while in the midst of a custody battle.

SEAN
(Boy, 4-6) Half Black, half White.
Has a real innocence about him. The center of a custody battle.

PETITIONER ATTORNEY
(Woman, Late 30’s) Middle Eastern/Asian/Latino-Hispanic/Native American/Southeast Asian-Pacific Islander Stern and to the point. Very good at her job, though this case is easily a slam dunk.

RESPONDENT ATTORNEY
(Man, 40’s) Caucasian.
Seasoned family court attorney. Doesn’t believe Jasmine has a real shot at winning this case and can’t seem to remember why he took her on as a client. He feels for her though, as she tries to get herself together, but encourages her to take the help being offered to her.

WILLIE
(Man, Early 20’s) Any Ethnicity.
The life of the party out of the group of friends. He and Sammy are the closest of the group and they agree on nearly everything.

People will be asked to submit a self-tape from sides once we receive your submissions

TO HAVE YOUR SUBMISSION CONSIDERED
Please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/eMmIc0TQ9wRe9pV72
and send us an email when you have completed it.
send to HUDSONVALLEYFILMCASTING@gmail.com

INCLUDE IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL:
Name
Phone #
Email
Height
Sizes/ Measurements
UNION STATUS this is NON UNION AND NO PAY
Location where you reside and receive mail
and attach your full length and close up photos (labeled with your name)

1980's Albany Feature NEEDS Extras Oct/ Nov 2018

10/9/2018

OCT/NOVEMBER 1980’s Feature Film BG Casting in Albany, NY
SAG/AFTRA and NON-Union BACKGROUND

LOCAL CASTING: Heidi Eklund/Hudson Valley Casting
SHOOTING DATES: October 21st-November 18th
LOCATION: Albany Area (Must be able to Self- Report and live within 1 hours drive or have access to local housing)

**N OTE: MANY of the shoots will be NIGHT SHOOTS. Herbal Cigarettes will be used and theatrical HAZE. This film will contain in some scenes gay and bisexual lifestyles. Only submit if you are comfortable with either portraying this or being around this.**

***PAY varies on role: SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Contract. There will be UNION and NON-union background slots in this production***

STAND INS/DOUBLES (over 18 years):
18-25 year old African American/Mixed Ethnicity Female to be a (Stand-In/ driving double). To play EARLY 20’s. Will be needed for the entire shoot. Measurements should be around 5’ 6” and 105 lbs brown hair and eyes.
Seeking Albany local Male 20-30 to be a utility Stand in for 11 shoot days. 5'9-6' (Caucasian/ Latin) SAG-AFTRA preferred.

Extras (ALL OVER 18 Years):
*18-25 year old Men or Women with a “Rockabilly or Smiths” hairstyle who are 5’9” or taller, with dark hair and blue eyes, who can ride a bicycle.
*Actors who can drive standard, stick shift, 1980’s style cars.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A 1980’s (before 1987) car you can drive in the film or loan to be set dressing in the film, share the make model and color. HudsonValleyExtrasCasting@gmail.com
*18-25 year old GAY MEN or actors to portray Gay Men, willing to kiss another man, on camera.
*18-25 year old “REDNECKS”
*BAR PATRONS of a GAY BAR, any age over 18
*1980’s style DRAG QUEENS
*18-25 year old 1980’s GOTH PARTY GOERS
*18-25 year old 1980’s PREPPY PARTY GOERS
*18-25 year old 1980’s MADONNA LOOK ALIKE
*18-25 year old 1980’s PUNK PARTY GOERS
*18-25 year old 1980’s NEW WAVE PARTY GOERS
*18-25 year old 1980’s JOCK PARTY GOERS
*RECORD STORE CUSTOMERS, any age (over 18 years)
*POLICE OFFICERS (30-60 years old)

TO HAVE YOUR SUBMISSION CONSIDERED
Please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/O5qudSSk3zygqIi12
and submit to:
Hudsonvalleyextrascasting@gmail.com

Subject: YOUR NAME, UNION STATUS and the PART YOUR SUBMITTING FOR
ATTACH TWO CURRENT PHOTOS, ONE HEADSHOT, ONE FULL LENGTH (PLEASE LABEL PHOTOS WITH YOUR NAME)

INCLUDE IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL:
Name
Phone #
Email
Height
Sizes/ Measurements
UNION STATUS
Location where you reside and receive mail

COMMERCIAL Seeks a FAMILY IN NEW PALTZ, NY

5/31/2018

Casting Director: Heidi Eklund
Production Company: Matter Creative
Producer: May Tam
Rate: $300 per person for the day, full buy out, NON-UNION, Self-Report
POSSIBLE DATES (please only submit if you are available all day and evening on those days)
June 6, 7, 8, or 9 (will only be a one day shoot)
***Ultimately Looking for Family of 3 who live in New Paltz, though people from all areas can submit for consideration. FEMALE ADULT 30'S, MALE ADULT, 30'S 40'S AND A (one child from 6-16 years). MUST BE NON-UNION*** ALL ETHNICITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Submit to hudsonvalleyfilmcasting@gmail.com
FAMILY IN NATURE is your subject line

ATTACH:
1. PHOTO of your face (tight in from the shoulders up) (filename should be YOUR Name, FACE.jpeg... ex johndoeface.jpeg)
2. PHOTO of your whole self from head down to at least ankles in form fitting clothing (filename should be first name last name full.jpeg
ex johndoefull.jpeg)
3. YOUR FAMILY PHOTO (so we can see all of you clearly) BE SURE IT HAS your name as the filename please. Please note we can only have one child, so if you have more than one child then we will have to choose.

*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

OSTEGO COUNTY, NY: TALENT NEEDED

5/28/2018

OTSEGO COUNTY The main point of this photoshoot is to promote the county of Otsego as a destination for the perfect vacation or weekend getaway.

Casting Director: Heidi Eklund
Ad Agency: BBG&G
Possible Dates: (talent is only needed one day): tentatively June 11th or 12th.
Timing: 7-8 hour photoshoot day, lunch provided. Multiple locations in Ostego County, NY
End Product: 360 photography and still photography for brochures and website. Non-Union talent only.
Locations: Cooperstown and Oneonta. (Talent must have their own vehicle to drive from location to location throughout the shoot day).
Rate: $150 flat, per person per day (meal included) full buyout.

TALENT NEEDED:
3 (young men and women) friends - "who are into sports and craft beverage" - in their late 20’s early 30's - ALL ETHNICITIES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY (LEGAL CONSIDERATION: TALENT IN AN AD INVOLVING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MUST BE OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE). The models must also be able to hike, kayak, have a set of various clothing sets and be able to be photo ready on shoot.

FAMILY OF 3 (can be real family or a family we put together from submissions) - 1 man and 1 woman and 1 child (a family) ALL ETHNICITIES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Couple in their 40’s with a 10-12 year old boy or girl. Will appeal as “going for a true Great American experience go to the baseball hall of fame, art museums, up to visit the cider mill and maybe go out to eat BBQ food.”

Submission instructions:
CLICK THE LINK TO FILL OUT THE FORM goo.gl/forms/0YX5dcAVAPpT803k1

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.

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