{"id":935,"date":"2009-09-17T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2009\/09\/17\/casting-calls\/"},"modified":"2009-09-17T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T22:40:00","slug":"casting-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2009\/09\/17\/casting-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

I signed up with a local casting agency<\/a> earlier this year, mostly so I could be an extra<\/a> on Leverage<\/span><\/a> (fun times, plus they paid me!), and I’m still on their mailing list, so I get the occasional “Talent Needed” e-mail alerts.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting to see how different each production’s requirements can be. For example, last week I got this very brief message:<\/p>\n

[###] Sporting Goods shoot THURSAY SEPTEMBER 17!
Ages 18+
Rate: $150
To submit email extras@[####].com ASAP with name, phone number and a JPEG!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m guessing that was some kind of big crowd scene, and they got more respondents than they could possibly need.<\/p>\n

Today I received this notice:<\/p>\n

We’re casting a job for [#####] Dental that requires the following talent:<\/p>\n

1 woman – 25-45 to play a veterinarian
1 woman – 18-35 to play a front desk assistant
1 man – 18-35 to play veterinarian’s assistant
SHOOTS: 9\/24\/09 (next Thursday)
RATE: $140 for a half day; $280 for a full day<\/p>\n

Talent should not be allergic to or frightened of animals. You MUST have good teeth to be considered. <\/p>\n

TO SUBMIT:
Email extras@[####].com with a current picture of yourself smiling (with teeth!), your phone number and full name. [#####] must be your subject line.
ONLY SUBMIT IF YOU’RE AVAILABLE THE ENTIRE DAY – DECISIONS COULD BE MADE AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO ONCE YOU’VE SUBMITTED, PLEASE REMAIN AVAIL.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s not the most specific casting call I’ve ever seen, but I love the “MUST have good teeth” part. Sorry, British expats, you’ll have to wait until someone wants scheming villains or foppish snobs in their show.<\/p>\n

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