Thursday, May 6, 2010

Casting Call for May 13th Shoot!


CALLING ALL ACTORS – ALL AGES, HERITAGES, TYPES & BACKGROUNDS:

Contact MuirStudio@q.com and/or 575-521-6261 immediately to register to audition for the following medical training film to be shot in one day, Thursday, May 13, here in Las Cruces.
$500 flat fee pay for each of six roles for the day's shoot.
Exact time and place of audition to be announced asap.

CASTING BREAKDOWN:

Shooting two videos, one in the morning and one in the afternoon on Thursday, May 13th.
All roles have lines, but mostly responses and casual conversation.
Most of the heavy dialogue is carried by the professional EMT’s (Emergency Medical Technicians) who are "for real" and do this every day.

CAST REQUIRED:

FIRST SHOOT: ”COMPLEX PATIENT ENCOUNTER”

1 Airport Staff: Male or female, in uniform, like a flight attendant)

1 Female Nurse: Dressed as an airline passenger, she volunteers to help a passenger in distress

1 Principal Patient: Large/heavy, mature/older-looking male (with a history of COPD –Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease– exhibiting difficultly breathing). Some spoken lines in response to questions from medical technicians. Not a difficult role, but very important and the actor must stay in character throughout.

SECOND SHOOT: “SYNCOPAL INCIDENT”

1 Principal Patient: Mature/older-looking female (will have a fake IV and a 12-lead ECG attached)

1 Male Family Member: Will give answers to EMT interview questions (script says "her son")

1 Police Officer: In uniform as the First Responder