Casting Call for Hugh Laurie’s ‘Chance’

 

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Are you interested in being a part of Hugh Laurie Show? If you are an actor, model, or any individual that wants to play the role of background actor, and are available for the shoots next month in San Francisco, you can an submit application to the Bay area casting directors. Below are the details about the show and casting call.

About the Show

Alexandra Cunningham and Kem Nunn created this American TV series starring High Laurie. This TV series is based on a book. It will be releasing on Hulu network on 19th October 2016. Laurie, who is a forensic neuropsychiatrist, plays the main role in this series. Other casts are Lisa Gay Hamilton, Greta Lee, Hugh Laurie, Stefania LaVie Owen, Diane Farr, Ethan Suplee, Gretchen Mol, Clarke Peters, and Paul Adelstein. Both the seasons will be of 20 episodes, and will be based on the themes of police corruption, false identity, and mental illnesses.

Casting Call Details

The casting directors of ‘Chance’ are looking for Bay area locals who are 18 or above for paid extra work. The shooting of the show will take place in the month of August from Monday to Friday. These background roles are of people with basic and high-end cars; however, the car should not be white or red. Other roles include pedestrians, hospital staff, business types, café and bar patrons, hipsters, police and detectives, servers, hospital staff, and baristas. These individual will be needed for the entire month of September.


The casting directors are looking for Furniture delivery type men, Tenderloin Pedestrian, which is the fusion of Blue Collar Casual and Hipster, Upscale Shoppers, people with cars (no red/white). The shooting will take place on regular timings. Therefore, the individual should be available after 6AM or later morning to dusk.

  1. Your Name
  2. Location
  3. Contact Details
  4. Your Age
  5. Information Regarding your Car
  6. Proof of Past Serving Experience if any
  7. Two pictures; one with a smiling face and other with closed-mouth or non-smiling face. This will help us to identify whether you will be good for villain roles or not.

For the shoot at San Mateo, you need to be there from 5pm to 5am. The roles for that day are of addict and homeless individuals, to portray a homeless camp in Oakland. If you are a man or woman above the age of 21, and can smoke herbal cigarettes for the shoot, apply away for the role. You need to have a thin figure, unique and fascinating face, and your own personal transportation. To submit for one of these roles, you can send an email with the subject line of  “Homeless” with the following information:

  1. Your Name
  2. City
  3. Contact Number
  4. Age
  5. Car Information
  6. Smoking Status
  7. Two pictures; one with an unsmiling face and other with closed-mouth smile. You can also dress up according to the role for the picture.

The last day of shoot will be in San Francisco. Young adult falling in the age bracket of 18 to 21 are needed for the role. The role is of high school students, so you need to have a young looking face. Another role is of fashionable parent, who is in their mid 30’s to 50’s, and owns high-ended cars. The car will be used for picking and dropping off the teens at school. The shooting of this role will be in the daytime.

Casting Call Submission Details

You can send the email of submission at chancebbextras@gmail.com. With bio data and picture, other details that you need to include are:

  1. Sizes
  2. Weight
  3. Height
  4. Resume

Free meals are also given after 6 or 7 hours with drinks and snacks when not on the set. The minimum pay for working 8 hours or less for nonunion extras in San Francisco and San Mateo is $104 with overtime. Additionally, in San Francisco, it is ½ based on minimum wage of $13 per hour. For Non Union Extras in Oakland, the minimum payment for 8 hours or less with overtime is $100.40 and one half is on the Oakland minimum wage $12.55 per hour. Here is the additional pay of people who are bringing along:

  1. Dog $12
  2. Luggage $5
  3. Motorcycle $20
  4. Bicycle $12
  5. Skateboard $5
  6. Car $20
  7. Camera $5

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