MoveON.org casting comercial in NYC tomorrow!!!! URGENT!!!

[Sterling]

Hi DU. A friend is helping MoveOn cast a commercial tomorrow. There may be pay or maybe not but it will air before the election.

Here are the roles they are looking for.

The casting call is from 8am – 11am Fri. morn.
It will be in the Village. PM me with your info and I will get you in touch with the producers.



Working Mother - Late 30’s early 40’s,white





Average Guy – late 20’s,early 30’s,white doesn’t wear a suit –could be selling
beer.





Older Man }
A couple past 65, white, middle-class
Older Woman }




Young White Woman – 20’s not too strait (hip-Female)




Hispanic Woman- 30’s to 40’s,works as a teacher or bank teller




Businessman-White 40’s to 50’s wears a suit




Young Black Man 20’S he’s got a job but wishes it paid more

[Sterling]

1. Kick

Kick

[dietdpfan]

2. I wished I lived in NYC

I would be there in a heartbeat.

Good luck to anyone who trys out!

[Sterling]

4. Thx

I think they really need people.

[Trajan]

30. I wish I lived in NYC ...

If only because it is the core of the world ....

NYC will always be my home, even though I havent lived there since a child ....

[WillyT]

3. Nothing For An Overfed Longhaired Leaping Gnome From California ???

Ah well... Spill the Wine!!!

I'm soooooo jealous.

:kick::kick::kick:

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. Durn. No Sky Pilots, either.

But if you go, be sure to Take that Girl! (Kick for MoveOn and the budding NY thespians here... :kick:)

[Sterling]

5. Kick

for Move On.

[Stephanie]

6. You mean this commercial is non-union?

That's not really cool. What's the deal?

[thebigidea]

9. if you're a low budget filmmaker, its either nonunion or nonexistant

though SAG has been trying to help slightly with that "experimental" classification... the paperwork is still nightmarish...

[Stephanie]

11. It's not cool

MoveOn should not be shooting non-union in NYC. Really not cool.

[Sterling]

12. It's interviews. You don't have to be an actor, just have an opinion.

[Stephanie]

16. Oh, okay. A casting call, these are the roles

But you don't have to be an actor, let alone in the union.

It's only NYC after all, hard to find union actors there.

Excuse me for misunderstanding.

I'm sorry, but this is not cool. MoveOn should not do it this way.

Kerry wouldn't cross a picket line. We have unions for good reasons.

[bigbillhaywood]

18. Agree. This is bullshit. SAG should picket. nt

[thebigidea]

19. maybe you can turn it into a big "Grapes of Wrath" scene

I hear moveon.org is paying people pennies a day to pick vegetables. Fiends!

[bigbillhaywood]

20. NYC's a union town. They ain't got the money to pay union actors go

film somewhere else.

[bigbillhaywood]

21. And don't get sarcastic with me just because I have a stronger sense

of union solidarity than you do.

[thebigidea]

22. in fact, you're an all-round much better person than me

Seeing as I've made films nonunion for many years due to desperate poverty...

maybe someone should send some teamsters over to beat the crap out of me or something.

[Stephanie]

24. You should understand that the union is about more

than your opportunity to fulfill your personal artistic goals.

This is fundamental and if you don't undertand why unions matter then you should re-examine your commitment to Democratic politics. I am astonished that MoveOn would produce a non-union commercial, esp in NYC. I'm sorry to give fodder to Fox but this is a mistake.

[thebigidea]

25. Hmm, yeah. I think I'll forget my personal artistic goals.

When did I make a commitment to Democratic politics? I'm a goofy mediamaker hopping mad at the Bushies. Never claimed to be anything else.

[Stephanie]

26. Oh, okay, excuse me. I thought this was DemocraticUnderground

and we were all interested in progressive policies. But I guess that only applies when you don't require the services of workers on your own terms. So you might want to read the RNC platform - might suit you better. Is there an RNCUnderground?

[Kanary]

8. I wish them all well...........moveon's not been doing so great lately

I hope this doesn't lead to a lot of disappointment...

[Sterling]

13. As far as I have seen MoveOn has been doing really well.

They were a great help with f9-11 IMHO.

[Kanary]

15. Their "OUtfoxed" organizing is a real mess, and many are ticked......

Maybe they're trying to do too much?

Kanary

[Sterling]

17. I know they are understaffed.

That is why I am doing what I can to help them. I really appreciate what they are doing and think we should all help out as much as possible.

[Kanary]

23. They're not going to get that help by leaving people in the lurch

They screwed up badly with the scheduling for the "house parties", and have made some messes.

It's better, as we've learned from the current misadministration, to be honest about the situation, and scale back on projects until they have enough people.

I know I won't be so trusting in the future, and I know several others who won't, also.

Kanary

[Generic Other]

10. Are you going to try out, Sterling?

You could do the businessman look? :)

[Sterling]

14. lol

I don't think they would want me in their ads. I am sure there are some more photogenic DUers out there.

[JackRiddler]

27. There we go again...

Discriminating against late-30s white male slacker bipolars in undershirts who do nothing but look for their e-mails and post on DU while waiting for the end of the world.

Come on, people, here's your chance for stardom!

[nostamj]

28. what time?

I'm going to be on AAR tomorrow night. but my day is free.

I'm nearly 50 and my suit *might* still fit. could easily do sportscoat...

[TrogL]

29. I'd swap the Businessman and the guy who wishes it paid more

[K8-EEE]

31. Hi! No Offense BUT...

I hope this one is better than the one that's currently airing -- with the couple having coffee and distressing over GWB, it is exactly like a million other political "people just like me" ads, I loved the earlier MoveOn ads (from the contest?)