San Francisco Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

The IDW Entertainment department is driven to find the next big thing, and we’re hoping that can include you as our new Creative Director. The ideal candidate will have a natural eye for design and a drive to inspire dynamic ideas that connect with all types of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Working with external creatives to visually translate their vision of the look and feel of various potential entertainment properties.
• Producing new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
• Collaborating with artists to develop necessary materials that accompany pitches for entertainment properties.
• Photo editing and image creation.
• Create web design, branding and identity development, package design, brainstorm ideation sketches and concept renderings, infographics and more.
• Evaluating trends, assessing new data, and keeping up-to-date with the latest entertainment trends.
• Participating in brainstorming meetings and creative sessions on projects across a wide variety of genres.
• Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate.
• Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs, establishing production schedules
• Produce fresh, innovative work that translates complex ideas into compelling experiences for visually sophisticated audiences
• Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, and obtain approvals for deliverables

Requirements and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in art, graphic design, marketing, or other relevant fields.
• 6-8 years experience, particularly with, but not limited to web, social, and emerging technologies.
• A solid understanding of design, copy, and web practices.
• Strong proficiency in the Adobe Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as PowerPoint and Keynote.
• Brilliant interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have in-depth knowledge of brand development and multichannel marketing models in the Entertainment industry.
• Must be a creative and strategic thinker.
• Years of experience translating written entertainment pitches into engaging visual worlds.
• Comfortable multitasking in a fast-paced environment.  

ABOUT IDW

IDW Publishing (IDWP), a subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings Inc. (OTC PINK: IDWM), is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, trade paperbacks, and tabletop games.

Founded in 1999, IDWP is one of the top four publishers of comic books and graphic novels in the U.S with an award-winning library of world-renowned licensed content and original series. More than 80 IDWP titles have appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and have won 48 Eisner Awards, the highest honor in comic book publishing, and 27 Harvey Awards. 

IDW Entertainment (IDWE) develops, finances, produces, and distributes creative, diversified and targeted entertainment content ranging from sister company IDW Publishing’s extensive IP catalog of comic books and graphic novels. Since 2013, IDWE has successfully delivered three seasons of the critically-acclaimed Wynonna Earp, and the Netflix series adaptations of the popular comic book Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez and show run by Carlton Cuse, V-Wars starring Ian Somerhalder, and October Faction.

IDW Media Holdings

‘WICKED’ Open Call for Dancers

Open Calls for dancers in Los Angeles

For the Broadway and National Touring Companies of the blockbuster musical “Wicked”

Seeking: unique and fit dancers with strong ballet and jazz technique for Wayne Cliento’s edgy and contemporary choreography. Think SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.

• All ethnicities, ages 18 to early 30s.
• Equity and Non-Equity dancers are welcome to attend.
• We also welcom perfomers of any gender identity.

Open Dance calls

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

• 10:00 AM: Musculine Dancer Tracks
• 10:45 AM: Musculine Dancer Tracks
  
• 11:30 AM: Feminine Dancer Tracks
• 12:15 PM: Feminine Dancer Tracks

Please hold the afternoon in case you’re asked to return to dance more.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

• 10:00 AM: Feminine Dancer Tracks
• 10:45 AM: Feminine Dancer Tracks 
  
• 11:30 AM: Musculine Dancer Tracks
• 12:15 PM: Musculine Dancer Tracks

Please hold the afternoon in case you’re asked to return to dance more.

Location: 3rd Street Dance, 8558 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California 90048

Wear jazz shoes or sneakers, Bring photo/resume. After dancing you may be asked to sing 16 bars of musical theatre song or pop song; bring sheet music.

Callback will occur Thursday, october 20, 2022. morning/early afternoon. 

Casting Call for Refugees Extras

Casting College Students Extras

$300/Day A-List Rapper Music Video Casting Call

Casting

Lead Model (Woman)

For Major A-List female hip-hop artist music video tomorrow in LA

$300/12 hours

Commercial Casting Call

NON Union!

Location: Downtown Napa, CA

Non speaking roles – improv only

Talent will be depicted participating and enjoying various activities and amenities of downtown Napa. 

Talent must be comfortable being around and/or drinking alcohol such as wine. 

Talent must be comfortable with some minimal physical contact (holding hands and hugging – since we will depict them as couples)

Talent must provide their own transportation to and from the shoot and all locations throughout the day. Any parking fees will be taken care of by production.

Casting:  

• 4 Boomers Age 50 – 65 /  2 Male and 2 Female / Ethnicity: Open to all 
• 4 Millennials Age 30 – 45 /  2 male and 2 Female / Ethnicity: Open to all

Date/Time/Talent Details:

•  DAY 1 October 13th – 4 Boomers Age 50 – 65 / 2 Male and 2 Female

-Day 2 October 14th  – 4 Millennials Age 30 – 45 / 2 male and 2 Female

Comp $500 per day/ per talent

HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ Season 2 Casting Call

RUSH BIRD & LANDSBERGER STAND CASTING NOTICE

UNION OR NON-UNION

The HBO series, WINNING TIME SEASON 2, is looking for 2 Blond Caucasian males between 6’3″-6’5″, to be our BIRD & LANDSBERGER STAND INS working tomorrow 10/7 & Monday 10/10 with a covid test today 10/6.

Vaccinations are NOT required!

• Looking for Blond Caucasian Males
• 6’3″-6’5″
• $219 for 8 hours with time and a half after 8
• NU: +$50 Covid Test Bump
• U: + $100 Covid test bump

URGENT CASTING:

Hiring LA-based non-union actors to portray real-life litigants in mock trial court cases.  Films October 6 or October 7 in Culver City.  PAID JOB.  Must have never appeared on Court TV before.  Great opportunity to work on improv skills and get amazing footage for your reel.

Seeking the following roles:

• South Asian/Indian women in their 20s and 30s
• Males (any race) 20s and 30s
• African-American female businesswomen in their 50s and 60s.

I’m immediately casting real Los Angeles Chargers fans in Irvine,California for branded content for Bleacher Report! 

Content usage will be (web only) The Bleacher report will film in the home and interview the selected fan.

Date: October 10th (tech scout) & October 11th (filming day)

Rate: $900 ( $500 to film in home + $400 appearance fee)

Qualifications :

– You must live in Irvine, California!

– You must be 18+ and love the Chargers NFL Team!

– The Bleacher Report must be able to film in your home!

Los Angeles Extras Casting Call

***NON-UNION SUMISSIONS ONLY*** Must be registered with Central Casting!!!!!

Must pass COVID test to work. Even if you test negative, you are not confirmed for work unless we send you details confirming the shoot day.

Greg is taking submissions for a show that is testing 10/7 for possible Work 10/10 with a possible recall on 10/11 in SANTA CLARITA

We are looking for:

• Men and Women with COSTUMES for a RENAISSANCE FAIR

NOTE: As a condition of working on set, all talent are required to get Covid-19 test at a production sanctioned testing facility prior to any work date.

Must be okay with any form test (nasal swabs, etc). Additional testing may also be done on workdays. While at the test facility and on set, Production requires that a face mask that covers your nose and mouth be worn.

IMPORTANT: NEW BOOSTER REQUIREMENT FOR PEOPLE AGE 50 AND ABOVE, AND NEW VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR MINORS AGE 6 MONTHS OR OLDER

This show has a mandatory vaccination policy for all Zone A workers, including Background Actors, Stand-Ins, and other talent ages 6 months and above working on its set. According to the CDC, people age 50 and above are eligible for a second booster, and minors age 6 months and above are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, at this time. To be eligible to work on this production, you must be (1) either (a) fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine AND received a “Booster” if you are eligible for a Booster according to CDC guidelines (click here to check if you are eligible for Booster) (Also: if you received the AstraZeneca and Novavax vaccines, then three doses of any combination of Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, or Novavax vaccines would deem you Boosted) or (b) fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine but not yet Booster-eligible; or (2) have a medical disability or sincerely-held religious belief that prevents vaccination. 

If you become booked, any offer of work is “conditioned” on you providing adequate proof to Production that you and/or your minor meets the criteria mentioned above. If you are unable to show adequate proof to Production, then you and/or your minor are ineligible to be hired for this Production. 

If you answer “yes” to this message, then you are hereby attesting to the fact that you can and will provide such adequate proof to Production. If you are selected, Production will collect and verify your proof.