{"id":43363,"date":"2022-09-15T16:51:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T21:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=43363"},"modified":"2022-09-15T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T21:53:52","slug":"meral-castiong-is-looking-for-people-with-disabilities-photoshoot-paid-houston-rsvp-by-9-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2022\/09\/15\/meral-castiong-is-looking-for-people-with-disabilities-photoshoot-paid-houston-rsvp-by-9-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Meral Casting is Looking for People with Disabilities: Photoshoot PAID – Houston RSVP by 9\/18\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My name is Andrea Meral, I’m a casting director here in Texas (I look for talent, real people or actors all over the state, and sometimes all over the US) I’m currently looking for people with hearing disabilities and other conditions that would like to get paid $1,000 to be in a photoshoot for CPSC… Here is all the information in hopes that I can work with some of y’all! Please let me know if y’all have any questions!<\/em><\/p>\n

PSA CASTING!! $1,000- People with disabilities (Wheelchair, prosthetic leg, blind, hearing disability, or cane\/walker) -!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

NON-UNION PSA<\/strong>
\nLocation: HOUSTON (travel will be provided to those outside of HOUSTON. -TEXAS talent only, please)<\/strong>
\nFittings: September 22, 2022
\nShoot dates: September 23, 2022
\nTalent TOTAL Pay: $1,000 + 20% Agency fee
\nCastings due: September 16th at 10:00 AM CT SELF-SUBMISSIONS (No exceptions!)
\nCallbacks: (VIA ZOOM) TBA
\nPlease DM us for casting information Meral-Casting L LC<\/p>\n

SPECS- (Please read carefully as talent MUST have the specified condition!)<\/p>\n

INFANT- NEWBORN TO 24 MONTHS<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America<\/p>\n

PARENT 1. -WHEELCHAIR AGES 25 – 50<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America.
\nMUST BE IN A WHEELCHAIR! (NO ACTORS!- Client requires they are in a wheelchair for real.)<\/p>\n

PARENT 2. -PROSTHETIC LEG- AGES 20-40<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America. Ages 20-40
\nMUST HAVE PROSTHETIC LEG! (NO ACTORS!- Client requires they have a prosthetic leg for real.)<\/p>\n

PARENT 3.-HEARING DISABILITY AGES 25-50<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America. Ages 25-50
\nMUST HAVE A HEARING DISABILITY! (NO ACTORS!- Client requires they have a hearing disability for real.)<\/p>\n

PARENT 4.BLIND AGES 25-50<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America. Ages 25-50
\nMUST BE BLIND! (NO ACTORS!- Client requires they are blind for real.)<\/p>\n

GRANDPARENT 1.-WALKER\/CANE AGES 50-80<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America. Ages 50 – 80
\nMUST USE WALKER\/CANE! (NO ACTORS!- Client requires they use a walked or cane for real.)<\/p>\n

GRANDPARENT 2.-PROSTHETIC LEG. AGES 65+<\/strong>
\nMale OR Female. African America, Hispanic, Mix, Asian, South-East Asian, or Native America. Ages 65+
\nMUST HAVE PROSTHETIC LEG! (NO ACTORS!- Client requires they have a prosthetic leg for real.)<\/p>\n

CASTING INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong>
\n**Please send castings through WeTransfer or another way for me to be able to DOWNLOAD them! Please send them to: andrea@meralcasting.com and include the written information: NAME, AGENCY, CITY, AND EMAIL please. TALENT!! let me know if you have any questions!!!<\/p>\n

PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS:<\/strong> HORIZONTAL CAMERA: Slate (Name, Agency, City, Profiles). Improv 1: Pretend like you\u2019re rocking your baby to sleep and then place them in the crib\/basinet. Improv 2: Pretend like you\u2019re cooking something on the stove. Improv 3: Pretend like you\u2019re changing the batteries on a fire detector (main interface of alarm could be on the wall). Improv 3: Pretend like the lights are out and you\u2019re looking around the house with a flashlight. (Each improv should last between 10 and 30 seconds EACH)<\/p>\n

Thank you,
\nMeral Casting
\nEmail: andrea@meralcasting.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Andrea Meral, I’m a casting director here in Texas (I look for talent, real people or actors all over the state, and sometimes all over the US) I’m currently looking for people with hearing disabilities and other…<\/p>\n

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