Hello,
My name is Shilo Baribeau and I work in the Digital Services Unit with the
Calgary Police Service. We are looking to fill the following roles for a video
regarding death notifications. These roles will be compensated, $200 for
speaking roles and $150 for non-speaking roles. The footage can be used as demo
material. I’m hoping you won’t mind sending the below casting call out to
whomever you see fit? Thanks in advance!
Production title: How To
Give A Death Notification
Union / Non-Union: Non-Union
Production Type: Corporate
Project length: Training video (15 minutes)
Project format: 16:9 HD
Production location: Calgary
Production Company: Calgary Police Service
Company website: http://www.calgary.ca/cps/Pages/home.aspx
Director: Sean Stephenson/Casey Corneil
Producer: Shilo Baribeau
Casting Director: Shilo Baribeau
Union / Non-Union: Non-Union
Production Type: Corporate
Project length: Training video (15 minutes)
Project format: 16:9 HD
Production location: Calgary
Production Company: Calgary Police Service
Company website: http://www.calgary.ca/cps/Pages/home.aspx
Director: Sean Stephenson/Casey Corneil
Producer: Shilo Baribeau
Casting Director: Shilo Baribeau
Audition Location: 5111
47th ST NE, Calgary,
AB (Calgary Police Service Headquarters)
Shooting Location: Calgary
Email: sbaribeau@calgarypolice.ca
Compensation: Yes
Shooting Location: Calgary
Email: sbaribeau@calgarypolice.ca
Compensation: Yes
KEY DATES
Auditions:
July 23rd 2015 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
July 24th 2015 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
(Please note all auditions will be given a specific time within this window)
Shoot Dates: Scenario #2 - July 29th 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
July 23rd 2015 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
July 24th 2015 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
(Please note all auditions will be given a specific time within this window)
Shoot Dates: Scenario #2 - July 29th 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Scenario #3 – July 30th 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Synopsis:
How To Give A Death Notification is
a video produced specifically for law enforcement officers across Canada. The
video will outline the proper way to perform a death notification utilizing
three different scenarios. Scenario #1 outlines a death notification in the
best case situation. Scenario #2 outlines how to go about giving a death
notification to next of kin if they happen to show up at the scene of the
death. Scenario #3 outlines the proper way to give out information in the case
of a homicide. The video is largely a training piece utilizing real-life
experiences and dramatic reenactments. This is a very important video and
actors who succeed in filling roles should feel proud that they are helping
future families receive potentially the worst news of their life in a dignified
and professional way.
Roles:
SCENARIO #2
[Eleanor Adams] [Female] [AGE: 50-70]
Eleanor is a grandmother who has by come across a
traffic accident by chance. She sees that the car involved belongs to her son,
Derrick. The officer at the scene of the accident give Eleanor the worst news a
mother can receive, her son has died. Her grandchild, a teenager, was also in
the car but survived. Though the notification was done in the most respectful,
correct way possible, Eleanor is understandably devastated and reacts
accordingly.
[Grandchild] [Male or Female] [AGE: 12-17]
This role can be either male or female but must be a
teenager. “Grandchild” was in the vehicle during the vehicular accident that
claimed the life of their father. “Grandchild” is understandably shaken up and
in shock. Their grandmother arrives at the scene of the accident and together
they receive the news of the death of Derrick Adams (grandchild’s father and
grandmother’s son) from a first responding officer.
[Officer #1] [Male] [AGE: 25 – 50]
First responding officer at the scene of a fatal
traffic accident. The officer finds himself in a situation where the next of
kin has arrived at the scene of the death. Before he is able to do all of the
proper research that an officer would normally do to prepare for a death
notification he must give the notification right then and there to the victim’s
mother. This is of course a high stress scenario but the officer must remain
calm and professional while giving out the worst news one might hear in their
entire life. Because this is the role of a police officer, the actor who
successfully fills this role will need to be clean shaven with a tidy haircut.
[Officer #2] [Male or Female] [AGE: 25 – 50]
Partner of Officer #2. This role is smaller with no
lines. The actor who fills this role will be moral support to Officer #2 as
well as the next of kin. Because this is the role of a police officer, the actor
who successfully fills this role will need to be clean shaven with a tidy
haircut/hair in a tight, low bun.
SCENARIO #3
[Officer] [Male or Female] [AGE: 30-50]
The scene takes place in front of an office building
that has been blocked off to the public by police. There has been a homicide
inside. The officer stands at the front of the building while confronting an
upset husband. The husband demands to get inside to view the scene of the crime
where his wife has been murdered. The officer calmly tries to inform the
husband that because the office building is a crime scene, he can’t allow him
inside as there is a chance he may contaminate evidence. The officer does the
best he can with the information he is given to try to calm the husband and
ensure him that they are doing the best job they can in order to find out what
happened to the man’s wife. Because this is the role of a police officer, the
actor who successfully fills this role will need to be clean shaven with a tidy
haircut/hair in a tight, low bun.
[Husband] [Male] [AGE: 30 – 50]
The scene begins outside an office building. The
husband’s wife is a victim of a homicide and he has just gotten the news. He
walks up to an officer standing outside the entrance and demands to be let
inside so he can see his wife’s body. Normally an officer would do the best
they could to allow the family to see the body but because of evidentiary
reasons, cannot let the husband inside. This upsets the husband. The officer
does the best he can to reassure the husband the goal of the officers isn’t to
upset him but to catch whoever has done this to his wife. The husband slowly
begins to understand and calm down.
