Casting for “The River Is With You”
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*Deadine to submit is July 25, 2019
Campaign Synopsis:
6 different life situations in which times are either going well and good, or chaotic and bad. The point is to emphasize that 104.9 the River is with you through it all. The River can provide some peace and stability in the good times and the bad.
Video 1 [Night Terrors]
Synopsis:
Kid wakes up from a nightmare and yells for his/her mom. Mom enters in and sits on the bed and comforts him/her with a few sweet words and a hug.
Character BIOS
[MOM] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 25-50]
Mom loves her child who has recently been going through a rough spat of nightmares. All she wants to do is comfort him/her and help in what ways she can.
[CHILD] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Child is scared of sleeping because he/she has been having nightmares every night. When he/she wakes up from a scary dream he/she needs the comfort of his/her mom and music.
Video 2 [Dinner at Home]
Synopsis:
Dad is making dinner and his young child runs over to help put the finishing touches on the dish as they then meet the rest of the family at the dinner table. They sit down to eat.
Character BIOS
[DAD] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 25-50]
Dad loves his kids and wants to spend time and cook with them. He enjoys this time every evening and cherishes it.
[CHILD] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Child is excited to be able to help. He/she loves his/her dad and looks up to him and wants to one day be able to cook like him.
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Is hungry.
[EXTRA] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 25-50]
Also hungry and grateful to have dinner served to her and enjoy it with her family.
Video 3 [Morning Routine]
Synopsis:
Mother is getting ready for the day and her kids and life around her are going crazy. She is trying to navigate the morning herself whilst also getting her kids ready. She finally gets to her coffee and sits down for a quick breather.
Character BIOS
[MOM] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 25-50]
Mom is flustered and in a hurry. Everything is going wrong this morning and all she desires to get to the coffee and take a breath without disturbance before having to leave the house.
[CHILD 1] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Child is unusually awake for this time of the morning and very hyper. He/she is kind of annoying and nagging.
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
In a hurry to get out of the door.
Video 4 [Girl’s Room]
Synopsis:
Little girl is playing in her room alone when dad drops in to see how she is doing. He then gets down on the floor with her and plays whatever she is doing with her(dollhouse, tea party, etc.).
Character BIOS
[DAD] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 25-50]
Loves his daughter and jumps at any opportunity to play with her and show her he loves her.
[CHILD] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
A daddy’s girl. Loves her toys and is perfectly content playing with them on her own but playing with them with her dad is better.
Video 5 [Soccer Game]
Synopsis:
Kids just finished a soccer game and suffered a heartbreaking loss. They walk to the van and mom hands out snacks to the kids to cheer them up. It doesn’t work so she says a few kind words and puts the radio on as they leave.
Character BIOS
[PARENT] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 25-50]
Feels for his/her kids and how bad they loss. She is trying to empathize with them but cant seem to get through. She loves them so much and would do anything for them.
[CHILD] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Frustrated and sad about losing the match. Feels like its their fault and they let the team down.
[CHILD] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Frustrated and sad about losing the match. Feels like its their fault and they let the team down.
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 18-60]
Sad about their child’s loss.
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 5-12]
Sad about their loss.
Video 6 [Workplace]
Synopsis:
Sitting at his/her desk staring at the monitor frustrated about the chaos around him/her. There is a lot of noise and distraction everywhere. Coworker comes over to talk to him/her but he/she is distracted and really doesn’t listen. Snaps out of it and focuses back at the computer and plays the River streaming player.
Character BIOS
[WORKER] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 18-60]
Frustrated at work environment and cant focus due to life issues. Just wants to escape.
[COWORKER] [GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 18-60]
Good worker and in a good mood. Loves friendly conversation and is socially unaware.\
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 18-60]
Going about the daily work routine.
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 18-60]
Going about the daily work routine.
[EXTRA][GENDER: MALE or FEMALE] [AGE: 18-60]
Going about the daily work routine.
