AXE is now casting talent for a live event during March Madness in NCAA in San Antonio, Texas.
Casting directors are now casting actors models and talent to work on scenes filming on Friday, March 30th and Saturday, March 31st in San Antonio, Texas.
Producers are seeking the following types:
- Male, African American or Hispanic, 25- 35 yrs – Should be able to speak in a bold, loud, “showman” voice that evokes the old And1 street ball announcers.
- For reference: :15 into this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=sQNPU94Ox_0
- Talent should be able to watch basketball action and riff on it at length, regularly coming up with new ways of describing the action.
- Talent should also demonstrate familiarity with basketball lingo and history.
To audition for a role in the upcoming live event, check out the casting call breakdown below.
AXE Casting Call
Burton Casting is currently casting a live event in San Antonio. AXE has a decked out bus that will be parked near the NCAA March Madness final games. The bus has a photo booth, an interactive basketball cam and a few other fun things to do. We’re looking for a hype man to help get people excited about the bus and and excited to play with our basketball dunk area etc.
Talent rate: $1,000 per day (Talent needed for 2 days)
Dates / time: Friday 3/30 + Saturday 3/31 10hr days, likely 10-7pm
Location: San Antonio, TX (Local hire only. Travel and accommodations will not be paid)
Male, African American or Hispanic, 25- 35 yrs – Should be able to speak in a bold, loud, “showman” voice that evokes the old And1 street ball announcers.
For reference: :15 into this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=sQNPU94Ox_0
Talent should be able to watch basketball action and riff on it at length, regularly coming up with new ways of describing the action.
Talent should also demonstrate familiarity with basketball lingo and history.
Booking off of taped auditions. If you fit the description above, please send us a short video (1 minute in length) of you doing the following to burtoncasting@gmail.com. Please slate your name. An then, while watching a basketball game or a highlight reel do your hype man pitch. Similar to what is in this video (:15 mark) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=sQNPU94Ox_0. We want to see your basketball knowledge and lingo on this.
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THE VIDEO DIRECTLY TO US. PLEASE SEND IT VIA A SERVICE LIKE “YOU SEND IT” OR “HIGHTAIL”
LOCAL HIRE ONLY. Travel and accommodations to San Antonio are not paid.
VIDEO MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11AM ON TUESDAY 3/27. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT VIDEO SUBMISSIONS AFTER THIS TIME.
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If you are not local and/or do not fit the description, do not apply
