My brother the starving actor sent me this SAG casting call for a gaming related Verizon DSL commercial. They're
looking for a "genuine cyber-athlete" who is highly ranked at PC or Xbox online role playing games and
happens to be an African-American male. Here's the notice in its entirety in case any of our readers fit the bill:
Monday, Mar. 27, 2006, 1:07 PM PacificVERIZON DSL BROADBAND
Commercial
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
PRINT
SAG
Casting: Thursday, 3/30 and one day of the first week of April TBD
TV Shoots: w/o
4/24 (4/24, 4/25 & 4/26)
Print Shoots: o/a 4/20 or 4/21
Location: NY area
Usage: National Network,
Cable, Internet, Possibly Spot TV and Industrial
Print: $5,000 buyout: All forms of Print including POP and
OOH and for any
publicity purposes. Territory: Worldwide. Usage: Perpetuity.
SEEKING:
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE
20's. We're looking for an amazing (tournament level or High Ranking gamer, depending on
what game) who plays online interactive role-playing game from their computer or gaming unit (could be from system such
as XBOX or from their home PC), using a Verizon DSL broadband connection (**Note: Only looking for a great gamer that
plays interactively with other people over their broadband connection, not just plays the game itself). Ideally this
person will live in a NY accessible area (NY, Philly, Washington D.C., Norfolk VA, Baltimore) but if the perfect person
with national rankings doesn't live in one of these areas then still feel free to submit 'cause we're looking for the
best people. Again this person must have, and if chosen will need to provide, proof by showing past Verizon DSL
broadband bills with a drivers license matching the address (not necessary to show proof in the initial submission).
We're looking for a genuine, real cyber-athlete who loves these types of interactive online games and has a track
record to prove it (tournaments, rankings, etc). We're NOT looking for the occasional gamer - only
serious!
Since the gaming industry has made a fortune off of offensive racial stereotypes, I suppose we should note
this opportunity for an African-American gamer as a step forward for diversity. It goes 1% of the way towards making up
for 50 Cent: Bulletproof.
