Rainbow Bop Kids Self-Tape Instructions

Casting for Web-series Rainbow Bop.

It’s a great chance to collaborate with an amazing director on a beautiful project.

Seeking children aged 7-13 with a social Media presence of more than 5000 followers.

This is a National Call Out. Non-Queensland Based Artists will be flown and accommodated.


Rainbow Bop – Project overview in Brief

Self-Tapes are due by Close of Business Monday 20th of January 2025 

Videos are to be uploaded to this jotform. https://form.jotform.com/250120660857857

 

Rainbow Bop is a kids music channel currently on Youtube.  Rainbow Bop

https://www.youtube.com/@rainbow-bop

We have 50K subs and are a part of the Screen Aus Skip ahead program this year https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2024/07-17-skip-ahead-announcement - we’re making the Rainbow Bop show, a 6 part series for YouTube that builds us up from just song based content to full eps that feature a song.

If Cast, Kids will be required on set for around 4 hours in mid February, then the series will release on YouTube and across socials in July.  Any one joining us with a profile will be credited and social handles linked + we will pay MEAA rates - which is about $250 per role.  

 

Lily: Female, 7 - 13.  Cute and fun - 

Mia: Female, 7-13. A touch of melancholy required for the performance.  

Milo: Male 7-13. Loves a fart joke

Charlie: 7-13 Gender Neutral.

Emily: Female 7-13.  A bit of a nervous type.

Freddy Male 7-13 Needs to be able to dance well.

 

The team is amazing. Check them out below.

Executive Producer - Kristen Souvlis – Like a photon https://likeaphoton.com/

Producer - Sara Taghaode – Veteran Producer at Kiosk

Director – Amy Parry – Experienced working with kids and puppets.


 How to Apply:

 Self Tape Directions:

Choose One Role you would like to perform (It really doesn’t matter which, the stories are very similar). You'll find the scripts for each character at the bottom of this page.

Please complete and upload videos to this Jotform.  https://form.jotform.com/250120660857857

Please watch the Directions from the Director:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ctfP3wykwnU

How to film the Self-Tape:

 Select a script to do (it’s doesn’t matter which you choose, they all have a similar story)

Please do both scenes marked on the script.

 Please film and send in a total of 6 videos:

Video 1 – Introduce yourself to camera and say your Name, Age and what city you live in.  

Include a chat to camera - Tell us what you love about making videos.

Video 2 – Scene 1 - A happy take

Video 3 – Scene 1 - A not so happy take

Video 4 – Scene 2 - A happy take

Video 5 – Scene 2 - A not so happy take

Video 6:

Include a dance to a Rainbow Bob song. You’ll find the songs here. Film this in a wide so we can see your whole body. https://www.youtube.com/@rainbow-bop

The Rainbow Bop Show - Ep 1 Lily - Draft 2.0.pdfThe Rainbow Bop Show - Ep 2 - MIA - Draft 2.0 .pdfThe Rainbow Bop Show - Ep 3 Milo - Draft 2.0.pdfThe Rainbow Bop Show - Ep 4 - Charlie - Draft 2.0 .pdfThe Rainbow Bop Show - Ep 5 Emily - Draft 2.0.pdfThe Rainbow Bop Show - Ep 6 Freddy - Draft 2.0 .pdf

Please complete and upload videos to this Jotform.  https://form.jotform.com/250120660857857

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