John Butts ‘View of Cork from Audley Place’, c 1750, Cork Crawford Art Gallery
Casting Call: Winter Sun
Winter Sun is a 10-minute long looped moving image artwork, inspired by a sunset view at Bell’s Field, Cork City. This public art commission will be projection-mapped onto a prominent public building in Cork City in November 2024.
The art work will feature the sky, with a glowing orange sun and below it a green hill, the setting for twelve actors, portraying Corkonians of many kinds: a young family playing football, a group of students, a delivery cyclist taking a break, an older resident, a teenage guitarist. In a nod to John Butts’ painting “View of Cork from Audley Place”, there is a couple with a Dachshund. As it might occur on Bell’s Field, each actor or group of actors enters and leaves the scene naturally, and some may stay in their position for the duration of the work. Each individual basks in the glow of the setting sun, which is static. The sun never fully sets, it remains in its permanent half-moon shape, fixed in time.
The intention of the art work is to celebrate and reflect the cultural diversity of Cork City and to represent the lived experience of multiple identities. We particularly welcome applications from Black and minority ethnic people living in Cork.
No acting experience is necessary. Having sufficient English to follow directions from the director and crew during filming is desirable but not a requirement, and if necessary an interpreter can be provided during shooting. If there are any barriers which might prevent you from applying, please let me know and I will try to accommodate you as best as possible.
Each actor is paid a flat rate of €150. It is expected that filming each group will take approximately one hour.
Group 1: Young family.
Father and mother (30s to 40s), child (age 4 to 12).
Any nationality.
The family will admire the sunset while playing with a football.
We will not be casting for this group individually, please only apply if you are three people who meet the casting criteria for this group.
Group 2: Four students.
Ages 20-35, any nationality and gender.
This group of friends will be seated on a blanket with speakers playing music. One friend will arrive from off-camera, and join the group.
We will accept individual applications for this group, as well as group applications from four friends (if applying as a group, please only send one email).
Group 3: Dog-walking couple with dog.
Age 30s-40s, any gender and nationality, with preferably a Dachshund (though other dogs are, of course, acceptable).
The dog-walking couple will arrive and pause for a few minutes to admire the sunset with their dog, before continuing on their way.
We will not be casting for this group individually, please only apply if you are two people (and a dog) who meet the casting criteria for this group.
Individual roles:
Delivery cyclist, male, 20s-30s, any nationality.
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He arrives and stops to enjoy the sunset, his bike resting on the grass beside him. After five minutes, he gets up and leaves.
Local resident, age 50s-60s any gender, any nationality.
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This person takes their time walking around the field, occasionally stopping to look at the view.
Teenage guitarist age 18-20, any gender, any nationality.
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This person remains sitting in the grass, playing their guitar for the duration of the piece.
Every actor must be available for scheduled shooting date on 23rd or 24th September 2023.
Each actor is paid a flat rate of €150. It is expected that filming each group will take approximately one hour.
To apply, please send a headshot and a few sentences about yourself to wintersuncasting@gmail.com by 5pm on 11th September 2023.
If applying for any of the group roles, send one email with one image of each group member and a brief sentence or two describing each person.