Actors (m/f) for a TV and movie theater commercial for an international automotive client

For an atmospheric, pre-Christmas TV and movie commercial for an international automotive client, we are looking for diverse personalities and authentic faces from a wide range of generations.

Through several independent vignettes, the film captures brief moments of being on the move: People on their way home, traveling through wintry landscapes, cities, and nights—on their way to the people and places that matter to them.

At first, the individual scenes appear independent of one another, but as the film progresses, they come together emotionally to form a greater whole.

Please record videos following the instructions below. Of course, recordings made with a cell phone or similar device are acceptable.

However, please ensure that your faces and your acting are clearly visible.

Part 1

Please briefly introduce yourselves at the beginning:

• Name

• Age

• Place of residence

• Acting training / experience

• Selection of previous projects

Particularly relevant:

• Automotive campaigns

• Current TV/movie commercials

Availability in August / September  (please also explicitly state any time periods when you are definitely unavailable)

Please film yourself during the introduction:

• front view / portrait (i.e., roughly a close-up)

• Close-up profile / left and right

• Medium close-up and full-body shots – include both profiles here as well

• Please also show your hands in close-up during the close-up shot!

Part 2 “Scenes”

Please select the appropriate part—including the lines of dialogue—for which you are applying, based on the role description and the character’s age.

Important Note!

All roles and gender assignments described are intended solely as an initial creative guide for tone, dynamics, and scene.

Applications are welcome regardless of gender identity or personal background!

Please apply for the role or situation with which you most strongly identify emotionally and in terms of age.

Character: Adventurous, humorous, confident, full of life.

 SCENE  — “HIGHWAY”

You’re stuck in a massive traffic jam—nothing’s moving.

You’re a bit stressed and tense (please don’t overact!)

Then there’s a barely noticeable moment of relaxation. Realizing that there’s no point in getting upset anyway, you sink back into the driver’s seat and quietly sing “Driving Home for Christmas.”

Please sing only for yourself. Not for the audience!

Please run through these variations, always using these two lines of lyrics

“I’m driving home for Christmas
Oh, I can’t wait to see those faces”

1. sing quietly to yourself

2. just hum with two or three articulated words thrown in randomly (as if you don’t know the lyrics exactly)

3. sing at the top of your lungs (no one’s listening anyway)

The freestyle!

Feel free to add a spoken statement at the end!

A sentence that comes to you spontaneously—sort of a conclusion that sounds like you.

Important note: It’s not about being able to sing perfectly!

It’s about charm and likability, not vocal technique.