[Hellsgate] [Bryn-gwlad] UPDATE: Goodwill Commercial Casting Call

[Ysabeau]

They are willing to give us space on their closing splash page with our
logo and website information. The commercials will be airing in the Central
Texas region and would be great publicity for us! Please come on out if you
can. Which date specifically is still tbd.

Thank you,
Ysabeau


On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Cecilie de Leycestre <
cecilie.de.leycestre at gmail.com> wrote:

> Update about Goodwill Holiday Commercial Shoot:
>
> The date for the shoot has changed! Instead of being immediately before
> Thanksgiving, it will be the weekend of DECEMBER 14- 15! Shoot will likely
> be from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
>
> The filming will now be happening at The Village of Castleton and there
> will be a Goodwill gift card for all participants that day.
>
> They are looking for knights and fighters and possibly a few non-fighter
> retinue spots.
>
> Let me know if you would like to be in the commercial!
>
> YIS,
> Cecilie de Leycestre
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Cecilie de Leycestre <
> cecilie.de.leycestre at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Greetings One and All!
>>
>> Our Barony has been specially requesting for a casting call for a local
>> commercial for Goodwill! Following is information about it. If you are
>> interested, please, read on! Want to participate? Shoot me an email!
>>
>> YIS,
>> Cecilie de Leycestre
>>
>> "I'm Bobby, the Multimedia Producer for Goodwill of Central Texas. I
>>> actually first came across The Barony of Bryn Gwlad when I used to live a
>>> block away from Patterson Park. I sat in and watched a few of your
>>> practices and was quite amazed at how extensive everyone's gear is, how
>>> skillful everyone is, and above all else how friendly everyone is.
>>>
>>> That is why the Barony was the first group I thought of when conceiving
>>> a holiday commercial idea I would like to film for Goodwill. I am emailing
>>> you to see if The Barony of Bryn Gwlad would be interested in participating
>>> in our December commercial I am calling "The Knights of Christmas."
>>>
>>> The commercial would begin with a group of Knights as they ride their
>>> horses down a forested trail. The concentration of the commercial would be
>>> on a young knight on a quest to donate his prized possession. As the group
>>> ventures upon a Goodwill store, the young knight donates his possession to
>>> the Goodwill donation door attendant. When the camera flips perspective, it
>>> is revealed that the young knight is actually a young boy with his family,
>>> their group of horses being a SUV.
>>>
>>> Basically the young boy is imagining in his head this vivid depiction of
>>> knights and their quest to fulfill the chivalrous act of donating and
>>> giving.
>>>
>>> I would like The Barony to be this group of knights, clad in their
>>> traditional garb (ideally garb that is reminiscent of winter and perhaps a
>>> bit of Christmas). If you have a young knight that could fill the part of
>>> the main character, that would be great, otherwise I can find someone. The
>>> knight's party would be around 4-6 knights total, with at least 1 woman
>>> (who would be the mother of the child).
>>>
>>> The shoot would involve 2 locations (1 being the forested area and the
>>> second being a Goodwill location). If you have horses available and have
>>> Knights that can ride, that is also great, if not I have a horse provider
>>> in Southwest Austin. The shoot would take no more than 8-10 hours total.
>>>
>>> The commercial would air on local channels such as ABC, NBC, FOX, etc.
>>> only in the Central Texas region from Dec. 1 - Dec. 24th.
>>>
>>> Shooting Details:
>>> Wednesday Nov. 27 -
>>> We would begin filming at about 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. at the ranches around
>>> Texas Trail Rides. The shoot at the ranch land would end at around 4
>>> p.m. or so.
>>>
>>> Texas Trail Rides is located in Southwest Austin near where 290 and 71
>>> split off (also known as the Y at Oak Hill), here is the address: 9606
>>> F.M. 1826 Austin, TX 78737
>>>
>>> I already have the participation of 3 riders that own Texas Trail Rides,
>>> so there would probably be just 1 horse to spare for a Barony rider. There
>>> would be a knight's party on foot that the cavalry meets with, with however
>>> many Barony participants are willing to go.
>>>
>>> If a knight/rider from the Barony is unable to make the whole day, but
>>> still wants to participant tell them they are highly encouraged to do so!
>>> If someone needs to duck out early I can organize the shots so we get
>>> everything with horses/knights done earlier in the day."
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bryn-gwlad mailing list
> Bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org
> To manage account information or to unsubscribe, please visit:
> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bryn-gwlad-ansteorra.org
>