Camilla Arthur Casting

EW DIVISION PROVIDING AUTHENTIC BACKGROUND, FEATURED EXTRAS & SPECIALIST WALK-ONS FOR FILM & TV
After having initiated ‘Street-Casting’ as a legitimate casting format 22 years ago, I have great pleasure in introducing you to ‘Authentic Casting’.....

Aimed specifically at the film and television industries, Authentic-Casting provides a production with ‘the real thing’ in terms of walk-ons, back-ground artists, featured extras and occasionally extras. As this implies I will find you a genuine collection of whatever sort of people the scene requires... As an example: if a scene is set in a hospital with ‘authentic casting’ the talent will arrive dressed in their own uniform (unless instructed otherwise), with their own genuine ‘medical tools’ PLUS an accurate working knowledge of hospitals (including terminology).

FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF ‘AUTHENTIC CASTING’
* My office will prep all (authentic) cast on wardrobe, along with any hair & make-up requirements. This is all part of the authentic casting service, meaning that production will not be billed the usual supplementary fee of between £19-£30 per person (for talent to bring their own specialist wardrobe).
* They will arrive camera-ready (hair & m/up); meaning neither wardrobe nor hair/make-up dailies will be needed for them.

SUMMARY/EXAMPLES
A few ‘Authentic Castings’ we have provided include:
SOAP & GLORY ~ ‘RELAXATION ROULETTE’
Camilla Arthur Casting cast this commercial for Soap & Glory to promote their Perfect Zen bodycare collection.
It was directed by Bobby Goulding and produced by Nathan Brown for Billion Dollar Boy.
SAMSUNG ~ ‘HOUSE OF SURPRISES’
Camilla Arthur Casting cast this short film for Samsung’s ‘House of Surprises’ campaign.
It follows a family of eclectic characters as they use Samsung’s connected ecosystem of devices to unearth their inner creativity.
BOOTS Nº7 ~ ‘FACE THE FUTURE’
Camilla Arthur cast the ‘Face the Future’ campaign for Nº7 Laboratories, exclusively at Boots UK.
Genuine ‘Teddy Boys’ - Levis. We found truly genuine Teddy Boys & Girls (aged between 10-60 years old). We cast 1st, 2nd, 3rd and even 4th generation TEDS; they all arrived w/original fifties Drape jackets, ‘Slim Jim’ ties, drainpipes and creepers!
Fashion industry/celebrity A-list party scene in Ab Fab (movie) - Guests included well-known models, designers, performance artists, singers, actors, ‘IT’ girls & boys (all arrived looking immaculate - dressed & made-up for 8am call)
Drag Queens scene (over 200!!) Ab Fab (movie) - they had all put SO MUCH effort into their hair, make-up & wardrobe to arrive looking INCREDIBLE for 6am call.
Fashionistas scene (front 3 rows of a fashion show) Ab Fab - I filled the front row with British Vogue’s Fashion Director, the editor in Chief of GQ, a famous British Hip Hop artist, pop stars, celebrity bloggers & a couple of well known actors. The 2nd row included the ENTIRE fashion department of British Vogue, editors from all the other Conde Nast publications, journalists, authors & the 3rd row was authentically filled with St Martin’s students, fashion buyers, PRs and agents.
Strippers/pole dancers - American Apparel - We cast most of the girls from LA’s ‘Jumbos Clown Room’ (strip club) for a fashion film for American Apparel

FEEDBACK:
Alison Owen (Producer Shaun of the Dead, Suffragettes, Elizabeth): ‘It sounds v good idea! Will def bear in mind for next production. Kind of brilliant actually!’
Gemma Nunn (2nd AD Peaky Blinders, Ab Fab movie): ‘I think it's brilliant! Such a great idea. Directors eat this stuff up! Everyone wants the real thing, and you certainly deliver that, you are invaluable to us 2nds!