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Casting Call

Casting Call

Set on a Hill is casting dancers for the Dance Off Segment of a Children’s Show and Promotional Video.

Dance Off: We want dancers from around the world to showcase their best choreography to our hit song. If selected the dancer may be featured alongside other dancers. Everyone is a winner because we are dancing to promote positivity, collaboration, and togetherness!

Dance Styles: We want to feature all dance styles including but not limited to hip hop, folkloriko, cultural, bollywood, ballet, modern, tap, ballroom and more.

Individuals or Groups: We are casting individuals or groups. 

Age Group: We are looking for students under 18 years old. We are looking for older youth dancers to be a positive role model and influence on younger viewers. All student dancers of all ages are welcome.

 

Benefits, Perks & Requirements

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Participants will receive:

We are excited that you are interested in joining the Set on a Hill’s Community Films program where we give youth the opportunity to be in a film, tv show, or commercial. The is an unpaid educational collaboration that offers several benefits if you are selected for the final cuts.

  • IMDb Credit*
  • The chance to audition and be included in a film, tv show, or commercial!*
  • Multilingual Kids Music Albums for FREE
  • 1 Ticket to the Virtual Premiere
  • Featured on our Social Media via a Collab Post*

*Perks are dependent on which rounds of cuts your talent is chosen for.

The requirements to apply include:

  • Must have either a Public Instagram or Public TikTok account (Recommended not required)
  • Permission from Parent/Guardian
  • Must be directly requested to audition by the casting team
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    Community Films & Charity History

    Set on a Hill LLC is a group of multi-hyphenate film, tv, and music industry professionals that have come together to create a positive impact within the industry. We create community films and give youth and newer talent the opportunity to learn more about the industry and be a part of a film. Click the link below to view our community charity history. Some of our past projects were submitted to film festivals and won awards.*

      History of Giving and Community Films

      History of Giving

      Community Work
      Set on a Hill Community Programs in conjunction with our non-profit Estadio Magazine has impacted the community in numerous ways. Within the last 12 years we have already accomplished so much. We are doing charity work through our Princess Ellie programs as well.

      2012 Charity Projects

      🎬 In 2012 We started doing Community Films and incorporated 5 Youth in our Television Shows that Aired on Mundo FOX.

      📚 In 2012 we helped a High school student gain a summer internship position as a Bookkeeping Analyst where she learned how to reconcile account, use QuickBooks, and scale balance sheets. She earned $10 per hour as a high school student and learned a transferable skill that she can use in any city she decides to go to college in. That student, who was a triple minority—African American, female, in a single parent home– now has her first year of college paid for, due to our training in fundraising and saving for college.

      2013 Charity Projects

      🗂️ In the summer of 2013 we hosted an Education and Career Fair where we brought in two career panels, 3 speakers, and trained students on job, college, and career options.
      The event was in partnership with two non-profits, Earth’s Angels Conference of Internal Hope Fellowship Church and Solutions for Teen Life. The event was hosted by Almeda Mall and the program benefited both non-profit organizations. Set on a Hill was glad to be able to give away three scholarships during the event.
      🎓 In the fall 2013 one of our students in our summer career and college training program, after applying the techniques we taught in our course, earned $27,000 in scholarships and grants for the 2013-2014 school year.

       

      2014 Charity Projects

      🇧🇷 In 2014 we became partners with the Consulate General of Brazil in Houston. We also traveled to Manaus Brazil and Recife Brazil in order to connect with local avenues and to determine their needs. While in Brazil we filmed fan correspondence for MundoFOX.
      📜 In the fall 2014 we gave away $1150 scholarship worth of credit to Thomas and Thomas Law Firm to two students for
      a Pre-Educational Scholarship. This scholarship assisted students before they start attending school, to prepare them to qualify for scholarships.

      2015-2017 Charity Projects

      In 2015 we partnered with Rice University HACER program fundraise for a scholarship component to their club. Never in the history of HACER have they had their own scholarship fund, until now.
      In 2016 we donated our live performances to multiple schools and children’s programs. We donated toys and books to international and local California elementary schools.

      In 2017 we helped a dancer to prepare her for the Los Angeles market by creating a talent resume, producing her head-shots and producing two reels for her portfolio.
      Become a part of our success in the community by partnering with us or becoming a volunteer.

      2017 Charity Shows:

      We helped organize charity children’s performances at schools and community centers.
      Webster Elementary Ms. Haller
      Webster Elementary Ms. McDonald
      Paradise Hill Elementary Ms. Jones
      Rodriguez Elementary Ms. Delgado
      Universe Multicultural Film Festival
      Kidchella at Pretend City Children’s Museum
      With Love Community Center

      2018 Charity Projects

      Princess Ellie Started the Princess Ellie Songbook Club to support teachers, students, and schools on a consistent basis. She is donating:
      In collaboration with Drew CDC we gave away 400 backpacks to students
      We donated over 100 Christmas Gifts to students in the Los Angeles Area
      Charity Shows and donations this year have included:
      Kidstock at Pretend City Children’s Museum
      Book and T-shirt donations in Simi Valley Schools

      2019 Charity Projects

      Princess Ellie Started the Princess Ellie Songbook Club to support teachers, students, and schools on a consistent basis. She is donating:
      1000 Songbooks to 1000 Preschools in the U.S. this year
      She donated her online educational cartoon to preschools nationwide – Visit DJPrincessEllie.com/cartoon

      2020 Charity Projects

      Princess Ellie Started the Princess Ellie Songbook Club to support teachers, students, and schools on a consistent basis. Charity projects included
      Drew CDC Backpack and Health Drive
      Preschool Book Donations

      2021-2022 Charity Projects

      Princess Ellie Started the Princess Ellie Songbook Club to support teachers, students, and schools on a consistent basis. Charity projects included
      Catalyst Scholarship
      Book Donations
      Career Webinars and Challenges

      2023-2025 Community Films

       

      😼Produced an Animated TV Show called The Cat Crash and incorporated 7 teens. All 7 Teens won film festival awards and several got their very first IMDb credit.

      👠Producing a Community Film within the Tall Whiplash animated series to give new actors opportunities.

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      Children’s Show

      • The Children’s Streaming Series is called: Princess Ellie & the Feathered Prince. We want older kids featured to be a positive role model to younger viewers.
      • About the Children’s Show:
        Princess Ellie and the Feathered Prince is about a curious bee that is bullied because he has feathers instead of regular bee wings. Princess Ellie and the Feathered Prince go on an Adventure Quest filled with riddles, hidden butterflies, and songs. They find a way to help save their honeycomb by learning how to plant a wildflower and by using the shadow from the Feathered Prince’s wings to help germinate the seeds. The Feathered Prince realizes that his feathered wings are a gift in disguise and the bees learn how to fly again. 
      • Segment Show:  This series has exciting segments which include a cartoon segment, a joke segment, a secret butterfly segment, a music video segment, a dance off segment. The Dance Off segment is a new segment where we will feature the dance crews and dancers!

      Note: You will complete 2 forms and upload 5 total items to dropbox.

      Complete the Following 5 Steps

      Step 1: Sign Media Release

      Follow the link to sign the Media Release before the audiiton.

      Step 2: Complete Talent Information Form

      Add your information to our Online Database by completing the Informational Form Below:

      Before You Record Review the Wardrobe & Filming Instructions

      Please be camera ready: Wardrobe Guidelines - REVIEW HERE dress in your best! If selected we will use this self-tape for a portion of the project.

      RECORDING TIPS:
      Media Release: Before you begin all participants including the dance leader must complete the Media Release CLICK HERE
      Horizontal: Film in Landscape or Horizontally with your Camera. Record the dance as a stationary wide shot. Stationary means the camera doesn't move. CLICK HERE for more filming tips.
      Lighting: Make sure the lighting is very good and we can clearly see your faces.
      Start/End: You can start at any point in the song by doing the entire chorus or the entire verse. We would prefer you did the entire song, but that is not necessary.
      Duration: Dance at least for 1min36sec of the song. You are welcome to dance to the entire song!
      All Dance Style: All Dance Styles Welcome. You don’t have to dance hip hop, you can dance any style you like. We enjoy fusion dance styles.
      Signature Moves: Showcase some signature dance moves.
      Song: If the song assigned does not work for the dancer, you can select any of our other songs as attached on this webpage above. But simply submit 1 final selected song.

      Self-Tape Audition Submission

      You are still in the audition phase. This is the self-tape portion. If your self-tape is selected for final usage we will contact you with the next steps.

      Step 3A: Download the Music Sides

      That’s What It’s All About Song

      Click the Button to download or Click Here: https://tinyurl.com/MusicSidesTWAB

      Review YOUR SPECIFIC Casting invite. You were assigned 1 specific song. Please download the correct 1 song. (Note: If the song assigned doesn’t work for the child, you can choose one of our alternate songs below, but submit 1 song only.)

      Alternate Music Sides

      Alternate Music Sides

      Review YOUR SPECIFIC Casting invite. You were assigned 1 specific song. Please download the correct 1 song. (Note: If the song assigned doesn’t work for the child, you can choose a different song, but submit 1 song only.)

      Download: That’s What It’s All About – Hokey Pokey hip hop remix. https://tinyurl.com/MusicSidesTWAB

      Download the Music Sides: Up the Spout Again – Itsy Bitsy Hip Hop Remix https://tinyurl.com/MusicSidesUTSA

      Download the Music Sides: Baby Shark Emotions hip hop remix. https://tinyurl.com/MusicSidesBSE

      Download the Music Sides: Old Macdonald Hip Hop Remix. https://tinyurl.com/MusicSidesOMD

      Step 3B: Choose 3 Dance Moves Below to Include in Your Final 2 Min Dance Video

      Note: This is just 1 of the 2 videos you will submit.

      You will Submit the Following in your 2 Minute DANCE VIDEO: 

      Dance Video of you dancing to the song and singing along. (All 4 sections into one video.)

      • 30 seconds of Freestyle/Signature Dance Moves
      • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 1 (Choose any of the dance moves)
      • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 2
      • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 3

      (YOUR OWN MOVES: Yes!!! If you have your own style not represented here, please choose 3 dance moves and do each dance move for 30 seconds. So YES you can choose your own dance move but we need it to be repeated for 30 seconds so we can showcase the move to newer dancers. Thank you !)

      Naming: FirstName LastName_Dance.mp4″

      Arm Cross

      Flick

      Snappy

      Cherry Picker

      Swivel

      Jazz Square

      Angel Point

      Floss

      DJ 4 Square

      Scoobot

      Pirouette

      Ballet Moves

      Choose 1 to do for each 30 second window

      Bollywood Basic Moves

      Choose 1 to do for each 30 second window

      Bollywood Moves

      Choose 1 to do for each 30 second window

      Step 3C: Upload the Requested Media to Dropbox

      Record Your 2 Videos, Take 2 Photos, include 1 Talent Resume and Upload it to Dropbox.

      See Examples Below

      1. VIDEO: 2 Minute Video of you dancing to the song and singing along. (All 4 sections into one video.)
        • 30 seconds of Freestyle/Signature Dance Moves
        • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 1 (Choose any of the dance moves)
        • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 2 (Choose any of the dance moves)
        • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 3 (Choose any of the dance moves)
      2. VIDEO: Record your talent introducing themselves. (Full Body shot)
        “Hi I’m (Name).” (This should be a separate video)
      3. PHOTO: Upload a Waist Up Photo of Yourself from the filming day. (Half body with blank background)
      4. PHOTO: Upload a Full Body Photo of Yourself from the filming day. (Full body with blank background)
      5. TALENT RESUME: Upload your Talent Resume as well.

      Naming: Name the file as “FirstName LastName_Intro.mp4”; “FirstName LastName_Dance.mp4”; “FirstName LastName_WaistUp.jpg”; “FirstName LastName_FullBody.jpg”; “FirstName LastName_TalentResume”.

      Then upload the files to Dropbox via the Upload link CLICK HERE

      Examples

      View the 2 Video and 2 Photo Examples below

      PHOTO: Waist Up Photo of Yourself from the filming day. (Half body with blank background)

      Naming: FirstName LastName_WaistUp.jpg”

      PHOTO: Full Body Photo of Yourself from the filming day. (Full body with blank background)

      Naming: FirstName LastName_FullBody.jpg”

      VIDEO: Introduction Video of you saying “Hi I’m (Name)”

      Naming: FirstName LastName_Introduction.mp4″

      VIDEO: Dance Video of you dancing to the song and singing along. (All 4 sections into one video.)

      • 30 seconds of Freestyle/Signature Dance Moves
      • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 1 (Choose any of the dance moves)
      • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 2
      • 30 seconds of Selected Dance 3

      Naming: FirstName LastName_Dance.mp4″

      Step 4: Follow Us on Both Social Media Accounts for Collab Posts

      ⭐️Please don't skip this step.⭐️

      @DJPrincessEllie and @MULTIHYPHS 

      YES: If selected and if you opted to do a Collab post, we will collab post with you on Instagram. Please follow us on Instagram on both accounts. We also invite you to follow us on TikTok and YouTube on both accounts. (Note: Instagram is the most important)

      Thank you!

      Stop Here. You are done!

      Note: You are still in the audition stage. No decision has been made yet. By submitting you may be included in 1 or many parts of the project. There are more audition stages and requirements for advanced roles.