WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE: ‘Casting call’ for community video

(WSB photograph from final week’s media tour of bridge)

16 days till the scheduled reopening of the West Seattle Bridge on September 18th, two and a half years after its sudden shutdown. As beforehand famous, no large occasion – however the reconnection might be celebrated and commemorated in different methods. This one has a task for you, in case you’re : The “West Seattle Greatest Seattle” neighborhood coalition wish to invite you to be a part of a video shoot. Right here’s the announcement:

It’s a casting name! We’d like to ask any and all West Seattleites to be the celebs of a video we’re placing collectively to unfold the joy concerning the reopening. It’s purely for leisure, however we hope to create one thing enjoyable and fascinating that individuals inside and outdoors West Seattle will watch and have interaction with. The essential concept is to have fun the reopening, appeal to folks again to West Seattle, and assist help neighborhoods/companies which have suffered by 900+ days of the bridge closure.

We’re working with native filmmaker Ryan Cory to shoot a brief video on Wednesday, September 14th. We’ll be capturing clips at 4 places by the day, with a culminating group shot on the west finish of the West Seattle Bridge (which we’ve cleared with SDOT). We’re asking folks to come back as they’re (no clothes with profanity allowed), and we are able to’t present transportation or assure parking. The optimum variety of folks within the first three places can be 100 (although we’d fortunately take extra), with a particular deal with having at the least 200 (or extra!) for the ultimate bridge shot (large drone digicam end). We’ll do our greatest to incorporate everybody who exhibits up. We’re working with the visible idea of, “Wow, I simply bought a message that the bridge goes to reopen, and I’m so excited, I’m going to satisfy up with others and have fun,” and so having folks convey their telephones can be nice.

Right here’s the schedule for September 14th, and exhibiting up a bit early is inspired, as a result of we’re on a good timeline:

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11:45 am Alki Seaside by the Statue of Liberty
12:45 pm Admiral Theater
1:45 pm Alaska Junction by Straightforward Road
2:45 pm on the bridge’s west entrance

The video can be used throughout all social media platforms and web sites affiliated with West Seattle, and might be despatched to as many media shops as doable. We’re engaged on releasing quick clips earlier than/throughout the reopening, with an extended model, about two minutes lengthy, out there by September thirtieth. Members should be capable to observe instructions onsite and be quiet and respectful when the director is talking by the megaphone. There could also be some hurry-up-and-wait kind of moments, so we’re asking for some endurance, too. There might be no fee, in-kind items, or actor credit given.

The hyperlink so that you can register for one or the entire places is right here. Questions concerning the mission could be directed to wsbestseattle@gmail.com.