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Casting Calls

Casting is open now for two Mystic Mermaid Universe productions: The Mermaid Movie, a feature film adapted from Weight of Salt, and the voyage series, streamed and filmed from a coastal dive boat. Filming and production are planned for late 2027 and 2028. Applying is free, everyone who applies goes on our casting register and hears first, and you must be 18 or over.

Captain (Lead)

Mystic Mermaid Universe voyage series · On deck

The face of the show and the person the crew looks to. You run the boat, carry the story and share in what the show earns.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

First Mate

Mystic Mermaid Universe voyage series · On deck

Second in command and relief captain. You keep the boat running when the captain is off watch, and the deck running when the captain is on camera.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Divemaster

Mystic Mermaid Universe voyage series · In the water

The underwater half of the show. You plan and lead the dives that make the voyage worth watching, from reef days to mermaid shoots. Join for the whole season, or for a port or a stretch of coast.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Deckhand Apprentice

Mystic Mermaid Universe voyage series · On deck

The heart of the crew, and a stepping stone, not a destination. For someone building a career at sea or behind the camera who wants to leave the voyage with a logbook that counts.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Mermaids and Mermen

The Mermaid Movie · In the water

Performers with their own tail, and underwater models with or without one, for a feature film adapted from Weight of Salt.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Safety Divers and Underwater Camera

The Mermaid Movie · In the water

The people who keep a mermaid shoot safe and get it on camera: divemasters, instructors, safety divers and underwater camera operators.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Galley, Engine and Deck Hands

The Mermaid Movie · On deck

A film shot from a boat needs people who can keep it fed and keep it running. A cook who can act is a lead.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

On Camera: Charisma

The Mermaid Movie · On camera

Actors, presenters, singers, storytellers and people who are good on a live stream. No water skills required. Charisma is a category.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Behind Camera: Production

The Mermaid Movie · Behind camera

Camera, sound, editing, stills, drone, continuity, costume and tail repair.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

Writers and Translators

The Mermaid Movie · Anywhere

The film and the Mermaid Universe quarterly both need writers and translators, especially into and out of Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai, German, Spanish, Indonesian and Dutch.

Filming late 2027 and 2028 · 18 and over

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