The Audiences & Communications team will be re-launching the Museum’s TikTok account for 2022. The team plans on uploading one video per week (this may be subject to change) and intend to feature a mixture of informational and entertaining videos, all with an educational undertone.
The team would love to give everyone at the Museum the opportunity to submit their interest to take part in both Tiktok and the Museum’s other social media content. Types of content could include acting, lipsyncing (TikTok specifically) or voiceover work. To do so, the team is inviting you to submit audition videos for their consideration.
If you would like to be involved, the team is asking you to prepare a video of yourself performing the audition material below.
Please bear the following in mind when filming your video:
- Ensure your voice can be heard clearly (no need to add background music or additional sound)
- There’s no need to dress up in costume for the audition video as the team are looking at your performance
- Please film your video in your own time and not at the Museum during your working hours
- Think about how you physically perform as well as your delivery of the script
- Film your videos in portrait – mobile quality is fine, there’s no need to film on a camera unless you would prefer to
- Try to learn each line so that you’re not visibly reading the script
Submissions should be sent to the BCLM Marketing Team iPhone via whatsapp or text on 07563 074173 for Hannah and the A&C team to review. Alternatively you can email videos to [email protected].
Along with your video messages, please send your name, department and line manager’s name. If the team think you would be a good fit they will be in touch. Please note that involvement with all social media filming sessions are classed as paid shifts so staff will be paid for their involvement.
The cut-off date for auditions is Friday 18 February. Anything received after this time will not be accepted for this round of auditions. There may be may additional audition periods throughout the year in case people change their mind or to give new staff in the future an opportunity to express interest.
If you have any questions at all don’t hesitate to contact the A&C team via [email protected].
Please note that the team is currently only looking for expressions of interest for performers and is not looking for ideas on video content at this time.
Audition Script
Did you know that a lot of the food that working class Victorians ate was adulterated?
Bread was a staple food in the Victorian period and was consumed for almost every meal.
But most working-class Victorians that lived in back-to-backs like this, didn’t have the time or facilities to bake their own bread from scratch.
So, they relied on local bakers and retailers to get their bread.
The problem was that at every point in the supply chain adulterants like chalk, alum and plaster of paris were added.
These adulterants could build up to dangerous levels and left an already impoverished population very malnourished.
It could even have deadly consequences for babies.
The original video can be viewed on TikTok here.