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ENGLAND: actors/voiceovers (m/f) 24-55, English spkrs, for short film in Brighton [NP]

Production Type: short film

Taking Actors From: Brighton, Great Britain

Closing Date: Friday, 15th March, 2024

Payment: Unpaid

Casting Overview

Casting actors for roles in a no-budget 3-minute short shoot.

Though this was written for a male lead, I am toying with the idea of female lead. So either sex welcome to apply if you think it appeals to you. When reading, simply think she for he and vice versa.

Shoot 22/23 March in BRIGHTON. But I would like to spend 2 possibly 3 days rehearsing anytime 18-20th March. Preferably local as I cannot pay anything – currently a mature student. I can offer IMDb credit only. If it turns out well, it will be for festival run. I have produced and directed before (see: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318597/)

All roles are key and it’s important to get the tone right. I’m open and want to hear your interpretations. I’m highly collaborative.

The payment details mentioned in the text are as follows The casting call is for a no budget 3 minute short shoot The filmmaker cannot pay anything as they are currently a mature student IMDb credit will be offered to the actors If the short film turns out well it may be submitted to festivals The filmmaker is open to both male and female actors for the lead role Rehearsals will take place for 2 3 days between March 18 20 The shoot will take place on March 22 23 Supporting actors will have voiceover roles but will still rehearse with the filmmaker All roles are key and getting the tone right is important The payment details are not mentioned explicitly indicating that the project is unpaid

Roles

Role: Open Role

Gender: open

Playing Ages: 24–27

Languages: English

ROLE: DEB or DAVE (Voice over only) Deb is maybe mid-20s, met Joe in one of his good periods when she was just 19, and he was 25. Maybe he had a band at that point and she saw him perform. She was very much in love with him and they moved in together. But after around half a year, she began to view him as a loser. He'd moved on from his music to something else. He never contributed to rent and broke every promise he had made to her. In the meantime, she started going to college, broadening her interests and seeing her own potential and goals as the absolute opposite to everything Joe represented.

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Role: Open Role

Gender: open

Playing Ages: 30–35

Languages: English

ROLE: JOE or JEN (Lead) Joe or Jen is around 30. He has a big personality and can be very charming, funny and charismatic, but he also has a dark, low side where he can get depressed, lie and hurt those close to him. He has had many occupations, tried a lot of drugs, travelled, maybe hitchhiked, but he's never succeeded at anything. He's the kind of guy who would get an idea to start a new business every half a year and be super-excited and optimistic about it, borrow money from his Dad, and then give up after a few months. He always kind of blamed external forces for his failures.

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Role: Male Role

Gender: male

Playing Ages: 40–55

Languages: English

ROLE: DAD (Voice over only) Dad is middle-aged. He wasn't a very actively involved father when Joe was growing up. The Dad was working all the time. He was also generally disappointed at his lot in life, but more functional than Joe. Maybe on his third marriage. At some point, he decided not to load Joe any more money and they were barely talking, more or less estranged.

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