One Year Later... The Casting Begins
(Note - this blog entry was written while listening to Biffy Clyro's excellent new album "Opposites")
The casting process for my next short film, "One Year Later..." is underway with the casting notice going live on Casting Call Pro this morning. You can read all about the film and my reason for making it over at this blog entry but the basic premise is that it's a supernatural rom-com short film, following young geeky David attempting to pull off the proposal of a life-time for his girlfriend, Katy, who is quick thinking and funny. David is being helped by his self-proclaiming playboy older brother, Steven, who has been there for his brother all of his life, even after he died and is merely a ghostly apparition in David's life.
In the next couple of weeks I'll be launching a crowd-funding campaign to raise the £3,000 needed to shoot the film: paying the cast and crew, locations, food, props, and other general film-making expenses. I will of course be putting what money of my own I can into the film to push us over the finish line but I point blank refuse to shoot the movie until the money is there to pay people. No money = no movie.
The film is being produced by Claire Mcguire, who I've previously worked with on the Bloodline pilot and her short film, "Chaos and Curlers". Claire started out as a researcher at the BBC and is climbing the ladder to be a director/producer.
We want to cast local, upcoming talent in the roles of David, Katy and Steven, so everybody is welcome to apply for an audition. We will also be approaching well known actors to appear in the film but this is at an early stage so we can't announce anything. I've not directly contacted actors I've previously worked with as I want it to be a fair process - if you want to audition, then you can either do so via the Casting Call Pro website or you can email your CV and headshot to oneyearlater@sillyweefilms.co.uk
The film will be shooting in Glasgow on the 27th and 28th of April 2013. We endeavour to pay minimum wage for all involved however we cannot pay travelling expenses outwith Scotland or accommodation costs. Auditions will be in Glasgow but we will accept casting tapes. Here are the breakdowns.
| Steven | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | A bit of a playboy in his own mind, with a great sense of humour, edging on inappropriate, he is the best big brother anybody could ask for. He's always been there for his brother, even when he's accidentally stealing the attention of the girls in playgroup. Even though he's a ghost he doesn't let it bother him, knowing that he would much rather spend time with his brother than move on. | |||
| male | ||||
| 25 | ||||
| 35 | ||||
| David | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | A shy, yet functioning young guy, in his early twenties, he's geek chic, with a good sense of humour. His friendship with his brother is invaluable to him, which is why he is unable to let go even after death. His closest bond is Katy, his second closest friend in life. With Katy he can be himself and loves her without a doubt, going all out on an unforgettable proposal. | |||
| male | ||||
| 18 | ||||
| 25 | ||||
We look forward to hearing from you!
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