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DANIEL BECERRA

HECTOR JIMENEZ

MATTHEW KENT

AURITE KOUTS

JOHN LEE

JOHN MULLEN

VIVIAN PO

YUJIRO SEKI

CONNOR SNEDECOR

MORGAN SWING

 

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Film Studies 187

ADVANCED DIGITAL VIDEO

    NARRATIVE CINEMA & PRODUCTION PRACTICES

CHARACTERS for CASTING CALL

 

We are casting for 25+ roles for 10 scripted narrative shorts. Some of the roles include:

2 Men- age range 35-50, 4 Men- age range 25-35, 4 men- age range 18-25,

2 Women- age range 35-50, 6 Women- age range 25-35, 5 Women- age range 18-25

Teenage / child roles – (Must be accompanied by parent or guardian).

2 Male Teenagers- performative age range 12-18, 2 Female Teenagers- performative age range 12-18,

2 Male Children- performative age range 7- 12, 2 Female Children- performative age range 7-12

 

NB: Script samples on the left are provided only to give an idea of the projects and roles available. At the audition, individual directors will provide you with very short script samples specific to their own project. No memorization is necessary, and you will be given ample time to prepare. Actors will only be required to give one screen test, on the basis of which the directors will be making their casting decisions. This format is provided as a service to both the actors and the directors in an effort to conserve time.

 

DANIEL BECERRA:

 

DANIEL (ADULT) / Lead / Male / Caucasian / 16-25

DANIEL (CHILD) / Supporting / Male / Caucasian / 3-10

TAD / Supporting / Male / Caucasian / 18-25

AMANDA / Supporting / Female / Any Ethnicity / 18-25

GIRL #1 / Supporting / Female / Any Ethnicity / 18-25

GIRL #2 / Supporting / Female / Any Ethnicity / 18-25

GUY #1 / Supporting / Male / Any Ethnicity / 18-25

GUY #2 / Supporting / Male / Any Ethnicity / 18-25

PARTIER / Extra / Male-Female / Any Ethnicity / 18-25

 

JOHN MULLEN:

TRACY / Lead / Male / All Ethnicities / 18-30.  To play a street person/activist.   Tracy is posing as a steet person in order to get close to Janet and thus her father who must stop from doing harmful  environmental experiments. Must have wide acting range.

JANET / Lead / Female / All Ethnicities / 18-25.  Janet is a highly driven, inteligent student who begins to question the path that's been made for her. She plays a double role. must be able to play versatile role.

MARCELLUS / Supporting / Male / All Ethnicities / 18-25.  Marcellus is Janets boyfriend. He is tied to the drug world/activist. Must have stong presence, confidence.

JULIA / Supporting / Female / All Ethnicities / 18-25.  Julia is Janet's roommate, She aspires to be like Janet, is dependent, conservative. Her relationship with Janet is that of a business relationship.

 

HECTOR JIMENEZ:

ARTHUR MUTT / Lead / Male /  All Ethnicities / 25-30
Character is manic depressive, should be able to display extreme mania and strong fits of depression
PSYCHIATRIST / Co-Star / Female /  All Ethnicities / 22-35
Psychiatrist has psychiatric issues. Very unexcited, self centered and comfortable with self. Alcohol abuse issues. Will be a sarcastic angry type  Wardrobe: Professional/Provocative (Party wear w/slapped on professionalism)
SECRETARY / Supporting / Female /  All Ethnicities / 22-35
Secretary must be smart/eco friendly type, could be an edgy-alternative lifestyle type person.

 

 

VIVIAN PO:

 

BENJAMIN / Lead / Male / Caucasian, Multi-Ethnic / 40-60

SAMANTHA / Lead / Female / Caucasian, Multi-Ethnic / 20-35

MICHAEL / Supporting / Male / Caucasian, Multi-Ethnic / 20-35

DAVID / Lead / Male / Asian / 15-30

BONNIE / Lead / Female / Asian / 12-25

ANNIE / Supporting / Female / All Ethnicities / 20-40

CHILDREN/ Supporting / Female / Caucasian, Multi-Ethnic / 6-14

 

MATHEW KENT:

 

Male Lead: Michael

20 - 30, mixed ethnicity; looking for mixed asian, mixed latino, or even mixed middle eastern. Tall with an athletic build.  Needs to be able to grow facial hair to distinguish elapse in time in film. 

Female Lead: Marie

18 - 30, young and innocent looking. Ethnicity is variable.  Looking for petite to medium height 5' 8" at the tallest, with thin to average build.  Part will involve a pregnancy, and some flirtatious sweet dialogue.

Supporting Male:

20 - 30, Latino, Vietnamese, able to play in a ghetto "from the hood" style. Looking for around 5'8", handsom, also with athletic build.

This character will be a quasi-protagonist, Michaels best friend. He's a player that will symbolize the stereotypical "guy", who isn't a bad character, but will add contrast to the sugar coating of Michael's character.

 

Doctor: One scene in hospital. Minimal dialogue

Waiter / Waitress: One scene, at the end of a date

Restaurant Patrons: Variable

Marie's Daughter: 3 - 5 year old girl

Middle Eastern Child: 3 - 10 year old child, Michael mistakes for an enemy, who he assults.

 

 

YUJIRO SEKI:

 

LYDIA

   / Lead / Female / Hispanic / 18-30

ERNIE

        / Other Ethnicity / Male / 22-30

AYA 

       / Featured / Female / Asian / 18-30

OWNER OF JAPANESE RESTAURANT

      / Male / Asian / 40-99

HIDEO 

      / Supporting / Male / Asian / 25-50

LITTLE MANUEL 

      / Male / Hispanic / 3-7

MANUEL'S MOTHER 

      / Female / Hispanic / 25-38

MANUEL'S FATHER 

      / Male / Hispanic / 25-42

 

AURITE KOUTS:

Mona: in her 20's young student , tidy, she is she is very romantic and seems to have an absolut conception  of Love.

Ben: in his 20's also, messy, likes to party and never had one serious relationship in his life.

Lily: Mona's rommate, rahter skeptical about Mona and realistic about relationships.

Dan: Ben's best friend.

 

CONNOR SNEDECOR:

 

HUGH

RAMONE

A thief

A Wayward Female Driver

Ramone's Dream Girl

 

JOHN LEE:

 

Mel Chase / Lead / 35 – 55 / Caucasian

Daniel Heimpel / Lead / 18- 25 / Caucasian

Michelle Yeoh / Lead / 18 – 25 / Asians

Heather Bright / Supporting Role / 18 – 25 / all ethnicity

 

Chinese man / 35 – 55 / Asians

Assistant / 20 – 25 / all ethnicity

 

MORGAN SWING:

MARC / Featured / Male / All Ethnicities / All Ages
Marc is an arist who creates his art through mathematics and computers. His art reflects his personality, as he is methodic and scientific in everything he does. His methodology protects him from what he deems as chaos around him, which leads to obsession. The death of his sister destroys his foundation of rationalism, as he can't explain her death or his feelings. His struggle to understand will cause him to change his views, and his art.

MARILYN / Supporting / Female / All Ethnicities / All Ages
Marilyn is the protagonist's sister. She is positive, optimistic, passionate, extroverted.
DENNIS / Supporting / Male / All Ethnicities / 30-60
Jacob is an art dealer for the protagonist. He is struggling in his career, and is frustrated at the protagonist's failures.