Actors Needed For Upcoming Student Film
Casting actors for an upcoming student short film. See the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Sidney Stephens is a starving artist caught between the theory and motivators of artistic pursuit. Her sudden artistic success launches her into a surreal art-world spotlight, where success comes at the cost of identity and being understood comes at the price of being unique. Rate: Paid. Food, gas, and a copy of the film included. Additional info: Location: Milwaukee, WI. Shoot dates: July 23rd, 24th, 25th and September 25th, 26th, 27th. See the attachment for details. When applying, please send your resume, headshots, and the role you'd like to audition for.
3 roles
Sidney Stephens is a starving artist, caught between the theory and motivators of artist pursuit. She's been told shes had a talent for photography her whole life, though it's the kind of talent that borders on luck. Her sudden artistic success launches her into a surreal art-world spotlight. Fem Presenting Motivations: Success, being true to herself, having a unique voice, being understood Conflict: Success comes at the cost of identity. Being understood comes at the price of being unique.
Darby offers moments of levity and realism against the increasingly surreal art-world atmosphere. Grounded, perceptive. Dry humor. A stabilizing presence against something increasingly abstract. While she possesses an outgoing spirit.hes her into a surreal art-world spotlight. Fem Presenting or non-binary Motivations: She desperately wants Flaws: Darby is tone-deaf. Her pragmatism manifests as an inability to understand why Sidney weighs the opinions of critics so heavily.
Gerard is a cultural authority. Older Male-presenting Motivations: He believes art can change the world and has taken control of the world's artistic opinion to enforce this. He is driven by a pursuit of pure aesthetic beauty. Flaws: Inability to recognize his own subjectivity. He struggles to reconcile whether art should be created for the self or for others.