'Encore: The Last Performance' Short Film
Casting six principal leads, supporting roles, a supporting or creature performer, and background or day players in "Encore: The Last Performance," a short film. Logline: A gothic psychological horror thriller about six gifted young classical musicians invited to perform at an isolated hotel where the concert is a deadly audition; the most gifted performer will be chosen to stay forever. The project emphasizes minimal dialogue, strong physical and non-verbal acting, and believable instrumental proficiency for the musician roles. Shoots mid to end-of-September remotely. Additional: The compensation is a guaranteed deferred payment of $1,000, plus a share of the film’s profits. The $1,000 will be paid upon completion of the full film. Credit, usage rights. Backend participation.
7 roles
First violin and the film's protagonist. Disciplined, controlled, quietly intense. Largest role: minimal dialogue, but heavy physical and musical performance demands. Ethnicity: Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander
Second violin. Grounded and principled — the one who refuses the hotel's prize. Ethnicity: White / European Descent
Piano. The first character taken by the hotel; must read as gifted and promising early on. Ethnicity: Asian
Cello. Sensitive, quieter presence; carries a paper crane as a personal motif and prop. Ethnicity: Asian
Viola. Easygoing and relaxed — a tonal counterweight to the group's mounting dread. Ethnicity: White / European Descent
Camera operator and outsider of the group — not a musician. Functions as the audience's surrogate; late in the film he's taken into the 'audience' rather than killed. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent
A time-displaced investigator (supporting). Pre-Screen Requests:Video
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