Casting Call: "Disappearing Act" (FILM 355 web series)

 

The following is a message from Professor Rosalind Sibielski, from the English and Film Studies Departments, followed by the audition submission specs:

My FILM 355 class has teamed with OBOM this semester to produce a 3-episode web series in conjunction with this year's common book (Seek You). We're looking for actors!

We're going to be filming mostly on Fridays, and all filming will take place on the RIC campus. I won't have the exact production schedule until next week, but we are aiming for 10 a.m. to around 4:00 p.m. each Friday and filming will be every Friday between 10/17/2023 and 11/28/2023. (I realize neither of those dates are Fridays; filming will be Fridays during that timeframe.)

Anyone who has questions should feel free to contact me at rsibielski@ric.edu

Thanks!

Disappearing Act Casting Call

POSTING DATE: 9/25/2023

PROJECT TITLE: Disappearing Act

PROJECT TYPE: Student-Produced Web Series (3 episodes; 10 minutes each)

PROJECT SYNOPSIS: When one of their classmates goes missing, three college students

UNION STATUS: Non-Union

PRODUCTION DATES: October 17, 2023 through November 28, 2023 (filming will take place mostly on Fridays during the morning and afternoon)

PRODUCTION LOCATIONS: RI College Campus (Providence, RI)

PRODUCERS – Rosalind Sibielski (RI College Film Studies Program); Brandon Hawk and Janet Okoomian (RI College Open Books, Open Minds Program)

COMPENSATION: No pay; IMDb credit 

USAGE: non-commercial/non-monetized distribution on YouTube only

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS

ALEX - (lead role) Must be able to play late teens to early 20s. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Alex is kind of a know-it-all but doesn’t rub it in people’s faces. They know most things but they keep it to themselves. They are a bit shy and have a hard time communicating with people. They are also being raised by a single dad, with whom they are close. Alex is an aspiring investigator and is really interested in true crime documentaries and podcasts. They become involved in the search for their missing classmate, in part, to prove their investigative skills. Alex has also spent years secretly trying to locate their mom, who left the family when Alex was ten years old and has cut Alex out of her life ever since. 

CHARLIE - (lead role) Must be able to play late teens to mid-20s. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Charlie is a conspiracy theorist. Charlie mostly believes the government or any system in place is conspiring against its people. They act on their own beliefs of how the world operates. Charlie is always on either conspiracy theory websites or reddit. Charlie is estranged from their family as a result of their obsession with conspiracy theories. They feel more at home with their online community of conspiracy theorists and have become increasingly isolated from their former friends at school (including Alex).

JESSIE - (lead role) Must be able to play late teens to early 20s. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Jessie is constantly on their phone/laptop scrolling through their multiple social media feeds and posting obsessively to try to gain followers. They're always up to date with pop culture and current events in the news. Jessie comes across as self-absorbed and attention-seeking, but they are really just lonely (and a bit insecure). Jessie is the oldest of six children and feels invisible in their family. They help their parents to care for their younger siblings, but feel like their parents don’t pay any attention to them. Jessie is also struggling to make friends at college, as their social media obsession and seemingly self-absorbed behavior can be off-putting.

JESSIE’S MOM - (walk-on role; 1 scene) Must be able to play early to late 40s. Female. Any ethnicity. Jessie’s mom is a mother of six which makes her very stressed. She is always at work and has little time to spend with her family.   

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Please send resume, head shot, and an indication of which part you are interested in being considered for. Email materials to rsibielski@ric.edu. We will be casting through October 12, 2023 or until all roles are filled.