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Description:
Audition Call for Feature Film Short
“JAMES OGILVY” (Working Title)
We Were Here Inc./aView Productions
Nature of Project: Feature Film (Short)
Status of Project: Non-Union
Executive Producer: Karen A. Thompson
Producer: Jeffrey Richardson
Director: Karen A. Thompson
Casting Director: Babs Jona
Audition Dates: July 21st, 2012
Audition Location: Toronto, Ontario
Shoot Dates: August 17th 18th, 19th, 2012
Rain Dates: Sept. 1st 2nd, 3rd 2012
Submission Deadline: July 30th, 2012
Synopsis:A successful investment banker, James Ogilvy’s only interest is landing the next big deal. While in Jamaica to settle his late father’s affairs, James’s main focus is making a large profit as he sells off his father’s assets - including the estate his housekeeper, Sherl and her daughter, Lecia live in. When Lecia is kidnapped, James learns of his father’s investigation into the island’s sex-trafficking trade and how his own greedy pursuits aided in Lecia’s abduction.
Submissions: Please forward resumes/headshots and/or demo reels to : Attention: BabsJona
Urban Images Casting
urbanimagescasting@yahoo.com
** Demo reel links will be accepted and welcomed by emails
but not mandatory.
Breakdown:
| Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ogilvy | Male | Caucasian | 31-40 | JAMES OGIVLY - 36yrs Male, Lead. (Caucasian). (Think Michael Muhney type from Y&R) Attractive,charming, sophisticated. Very accomplished yet still hungry for more (think Leonardo Dicaprio’s character in Blood Diamond). |
| Charles Turner | Male | Black Caribbean | 51-60 | CHARLES TURNER Male Black Caribbean (Late 40's-early 60's) Principal role. (Black Caribbean-Jamaican).James Ogilvy’s father’s solicitor. Reserved, educated, very dignified. Comes from the old school tradition. Must be able to do a Jamaican accent (or Jamaican dialect). |
| Lecia Donovan | Female | Black Caribbean | 11-14 | LECIA DONOVAN Female Black Caribbean 10-12 Principal role. (11yrs) (Black Caribbean-Jamaican). Sherl’s daughter, sweet and innocent, pleasant, polite, well mannered. (Think Amandla Steinberg type,The Hunger Games). |
| Young Girl/Odette | Female | Black Caribbean | 11-14 | YOUNG GIRL/ODETTE Female Black Caribbean 11-13 Young Girl: (Female non-speaking role) (12yrs) (Black-Caribbean-Jamaican) Blossoming puberty. Self-esteem has been beaten down. |
| Henchman #1 | Male | Any Ethnicity | 25-30 | Henchman #1 open ethnicity - Male/ Black Caribbean/Asian/Caucasian/Hispanic/South Asian 25-30 (non-speaking roles) – (late 20’s) |
| Henchman #2 | Male | Any Ethnicity | 25-30 | Henchman #2 open ethnicity - Male/ Black Caribbean/Asian/Caucasian/Hispanic/South Asian 25-30 (non-speaking roles) – (late 20’s) |
| 0 | Any Ethnicity | Any Age |
