Description:

Production Title: Birthday Boy
Independent/Student/Studio: Student
Production Type: Short Film

Production Location: Austin

Production Start Date: 03/23/2018
Production Wrap Date: 03/24/2018
Production Schedule: 2 days

Producer(s): Takayuki Toyama
Writer(s): Monica Silverio
Director(s): Monica Silverio

Synopsis: After years of being a magician’s assistant, The Phenomenal Phoebe tries to prove she is an amazing magician as she performs on her own for the first time at a restaurant.

Character Breakdowns:
PHOEBE: 30s-50s, female, preferably Asian. Spent several years as a magician’s assistant. This is her first night as a magician. She is great at performing but is underappreciated.

HAROLD: 40s-50s, male. A goofy, oblivious father. Obsessed with magic.

ELAINE: 40s-50s, female. The mother, who is fed up with her husband’s obsession with magic.

BRYAN: 8-12, male. His family is celebrating his 8th birthday at this restaurant. A crybaby. He terrorizes the magician.

MATILDA: 10-13, female, preferably Asian. Quiet, weird, adopted, insecure about her brother being the miracle child.

OTHER IMPORTANT SPEAKING ROLES:

ELDERLY WOMAN: 70s-80s, female. She is hard of hearing and does not understand Phoebe's magic.

ELDERLY MAN: 70-80s, male. He speaks only few lines but important to the comedic element. He does not understand Phoebe's magic.

TEEN BOY: 13-15, male. Mocks magician.

TEENAGE BOYS: 13-15, male. Will need at least 5.

BACKGROUND ACTORS/ACTRESS: All age and any ethnicity.

Crew Positions Needed:
Production Designer
2nd AD
1st AC
2nd AC
Gaffer
Grips
PA
Hair and Makeup
Boom Operator/Sound Mixer
Script Supervisor
Art Director
Set Dresser
Prop Master

Paid / Non-Paid: Non-Paid
Other / Additional Compensation: Film Credit, DVD/Digital Copy
Meals / Lodging / Transportation: Meals, Snacks and Beverages, Transportation

Email Address for Cast / Crew Submissions: supbirthdayboy@gmail.com
Submissions will be accepted until 03/24/2018.
Special Notes for Potential Cast/Crew: We are going to submit this film to the film festivals. This project is conducted under the class of Advanced Narrative Production Film class which is high-level film production class at UT Austin.

To casts: please send your headshot, resume, some videos from your previous works if you have one to our email. The further instruction will be followed via email.

To crew: please send your resume or the videos from your previous works if you have one to our email.