Area of media: Film
Union status: Non-Union
Production name: Take One- additional information
Contact name: Klip Wright
Production company: FluidMovie
Email: klip@flidmovie.com
Address: Saw Video
Audition location: Ottawa
Audition dates: February 2008
Production length: TBD 2008
Production cities: Ottawa
Submission deadline: February 15 2008
Send photos and res to:
klip@fluidmovie.com
Story synopsis: Synopsis: Laura a student in journalism comes
across a story about
a commonly used drug. According to the story a common side
effect is a temporary
memory loss. As she was dreaming to find a more interesting
project, she presents the
idea to her school and with the agreement from her professor she
takes that as a
research study. She teams with Larson another journalist on
Sabbatical. After research
and discussions Laura and Larson discover an intriguing,
important out-of-country partner
of the drug manufacturer. Some more investigation reveals that
the partner is a mailing
address visited monthly by a mysterious character. Laura feels
she's followed and she
returns to her city where secretly contacts and meets Alan. They
get together at
Larson's cottage and they formulate several scenarios. The
cottage lights go out. Next
scene shows Laura and Alan meeting and introducing to each other
as if they have never
met before.
Roles wanted to fill: Laura is a student in the 3rd year at
Carleton U. She is bored with her current mundane assignments
and craves more challenge. She is single, living with her
father. She has an outgoing, inquisitive personality searching
for the spotlight. Despite her easygoing personality, she
experiences mood swings as a result of self doubts. She is at a
crossroad in her quest for a suitable career and more.
Alan - male, Anglophone or Francophone-with good command of
English, age
30-40ish, medium build. As an assistant professor at the
University he had a
spectacular career due to his hard work in the finance domain. A
little bit geeky he is
almost stereotypical academic career type. He is not feeling
out-of place and he's satisfied
with his current situation. He took a one year sabbatical to
finish his financial-related
work. He's a more reserved, balanced and distant personality
type.
Laura's Father (male, Anglophone or Francophone-with good
command of English, age 50ish) . Fatherly kind of personality.
Can cook amazing dishes. He lost his wife due to illness
and Laura is his only child. He's interested in her career and
he's accustomed to
her personality. He was hoping Laura will follow Law but he is
supportive and
understanding with her current path. He's secretly hoping it's
just a temporary situation.
MASSIMO. Italian Landlord and Ideally speaks some Italian. Male
40, very heavy English accent.. Jovial.
Laura's Father Colleague. Male 30-50 Anglophone, white collar.
He will introduce the story to Laura's father.
University Professor. Male 35+.
Khaled. Male over 35. Heavy built. Good command of English.
Can have an accent. Works in Statistics far Treasury Board. He's
the Deep Throat.
Dana -Interpreter. Female 20-40, heavy English accent. Ideally
speaks Italian
She helps Laura to find the location of the foreign company and
warns her of being followed
Stalker-hit man .Male 30-50, robust, The role is non-speaking,
so non-verbal communication skills are more important.
Drug patient 1. Older Man. Farmer. He's interviewed about
secondary drug effects.
Drug patient 2. Woman. He's interviewed about secondary drug
effects..
Drug patient 3. Woman craving publicity. He's interviewed about
secondary drug effects.
8 to13 year Boy 1. Small role. Ideally speaks some Italian
8 to13 year Boy 2. Small role. Ideally speaks some Italian
8 to12 Year Girl. Small role. Ideally speaks some Italian
Woman in the park feeding ducks.
Other Extras
Other comments: The initial post got a lot of responses that
filled up the mailbox. We did not realize that the mailbox was
full for a while, so many potential actors did not get the
chance to submit. This additional information expands on the
initial posting and extends the deadline for applications. The
mailbox is ready to accept files of any size.
