Short Film
Turing Test
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Deadline:
Mar 28, 2023
Callbacks:
Apr 17, 2023 Actors will be notified of call backs via email.
Shooting starts:
May 13, 2023
Shooting finishes:
May 13, 2023
Shooting locations:
Downtown Vancouver - exact location TBD.
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Storyline
Eugene goes to conduct a Turing Test on Eve whom he believes to be an advanced AI only to discover that he’s the one being tested. This science-fiction short explores what it means to be human and how human an AI can become before it is considered a person.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Eugene | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description Eugene is a polite, kind-natured man who loves his dog and wants to help humanity by furthering the technology of artificial intelligence. When his reality is shattered with the discovery that he is an AI he turns to violence in desperation. He has an implanted memory of a life as a human being which is all he’s ever consciously known. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Eve | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description When portraying an AI Eve is calm, docile, and subtly robotic. When Eve is revealed to be a human she is a powerful corporate figure who is confident, highly intelligent, and a self-assured creator of Eugene. She has years of working with AI as property and her creations which has left her cold to any potential personhood they might have. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Mark | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description Mark is a well-organized professional assistant who conducts preliminary tests on the AI before they are subjected to the reverse Turing Test. Though sympathetic to AI his duty is first and foremost to their creator. | ||