Film School
Take A Breath
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Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Deadline:
Apr 17, 2024
Callbacks:
Apr 18, 2024 Will be in Person if possible( Can be Zoom)
Shooting starts:
May 7, 2024
Shooting finishes:
May 9, 2024
Shooting locations:
Central Vancouver
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Storyline
Devland, an egotistical businessman who is always pressed for time, one day crosses paths with an old lady who warns him about the value of patience. The next day he finds out he's able to stop time by holding his breath. But does he use this newfound power for the good of humanity? Of course not, upon discovering his new power he immediately starts to move himself up in life by messing with his coworkers, upstaging his boss, and impressing the woman he likes. Life seems good for Devland until his greed and misuse of his powers catches up with him. After a terrible dinner date, that was paid for with stolen money, ends with Adalyn walking out on Devland, he gets his comeuppance and chokes to death when stuffing his face with bread.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Devland | Male 20 - 40 Years old |
Description A high strung, arrogant, businessman who is always in a rush. He wants to be financially successful and get with Adalyn, the girl of his dreams, but his pride and arrogance get in the way. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Talman | Male 30 - 60 Years old |
Description A brutal CEO with little to no empathy for his workers, Talman is driven by his superiority complex and need to make his company thrive. He is only held back by the incompetence workers. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Adalyn | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description A compassionate and resourceful manager, who wants to prove herself as a good leader. She is a perfectionist that is not opposed to asking for help or receiving it. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Fitz | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description A golden child who has been fed with a silver spoon all his life, Fitz now has to live up to the standards of perfection that everyone else has come to expect from him despite Devland's interference with his life. He is a true narcissist and is nice to others solely for the sake of getting the praise and adoration from others. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Johnson | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description Underappreciated. He feels like nobody respects or takes him seriously and has a temper that he suppresses daily. Having no real outlet for his feelings, he has allowed the world to use him as their own personal punching bag. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Olga | Female 40 - 60 Years old |
Description A witch who poses as a sweet old lady. She has patience for everything except bad manners and has a habit of cursing people in creative ways so they learn the consequences of their actions. She regards herself highly and is not afraid to hold a grudge until the lesson has been learned. | ||