Short Film
AS PALE AS DEATH - Short Film
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
NON-UNION
Rates: $500 per 10-hour shoot day + $150 per 1-hour rehearsal day
*All roles will require a x2 day shoot minimum
Deadline:
May 7, 2024
Callbacks:
CALLBACKS on Monday, May 13th in Toronto
Shooting starts:
May 27, 2024
Shooting finishes:
May 29, 2024 potential 4th shoot date TBD
Shooting locations:
TORONTO. Rehearsal Dates: May 15th, 21st and TBD 24th
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
GENERAL CASTING NOTES:
- Project is aiming to subvert late 90s standards of beauty popular in teen movies, sitcoms and fashion.
- Exaggerated features and interesting looks are a plus, as the Mummy will be taking features (e.g. a nose, tattoo, hair) from its victims.
- Comedic backgrounds are a plus.
- Please note if you happen to have been a teen icon from any 90's Canadian shows.
- Project is aiming to subvert late 90s standards of beauty popular in teen movies, sitcoms and fashion.
- Exaggerated features and interesting looks are a plus, as the Mummy will be taking features (e.g. a nose, tattoo, hair) from its victims.
- Comedic backgrounds are a plus.
- Please note if you happen to have been a teen icon from any 90's Canadian shows.
Storyline
A family takes their 10-year-old son to a tanning salon to get a base tan for their trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and realizes the salon is owned by an ancient Mummy who is hellbent on looking late-90s hot.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | RYAN | Male 10 - 13 Years old |
Description CAUCASIAN. Outgoing. A level of dweeb-ness and innocence. Think, a non-comedic Dennis the Menace caught in an ultra-violent horror. *Must be willing to wear a bathing suit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | LAUREN | Female 17 - 22 Years old |
Description CAUCASIAN. Disinterested. A Christina Ricci or Winona Ryder vibe circa 90s. Exaggerated features are a plus. *Comfortable with stage-combat and willing to wear a bathing suit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | DOLLY | Female 40 - 50 Years old |
Description CAUCASIAN. A mom with bleach-blonde hair, too much makeup, too much tanning. Think a modern-day Alicia Silverstone nursing two decades of hangovers. *Comfortable with stage-combat and willing to wear self-tanner and a bathing suit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | CARL | Male 40 - 50 Years old |
Description CAUCASIAN. A dad with a bad earring and slicked-back dark hair. Think, a 90s Freddie Prinze Jr.’s career tanked, he got older, grizzled and really into Bob Seger and KISS. Comfortable with stage-combat and must be willing to wear self-tanner.*SOME IMPLIED NUDITY REQUIRED - will have a modesty suit on and filmed on a closed set* | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | THE MUMMY | Female 23 - 30 Years old |
Description ANY ETHNICITY. Will be played by one persona and we’ll be using makeup, wardrobe and prosthetics to change their appearance. Will be styled to start as a very old, sun-damaged person that gets progressively younger. Will be given monster-like features at times, so exaggerated features are a plus. An Alexa Demie-type.*Comfortable with stage-combat and must be willing to wear self-tanner and a bathing suit. | ||