Actors required for thriller short set in a lift - Walsall

Short thriller Film set in a lift, going to be filmed in West Bromwich
Casting no. 342407     Walsall, United Kingdom
Actors required for thriller short set in a lift - Walsall
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A troubled man haunted by the death of his daughter enters a lift on the anniversary of her death. A mysterious and ethereal voice gives him a choice that my bring back his daughter, but at what cost? How far will he go to bring back his daughter?

This Film is being produced by Croban Productions with the help of apprentices of the Learnplay Foundation film department. The majority of the film will be shot in The Public art gallery West Bromwich in the service lift.

Location: Walsall, United Kingdom

Payment details: expenses paid

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Jonathan Morgan (lead role)

Jonathan Morgan
A middle aged man who suffered the loss of his daughter on New Year’s Eve in a car crash. After the death of his daughter his wife left him, blaming him for swerving right instead of left, which would have stopped his daughter from dying. The added stress of his job pushes him to the edge, where he finally decides that he is going to end it all. On the anniversary of his daughters death he leaves his office job with all intention of comittign suicide but he is given a choice.

Males, aged 30 to 40 from Walsall, United Kingdom

Height: 170 cm / 5ft 7in - 182 cm / 6ft 0in
Weight: 73 kg / 160 lbs - 82 kg / 180 lbs
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles - Previous paid speaking roles
Languages spoken: English

Carl Eckoff

Carl Eckhoff
A successful and handsome man in his early 40s, he tends to be overly confident and thinks that he is gods gift to women, though this does tend to make him look like an idiot in front of people, in which case he gets annoyed and tends to bring up how much money he earns compare to others. he is enjoying his career as a business advisor, he is divorced from his wife of 15 years and is now trying to live his life to the full, and trying not to fall into any serious relationships.

Males, aged 40 to 55 from Walsall, United Kingdom

Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles - Previous paid speaking roles
Skin colour: Black
Languages spoken: English

Lindsey Reynolds

Lindsey Reynolds
A young, attractive woman in her mid 20s, working as an admin she makes a decent wage and is trying to focus her mind on her daughter and her job, the father is her ex-boyfriend who left her for another women on New Year’s Eve. Whilst driving back home from a party her boyfriend called her to tell her, crying, she dropped her phone and swerved into Jonathans car, killing his daughter. Her guilt gets to her and she confesses to Jonathan in the lift.

Females, aged 20 to 30 from Walsall, United Kingdom

Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles - Previous paid speaking roles
Languages spoken: English

Aaron Gould

Aaron Gould
Aaron is a young courier who cares about no-one but himself. He cares nothing for his job as its just a means to an end for him. He has no immediate family except for his parents. He doesn’t care about Jonathan when he collapses in the lift and just wants to get out of there so he can get back to his own life and get to celebrating his night, when Jonathan explain

Males, aged 20 to 30 from Walsall, United Kingdom

Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles - Previous paid speaking roles

The Voice (voice over only)

The voice
An unexplained voice coming from the elevator intercom, everything freezes when the voice talks to Jonathan, it sound evil and malicious, but also smart and cunning, along with everything freezing and the voice giving the option to change Jonathans life, it is suggested that it is some form of supernatural entity.

Think Anthony Hopkins /Hugo Weaving/Liam Neeson

Males, aged 18 to 99 from Walsall, United Kingdom

Acting experience: Previous unpaid speaking roles - Previous paid speaking roles
Languages spoken: English


Listing created: 27 April 2012

Applications closed: 29 June 2012
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