Every day - one step closer to turning dream into reality - well, movie reality. I held my first production meeting today. Four people attended (including myself). We had the meeting at the actual shooting location - which was all the more inspiring for everyone. It helped to put the picture in everyone's mind. We are officially announcing the CASTING CALL right now. The details are posted below or you can download a PDF version here.
Casting Call for short film – “The Good Soldier”
Auditions held on Wednesday, June 10 beginning at 7 pm in OKC (contact for location and script lines to read)
Contact: Aaron Gibson – aaron@fusionfortyseven.com
Seeking actors for an unpaid acting gig for submission to Sundance and other festivals.
Synopsis: The Good Soldier is the story of a young man ordered to hold an observation post in a remote location during the early 1940s. After nearly a year with zero activity he becomes dismayed at the purpose of his mission, little has been revealed to him. As a result, he's driven by an ever-pressing urge to uncover the true reason for his position and the mission. What does the future hold for this good soldier? Not everything is as it appears.
We are casting for the two main characters:
The Soldier – Male 20s. A young soldier in the early 1940s – during WWII. A do-gooder young gun –willing to sacrifice himself – has the best intentions – which proves to be his downfall. Wide range of moods and appearance from clean-cut military to wave-of-despair, going hungry, and losing it all.
The Commander – Male 40s-60s. Strong military/radio communication voice. Much of this role is “voice” but there is one critical scene where the look is important. Role is stern, cold, matter-of-fact, and quite deceitful.
Other Details:
Filming to commence sometime between, June 20 – 28. Estimating a 3-4 day shoot.
Film stock: Tri-X & Plus-X Super 8 film
Film Duration: 15-20 mins
Location: OKC metro area
I'm hoping the best for this casting call. If all goes well and we find our two actors then I hope to start principal photography on June 20. Man, that seems so close.
Here are a couple pictures of some of the props for the film.
This one is a picture of one of the radios that the main character communicates with the commander through. It is supposed to be an actual working radio - unfortunately I haven't plugged it in yet to find out. I should really do that.Next up is a picture of a replica M1 Garrand rifle.
Yes, it looks real but it is actual made completely of resin - not a moving part on it. But it should look great in the film.Finally, and perhaps quite gratuitously, here's a picture of the cameras that I'm going to be shooting the film with.
These are Canons 814 XL-S Super 8 cameras. The "S" means that they are capable of recording sound. Except they no longer manufacture sound film so all the film I shoot will be silent. Sound will be recorded through a separate digital audio recording device and later synced during the editing process. It's a bit of old combined with new school. So the next big step is on Wednesday, June 10 when we hold auditions. Until then I will be constructing the set and doing some additional test shoots.
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