Vanishing Threads, Dramatic Film Short

Ballard H.S. Film

About the project and the company

10- 15 min. Visual Story.  2 main characters are Jude & Bennett–  best friends & seniors in High school. Jude is antisocial and into detective work, while best friend Bennett is the popular kid in school. Bennett goes missing one day and Jude must figure out where Bennett has gone to.

If you like films with cults this one is for you!

Location of Audition

Zoom, First Audition, Ballard HS Film Studio, callback

Other details

Shooting is going to span over a couple different days and going to be shooting out of order of the film

Bennett: popular guy in school, knows a lot of the people in the school. He’s smart & caring for his best friend Jude.
Jude: antisocial and shy around people. They are very into detective work and anything surrounding that type of work& likes finding clues. Jude wants to figure out what has happened to his best friend Bennett.
“Bennett's Sister” (Small Role): Cares about Bennett but also has things going for her that she is more worried about unless something miraculously wrong has happened to him

Audition requirements

First audition over Zoom

Character breakdown / Project needs
Jude
Looks like Senior in HS or recently out of high school. 16-19 years of age. (Actually looks like a High School senior, not like Hollywood TV Show actors that are obviously mid twenties) Height around 5’5 to 5’8. Needs to be able to visually show emotion well. Active enough to physically perform action if needed. Open to all Ethnicities. Originally written for 2 guys to play Jude & Bennett but if you’re female and believe you can pull off a strong Jude character that’s great too. antisocial and shy around people. They are very into detective work and anything surrounding that type of work & likes finding clues. Jude wants to figure out what has happened to his best friend Bennett.
Bennett
Looks like Senior in HS or recently out of high school. 16-19 years of age. (Actually looks like a High School senior, not like Hollywood TV Show actors that are obviously mid twenties) Height around 6ft & up. Needs to be able to visually show emotion well. Active enough to physically perform action if needed. Open to all Ethnicities. Popular guy in school, knows a lot of the people in the school. He’s smart & caring for his best friend Jude
Bennet's Sister
16-19 Years of age to play Bennett's Sister ; will be a small role, & will need to be believable as Bennet's sibling.
Additional information
Preferred method of submission

Email

Audition/Interview dates

12/12-20/23

Pay type

None

Audition location

Seattle Wa

Callbacks or second audition/interview?

2nd audition at Ballard HS Film studio

Submission instructions

Please send resume and Headshot

Union Requirements

Union

Equity Contract

None