Casting Call for DkIT Final Year Project

** Updated: 06 March 2019 **

Fourth-year Film Production students are currently casting for their final year project – a TV Pilot for a crime drama set in Dublin, 2050. The pilot is set in Dublin, 2050. The Gardaí have been disbanded and replaced by a business called Police on Demand, which is only accessible if you have the money. The show follows officer Aiden Kelly, as he takes on various cases.

Shoot dates: between March 22 and 27.

Currently casting the roles of:

• Dillon Cassidy (aged 18-24). Dillon has resorted to petty theft to get him and his girlfriend out of Ireland and start a new life. The pilot sees Aiden follow Dillon’s case.
• Dane (aged 18-24). Dane is a young man from Aiden’s neighbourhood. Dealing in counterfeit products, he has managed to gain an unlikely friendship with Aiden, who helps him out when other officers are giving him hassle.

Those interested in these roles are to contact Ciana Sherlock at ccsherlock@gmail.com

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Casting Call for Student Short Film – The Heist

Looking to cast three actors preferably male, for a short film being shot in Dublin on the 18th and 19th of March.

 
When ED (mid 20s) first heard about the heist, it sounded like the perfect plan. Easy Money. Now he is not so sure. Who is going topick up his nephew if he gets shot? Or worse… what if he has to go to prison? He can’t go to prison?! Ed is extremely nervous prior to the heist, thinking about all the bad things that could happen. He just kind of went along with the plan but did not think very far ahead. He is the getaway driver. In the script, he is described as male, but could be female. Anyone, aged 18 to 40 from Ireland.

 
STEVE (late 20s) is the ‘mastermind’ of the heist. He loves Heist movies and spent countless nights with Ed and Pete in the pub down the road talking about what they would do with their share. He is not usually an angry man, but when no one else seems to take this heist serious, his temper starts to rise. He, along with Pete, gets knocked out when entering the bank. Is described as male, but could be female. Anyone, aged 18 to 45 from Ireland.

 
PETE (early 20s) did his 12th year thrice. He says he just wasn’t ready to go out in the ‘real world’, but everyone knows that is not true. When Steve asked him to join the heist, he didn’t think twice about it. He is quiet and usually with his head in the clouds. He is not a leader but a follower. He gets knocked out when he enters the bank. Anyone, aged 18 to 40 from Ireland.

 

 

Deadline: Send an audition tape to theheist.film.dublin@gmail.com  by Friday, 8th of March. Auditions will take place on Saturday the 9th. 

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Voice overs for Interactive Animation

Two male voices required for a Student Final Year Interactive Animation – “BoltHalt Inc”.

It follows the story of Francis, who wakes up in a peculiar hospital following an accident. Francis is mute and discovers that after their accident their internal voice has split into two different voices taking up different parts of their brain, the logical and emotional respectively. Throughout the story Francis tries to discover what happened to them, all the while struggling with the new voices in their head and which to listen to.

[EMOTIONAL BRAIN] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 20s-30s]

Empathetic, creative and impulsive. The “emotional” side of the brain feels insecure about the new situation they are in, and will often advocate impulsive decision based on empathy, reflex or stress. Preferable accents: Neutral

[DOCTOR] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 30s-50s]

Intelligent, secretive and lacks social skills. The doctor appears to want the best for Francis and will go to lengths to help them through the shock and stress of the new situation. He is a perfectionist and will panic if events do not go according to plan. Preferable accents: Neutral

Those interested are to contact Rhiannon O’Connor at rhiannon.oconnor73@mail.dcu.ie who will send part of our script on so you can send back a voice recording. The deadline for submission of the voice recording is the 7^th of March.

The recording location will be on the DCU Glasnevin Campus, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 on either the 12th or 13th of March.

If you have any queries or need more information as we have more detailed character descriptions, please feel free to contact Rhiannon at rhiannon.oconnor73@mail.dcu.ie.

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Feature Film “Lily” Seeks Extras

Feature Film “Lily” is looking for Extras and Background Actors for key scenes shooting around Dublin City Centre on dates between Monday 25th – Thursday 28th February.

Lily is a feature film developed from the award-winning short film written and directed by Graham Cantwell. Amongst many international awards the short film won the Galway Film Festival, the Dublin Film Festival and was nominated for the IFTA for Best Short Film. A short trailer for the film with additional information is available at http://www.lilyfilm.net.

Synopsis
Lily is a young teenage girl with a secret from her friends, she is gay. At least she thinks she is. When she confides in confusion to her best friend Violet she sets in motion a train of events that lead to her being physically and emotionally bullied by her school classmates. As she struggles to confront her own identity, it falls on the openly gay Simon to help her come to terms with who she is and to find the courage and determination to stand up to the bullies in her life.

Production are seeking extras for a number of scenes set in bars/cafes and parties across the dates mentioned. Scenes are separate in nature, so availability would only be required for individual days.

More Information:

For anyone who is interested in taking part, please contact Neil Bennet (2nd Assistant Director). Neil can be contacted on 085 859 0317 or email neilincahoots@gmail.com

Must be over 18. All ages, male and female over 18 welcome.

These are unpaid roles, but crucial scenes and hopefully fun!

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Casting Call for Theatre Role

What’s hotter than the devil’s backside? A priest on Grindr. 3 young apprentices in a seminary find themselves tried, tired and tested as each struggle with their own path to salvation. Jack, Ian and Harry are all put to the test in where they fit in with the church and all search for answers in very different and conflicting ways. Brotherhood isn’t easy… especially when your sexuality keeps getting in the way.

In the run up to David Donovan’s production of Sistemic in this year’s Smock Alley Scene + Heard festival, David and his new team including accredited film director Kate Haley are now looking forward to finding fantastic actors and creatives to join us for an exciting new project with the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.

In brief, we’re looking for:

3 men in their early to late 20s

1 woman in her 40s-50s

All of whom we will be able to compensate for the time, talent and passion they can give to this play.

If you’re interested in finding out more about any of the above, please send us an email to ddonovan96@gmail.com with a relevant CV and headshot and/or a showreel for actors along with your availability on the 27^th and 28^th of February for an audition.

Deadline for Submissions: 27 February 2019

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The Big Chapel Casting Call

Asylum Productions is seeking an actor to fill the role of Emerine (‘Nina’) Scully in our forthcoming adaptation of Thomas Kilroy’s The Big Chapel (Kilkenny Arts Festival, Aug 2019)

 

Casting Brief

Emerine (‘Nina’) Scully:

Playing age – 16/17

Physically small, but with a large presence – wiry and tough.

Part Emma Gonzales, part Gretta Thunberg, Emerine (‘Nina’) is a feisty teenager with an attitude. The adopted daughter of  the local school headmaster, she is ‘the outsider’ to her peers. Pragmatic and headstrong, she grows from being an awkward troublemaker to a reluctant but powerful leader.

Dates: JULY 13th – AUGUST 18th

For more information:
Email: castingasylum@gmail.com
Telephone: Director’s Assistant Janice de Bróithe 0860759166
Producer: Maura O’Keeffe 087 2234201

 

Asylum Productions is a collaborative affiliation of theatre artists dedicated to the development and presentation of new work: through both new writing and the development of new forms theatre. Led by Donal Gallagher and Medb Lambert,
the company’s work always has a social dimension: exploring the human experience in contemporary society through diverse forms of story-telling. Since its foundation in 1998, Asylum has presented a number of critically acclaimed  productions of new and contemporary works, touring nationally and internationally.

The Big Chapel Project is a large-scale, inclusive, participative, multi-disciplinary, community engagement project consisting of talks, workshops, events, podcasts and community gatherings, and culminating in a large promenade theatre production at the 2019 Kilkenny Arts Festival using the town of Callan as its stage and facilitating the people of Callan, in partnership with a professional cast and crew, in the telling of their own story.

The basis for this ambitious project is Thomas Kilroy’s Booker Prize nominated novel The Big Chapel which is set in a fictionalised Callan of the 1870’s and based on the real events surrounding the internationally notorious Callan Schools Affair.

 

Director: Donal Gallagher
Writer: John Morton
Designer: Medb Lambert
Costume Design: Lisa Zagone
Music/Sound: Irene Buckley
Lighting Design: Paul Keogan
Video Design: John Loftus
Choreographer: Cindy Cummings
Choral Director: Muireann Ryan
Assistant Director: Janice de Bróithe
Stage Manager: Sadhbh Barrett Coakley
Sound Engineer: Anthony Hanley
Assistant Producer: Orlaith Treacy
Production Manager: Emma O’Grady
Producer: Maura O’Keeffe

 

REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Week beginning 8th July | Rehearsal Week 1
Week beginning 15th July |  Rehearsal Week 2
Week beginning 22nd July | Rehearsal Week 3
Week beginning 29th July | Rehearsal Week 4
Tuesday 6th August | Technical Rehearsal
Wednesday 7th August | Technical Rehearsal
Thursday 8th August | Technical Rehearsal
Friday 9th August | Tech & Dress Rehearsal 1
Saturday 10th August | Tech & Dress Rehearsal 2
Sunday 11th August | SHOW 1 (Preview) 8.30pm
Monday 12th August | SHOW 2 8.30pm
Tuesday 13th August | SHOW 3 8.30pm
Wednesday 14th August | SHOW 4 8.30pm
Thursday 15th August | SHOW 5 8.30pm
Friday 16th August | SHOW 6 8.30pm
Saturday 17th August | SHOW 7 8.30pm

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Casting Call for a Visual Album

 

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Children’s Casting | NFS Student Short

We are looking for two  bright, bubbly young girls aged between 6 and 9 for a National Film School grad film, Starry Night.

Amelia is a witty, positive 6 year-old, never afraid to speak her mind. Her older sister, Josie, had to grow up a bit too fast, but has still retained her childhood innocence – even if she does want to be treated like an adult at times.

It is very important that both girls have an inner-city Dub accent.

Starry Night will shoot during the week of February 18^th, 2019, on location in Ringsend, Dublin. For more information, please contact Caoilinn at caoilinn.handley@gmail.com

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Casting Call for Online Commercial

6 roles required to be filled for an online commercial.

Shoot date: 21st February 2019

Breakdown: *Higher fee for featured extras*

4 extras:  2 male and 2 female early to mid 20s of ethnic background ie, Asian, Hispanic and African. Fee : 250 euro.

2 featured: 1 male and 1 female both mid to late 20s,  Caucasian. Fee : 500 euro.

Direction:

Headshots AND self tapes required. For the extra roles please send self tape showing a look of suprise ranging from mild to over the top. (Don’t forget to introduce yourself, name only will suffice)

For featured roles please supply both headshots and selftape. Selftape should show yourself sitting on your couch eating a tub of ice cream, please show a look of enjoyment. Really show how much you are loving it. (Introduce yourself, name only)

Please send self tapes (by vimeo file if possible) to Karl Mullins at karl@mullinscasting.com. 

Closing date for applications: Thursday 14th February at 5pm sharp.

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