Who wants to help me make a movie?

ExtremeSleuth

ExtremeSleuth

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if you do, it'll be shooting sometime in august/september in ohio. we need some parts filled... if you're interested send me a PM with your email address and i'll send you the script and you can tell me what part you want. most of what we're looking for is for a fight scene...

Here are the parts already taken:

James
Levi
Cole

unfortunately this isn't a paying gig, i spent most of the money for a couple props and audio equipment. sorry.
 
ya sorry. stuck in rural ohio sucks at times like this when i need a cast.... i'd use my friends but honestly some of them aren't the greatest of actors... sounds harsh, but i do want my film to come out as good as possible.
 
If you actually want the movie to succeed and your friends' acting skills will drag it down, don't cast them. Be serious if you want to be serious - I'm only casting one of my friends in the movie I'm in pre-prod for, simply because she's a good actress. The rest I got from mandy.com or through other actor friends. Sometimes to get a quality product you have to be a little harsh...not an asshole, but firm.

-Kegan
 
I'll agree with that. Don't cast your friends if you think their lack of acting skill will hurt the production. There's nothing worse than bad acting (well, almost nothing worse). I'm not sure where to find talent in Ohio though...
 
Hunter007 said:
If you actually want the movie to succeed and your friends' acting skills will drag it down, don't cast them. Be serious if you want to be serious - I'm only casting one of my friends in the movie I'm in pre-prod for, simply because she's a good actress. The rest I got from mandy.com or through other actor friends. Sometimes to get a quality product you have to be a little harsh...not an asshole, but firm.

-Kegan
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i'm only casting a couple friends in the film. the ones who i know can do good, and i've worked with before... that's 3 people. then my cousin is in it too...

and tommy, i don't know of any casting places in ohio either. the one i tried to contact multiple times never contacted me back (from a previous project i never got to do because i didn't get a cast for it, and that film i was able to pay actors.)
 
Does Hell or any surrounding cities have any community theatre? Might be a place to start.

Even small towns will have a way to communicate local news; find that resource and get the word out about casting. You might get lucky and find an unpolished diamond who gets excited about the idea of being in a "big time movie."

Good luck
 
wabbit said:
Does Hell or any surrounding cities have any community theatre? Might be a place to start.

Even small towns will have a way to communicate local news; find that resource and get the word out about casting. You might get lucky and find an unpolished diamond who gets excited about the idea of being in a "big time movie."

Good luck
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i've thought about it, going to my college theater, but its summer break now, and no one's there... i was going to go and post flyers up, but not many people in my small town are interested in anything but farming...
 
You may not have to limit yourself to your local area. If your project is a feature, and if you've got a really excellent script, you might be able to entice good actors from other areas to travel to where you are.

I put a casting notice (free) at nycastings.com -- a site for actors in the New York City area. This was for a unique feature with a really great script. So far I've gotten dozens of responses from really good actors up there -- most of whom are willing to travel to my shoot location in N.C. at their own expense for a role in my movie. And that's with deferred pay!

So try posting a casting notice on nycastings.com and nowcasting.com and any other sites you can find. You just might be surprised.

Good luck!
 
it's not a feature, its a short. and my budget is severly low, i barely had enough to purchase my audio equipment, and the left over money i used for props, so going as far as ny for a non paying gig, isnt the best idea, but i will keep it in mind for my next film!
 
i'm also in a similar situation, so i can relate. i still haven't replaced my main character who bailed on me a couple of weeks ago. i'm going to focus more on writing and planning till i can find some people.
 
Are you producing this in the NE part of the state? Cleveland should have a lot of resources for you, but if you wanted to come to Columbus, as long as my schedule allowed...
 
Find people who are as close to the characters as possible and WANT to be in your movie. You are as likely to get as good if not a better performance from them as you are from theater trained but inexperienced camera actors, especially in small parts. The biggest barrier to good acting is bad ideas about acting. And some adjustments you need to make for theater are simply bad ideas for film acting. Most good actors have some kind of technique that is operating mostly unconsciously if you're lucky which makes it hard to alter. It can be very difficult for even great theater actors to make the translation to camera acting. Anybody who really wants to be in your movie and is close to the character in real life might just be the best choice for almost any movie. But if you're stuck in a farming community it could be the only option you have. Remember, it's always better to do it with the resources you have than not do it at all. You'll always learn something. The good thing about being in a farming community is the help you will get there. Don't think it's like that in the cities and suburbs because it's just not. Take advantage of that, do the best you can with what you've got and let it lead you to the next thing. It's all a work in progress.
 
That's the way I see it, if they really WANT to be in your movie. They'll be as good as their director. I've got nothing against theater actors, I am one. I think the most important element in narrative films is the acting. The actor comes first in my book. But acting for the camera and stage acting are so fundamentally different that it's very difficult to make the transition from one form to the other even with experienced top rate direction.
I'd rather deal with someone who has no idea about acting than someone who has a lot of bad ideas about acting or even good theater habits that have to be broken.
 
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