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Casting Call for Student Short Film – Romance Theme
Job Description
A university student film project is seeking two actors for a 7-minute romance-themed short film. The story explores emotional connections and intimacy through subtle gestures and expressions. This is a great opportunity for emerging talent to gain experience in a heartfelt and artistically driven production.
Job Responsibilities
- Portray romantic leads with authentic emotions and chemistry
- Male lead will deliver a monologue in English
- Female lead must convey emotions through facial expressions (no dialogue)
- Participate in scenes involving natural intimacy such as hand-holding, hugging, and light kisses (all within respectful boundaries)
- Work collaboratively with the director and production team
Requirements
- Male lead (20-30), strong English skills required for monologue
- Female lead (20-30), must have strong non-verbal acting abilities
- Both roles require European appearance
- Comfortable portraying romantic themes in a natural and respectful way
- Real couples are encouraged to apply
Compensation
- Travel and meals provided
- 1 to 3-day shoot in late March
- Experience working on a creative university film project
CASTING CALL
We are casting for our upcoming dark horror feature film called CARA
The following roles are available:
BERNADETTE: Female, playing 50-60, darker hair, Scottish (or highly capable at
Scottish accent). Bernadette is Cara’s mother and could be the keeper of dark secrets she’d prefer were left buried.
SAM: Male, 19-25. Sam is a low-level dealer who is involved with Cara. This would be a
physical role involving combat and being restrained for periods (safely,
obviously).
MICHAEL: Male, 50-60. Michael is Cara’s father, who is incapacitated following a
stroke. This role will involve makeup effects and some challenging scenes.
BENNY: Male mid 20’s – Mid 30’s. Tall, well built. Benny is a dealer, a dangerous man.
Tavolves make-up effects and combat scenes.
FILMING WILL TAKE PLACE IN MANCHESTER AROUND THE 1st – 13th MAY
PAY BETWEEN £100 AND £150 PER DAY WITH FOOD, TRAVEL, AND REASONABLE
EXPENSES
Lara Manwaring Casting is casting company film and TV.
Previous projects worked on include the Channel 4 series ‘Top Boy’
We are currently looking in London for:
A Carribbean women aged 60-90
- To play a key role in a BBC Feature film being made this summer.
- It is a positive story about a man with mental health difficulties and his grandmother.
- No previous acting experience is needed.
(why not give it a try and see if you like it? Many people have acting talent that they didn’t event know about!)
If we feel you could be right for the role we will be in touch to explain more.
Thank you!
This is a great opportunity, and the role will be WELL PAID.