“Echoes” Short Film Casting Call for Multiple Roles

Casting Multiple Roles for Student Virtual Production Short Film “Echoes”

Job Description
A virtual production short film is casting several roles for two shooting periods: an initial session on December 3rd, 2025, and a second session in late Spring 2026. Created by IADT Immersive Media Degree students, this project offers valuable experience, travel reimbursement, credit, and showreel material. The film involves green screen and on-location performance, with some characters eligible for motion capture and voice-over opportunities.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform scripted dialogue on green screen and practical locations

• Convey strong emotional presence in a dramatic narrative

• Collaborate with student filmmakers in a professional, supportive environment

• Participate in potential motion capture and voice-over sessions (specific roles)

Requirements
Roles include:

Roles Required December 3rd, 2025

• Mother – Female, supporting role, playing age 30–45

Roles Required Late Spring 2026

• Meave (Lead) – Female, 18–27

• Young Meave – Female, 9–12

• Mother – Female, 30–45

• Father – Male, 30–45

• Priest – Male, 40–60

General Notes:

• All roles have equal screen time and dialogue

• Acting experience preferred, especially for motion capture/voice-over in Priest and Father roles

• Flexible casting for applicants slightly outside age descriptions

Compensation

• Unpaid, but travel expenses covered

• Showreel footage and credit provided

Job Description

The IADT short film Lapse in Consciousness is seeking two talented male actors for key roles in a surreal psychological drama exploring the fragile boundary between dreams and reality. The film follows Peter, a young man drifting through life in a haze, as his perception of reality begins to distort after a mysterious television broadcast mirrors his thoughts.

This is an unpaid student production, but food and transport will be provided for all participants.

Job Responsibilities

• Portray characters with emotional nuance and authenticity in a surreal, introspective narrative.

• Collaborate closely with the director and cinematography team to bring out the film’s dreamlike tone.

• Participate fully during filming days and rehearsals.

• Take direction effectively to capture both realism and abstract emotion.

Character Breakdown

• John: Male, mid to late 50s. A grounded yet distant figure representing the faded connection between reality and illusion.

• Peter: Male, early 20s. Drifts through life as if in a dream, his sense of reality slowly unraveling as strange events begin to mirror his inner turmoil.

Requirements

• Male actors within specified age ranges.

• Comfortable performing in an emotionally complex and atmospheric short film.

• Must be available for filming on November 13th, 14th, and 15th.

Compensation

• Unpaid

• Food and transport covered during filming.