Acting Midwest eZine

Winchester-Lexington, KY

James is a college dropout and a do-it-yourself geneticist. He's managed to breathe new life into his latest project, an old friend named Abby.   
A covert government agent known only as Jacobs is watching his every move. James fights to make things right; he wants to pretend nothing ever happened.

But his goddess has disappeared, along with her secrets.

What:
Fat Guy Films and writer/director Josh Felty is currently casting for their short film project, a sci-fi thriller tentatively entitled "Aphrodite". This will be a quick shoot, encompassing the next few weeks, and is a no-pay, no-budget short film project.

When: Wednesday evenings through Saturday mornings

We're looking for the following:

• Abby/Aphrodite (lead): early 20's female, relives events of her life in "flashback", fragile yet strong-willed
• Shanna (Abby's best friend): early to mid 20's, high-spirited party girl with a slight chip on her shoulder

Where: Winchester, KY
Once again, this is a short film project and is open to those within the Lexington/Winchester area with ample transportation and an open schedule in the evening times between Wednesday and Friday.  Please contact for more in-depth scheduling.

Louisville, KY


Logline:
Five precocious Pendleton kids attempt to track down a treasure they believe Lewis and Clark discovered on their expedition out west and brought home to Kentucky.

Synopsis:
It isn't so much that Scott doesn't like history, it's just that he's more interested in how the buildings might be demolished than any historical significance they might hold. His opinion of history takes a drastic turn, however, when he and his older brother, James, discover a cryptic set of letters and numbers carved into the molding over one of the doors in the Locust Grove house in Louisville, KY. Excited, they recruit their older sister, Rachel, to decipher what they believe is a clue, and their younger siblings, Matthew and Lydia, to help search for the next clue. The Pendleton kids bring history to the present in their search for what they believe could be a lost treasure from Lewis and Clark's expedition out west. This short film explores Locust Grove and champions family unity.

Script Length: 18 pages.

Characters:

• Rachel Pendleton, 15, loves to take things apart, see how they work, and put them back together again.
• James Pendleton, 13, an artist, loves to paint, play instruments, and work on projects with his family.
• Scott Pendleton, 11, outgoing and spunky, loves anything that blows up. Plans to be a demolition engineer when he grows up.
• Matthew Pendleton, 9, follows Scott around and generally helps with blowing things up.
• Lydia Pendleton, 7, loves anyone nice and anything pretty. She likes watching James work.
• Mom Pendleton, 35-45, cheerfully puts up with a lot.
• Miss Lacy, 30-60, the tour guide at Locust Grove.
• Clerk, 20-50, the lady behind the counter at Locust Grove
• Extras, 20-60, other people in the tour at Locust Grove

 

Louisville, KY

I will be shooting a comedy short late this summer or fall and will be in need of people for specific parts. I need actors to portray:

• SGT Falstaff: white male mid 20's-early 30's. Southern/rural. Mean/rough looking. Average to stocky build.
• SP4 Ruiz: hispanic male, early-mid 20's. Stocky build
• "Tran": Asian male, short, thin build. Must be able to cast a cocky or arrogant countenance. Must be able to speak Vietnamese, or at least speak the part written for him
• Misc other GI's: should be of thin, stock, or average build---GI's 40 years ago were skinnier than today. White, hispanic, Asian, black. Speaking role will be limited.

NO actor portraying a GI can have tattoos visible while wearing a long sleeve shirt UNLESS approved by technical advisor as period appropriate.
No real physical work involved however your weapon/gear may weigh up to 80lbs. It's not an evenly distributed weight either.

Other actors required

• Middle aged men (x2)--who can appear homeless
• Misc other homeless males.
• Asian girl, 5-7 years old.

This is an amatuer project, no compensation other than meals and a copy of hte completed film plus rough footage. Shooting date not pinned down (casting and permits still in process) but WILL be several weekends (SAT/SUN) in late September and early October in Louisville. 1-2 additional "training nights", which may not be on a weekend to be hosted by the technical advisor will be conducted for the GI actors.