| Production Title: |
| INJECTION Short fil, (working title) |
| Production Location: |
| Dallas |
| Production Type: |
| Short Film |
| Production Start Date: |
| 04/30/2021 |
| Production Wrap Date: |
| 05/15/2021 |
| Producer(s): |
| Natasha Cooks |
| Writer(s): |
| Kelsey Williams |
| Director(s): |
| Kelsey Williams |
| Other Cast & Crew: |
| Producer: Natasha Cooks Cinematographer: Makayla Dessivia Submission Deadline: 4/10/2021 at 11:59 pm CT Call Back Date: scheduled for zoom submission within 24 hours of receipt. Zoom Auditions: 4/10/2021 – 4/13/2021 Casting from Headshots, Resumes & Demo Reels ONLY Tentative Production Dates: 4-5 days (4/30, 5/1, 5/2 or 5/14, 5/15, 5/16) —- May require some flexibility during the week pending location availability but will give you advanced notice. CONTACT: byosstudios@gmail.com SPECIAL NOTES: Please send a current headshot, resume and link to your demo reel (or dramatic monologue that is 2 min or less) to byosstudios@gmail.com. ***BE SURE TO LIST THE NAME OF THE CHARACTER YOU ARE SUBMITTING FOR*** LOGLINE: A telepath that uses unconventional and morally questionable methods to block others’ thoughts, finds nirvana when she discovers the silence she craves, in an unlikely place. DESCRIPTION: “Injection” is a supernatural/sci-fi short film that follows Ada, a young woman with telepathic powers, but is not clear about her origins. She works as an FBI agent investigating the whereabouts of missing children. She deals with the turmoil of being a killer, but also trying to silence the voices in her head due to her telepathic powers. GENRE: Sci-Fi / Drama CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: ADA (Lead): Woman: Black/African Descent : Early to mid 30’s : Any Body Type : Cosmopolitan, but tough. Strong sense of justice on one hand, yet a murderer : FBI Agent BENJAMIN (supporting): Man : Black / African Descent : mid to late 30’s : Benjamin works for the Company, and has been looking for his sister, and wants to look out for her. [UNPAID] RICK (supporting): Man : Any Ethnicity : Any Age : Any Body Type : Flexible Morality-leaning towards evil: Comfortable with props near eyes. Must exude terror/pain on his face while his body remains still. [UNPAID] CHILD 1: Child: Under the age of 10 GRANDMOTHER (supporting): Woman : Black / African Descent : mid 50’s and up : Silver fox (flexible) : A Telepath with knowledge of her family’s history and powers : Spry enough to help grandchildren navigate through a difficult situation. [UNPAID] TEEN BENJAMIN (supporting): Teenage Boy/ young man : Black / African Descent : mid to late teens/ early 20’s : Telepath Graduating High School headed to his next chapter of life : Smart and Capable Protector of Younger sister : There will be some stunts : Running : falling. PRETEEN ADA (supporting): PreTeen : Black / African Descent : 12 through 15 : PRETEEN Ada is curious, focused, and innocent. In this role the actress will have to witness trauma. Some running involved. DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (supporting): Woman : East / South Asian , Middle Eastern descent : mid 40’s – mid 50’s : Ada’s mentor / boss : tough, follows protocols but does care greatly for her agents. : Dialogue heavy scene. [UNPAID] DOCTOR (supporting): Woman : Any Ethnicity : late 40’s to 60’s : Intelligent with excellent bedside manner [UNPAID] COMPANY MAN (supporting): Man : Any Ethnicity : mid 40’s : Flexible Morality – works for the COMPANY going after people like Ada. Normal in appearance, but frightening – can navigate through a crowd without being recognized. Would like for him to be subtly terrifying, looks can range from Cristian Bale (American Psyco) or Willem Dafoe, Javier Bardem, Joaquin de Almeida, Danny Trejo. The look is flexible but would need to really speak to the audience with their presence: |
| Membership: |
| Not Associated with Dallas FilmMaker’s Alliance |
| Synopsis: |
| Paid / Unpaid
LOGLINE: A telepath that uses unconventional and morally questionable methods to block others’ thoughts, finds nirvana when she discovers the silence she craves, in an unlikely place. DESCRIPTION: “Injection” is a supernatural/sci-fi short film that follows Ada, a young woman with telepathic powers, but is not clear about her origins. She works as an FBI agent investigating the whereabouts of missing children. She deals with the turmoil of being a killer, but also trying to silence the voices in her head due to her telepathic powers. GENRE: Sci-Fi / Drama |
| Character Breakdowns: |
| The descriptions are as follows.
NAME OF PROJECT : “INJECTION” (working title) Casting from Headshots, Resumes & Demo Reels ONLY Tentative Production Dates: 4-5 days (4/30, 5/1, 5/2 or 5/14, 5/15, 5/16) —- May require some flexibility during the week pending location availability but will give you advanced notice. CONTACT: byosstudios@gmail.com SPECIAL NOTES: Please send a current headshot, resume and link to your demo reel (or dramatic monologue that is 2 min or less) to byosstudios@gmail.com. ***BE SURE TO LIST THE NAME OF THE CHARACTER YOU ARE SUBMITTING FOR*** CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: ADA (Lead): Woman: Black/African Descent : Early to mid 30’s : Any Body Type : Cosmopolitan, but tough. Strong sense of justice on one hand, yet a murderer : FBI Agent Telepath/telekinesis, background trauma as a teenager/family killed. Please bring your authentic self to the audition. [PAID] BENJAMIN (supporting): Man : Black / African Descent : mid to late 30’s : Benjamin works for the Company, and has been looking for his sister, and wants to look out for her. [UNPAID] RICK (supporting): Man : Any Ethnicity : Any Age : Any Body Type : Flexible Morality-leaning towards evil: Comfortable with props near eyes. Must exude terror/pain on his face while his body remains still. [UNPAID] CHILD 1: Child: Under the age of 10 GRANDMOTHER (supporting): Woman : Black / African Descent : mid 50’s and up : Silver fox (flexible) : A Telepath with knowledge of her family’s history and powers : Spry enough to help grandchildren navigate through a difficult situation. [UNPAID] TEEN BENJAMIN (supporting): Teenage Boy/ young man : Black / African Descent : mid to late teens/ early 20’s : Telepath Graduating High School headed to his next chapter of life : Smart and Capable Protector of Younger sister : There will be some stunts : Running : falling. PRETEEN ADA (supporting): PreTeen : Black / African Descent : 12 through 15 : PRETEEN Ada is curious, focused, and innocent. In this role the actress will have to witness trauma. Some running involved. DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (supporting): Woman : East / South Asian , Middle Eastern descent : mid 40’s – mid 50’s : Ada’s mentor / boss : tough, follows protocols but does care greatly for her agents. : Dialogue heavy scene. [UNPAID] DOCTOR (supporting): Woman : Any Ethnicity : late 40’s to 60’s : Intelligent with excellent bedside manner [UNPAID] COMPANY MAN (supporting): Man : Any Ethnicity : mid 40’s : Flexible Morality – works for the COMPANY going after people like Ada. Normal in appearance, but frightening – can navigate through a crowd without being recognized. Would like for him to be subtly terrifying, looks can range from Cristian Bale (American Psyco) or Willem Dafoe, Javier Bardem, Joaquin de Almeida, Danny Trejo. The look is flexible but would need to really speak to the audience with their presence: |
| Audition Date / Time: |
| 04/12/2021 |
| Other Audition Dates and Times: |
| Zoom auditions, between April 11th -13th. Once we receive your submission, we will email you a calendly link for you to schedule a time. |
| Crew Positions Needed: |
| N/a |
| Compensation: |
| Paid |
| If non-paid, we will provide meals, snacks or beverages for cast and crew |
| Agreed |
| SAG: |
| SAG |
| Contact Email: |
| byosstudios@gmail.com |
| Instructions for candidates: |
| Casting from Headshots, Resumes & Demo Reels ONLY
Only submit if you have a demo reel or monologue(at least two minutes) Production Dates: Late April-Early May (still TBD) CONTACT: byosstudios@gmail.com SPECIAL NOTES: Please send a current headshot, resume and link to your demo reel (or monologue of your choice) to byosstudios@gmail.com. Please indicate that you are submitting from ***BE SURE TO LIST THE NAME OF THE CHARACTER YOU ARE SUBMITTING FOR*** |