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CastingsShort Film "Encore: The Last Performance" - Principal Leads, Supporting & Background Roles

Short Film "Encore: The Last Performance" - Principal Leads, Supporting & Background Roles

$1000 / ProjectCompensation

About This Casting

Project Overview

Casting six principal leads, supporting roles, a supporting or creature performer, and background or day players for "Encore: The Last Performance," a short film.

Logline

A gothic psychological horror thriller about six gifted young classical musicians invited to perform at an isolated hotel where the concert is a deadly audition; the most gifted performer will be chosen to stay forever.

Performance Requirements

  • Emphasizes minimal dialogue
  • Requires strong physical and non-verbal acting
  • Requires believable instrumental proficiency for the musician roles

Production Details

  • Shoots mid to end-of-September remotely

Compensation & Usage

  • Guaranteed deferred payment of $1,000, plus a share of the film’s profits
  • The $1,000 will be paid upon completion of the full film
  • Credit and usage rights included
  • Backend participation

Requirements

Categories

HotActing

Roles

7
01

Wren Han

First violin and the film's protagonist. Disciplined, controlled, quietly intense. Largest role: minimal dialogue, but heavy physical and musical performance demands. Ethnicity: Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander

AGE 17-17femaleAsian, Pacific Islander, Indian/South Asian
02

Dani Eklund

Second violin. Grounded and principled — the one who refuses the hotel's prize. Ethnicity: White / European Descent

AGE 17-17femaleWhite / Caucasian, Other
03

Irish Chen

Piano. The first character taken by the hotel; must read as gifted and promising early on. Ethnicity: Asian

AGE 17-17femaleAsian
04

Theo Nakamura

Cello. Sensitive, quieter presence; carries a paper crane as a personal motif and prop. Ethnicity: Asian

AGE 17-17maleAsian
05

Sam Calloway

Viola. Easygoing and relaxed — a tonal counterweight to the group's mounting dread. Ethnicity: White / European Descent

AGE 17-17maleWhite / Caucasian, Other
06

Cole Mercer

Camera operator and outsider of the group — not a musician. Functions as the audience's surrogate; late in the film he's taken into the 'audience' rather than killed. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent

AGE 17-17maleAfrican-American
07

Jacob Hunt

A time-displaced investigator (supporting). Pre-Screen Requests:Video

AGE 17-17maleAfrican-American, Latino / Hispanic, White / Caucasian, Other, Asian, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific Islander, Indian/South Asian

Compensation

$1000 / Project

Location

United States

Roles

7 Roles
Wren HanDani EklundIrish Chen+4 more

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