Open Call Auditions
On this date, one year ago…
We Moon Brothers posted our final open casting call for our independent feature film Liars and Lunatics.
We had already been auditioning for the film since February 2006. And we had had a good response from the casting notice we placed in the audition trade newspaper, Backstage.
From February to May, we waded through probably close to 1,000 headshots of actors of every description. And arranged for a good number of those actors come in for a screentest. Yet, by this time last year, we still needed to fill a few roles.
Including the role of the protagonist James; and that of his dead girlfriend, Paige. Plus we hadn’t yet firmed up anyone to play the role of the Judge.
Since we were in the middle of getting the paperwork to become signatory to SAG (the Screen Actors Guild), we were able to post an audition notice on their website…which we did on June 5, 2006.
As a result, we had to wade through a whole new set of headshots! Which also meant, more screentests. And the stress of choosing the right actors for the parts.
At this time, this year, we’re still feeling the stress. Okay, so we’re not pouring over screentests anymore, worried about which actors to choose (By the way, looking at the footage of the film at this stage, we’re very pleased with the actors we chose). Now we’re in the final stages of tweaking the film to get the best possible product. And that’s not easy… especially with film festival deadlines looming…
{{ photo :: The audition sides – short selections from the script – that the actors read for their screentest. }}
