CASTING CALL FOR OFFICIAL CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT FILM.
Chapman University is casting for the student film “A Dirty Story of a Dirty Man,” a non-union drama/thriller set in 1988. The plot follows a young screenwriter’s struggle to adapt the work of an arrogant novelist, Jerry Q. Harrison, leading to a creative clash.
The film will shoot in the Orange County area from October 18th-20th, with compensation including meals, gas reimbursement, copy, and credit.
Auditions are open for the role of Jerry, a pretentious novelist in his 50s-70s. Interested actors should submit headshots, resumes, and reels to musgrave@chapman.edu by September 30th.
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A Dirty Story of a Dirty Man – Non Union – Chapman Advanced Production (AP)
GENRE: Drama/Thriller
LOGLINE:
On a cold New Year’s Eve in 1988, a young screenwriter struggles to adapt the work of an arrogant and unyielding novelist, leading to a clash for creative control.
UNION STATUS: Non-Union, Not Paid
COMPENSATION: Meals, Gas Comp, Copy, Credit.
*Willing to discuss other compensation that isn’t monetary!
SHOOT DATES: October 18th – 20th
LOCATION: TBD, Orange County area
DIRECTOR: Sawyer Hill
CASTING DIRECTOR: Delaney Musgrave
Jerry Q. Harrison (50s-70s, Male). A pretentious novelist, Jerry is extremely protective of his work. He views Tom, a young screenwriter adapting Jerry’s book, as inferior. He doesn’t like the idea of his novel being adapted into a motion picture film, but he needs the money. Jerry’s brilliance as a writer is undercut by his disdain for others.
If interested in auditioning, please email your headshots, resume, and reel (if you have them, fine if not!) to musgrave@chapman.edu to receive the side(s).
Please include the role you would like to audition for in the subject line of the email.
Self tapes are preferred and due by September 30th. We will conduct Zoom auditions if we have availability, and potentially Zoom or in-person callbacks.