Anne Chapman Casting & VCUarts Cinema seeking 1 local to RVA actor for Non-Union Short Student Film shooting June 11th-18th, 2025, $155/day
Dead Ned
VCUarts Cinema
Non-Union Short Student Film
Production Company: VCUarts Cinema
Executive Producer: Kevin Gallagher
Director: Bill Badgley
Screen Writers: Defne Ceylan & Taylor Fenderson
Casting Director: Anne N. Chapman
Casting Associates: Kailah Augustine & Carly Hough
Day Rate: $200/shoot day – Final authorization for engagement of services are dependent upon university budget approval. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8am-4pm.
First Round: Via Self-Tape
Virtual CB Date: Week of June 30th
Shoot Dates: July 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2025
Rehearsal Date: July 11th, 2025
Shoot Location: VCU campus. Parking provided.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Submitting via Breakdown Express/Actors Access is preferred.
Please do not double submit. If you have already submitted via Actors Access we have your submission!
If that is not available to you, we would still love to have you SUBMIT current headshot and resume (and reel if you have one) via the link below: https://airtable.com/app1l6yumTeSmbGB2/shrazFLkU28X1rjNT
*Please note, due to the limited budget for travel and/or accommodation for this VCUarts Cinema student film, we would appreciate it if you make a note if you have accommodation in Richmond, Virginia, and are available to self-report
Storyline: When two friends discover their co-worker dead in their hotel room, they must find a way to dispose of the body before the 11 AM check-out.
SEEKING
[FREDDY] Mid-20s, any ethnicity, man. Leader by chance, innovative by choice. Maybe a bit of a skeptic. Launched into leadership amidst chaos. Guy with the ideas who expects others to fall in line behind him and get it done. He leads the charge in hiding Ned’s body.
$200/DAY for five days inclusive of $20/day meal stipend & $20/day wardrobe stipend. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8am-4pm. $75 for 3hr rehearsal.
Experience with choreographed fighting is a plus
[EDDIE] Mid-20s, any ethnicity, man. Freddy’s friend, who goes along with his antics unwillingly. A bit of a pessimist. Enjoys the finer things in life (his London Fog). Incredibly nervous to get caught. Just got a new job and would really like to not go to jail.
$200/DAY for five days inclusive of $20/day meal stipend & $20/day wardrobe stipend. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8am-4pm. $75 for 3 hr rehearsal.
Experience with choreographed fighting is a plus
[NED] Mid-20s, any ethnicity, man. Freddy and Eddie’s friend, who sleeps like the dead. Unbeknownst to them, he is not actually dead. Easygoing guy who loves a good party.
$200/DAY for five days inclusive of $20/day meal stipend & $20/day wardrobe stipend. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8am-4pm. $75 for 3 hr rehearsal.
Physical comedy experience necessary. Must be comfortable “playing dead”, and being manipulated a la Weekend at Bernie’s.
Thank you in advance for your submission!
Submitting does not guarantee an audition: If selected, you will be contacted with an audition time and location. Every submission is thoughtfully considered. Specific requirements for each role are indicated above. Anne Chapman Casting is a safe space where all voices are equal regardless of age, sex, racial, tribal, religious, linguistic, cultural or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
***The Virginia Film Office is not affiliated with this project and it is up to the participants interested in this opportunity to vet the project and get more details directly from the filmmaker.***