Casting Call "ALIEN - The Message" / Animation *paid*

Casting Call "ALIEN - The Message" / Animation *paid*

Project Overview

Hi there,


my name is René Jacob, I am from Germany and I
am 43 years old. I do movie editing for living and in my spare time I create
movies with the machinima software “iClone”.

Several
months ago I started my new movie project.  

 



“Alien
– The Message”

 


The
story is based on the one and only sify movie “Alien” from 1979. So it’s in
some way a fan movie, but not really. I do work in the movie business for years
(movie editing) and I do those projects in my spare time, just because … I want
to.


https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nS0SaAyhCvSEFluT6zYLjKA0H8qDaaCp



Plot
Summary:

 

A
dark room. Six cryo chambers can be seen. All are empty but one isn’t. In there
is EMILY WATER and she is sleeping. Suddenly the cryo chamber open its door and
EMILY wakes up. She gets up confused and disoriented and alone. As she walks
through the silent corridors of the spaceship HORIZON she is alone. EMILY
reaches the cockpit and as she looks through the big window, EMILY sees the
landscape of the planetoid LV-426. Now EMILY realizes. The ship never left this
deserted planetoid. They are still on that planet. EMILY runs to the
communication room and talks to the main computer of the HORIZON. The computer
tells her, that everyone else on board is dead and there is another life form
on the ship and it’s not human …

 

 

EMILY
WATERS – who is she?

 

EMILY
WATERS is 39 years old. She was born in the old parts of New York and she
worked hard to earn her way to the college. She moved to California to study
Geology. Since then her big dream was to travel in space and explore new
foreign worlds. But she never got the chance to do this. Instead she works for
several companies, analyzing material which other people got from distant
planets. EMILY fell in love with a colleague of her. They got married, but
several years later they decided to separate. EMILY has no children and she
never wanted any. Her work dictates her life.

One
of the companies, she worked for, was Wayland Yutani. That company asked her to
get on board of a space ship, called HORIZON. The journeys destination was a
small planetoid – LV426. The goal of this expedition was to check out the
richness of minerals, to evaluate the possibilities of mining. EMILY accepted
asap and some days later the journey started. On board were six people,
including EMILY. She liked the captain – BURKE ANDERSON and they started an
affair. But time was short, because the crew had to go to hyper sleep, to
survive the long trip to LV-426. 


Here are some pictures from first scenes I made for the movie


https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KwqfsOUu2Y3UxOdLRRPwIJpFNo2qHjkp


https://drive.google.com/open?id=11paXZT5Wdl7ajgc4Rr-QCCSPro3RfLqj

 


UPDATE 12/02/2017


Here are two Youtube links to show you some early scenes frome the movie.


Link 1: A montage of some sets we already created


https://youtu.be/TntvBVISSE0


Link 2: First scenes from the movie to show you the look and feel ...


https://youtu.be/dpMtL0JkInc




UPDATE 12/26/2017


Here are some screens from scenes I created within the last two weeks ...


https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dUhWH1ZcIcpJNQfOVElW3BxvcGSLeadZ

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1S4mT419L5sny01NXuE7IOItqgxwVZ3Z0



UPDATE END

 


What
kind of voice do I need? (main character EMILY WALTERS)

 

First
of all, I do not need those very high pitched female voices which are often
being heard in those Japanese animations. I need a calm, down to earth like
voice and it would be good if the actress is not too young, because the
portrayed age is the late 30s. The voice actress should be able to create
subtle emotions in the different lines. That’s not an easy task and that’s why
I am willing to pay for the job.



PAYMENT

 

This
is a private project with no financial interests. I do this movie, because I
want to do this. But I know, that I can’t demand a good performance without
paying some money.

 

The
two main characters (EMILY WATERS; Dr. NOLAN) will be paid around 5 Euro per
line.


EMILY
WATERS = 250€

DR
NOLAN = 90€

 


The
smaller parts will get payed as follows:

 

CAPTAIN
BURKE ANDERSON = 50€

WAYLAND
YUTANI BOSS/EMPLOYEE/SOPHIA BAKER = 25€

 

I
will pay the money via Paypal. Be sure to have an account there. I only work
with persons who are at least 18 years old.

Please record the lines in:   WAV; 16bit; 48Khz

If
you have a demo reel, feel free to send this along with the recorded lines.

Best regards

René Jacob

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  • Information about the next steps ...

    Hi there, thank all of you for your auditions regarding my movie project "Alien - The Message". I did listen to them all, but I didn' made any decision yet. I will be on vacation from 12/29/2017 until 01/04/2018. So I decided to add one week to the time frame for auditioning. So this audition will end on 01/05/2018. I will go through every audition the following weekend and I am certain I will make my decision very soon after that. Expect a message within the following week. (01/08 - 01/12) Happy new year ... René Jacob

  • Added two youtube links in the description

    Hi there, I added two Youtube links in the description of my casting call. There you can see a montage of the first set, which are finished and a first glimpse of the animatted movie. Greetings, René Jacob

  • Update role descriptions

    Hi there, thanx for the already sent auditions. I listend to them and I realized, I have to elaborate more about the roles of DR. NOLAn and the CAPTAIN BURKE ANDERSON. So I wrote some additional director notes, how the emotion should be spoken. Sorry for the inconvinience. If you already auditioned for those roles, fell free to do it again, if you wish. Thank you very much ... René Jacob
Project Roles: Emily Waters Dr. Matthew Nolan Captain Burke Anderson Sophia Baker Employee Boss
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Emily Waters
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Cari Scholtens

EMILY WATERS is 39 years old. She was born in the old parts of New York and she worked hard to earn her way to the college. She moved to California to study Geology. Since then her big dream was to travel in space and explore new foreign worlds. But she never got the chance to do this. Instead she works for several companies, analyzing material which other people got from distant planets. EMILY fell in love with a colleague of her. They got married, but several years later they decided to separate. EMILY has no children and she never wanted any. Her work dictates her life.

What kind of voice do I need?

 

First of all, I do not need those very high pitched female voices which are often being heard in those Japanese animations. I need a calm, down to earth like voice and it would be good if the actress is not too young, because the portrayed age is the late 30s. The voice actress should be able to create subtle emotions in the different lines.

Number of lines:   45

INFO: Please submit only the lines of the requested role.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FJtqqoVFw-zcXmK093j7ng7hxW6Wm4Fd
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BGYvdsMAFQZrMmFaQ-iycMT_QaFzJWd5

  • EMILY breathes
    deeply.

     

    EMILY

    What happened here?

     

    COMPUTER

    I’ve woken you up,
    because you have

    to complete the
    mission.

     

    EMILY (angry)

    That’s not what I‘m
    talking about!

    Where are the others?

    Baker? Anderson?
    Nolan?

     

    For a few seconds
    there is silence.

     

    COMPUTER

    I have no information
    about this.

     

     

    EMILY

                                                                          

    On deck 3, there is blood all over!




Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 34 Submissions Apply / Audition
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Dr. Matthew Nolan
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: wcalligan89

DR. NOLAN is the medic from the ship HORIZON. He is one of the oldest crew members and he has seen a lot. He is a very calm and rational person.

Number of lines:   16

Directional Notes:
Some background info for the audition lines. In this scene Dr. NOLAN has to tell EMILY WATSON that she has cancer in a highly progressed state. He tries to be as professionell as possible, but some emotions come through, when he realizes that EMILY doesn't care about his advises. So DR. NOLAN speks to her very calm, but insistent. He want's to safe her life. DR. WATSON doesn't raise his voice, his voice get's even lower, when he insists.

INFO: Please submit only the lines of the requested role. American Accent is also possible.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SuMtp6dNRJ-s5xxfEQkqj94VkS62IBz5

  • DR. NOLAN

    The cancer will
    continue to grow.

    Even in cryo state.

     

    EMILY's mind is
    racing.

     

    EMILY

    Look, I've never been
    on a

    unknown planet in my
    life.

    This is my only
    chance!

     

    DR. NOLAN

    I understand.

    …

    But if you go out
    there,

                                                                                                     

    you'll die here.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Captain Burke Anderson
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: zack smith

BURKE ANDERSON is the captain of the space ship HORIZON.

Number of lines:   9

Direction Notes:
The lines you need to read for audition need to be spoken like a broken man who is facing death. This text is part of the message he is gonna send to the company, in order to confirm the existence of the creature. This man has seen his crew die by this alien creature. Only he, Sophia Baker (the pilot) and EMILY are still alive. This man has gone through days of fighting and loosing, so he is ehausted and broken. This is how his lines need to be spoken.

  • BURKE (off)

    The creature exists
    and it's deadly.

    ...

    I hope you're happy
    now,

                                                                           

    because we're all going to die here.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Sophia Baker
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: kimgasicielvo

SOPHIA BAKER is the pilot of the spaceship HORIZON. She is a tough woman and one of the youngest member of the crew.

Number of lines:   3

INFO: You can submit a demo reel too.

  • SOPHIA (off,yells)

                                                                            

    We have to launch the HORIZON. Now!

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Employee
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: slapper1

This man is an employee of the Wayland Yutani company.

Number of lines:   3

INFO: You can submit a demo reel too.

  • COMPANY EMPLOYEE (off)

                                                                             

    There's another ship in this sector.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Boss
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: LeoWigginsVO

This man is the boss of the Wayland Yutani company.

Number of lines:   3

INFO: You can submit a demo reel too.

  • BOSS (off)

                                                                           We have to know if the rumors are true!

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