Winnie the Pooh Stop Motion Feature Film
Project Overview
I am a 16 year film writer and creator starting work on a stop motion feature length film based off of A.A.Milnes original book Winnie the Pooh. This opportunity is an unpaid passion project. All work will be done at home and on zoom so please do not worry about travel. Other details about work days and schedules will be sent if chosen for this opportunity.
Voice Actor
Personality- naive, kind, and loyal. A thoughtful “Bear of very little brain” who loves humming, poetry, and honey.
Vocal Style -Soft, slow-spoken, gentle, and unhurried. Deeply comforting and innocent (No Disney imitation of Stirling Holloway, Jim Cummings, or any other actor who has portrayed this character is a Disney adaptation.
Gender: Male
Age: 14+
Instructions for Audition-
Record yourself reading all three monologues in character. At the beginning of the video please state your name and age. Once recorded please upload to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted]
If selected all voice work will be done through zoom at home.
"It is a very strange thing about honey. You think there is plenty left in the stone jar, and then you find there isn't. It must have wandered off while I napped. How thoughtless! I shall have to go one a small expedition directly, or my tummy will make a terrible fuss."
“if I float up to the bush with a blue balloon, the bees will think I am just a small black cloud. It is a clever deception, really. They won’t suspect a thing, and then I can sample their sweetmeat without any bothering. Oh dear, I do hope the wind behaves.”
“The fluff on my tummy is feeling rather musical today. It is gummy a pleasant tune about cold mornings. It isn’t a grande song, mind you, but it is a comfortable one to sing while sitting stock-still on a log. I must find Christopher Robin and sing it directly.”
Voice Actor
Personality-timid, nervous, and easily startled, yet fiercely loyal and brave when Piglet’s friends are in trouble. Piglet is a “Very Smart animal” who worries about big things but possesses a massive heart.
Voice Syle- High -pitched, breathless, gentle and hesitant. Piglet should sound small and endearing, often stuttering slightly when frightened (No Disney imitation)
Gender: Male or Female
Age: 14+
Instructions for audition:
Please record yourself reading all three monologues in character. At the beginning of the video please state your name and age. Once the video is recorded please upload to YouTube or Google Drive and send the link to [redacted]
If chosen for this opportunity all voice acting work will be done through zoom at home.
"It is a grave thing to be a Very Small Animal, Pooh. When the Wind blows, I feel I might fly off like paper. Do hold my hand, if it isn't a bother. I should feel much gander anchored to a proper bear."
“Oh dear! Did you hear that rustling, Pooh? It sounded precisely like a fierce creature looking for breakfast. I wasn’t frightened, mind you-I only wondered if we ought to turn back directly and find Christopher Robin.”
“I shall try my absolute best to be brave today, Christopher Robin. Even if my legs shake under my jumber, I won’t run. If Pooh is in a tight spot, a small animal must assist. We must stay on our expedition.”
Voice Actor
Personality- Melancholy, cynical, and deeply pessimistic, yet quietly appreciative of his friends. He expects the worst to happen but excepts life’s small discomforts with a dry, gloomy wit.
Voice Style-Low pitched, slow, monotone, and weary. He speaks with a heavy, deadpan sigh and unhurried, somber rhythm (No Disney imitation).
Gender: Male
Age: 35+
Instructions for Audition:
Please record yourself reading all three monologues in character. At the beginning of your video please state your name and age. Once recorded please upload your video to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted]
If chosen for this opportunity all voice work will be done through zoom at home
"No tail at all. just a blank space where it used to hang. Someone probably took it for a bush. How thoughtless. Not that it matters. Nobody consults me anyways."
“My house of sticks has collapsed entirely. A wind blew it down directly after breakfast. I shouldn’t be surprised. I shall just sit here in the drizzle instead.”
“it seems to be my birthday today. Pathetic, isn’t it? No cards, no cake, and certainly no sweetmeats. JSU a cold morning and bitter thistle. Still, one mustn’t grumble.”
Voice Actor
Personality- exuberant, bouncy, and highly eccentric. He has boundless optimism and an overconfident charm, often claiming Tiger’s can do absolutely anything until he tries it.
Voice Style- Energetic, loud, and fasted paced with a chaotic speaking rhythm. He should sound excitable and unconfined (Strictly no Disney imitations or signature laughs).
Gender: Male
Age: 17+
Instructions for Audition:
Please record yourself reading all 3 monologues in character. At the beginning of your video please state your name and age. Once your video has been recorded please upload it to Google Drive or YouTube and send link to [redacted]
If chosen for the part all voice acting work will be done through zoom at home.
"Tiger's don't care for honey, Pooh. It's sticky rubbish. We prefer grander things, like thistles! Let me have a go at that green patch over there. Splendid! Oh...oh dear. That tastes precisely like old socks. Perhaps Tiger's don't like thistles after all."
“Of course I can clear that brush, Christopher Robin! It’s a remarkably small hop for a Tiger. My tail is practically a steel spring. Watch me directly-keep your eyes peeled! One, two, three, and…up we go! Oh, dash it all! I’ve landed head first into a prickle bush.”
“Do hurry along everyone! It is a magnificent morning for a proper forage. The others are marching far too slowly, like old snails. A Tiger must stay at the very front of the expedition to scout for dangerous creatures in the ferns. Onwards!
Voice Actor
Personality- practical, organized, and easily flustered. He love’s order, lists, and rules, and he frequently takes charge of organizing “expeditions.” They can be a bit bossy and short- tempered when things get chaotic.
Voice Style-Crisp, fast spoken, clear, and slightly fussy. They should sound sharp, authoritative, and perpetually busy. (No Disney imitations).
Gender: Male
Age: 29+
Instructions for Audition:
Please record yourself reading all three monologues in character. At the beginning of your video please state your name and age. Once you’ve recorded your video please uploaded it to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted]
If chosen for this opportunity all voice work will be done through zoom at home
"No, no, that is completely wrong! We cannot simply wander into the woods without proper schematic. I have spent the entire morning drafting this map on fine parchment, and I expect everyone to fallow it directly. If we don't keep to the path, we shall be entirely lost before tea-time."
“Who is making that dreadful racket outside my burrow? I am exceedingly busy calculating the winter carrot storage, and cannot be bothered by an unexpected crowd. If it is Pooh looking for a sweetmeat, tell him I’m not home. A real wild animal cannot get a single moment of quiet!”
“Do keep in line everyone! As the leader of this forgery party, I must insist absolute order. Christopher Robin put me in charge of the logistics for a reason. We shall march in pairs, look sharp for prickle brushes, and absolutely no bouncing ahead. Onwards!”
Voice Actor
Personality- Intellectual, pompous, and deeply dignified, though she secretly doesn’t know as much as she claims. She loves using grande complicated vocabulary and telling long, winding, family histories, even if she frequently misspells some words.
Voice Style- regal, precise, and aristocratic, precisely matching the elegant, upper-class tone of Queen Elizabeth II. Her delivery should be perfectly spoken, slow, authoritative, and sophisticated. (No Disney imitations).
Gender: Female
Age: 44-57 years old
Instructions for Audition:
Please record yourself reading all three monologues. At the beginning of the video please state your name and age. Once recorded please upload your video to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted]
If chosen for this opportunity all voice work will be done through zoom and home.
"Certain residents of the forest are wandering about in the utter bewilderment. A properly executed expedition requires a tremendous amount of intellectual fortitude. I have prepared a brief lecture of the matter, spanning some four generations of my family history, which I shall read directly."
“My dear Pooh, a missing appendage is a matter of grave consequence, requiring the utmost sophistication. One does not simply look behind a horse-bush and hope for the best. We must approach this dilemma with a structured, scholastic investigation. Please sit down quietly while I compose our inquiry.”
.“Do maintain your composure, everyone. A spot of atmospheric drizzle is hardly an excuse for this dreadful panic. My ancestral home has withstood far greater gales than this minor squall. We shall simply retreat indoors, put on the kettle for a proper pot of tea, and wait.”
Voice Actor
Secondary Lead:
Personality- imaginative, patient, and brave. He is the comforting, clever protector and leader of the animals in the Hundred Acer Wood.
Vocal Style- Youthful, warm and gentle. He speaks to his toys with absolute sincerity and quiet authority. (A classic, soft, British accent works best.
Gender: Male
Age: 11-14
instructions for auditions:
Please film yourself reading the audition lines for the role of Christopher Robin in character. Please clearly state your name and age at the start of the video submission. Once recorded please upload to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted].
"Don't look so downcast, Pooh. Things don't say lost forever; that's absolute rubbish. Come along, let's forage together. Hold my hand so you don't get turned about. We shall check behind the gorse-bush first, and if it isn't there we can ponder it over a small sweetmeat."
“Do look at those clouds, Pooh! It will likely rain directly, but you mustn’t fret about your fur. My house is just over the hill and splendidly dry inside. We can pop on a mac or sit under a brolly to listen to the storm. It will be quite a grande adventure, really. Do hurry!”
“I think today is the perfect day for doing absolutely Nothing, Pooh. Splendid isn’t it? Look at that cloud up there-doesn’t it look precisely like a giant stone jar? The others think we must always march off on an expedition, but sometimes the best fun happens when you just sit stock-still on a log. Don’t you think so, silly old bear?
Voice Actor
Personality- warm, deeply maternal, and incredibly patient. She is the gentle caretaker of the Wood, treating all the animals like her own children with a calm, comforting presence.
Voice Style-kind, nurturing, and soft spoken. She speaks with a gentle, smooth British rhythm that feels safe, warm, and loving (No Disney Imitations)
Gender: Female
Age:25-42
Instruction for audition:
Please record yourself reading all three monologues. At the beginning of your video please state your name and age. Please upload your video to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted]
If chosen for this opportunity all voice work will be done through zoom at home.
"Roo darling, do sit stock-still. Your jumper is covered in bits of gorse-bush from your morning skip. If you don't keep tidy, you shall look like a rubbish-heap before tea time. Now pop back into my pouch directly."
“Oh, hello Pooh-bear. You look downcast today. I suppose your tummy is making a fuss after that match through the ferns. Come inside the tree; I have a stone jar of something sweet to set you right.”
“Do button your coats tightly, everyone. The wind is blowing fiercely through the trees, and we mustn’t catch a chill on our expedition. Christopher Robin, keep a sharp eye on the smaller animals. Return safely before sunset.”
Voice Actor
Personality- playful, curious, and full of boundless energy. He loves bouncing, asking a million questions, and exploring the Hundred Acer Wood under the watchful eye of his mother, Kanga.
Voice Style- high pitched, enthusiastic, and joyful. He should sound like a spirited young child who speaks quickly and with pure excitement. (No Disney Imitations).
Gender: Male
Age: 5-10
Instruction for Audition:
Please have you or your guardian record yourself reading all three monologues in character. At the beginning of your video please state your name and age. Once recorded please upload your video to Google Drive or YouTube and send the link to [redacted]
If chosen for the part all voice work will be done through zoom at home.
"Look at me Pooh! I am bouncing exceptionally high today, clear over the gorse-bushes. Do you think I jump with all my might, I could land straight inside Christopher Robin's pocket? Watch me go!"
“Look at those tracks in the mud, Mama! Do you think a fierce creature made them while we napped? Let’s follow them directly into the ferns before it rains. A proper grande expedition.”
“Can we run home, Christopher Robin? My legs are every skippy today, and I am certain Mama has hot biscuits waiting the tree. I shall race you to the big oak tree-ready steady go!”
Music Composer
Role Description-I am seeking an imaginative, collaborative indie composer to craft the complete sonic landscape for this stop motion feature. That vast majority of the work will consist of an original instrumental score- using warm, vintage, storybook instruments (like acoustic guitar, piano, woodwinds, and strings) to capture the gentle spirit of the woods.
The Style of Music- while the film is mostly scored instrumentally, we also want to weave in short, catchy melodic tunes with lyrics scattered throughout the journey. Think of these not as a massive, full-blown Theatrical Musical numbers, but rather as whimsical, simple character hums and brief sung moments that feel completely natural to the characters personalities. The only exception is the main title song, it should be beautiful catchy tune that introduces the woods and the residents for inhabit it, please use many lyrics in the title song but still keep it on the more simple side.
If chosen for the role we will together through zoom and discuss each song before you go ahead and write it.
Age: 21+
How submissions work: Do NOT READ THE AUDITION LINES. Instead please use the audio upload tool to submit a brief demo track of your instrumental music, or paste a links to your online portfolio/SoundCloud in the comments section.
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Audio Engineer
Role Description- we are seeking a talented independent Audio Engineer to take charge of the sonic universe of our stop motion feature. Since stop motion sets are completely silent, you will be responsible for cleaning up raw remote voice tracks, building ambient backgrounds for the woods, placing footsteps:foley effects, and executing the final master audio mix where the music and dialogue blend perfectly. There will also be songs that you will have to blend into the movie as well that our music composer has composed for the feature film.
How Submissions Work: DO NOT READ THE AUDITION LINES. Please use the audio upload tool to submit a brief demo of your past sound design work, a link to a video clip you have mixed, or a link to your online audio portfolio in the comments section.
Age: 21+
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Artist
Role Description- We a seeking an imaginative Concept Artist to help visually design the entire world of our stop motion feature film. In this role, you will finalize the 2D look of the characters (turnaround blue prints) and the sets (production illustration) to get a feel for the art direction and for our fabrication team and set team to look at for reference. You will work closely with me (the Director) throughout the entire process to refine and lock in these designs before production begins.
The Art Style- We a pulling our inspiration from the classic public domain text. If you are chosen for the role, I will discuss the exact specifics of our unique art style and creative direction with you at a later date.
Age: 21+
How Submissions work: DO NOT READ AUDITION LINES: Please use the audio upload tool or comment section to submit a link to your online art portfolio (ArtStation, Instagram, or website) so I can preview your past character and environment work.
All meetings a work with me will be done through zoom and home.
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Voice Actor
Role Description- We are seeking a Narrator for an independent stop motion feature film based strictly on A.A.Milnes orignal public domain books. This is an unpaid collaborative passion project for portfolio building (full screen/IMBD credit provided). The Narrator serves as the story’s anchor and frequently breaks the fourth wall to talk directly back and forth with the puppets when they look up to interrupt or ask for advice. Lines must be recorded during pre-production so the film can be animated frame-by-frame to your voice.
Age: Middle aged to elderly (Sounding)
Voice Style- Warm, soothing, classic, British-storybook or old world cadence. Needs and naturally calm, rich storytelling tone that can smoothly shift into sharp, deadpan comedic timing when dealing with the puppets.
How to Audition:
Please record yourself saying all three lines with stating your name and age at the beginning.
If chosen for the job all meeting and work will be done through zoom and at home.
“And so autumn arrived…bringing us to the exact day Piglet was entirely surround by water”.
“Why yes, Pooh. That is a large swarm of bees right above your head .”
“The wind howled and Owl’s great treehouse tilted… frame by frame… toward the earth.”
Artist
Role Description- We are seeking a talented Sculptor and Mold Maker to join our crew for an independent stop motion feature film. In this role you will take our final 2D character designs and sculpt the 3D clay model maquettes. From there, you will create the rigid molds and handle the casting process using silicone or foam latex. You will work closely with me (the director) and our Concept Artist throughout the process to ensure the puppet proportions and expressions match the vision perfectly.
Materials and Armatures- You do not need to build the metal skeletons. I will provide the armatures through the mail at my expense. Your job is to simply sculpt the 2D drawings into clay maquettes and cast them to the mold and then cast silicone or foam latex in the mold you created around the metal skeletons and send the raw bodies back to my studio. You will be paid $150 dollars to cover the materials you will be using to create the raw bodies of the puppets.
Age: 21+
If chosen for the job all meetings will be done through zoom at home.
How Submissions Work: Please use the audio upload tool or comment section to submit a link to your online portfolio, or upload photos of your past clay sculptures, maquettes, or casting work.
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Voice Actor
Role Description- these are a group of characters, Rabbit Friends and Relations are a mix of Hedgehogs, Rabbits, Mice, Birds, Frogs, Turtles etc etc that are featured roles throughout the movie. If you audition for this group of characters you will be considered for one of the many different characters in this particular group
Age: Any
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