Production titles: Arcadia -- “Shortwave” & “Arcadia Homeowners’ Association”
Union / Non-Union: Non-Union
Production Type: Independent
Project length: Short Episodes (5-10 mins)
Directors: Perry Billett & Phil Bernstein
Audition Location: Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus
2809 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
Shooting Location “Shortwave”: Cleveland Heights (Cedar-Fairmount)
Shooting Location “Arcadia Homeowners’ Association”: Canton, OH (can provide transportation from Cleveland)
Email: perry.billett@gmail.com
Compensation: No
KEY DATES
Auditions:
Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 5pm-7:30pm
(Note you may request a specific time within this window)
Please fill out this form to sign up for an audition: https://goo.gl/forms/C2Zy1nUPdjLIh4eC2
Shooting Dates: One weekend night in August (“Shortwave”), Two daytime shoots in August (“Arcadia Homeowners’ Association”)
Synopsis:
A series of vignettes set the fictional Ohio town of Arcadia.
Vignette #1 “Shortwave”: During his weekly late-night talk radio show, Alan receives a mysterious call from a disturbed man named Kevin. As they talk, Alan tries to figure out if Kevin actually has information about dark goings on in Arcadia, or if he’s just a lonely kook.
Vignette #2 “Arcadia Homeowners’ Association”: Charlie, the overbearing President of a suburban neighborhood association, attempts to ensure that his neighbors are following the Homeowners’ Association handbook to the letter.
Character BIOS
“Shortwave”
[ALAN] [GENDER: MALE] [ETHNICITY: WHITE] [AGE: 40-65]
A deep-voiced independent radio host. Plays up his libertarian conspiracy-theorist tendencies on air. He is sensible, warm, and well-meaning deep down.
[KEVIN] [GENDER: MALE] [ETHNICITY: ANY] [AGE: 25-35]
A frazzled and anxious caller. Feels things deeply and doesn’t think much. Likely to forget what he’s talking about.
“Arcadia Homeowners’ Association”
[CHARLIE] [ETHNICITY: ANY] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 40s-50s]
A clean-cut man who likes to mean business in a calm and restrained way. He couples this with minimal social awareness.
[FREDERICK (FRED)] [ETHNICITY: ANY] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 30s]
A settled-down family man who hasn’t quite shed his douchey/aloof college frat persona, and maybe he never will.
[OLIVER] [ETHNICITY: ANY] [GENDER MALE] [AGE: 8-12]
Spunky and enterprising. Runs a quintessential lemonade stand. (Must be able to pronounce big words).
About Us and the Project
We’re both graduates of Case Western Reserve University who are now studying filmmaking at Tri-C. Our goal is to produce character-focused shorts that can serve as professional-grade additions to both our reel and yours. All the shorts will be self-contained but set in the shared universe of ‘Arcadia’ and certain characters may recur.
Examples of our work:
4.40 Performance (promotional video by Perry):
https://vimeo.com/280606955/4d256be94c
Stylistically different from what we are going for with Arcadia, but reflective of production value
October’s Mandala (experimental video art piece by Phil):