WE'RE MAKING OUR NEXT FILM AND WANT YOU TO JOIN US!

BYFC students and community members on the set of THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR

the film project for our Fall/Winter 2009-10 "Make A Film" Class Series

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers is happy to announce its next Community Filmmaking project, OPEN/CLOSE, and our Scavenger Hunt for what we need to make the short film. Here's some of the things you can participate in: Casting Call for Actors; a search for a Shoot Location; outreach for a director of photography, a gaffer, a make-up artist, a fashion designer, and original visual art to feature on the set.

OPEN/CLOSE is the story of a one-time successful, but now blocked, New York artist, who is frightened about her future. Carita Locke is adrift in a world where people are busy connecting through techno gadgets. A winter storm blows her off course into a dramatic, life changing encounter with a Serbian immigrant who has been on the edge of her world, but who she never really noticed. (Check out the article "Hooked on Gadgets, And Paying A Mental Price, newyorktimes.com 6/6/10, for more on a growing social problem)

CASTING CALL

(NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

But what a great experience you'll have)

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers is accepting submissions for the following roles:

CARITA LOCKE: FEMALE/ 40s / AFRICAN AMERICAN

A frustrated writer who is at a lost when it comes to understanding her own feelings. Her quiet grace hides desperation. She blossomed in the early era of SEX AND THE CITY and dresses in chic Bohemian like Carrie.

ALEXANDRA "ALEX" BARNES: FEMALE / 40s /

JAMAICAN AMERICAN

High powered business woman, professional and sexy, a Samantha devotee. Carefully groomed, she successfully hides her Jamaican background -- except when she is angry. A loyal and loving friend to Carita, Alex believes it's her job to shake her friend free from a destructive romantic obsession.

DRAGAN: MALE / 35 / SERBIAN IMMIGRANT

Skilled and debonair, he is frustrated by his American experience and trapped in a job where he serves those who he would wish to be his colleagues. His passion is threatening to boil over. (Has Serbian accent, similar to a Russian accent)

TO APPLY: You must fit one of the character descriptions. If you have acting experience, you can email your resume and head shot. If you don't have any experience, simply email us your picture with your phone number. (Optional: include a letter about why you are interested in the part). We will contact you and ask some questions to determine whether or not we will set up an audition time. If you live or work in Fort Greene or an immediate surrounding area, that is considered a plus. Rehearsals will start in mid-August, to be arranged according to the actors schedules. The shoot will either be the last week end in August or the second weekend in September. There is no pay involved. Meals will be provided on the shoot. Actors will get a DVD copy of the finished film. SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO: communityfilm@wearebyfc.org Questions: 718-935-0490

LOCATION SEARCH FOR WEEKEND SHOOT

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers is seeking a location in Fort Greene, or a surrounding area, for the OPEN/CLOSE short film shoot. We need a blank space to put up a cafe set. If you've been curious about what goes on behind the scenes of a film shoot and if you (or your family member) would like to be a production assistant on a shoot, here's your chance (and don't forget you get your name/business in the credits when we make the Teaching Story DVD with Discussion Guide).

We will load in on a Friday afternoon and shoot on Saturday and Sunday. The preferred weekends are the last weekend in August or the second weekend in September. Brooklyn Young Filmmakers has a small location budget for the shoot. (And we have references from the other places that we have shot that we treat all spaces with love and care!) If you know of, or have a space, you can contact us at: communityfilm@wearebyfc.org or 718-935-0490.

STAY TUNE FOR:

- MORE SCAVENGER HUNT POSTINGS NEXT WEEK

- MET OUR STUDENTS WORKING ON THE SHOOT

- LEARN WHERE TO GO FOR LOW-COST/FREE PROPS & SET ITEMS

- TIPS ON HOW TO DO RESEARCH TO DEVELOP CHARACTERS