JOB CALL: Voice Actors for Filipino Short Film
Closing Date of Opportunity: December 15, 2024
Name or Organization: Quickdraw Animation Society
Post Content: About the Project
Created by Christine Llamas and Vanessa Webster, “Roots” is about three close friends: Marsiol, an upbeat jokester; John, a quick tempered loose cannon; and Richel, a lonely homebody. Together they learn to grapple with the fleeting connection to their culture and what it truly means to be “Filipino enough”.
Job Description:
We are seeking three voice actors to fill the roles of our main characters: Marisol, John and Richel.
Character Descriptions:
Marisol is an optimistic 26 year old goofball learning to connect to her culture through her community. Born in Calgary and seeking out her roots to her Filipino culture, she finds comfort in John and Richel, becoming the glue of their friend group.
John is a 28 year old call center employee who’s been searching for some peace and quiet since he left the calm of the Filipino countryside. Now trapped in a honking, hollering and cramped world, he’s grown quite a temper. Always grumpy and always yelling, John is a bit of a loose cannon learning to adjust to his new Canadian life.
Richel is a 27 year old aspiring artist turned temp agent who immigrated to Canada to create a better life for herself. To her dismay her dreams seem to drift farther and farther out of her reach. Richel now navigates this new world in a deep depression trying desperately to stay connected to who she was, but her past self begins to feel like a memory she’ll never know again.
Payment:
$150 per actor - 2 hours per person of recording
Requirements:
Cultural Requirements: We are looking for moderate-fluent speakers in Tagalog with cultural Filipino backgrounds.
Availability Requirements: Must have flexible availability in January, 2025.
How to Apply:
Please include the following recorded lines in correlation with the part you are auditioning for:
John: “You’re right… YOU’RE RIGHT! ITS FUCKING BULLSHIT! FUCK TRYING!”
Directorial Notes:
John is upset with losing his connection to culture.
John is coming to a realization about his circumstance.
Richel: “How can you say that? This is as bad as it gets, we aren’t the people we were. GOD! We won't ever be again!”
Directorial Notes:
Richel is upset with John and Marisol for making light of a bad situation.
Richel has reached her breaking point.
Marisol: “KAMUSTA NA ANONG uhhhh BALITA! Johnnnn good to see ya.”
Directorial Notes:
Marisol is greeting Richel and John, but forgot the correct word in Filipino.
Marisol is excited to see her friends.
Once completed send your resume as well as test to: webster.vanessa.work@gmail.com
Deadline to Apply: December 15th, 2024