Casting Actors + Crew (All Positions) for NYC Short Film "Doors" (Downtown)
compensation:Stipend
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Snapshot Productions, an award-winning NYC film company, is casting and crewing Doors, a short film in four scenes about four couples who stop in front of a door and never go through it. Two people argue about a decal on a bodega door, two others flirt over iced coffee, an engaged couple's relationship breaks at the entrance to a speakeasy, and a married couple in their 70s turns a leg cramp into a standoff over pistachios. It's a dialogue-driven, festival-bound film about what people say at thresholds.
• Director of photography and camera operator: Composing static and deliberate shots around a single doorway.
• 1st and 2nd assistant camera: Focus pulling, slate, and camera support.
• Sound mixer and boom operator: This film lives on dialogue recorded on NYC sidewalks, so sound is one of our most important positions.
• Gaffer and grip: Shaping natural and practical light across day and evening scenes.
• Script supervisor: Tracking continuity across four scenes shot at the same door.
• Production assistants: Helping with setup, managing passersby, and keeping the set running.
• Hair, makeup, and wardrobe: Four distinct couples, including an older couple and an engaged couple with a specific look.
• Behind-the-scenes photographer or videographer: Documenting the production for festival and social media materials.
• Editor and colorist: Joining for post-production after the shoot.
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Person 4 (20s–30s, any gender): Grounded, observant, and dry. Notices the peeling decal, the CASH ONLY sign, and the font on a dollar bill, and uses small details to puncture Person 3's big ideas, but gets pulled into the conversation anyway. Needs deadpan timing and warmth underneath.
Scene 2: "Coffee Sippers" (coffee shop door)
Sipper A and Sipper B (20s–30s, any genders): Two people with obvious chemistry who aren't together, or at least haven't said so. They riff on an invented taxonomy of sips over iced coffee, playful and quick, and never quite name what's between them. We're looking for a pair who can make banter feel natural and leave the audience unsure whether something is about to happen. Chemistry reads matter most for these roles.
Scene 3: "The Breakup" (speakeasy door, the Silon)
Person 1 (late 20s–30s, male): Engaged, charming on the surface, and avoidant underneath. Wants a photo in front of the grand door, reminisces about the proposal, then confesses he cheated. Tries to minimize it in ways that make it worse. Needs an actor who can be likable at the start and hard to watch by the end without playing a villain.
Person 2 (late 20s–30s, female): Busy, driven, and composed. Her company is expanding, and she's been putting off wedding planning. When the confession lands, she grabs the door handle to stay standing and tries to hold herself together. Needs strong emotional range with restraint, since much of the performance happens in silence.
Scene 4: "Karl and Marg" (grocery store door, evening)
Karl (70s, male): A stubborn, lovable husband with bad knees and a secret: a bag of pistachios tied to his thigh to dodge Marg's cholesterol nagging. Theatrical and sneaky, comfortable being on the ground. Physical comedy required, and the actor needs to be comfortable sitting and lying on a sidewalk.
Marg (70s, female): Sharp-tongued, impatient, and from Memphis. She's late for the Jeopardy finale and not shy about it, but underneath the complaints, she's devoted. Needs quick comic timing and the ability to land a final moment of tenderness without a single tender line.
Supporting roles
• Drunk Regular (any age, male): A regular outside the speakeasy who shoves through the door at the worst moment and has one comic line. Small role, big impact.
• Man at the Bus Stop (any age, male, non-speaking): Watches couples who linger at doors. Could appear in the background of several scenes.
• Customers (any age, any gender, non-speaking): People coming in and out of the door who interrupt each couple.
Actors: send your headshot, a reel or self-tape if you have one, and which role or type of couple you're drawn to. Sides will be sent to selected actors for auditions.
Crew: send your role, a link to past work, and your availability.
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