Audition Notice and Crew Call

Ariel
"Just because I'm small doesn't mean I can't hurt you."

In a lonely parking garage, young, shy, diminutive Ariel is confronted by four attackers bent on having their way with her and must find a way to survive.

Ariel is a new short film from Rōnin Creative Media that will be shot in Austin Texas in March of 2014.

Audition Notice

Sunday, December 8th, 2013
3 PM to 5 PM
Austin Center For Martial Arts
1000 E 51st St
Austin, TX 78751
Map: http://austincenterformartialarts.com/acfmalocation.html

We will be looking for actors for the following parts:
 
Ariel - 20s or early 30s, female, petite. Dance, mime or martial arts (Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Judo or Aikido a plus) background will be helpful.
Nancy - 20s or 30s, female, possibly Ariel's sister 
Helen - 20s or 30s, female, violent sociopath, leader of her band of perpetrators, think "Natural Born Killers", some stage combat involved
Dylan - 20s or 30s, male, Helen's equally psycho boyfriend and partner in crime, think "Natural Born Killers", some stage combat involved 
Ryan - 20s or 30s, male, One of Helen's accomplices, some stage combat involved
Lucas - 20s or 30s, male, One of Helen's accomplices, some stage combat involved
Perkins - 30s to 60s, female, police detective
Brown - 20s to 60s, police officer
Television News Anchor - voice over
Dojo Students (eight parts available) - Any age or gender, ideally someone with some martial arts background that knows how to roll and fall, some stage combat involved
Woman 1 - 20s to 40s, confident 
Woman 2 - 20s to 40s, confident


Audition Format
The first part of the audition will be conducted in a workshop format and will include going through some martial arts movement and fight choreography. The purpose is to see everyone's physical capabilities and identify who can play what parts.

Other Notes
If you wish to audition for Ariel and if you have the following items, please bring them. (Helpful but not required.): A long winter coat and glasses.

If you wish to audition for one of the Dojo Student parts and have the following items, please bring them. (Helpful but not required.): gi, hakama, tabi.

All Actors, prior to audition, please send an e-mail to production@ronincreativemedia.com with a head shot, résumé and a short bio. If you do not have any of these you can still audition but it would be extremely helpful if you would provide these items.

Due to the martial arts portrayal and the fight choreography, some parts will require that the actor be available for martial arts training and fight choreography rehearsals.

Contact
If you have any questions, please contact John Hidalgo at production@ronincreativemedia.com.

Crew Call

We are looking for people to fill the following positions:

    Assistant Director
    Director of Photography
    Assistant Camera
    Sound Designer
    Boom Operator
    Gaffer
    Production Assistants
    Make Up Artist

Contact
If you have any questions, please contact John Hidalgo at production@ronincreativemedia.com.