Actors wanted! Marilyn,
Polly, and minor
characters,
male and female.

Outdoors, covid safe!

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This is asap. About two quirky young actress friends, walking on residential streets and
in parks, and how their day goes. They walk along residential streets and stop at some sea
view parks, giving comments on what they see, or other topics, or whatever pops into
their minds! Both of them are anxiously awaiting calls regarding their last auditions,
hoping they will get their gigs. (We will brainstorm first, so you have plenty of scene
ideas to work with.) I have done this before so I know how to have it go smoothly and be
entertaining too. To see a quirky Marilyn type character, you can watch the actress in
the photo above, here. The actress in that movie got IMDB credits as an actress and
writer. She is also getting seen a lot! Polly is shapely, and she thinks her key to start
getting acting gigs is to be in a bikini. Much of the time her bikini is only partially
visible under a beach cover up which opens at the front. She likes attention and
wants to steal the show. Polly's wardrobe and character can be discussed. How
wearing a bikini can advance your career, here.  Actor's resources and help, here.

Other characters are wanted too, various looks, sizes and ages. I'm thinking of
an old pin up type girl in a sunsuit, and some guys, nerdy, cool or athletic
maybe. Look at the pictures here, for ideas! These will be people
Marilyn encounters on her travels. A chance to get on camera experience. You can likely
expand your role by being attention getting, or quirky or wild or unusual in some way.

I call this style of acting "rehearsed improv/reality style" which is like it sounds. You
can rehearse mostly on your own, at home. We will do quick rehearsals, one scene at a
time, before the camera is turned on. It's easy and fun. This is a farce! Have fun with
your character! Make her the way you want!


This is volunteer.  You will get acting credits, and credits as a writer, and some
photos, and you will get seen a lot. Working title, Marilyn and Polly. HOW TO
AUDITION BELOW.





The locations may vary a bit. Some may be too busy. We will be doing walking shots on some of the sidewalks and back lanes. We'll shoot a scene on the octopus tree stump!
How to audition.

1. Send me some pics and tell me about yourself. Selfies OK. Beginners welcome. Put "Marilyn and Polly" in the subject box. My email is here.

2. Auditions will be informal, and outdoors, covid safe. Several applicants will be here at the same time. It will be like performing at a small acting class. You will get more than one try! (This method works great by the way. I have done it many times. It is low stress and fun. Many actors have told me they like how I do auditions.)

3. You will perform a scene based on any of the ideas below. You will be walking,
sitting, or standing at any of the locations shown in the photos.

OK, you start out walking... Marilyn and Polly talk as they walk...
Then let's say you are walking.... as we approach a house you like or a garden
or a car or a view....  you talk about it. If you can think of something funny you can work into any of your chatter, that will be ideal.

You can get "sudden ideas".... "that house looks like a house that this girl I knew from school used to live in"..... and then you tell a story about that girl and something from high school. (which can all be made up). Then you go back to "reporting", talking about what you see.

If you see a car you like... maybe something like... "I had a boyfriend with a car
like that. We used to go on drives out in the country which I liked. Then he sold his  car so I split up with him"....

At one of the scenic spots you can take some photos of each other. One of you says... "I love the ocean. I grew up in a small town where all we had was a little river. And cows. (sigh) Lots of cows". You keep talking and talking.

Basically you just chatter, stimulated by what you see. Get the idea?

There are several smaller roles. Marilyn and Polly will "accidentally bump into them" or just meet them in scenic spots. They will do "rehearsed improv" with them. They should be attention getting characters. They will only need to be on set for about an hour, maybe two

Basically, be chatty, look interesting, be interesting. Quirky is good. Superstitious is good. Weird beliefs are good. You can have Fake Hump Syndrome if you want! Watch the first 17 minutes of A Sweater Girl Covid Comedy to find out about that! Click here to watch it!

Any questions, just ask. I am easy to work with. We will have lots of laughs as we shoot this.

I want the finished movie to be 70 minutes long, for Amazon.

Why work with me for free?

I am an "actors director". I have taken acting classes, memorized lines and gone to auditions. I know how much work it is to be an actor. I highly respect actors.

And, I know how to get superior performances from actors.

You can volunteer on short films. Many of them never get finished.
Most take months to finish in post production. Most get seen by the cast, crew and friends, and that's about it. That is reality.

With me, this project will get finished for sure. It will be edited
within a week, and you can then send the link to agents and casting directors.

With me, lots more people will see you.

You will be treated with dignity and respect. I have always treated everyone who works with me with dignity and respect.

You will get 2 IMDB credits. The sweater girl's IMDB credits are here.

Most volunteer short film shoots are very slow. You waste time. I shoot fast.

I am an award winning filmmaker, and I have been nominated for a Best Director Award. I will bring out the best in you. You will be getting on the job acting training and learn a lot.

My last short film is 23 minutes long. The trailer is here. It is an inspring story of a young woman who was raped, and how she healed and learned to feel happy again. It has been submitted to 75 (and counting) film festivals so far, with about 10 of them being in the LA area, where the actress will be seen by at least some Hollywood people. She got an IMDB credit, here. I taught her my special acting technique.

She has already been seen at a New York film festival. She won A Best Actress Award, see below. It has good acting. You can watch it here. (I helped another young actress win a Best Actress Award, here.)

This is why it is worthwhile working with me, for free. Plus I have paid projects planned!

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I am planning another dramatic short film, which will inspire some addicts, alcoholics, and battered women. It will star a male about 35 and a female in her 20's. The shooting style will be similar to Mona's Me Too Story. A chance for two actors to really show what they can do. I EXPECT IT TO WIN AWARDS. I have lots more projects too. SOME are on my homepage, here.

My email again, here. No calls please. I don't have a mobile, so I don't text.

My facebook is here. Actors can join my facebook friends. There are lots of actors and filmmakers in my friends group.

I realize this may sound vague, but no worry, it will work out. I have 5 comedy project links on my homepage. We can use scenarios and lines and ideas from any of them!

Also, this is preliminary right now. When we have all the people, I will write some scripted scenes, and all of the improv scene outlines. What I will write will be influenced by how you are at auditions and rehearsals. Being in scenes that suit you, makes it easier.


























Covid safe, spacing, sanitizing. "Safer than going to Safeway". I've had 4 covid shots. I want vaccinated people.
I have helped two actresses win awards, as shown here. The top one was recent.

Below an actress is shown with her Best Actress Award, and that's me with my Platinum Award. Our producer is in the middle. The movie is here.
This will be a covid safe project.

Social distancing, hand washing, masks when camera off.

I want vaccinated actors. Proof required. I have been triple vaccinated, and I will go for a 4th shot as soon as it is possible.







Showing skin in a movie can make it more successful. All 26 James Bond movies have shirtless scenes and bikini scenes. Here's Daniel Craig as James Bond, and Scarlett Johansson when she was starting out. Actors who are willing to show some skin get more auditions. Not just with my movies, but with big budget high pay movies too. Forget what your acting teacher may have told you, there is nothing wrong with doing this. You don't have to do it for your whole career. If you don't get noticed, you don't go anywhere.

For this movie I want a guy who will be shirtless and a woman to wear a bikini for one scene. There are other roles too where the characters are fully clothed. You can of course apply for one of those roles if you want. If you are OK being shirtless or wearing a bikini, email me here.