Audition video and scripts posted!

Go here for all the info on the characters and scripts to use in your audition.

DEADLINE EXTENDED to the 8th August!

ERIC scene

There is a big part to be written for Eric, but at the moment it's not finished- please use the same scene as for BEN to audition for this part.

BEN and MADDIE scene

BEN and MADDIE are in BEN's flat. She has just come in and they are drinking beer together. It is grim and rainy outside. They are both sitting.

MADDIE:
Sorry for barging in on you like this. Me and Ethan had a fight,
I just wanted to get out of there for a while.

BEN:
A fight? (smiling, he mimes punching himself on the chin)
Well, you're no worse for wear.

MADDIE:
You should see the other guy.
(beat)
He's proposed, Ben. He got this really posh job offer and he's
decided we should get married.
For a moment all we hear is the rain outside. BEN doesn't really react. He sits casually, eyes still toward the floor.

BEN:
Well, he's making a terrible mistake.
(he looks up at her)
You cook for shit.
MADDIE sees he's only kidding and playfully kicks his chair, laughing.
MADDIE:
Shut up. Bastard.

BEN:
So when did this alleged proposal occur?

MADDIE:
Not that long ago, actually. Around half hour, I think?

BEN leans back in his chair, eyes closed and laughing. MADDIE joins in.

BEN:
Then why were you fighting? Did you say no?

MADDIE:
No, I said yes.
BEN hesitates for a microsecond, but recovers well, his face says he's happy. We know he's not.
BEN:
(playful)
Then why are you here? Shouldn't you be out somewhere eating an overpriced steak? Drinking overpriced wine at some overpriced place of celebration? That sort of thing? Isn't that what people normally do when they're deliriously happy?
The mood is becoming less and less light.

MADDIE:
His job offer is in the States. He told me he'd accepted AFTER
I agreed to be his wife. He made that decision without me.
Asshole.

BEN:
Him or me?

MADDIE:
Why, what'd you do?

BEN:
Nothing that I can recall.

MADDIE:
Him, then.

BEN:
Watch it, that's the future Mr. Maddie you're talking about.

A beat passes..

BEN:
When's the wedding?

MADDIE:
Don't know.

BEN:
When do you leave?

MADDIE:
Two weeks from Saturday.
(takes on last long drink from her bottle, holds it up)
Please, sir. May I have some more?

BEN:
(wide-eyed, standing up)
MOOOOORE? The chemistry is coming back, the tension is lifting. MADDIE'S CELL PHONE rings. BEN retreats to the kitchen to fill the order as she answers. We don't really hear what's being said. BEN collects the beers and walks back into the living area. MADDIE is putting her cell phone away, somewhat hurried. She walks toward the door.

MADDIE:
That was Ethan. I'm sorry, Ben. I have to go.

BEN:
Is everything alright?

MADDIE:
I don't know. The police are evacuating our neighborhood. Gas leak or something. I'll call you when I find out what's happening.

audition scripts!!

Ok so you if you want to be in the film in an acting part, take part in the online auditions!! Below are the character synopses. Please bear in mind that these aren't finalised, and may change as the script changes. Make sure you put your name, age, location, and the name of the character you want to audition for at the beginning of the video you make, and put the character's name at the beginning of your video's title. Then post it as a video response to the audition video.

Characters:

BEN……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
LOCATION: London, England
APPEARANCE: Kind of scrawny, geeky but not nerdy. Cute in a scruffy kind of way.
(scene to use to audition for this character)
DESCRIPTION: Ben lives most of his life online. His friends, his job, his hobbies, they're all internet-related. He only has one good friend in the real world, Maddie. He's a nice guy but he significantly lacks social skills once he unplugs. His only real goals in life are to wake up, eat breakfast, and spend the day either alone out in the city with his iPod or spend the day locked in his flat with his friends.


MADDIE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
LOCATION: London, England
APPEARANCE: Girl next door, very cute and stylish
(scene)
DESCRIPTION: Maddie is artistic, intelligent, and often quotes song lyrics and literature. She is Ben's closest friend, but seems distant and exasperated with him most of the time. This is mainly because he lives his life away from what she sees as reality. She's outgoing, energetic, motivated and has loads of friends around London.


ETHAN……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
LOCATION: London, England
(use the scene for BEN)
Boyfriend of MADDIE. Tension between him and BEN. Kind of an asshole. The bolshy one in zombie movies who is kind of looking out for himself at the expense of anyone else. Probably works in middle management :P


ERIC……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(scene)
LOCATION: New York City, America
Best friends with BEN- albeit online. ERIC is seriously internet savvy. He's got a profile on EVERY networking site, edits wikipedia, is level 80 on WoW, etc etc. He is the go-to geek about anything and everything remotely web-based. He lives alone in New York.


ANGELA……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
LOCATION: America
(use the scene for MADDIE)
Believes anything the government tell her. Watches FOX news. Doesn't believe in the zombies (til it's too late! :O)

GUS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
LOCATION: Germany
(use the scene for BEN or ERIC)

MAX……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
LOCATION: Australia
(use the scene for BEN or ERIC)

Ontop of this there are loads of other characters, but these are the main scripted ones so far. There will be lots of opportunities to be in the movie even if not as one of these characters.