MMT_Castings

Production: "Up and Then Down"
NYU Student Film, 8 min, 16 mm
Director: Tessa Treanor
Shoot Dates: December 4th, 5th, and 6th
Location: New York City

Synopsis: Adam Cross thinks he's on top of the world, but he's in for a nasty surprise. Working as an investment banker at a top Financial District firm, he has planned a get-rich-quick scheme: slip confidential information to the CEO of a rival mega-corporation, get a six-figure bonus and corner office. Young Adam's hopes and dreams soar higher and higher, but even he can't avoid the inevitable: what goes up must come down.

Character Breakdowns:

1. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.
LEAD: Adam Cross is an Investment Banker who is trying to work the system for all it's worth. He is disloyal and ruthless but still pretty naive about the way that the corporate world works.

2. Female / 25-30 yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
Janet has gotten to the top by stepping on the backs of her co-workers.

3. Female / 31-40 yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
Kathy is a smart and confident businesswoman. She may be composed and dress demurely but Kathy doesn't take any shit from anyone. She's been in the corporate world for long enough to realize its limitations.

4. Female / 31-40 yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
The Secretary is completely loyal to her Boss. She has no objections to being a cog in the corporate wheel.

5. Male / 31-40 yrs. / Caucasian.
The Boss is an imposing but mysterious figure.

6. Female / Any yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
Voice Actor needed to play a Switchboard Operator.

Please send pix and resumes electronically.
No pay, but credit, copy and meals provided.

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