Tag: Tim Macy

23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In Little Rock, Arkansas, the incredible WARREN McCULLOUGH was instrumental in helping us navigate the Arkansas region and brought us some wonderful talent.  Including his own!  Thank you, Warren.  Your kindness will not be forgotten.

 

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

To TONI and DENNIS JOHNSON, THANK YOU!  You treated us like family and we will never forget your gracious hospitality.  THE OPERA HOUSE, 37 Court Square, West Plains, MO 65775, https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Plains-Opera-House/168010486545893, was the perfect venue to hold our castings.  So beautiful!

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In Springfield, MO,  the great JACK ROBINETTE was instrumental in making or sessions flawless.  The CREAMERY411 N Sherman Pkwy, Springfield, MO 65802http://www.springfieldarts.org, an arts facility that caters to all mediums, opened it’s doors to us and made us feel most welcome.  A special thank you to EDIE ROBINETTE-PETRACHI (LOVE!!), CAITLIN GOLIKE, MARY GOTHERIDGE and LESLIE FORRESTER.  Thank you!!

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas. Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR. Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION.

 

Most of all, thank you to RAMAA MOSLEY for giving us this amazing opportunity to cast TATTERDEMALION.  Her strong leadership and ability to share her vision to include all creatives on her team illustrated why she is thought of as an exceptional director.   This WILL be a beautiful film and we are so very grateful and proud to be a part of it.  GIRL POWER!!!

 

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In Kansas- Thank you so very much to the most lovely couple, ERIN & TIM MACY.  Their kindness and hospitality is not to be believed.

 

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In Cabot, AR- thank you to DANELLE and JOE HOFFER, IAN GONZALEZ, RILEY HOFFER, HANNA REYNOLDS and JOSHUA SCOTT of the CENTRAL ARKANSAS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY (CAPAA), 2061 West Main Street, Cabot, Arkansas  72023,  http://www.mycapaa.org/.  Our lives were made easier because of this dynamic team.  So much incredible talent in Arkansas!!

 

 

 

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In Batesville, AR- thank you to TOMMIE McDONALD, grandson GRANT and the ARTS COUNCIL of the BATESVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL, 226 E. Main Street, Batesville, AR 72501, http://www.batesvilleareaartscouncil.org/ , for their kindness, support and use of this fantastic space.

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Missouri and Arkansas: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In West Plains, MO– thank you to the charming and handsome, LUCAS TABOR from THE SHOE FACTORY LOFTS, 665 Missouri Avenue, West Plains, MOhttp://www.shoefactory-msu.com/ for your generosity, wonderful Southern hospitality and for putting us up at the most UBER AWESOME housing establishment in West Plains!  We adore you!

 

 

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23
Jun

BreakThrough Casts in Arkansas and Missouri: TATTERDEMALION

It has been an INCREDIBLE and unforgettable experience getting to know the AMAZING people of Missouri and Arkansas.  Big-hearted, kind, loving, and multi-talented good-ol’-Southern hospitality are all of the things we encountered during our 15 days in MO/AR.  Much love and gratitude to every single person we met on our journey, especially to those who generously opened their homes and spaces for TATTERDEMALION:

 

In West Plains, MO- Thank you to LEAH FORTIN, TEMPEST McDONALD, LEAH RIVIELLO, CARRIE SIEGMAN, JESSICA THOMASON of ATITTUDE DANCE STUDIO, 1208 Porter Wagoner Blvd, West Plains, MO 65775, (417) 255-2787,www.myattitudestudio.com,
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18
May

Film Casting: TATTERDEMALION

*REVISED SHOOT SCHEDULE* 

 

TATTERDEMALION

Project:  Feature Film, 1 hour 40 minutes
Production Company:  Laundry Films Inc.

Contract:  SAG Pending/New Media Category
Director:  Ramaa Mosley
Writer:  Tim Macy
Director of Photography:  Ramaa Mosley
Casting Director:  BreakThrough Casting
Shoot Dates:  Around August 6th
Shoot Locations:  West Plains, Missouri and surrounding area (The Ozarks)

Rate: All roles paid, TRAVEL NOT COVERED, HOUSING PROVIDED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS (see roles below)

*SAG Pending/New Media Category, seeking Non-Union and SAG/AFTRA Talent.
*Director is giving priority to AUTHENTIC, LOCAL AREA NON-PROFESSIONALS who are a perfect fit for these roles.
 
TATTERDEMALION
The Director and writer behind the movie The Brass Teapot starring Juno Temple are coming to the Missouri Ozarks to make their next  micro budget film called “Tatterdemalion”. Writer Tim Macy was born and raised in the Ozarks and his father and brother live there now. This project is a labor of love for the two film makers.
 

 

SYNOPSIS:
A Southern drama mixed with a powerful, life-changing thriller. It is the story of Samantha, an army veteran who returns home to the Ozarks and finds an abandoned young boy in the woods.  As she searches for answers about who the child is she discovers a mysterious world of folk lore, clan rules and lies, and in puts her own life in jeopardy to protect the young boy.

 

GENRE
Thriller/Mystery/Drama

 

STATUS
Pre-production

 

SEEKING:  

Non-Union and SAG/AFTRA Talent and NON-ACTORS.  *Director is giving priority to AUTHENTIC, LOCAL AREA NON-ACTORS who are a perfect fit for these roles.

 

 

[SAMANTHA]
Approximately late 20s to early 30s years old. Pragmatic, tough, focused. Hardworking. Passionate and firey. Not prone to believing in religion or superstition. Drinks too much. Has a deep psychic wound because of events from her childhood. Stuffs that down and doesn’t let people close.  Born in a small town in the Ozarks but left when she was a teenager because of painful events. Returns to this town as an adult out of necessity.  Has many skills but she leads with her mind and therefor lacks intuition (which comes from the heart).   LEAD 
[RATE: $1, 000.00 for length of character’s shoot schedule, TBD]

 

[MIKE]
Approximately 32 to 40 years old. Same age or older than Samantha. Raised in Ozarks. Went  to college but came back after school to help his people. Strong moral compass. Sturdy. Kind. Gets along with just about everyone. Likes to fix people but will come down hard on those who disappoint. Could be a horseman as easily as a bartender or a social worker. Many skills. Leads with his heart.  LEAD
[RATE: $800.00 for length of character’s shoot schedule, TBD]

 

 

[CECIL]   SEEKING NON-ACTORS
5 to 9 year old BOY or GIRL.  He is a wounded soul but even with all the bad that has happened to him, he is full of heart and love and fight. Seems as if he has appeared in present time from another century. Ethereal. Precocious. Kind. Has strong feelings and strong fears and doesn’t always know how to control them.  LEAD 
[RATE: $1, 000.00 for length of character’s shoot schedule, TBD]

 

[FLORINE]
50 to 60 years old. From the Ozarks. Deeply spiritual and deeply connected to the folk lore of her ancestors. She has an intelligence that is innate. She has true grit. Respects grit in others. Midwife meets horsewoman meets truck driver, Florine has a way about her that says she can protect herself and she can take care of others. Not a soft, emotional woman. She would just as easily go shoot targets as she would clean a chicken and fix the roof. But she cares deeply about family.  SUPPORTING
[RATE: $700.00 for length of character’s shoot schedule, TBD]

 

[FIG]
Late 30s to late 40s. Extremely superstitious. Went to school till 5th grade when his father pulled him out. Fig is surviving. Hunts for his own food. Cooks up Meth. Uses drugs. Owns many guns and weapons. Knows every folk lore and believes them all. They are his religion. Might be a bit mentally ill. Might be a bit dangerous.  SUPPORTING 
[RATE: $250.00 for length of character’s shoot schedule, TBD]

 

[WILLIAM/BILLY]
Mid 20s (needs to be about 5 years younger than Samantha). Survivalist. Lived in the woods. In and out of juvi, then prison. Uses drugs to dull pain. Is hardened by abandonment and a life without love but has a powerful heart at his core.
[RATE: $250.00 for length of character’s shoot schedule, TBD]

TO SUBMIT:  Fill out template below (MANDATORY)

1)  NAME

2)  CONTACT INFO (cell/email)

3)  CITY/STATE BASED

4)  AGENCY & CONTACT INFO (if applicable)

5)  VITAL STATS (curent height, weight, eye & hair color)

6)  AGE & D.O.B (minors only)

7)  ATTACH SELFIE FROM TODAY CLEARLY SHOWING FACE & HAIR (MANDATORY)

8)  LINKS TO ONLINE PROFILE PAGE/ACTING WORK/MONOLOGUES (provide only full URLs, NO DOWNLOADS ACCEPTED)

OR

8a)  ATTACH JPEG OF CURRENT HEADSHOTS/PICS

8b)  ATTACH PDF OF UPDATED RESUME (if applicable)

8c)  *PERSONALITY CLIP (tell us about yourself-do not list resume- in 2 minutes so we get a sense of your essence & personality)
*Recording with your cell phone is fine but please make sure you are well lit, the background is simple and the sound is clear with no background noise.  Shoot from the shoulders up so we can clearly see your face and eyes.  Upload video to YouTube/Vimeo/Google ONLY and send us the full URLs.  If video is set as private, please remember to include the password in your email.

 

*INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELF-TAPING:

-shoot from the shoulders up, making sure you are well lit so we can clearly see your face and hair length 

-make sure there is no background noise 

-reader should be off camera 

-look straight into the camera so we can see your eyes 

-if shooting with cell phone, shoot horizontally 

-please make sure you are in focus and that camera is steady 

PLEASE, ONLY SEND YouTube links (remove privacy settings), Vimeo links (may include passwords) or Google only.  Other formats will not be accepted.

 

EMAIL TEMPLATE & ALL MATERIALS TO:  johanna@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE:  TATTERDEMALION

 

 

 

 

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