After posting our casting call, it was imperative that we choose people that could actually act, or it would defeat the purpose of even putting up a casting call.
We needed to audition the actors in some way, but I have no experience auditioning actors for a role that has no dialogue at all, so Andrea and I came up with a bit of an eliminatory process.
First, we switched the application requirements from just a headshot to also requiring an acting reel. This way we can see how experienced they are for the role.
Second, we needed to come up with a piece for them to send as their audition. After a bit of debate, we decided that it would be in our best interest to pick a scene from a different movie that displayed a certain amount of emotional vulnerability and physical anger.
After some searching and brainstorming, we chose a scene from Revolutionary Road. In this scene, Leonardo DiCaprio expresses his anger and frustration with his partner. He acts in an aggressive manner, but it is motivated by love for her and their unborn child.
The scene is a little too long for an audition so we narrowed it down to one page of the scene, which is this one...
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