Making a movie of a reading of a movie script as part of pre-production and crowd funding for another movie may or may not be a great idea.
So I’m almost ready to post something on Shooting People, Star Now and Casting Call Pro, here’s what I have so far...
Megachrist.com Script Table Reading
555 Films is doing a cast reading of a feature length script, but it will also be filmed for use on a crowd funding website and for use as free advertising on the Internet. It is possible that we may be able to offer parts in Megachrist.com movie if funding is successful.
The script is called Megachrist.com and the eBook and script are at http://www.megachrist.com
Our previous movie Pub Crawl is on our website at http://www.555films.net.
Auditions: on 6th October 2011 at the Dublin Castle from 12am to 3pm
Shooting at Hawley Arms, upstairs bar 14th October 2011 from 11am till 4pm. The Hawley Arms, 2 Castlehaven Road, Camden, London NW1 8QU
Format is HD video shooting on HDV and DSLR video.
Synopsis
Kate and her friends sit at a table discussing there failed internet business. It went boom in the bust. Kate tells them she has a sure fire way they can make money... start an New Religion on the Internet.
Kate says that in their religion they will recognise Buddha as the first messiah, Jesus as the second and Mohammed as the third. Kate tells them the religion would be based on the coming of the next messiah, the fourth messiah. The new name of God is IT. This time the spirit of Christ will come back as one million messiah’s... the Megachrist. Our new bible for the new messiah’s will be one page long so we can print it on a tee shirt.
And how does someone know they are a new messiah? You ask. If their credit card clears, then they are a messiah. We charge a $100 and we give them a web page they can print off and add their names to a list of messiah’s. Its a scam that will make them a $100,000,000.
God sees what they’re doing and decides to use them to spread the word. Kate meets a Black Moses who tells them they will be visited by three of God’s prophets; Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad... A Californian Surfer Dude, a Kung Fu expert and a Mysterious Magical woman.
So find out if Kate takes the money and runs or see’s the light and becomes the prophet of the new age. I mean if you where God wouldn’t you use the Internet to get your message out? Or maybe a movie even? It could happen God moves in mysterious ways.
Main cast:
Good chance if you do the reading of getting into the movie.
Kate - Dark hair, mid 30's, leading lady
Phil - Blond hair, mid 30's to 40's, sci-fi book writer, leading man, Chelsea fan
Julie - Red haired, business woman, school friend of Kate
Bob - Family man, short dark hair, 40's, real al drinker and chelsea fan
Prophets
These roles will hopefully be played by well known actors in the movie, so little chance reading will get you into the movie, but who knows.
Black Moses - Dresses in black, carries a Cane (staff) and drinks Guinness
Buddha - Blonde Californian Surfer dude, wears, levis jacket and jeans and cowboy boots
Jesus - Chinese Kung Fu expert wears loose fitting Kung Fu clothes like Bruce Lee
Muhammad - Blonde Haired woman
Devil - Film Producer, Smart casual 50's to 60's
Smaller parts
Most of these are very small parts, but maybe be chance of getting into the movie.
Maxine - CNN Reporter
Cameraman - CNN Cameraman
Inspector - Camden Town Police Inspector
Police Woman - Camden Town Police Woman
Police Man 1 - Policeman 1 from cop car
Police Man 2 - Policeman 2 from cop car
Waitress - Rock Garden Waitress
Thor - Heavy Metal Guitar Player
TV Evangelist - Fake buyer of Megachrist.com
Lawyer - Lawyer at sale of Megachrist.com
Arab Assassin 1 - Hired killer
Arab Assassin 2 - Hired killer
Extra’s
Well we don’t need any extra’s at the moment, but if you are in the table reading movie you can bring friends to watch. Any funders can come along too.
If we get the main parts and the prophets that should be OK, then maybe a few people could do the small parts and we would also have a narrator, which might be me, to do scene descriptions.
This is no budget film making, so I'm sorry but, at this time we have no money for food or expenses, but people are welcome to stay for a drink after as we are shooting in a bar. The Hawley also serves food.
A DVD will be supplied to actors of finished film. The film will not have any commercial value, but If the film is sold commercially any money will be distributed equally between cast and crew.
If you are interested send me an email at casting@megachrist.com or call me on 0759-5509105
I'm writer director of Megachrist.com, Harry McGeough.
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