Found-Footage Horror Film
Los Angeles
Project Details
Casting actors for a range of on-camera roles including reporters, station staff, eyewitnesses, interview subjects, and a featured horror performer for "Off the Record: The Bellwether Investigation," an experimental micro-budget found-footage horror proof-of-concept that uses raw documentary realism, handheld footage, naturalistic dialogue, and low-light tension to tell the story of a local-news reporter investigating disturbing amateur footage connected to a restricted site called Bellwether.
Roles For This Project
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Feature Film
Matt Kessler (Quippy Cameraman / Long Blond Hair)
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Man
Los Angeles
25 - 35
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Primary behind-the-camera / POV camera operator when needed. Matt is quick-witted, sarcastic, and overly verbal under pressure, using humor as a defense mechanism when things get tense. He is not a polished news personality. He feels more like the guy behind the camera who keeps talking because sile... [See More]
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Feature Film
Tom Raskin (News Director)
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Man
Los Angeles
45 - 65
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
KCRL news director and Claire’s boss. Controlled, practical, professionally dismissive, thinking in terms of liability and ratings. Performance notes: controlled authority, patronizing without exaggeration. Appearance: An uptight silver-fox type, with neatly styled gray hair, sharp features, and a p... [See More]
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Feature Film
Dr. Alan Rusk
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Man
Los Angeles
60 - 70
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Former environmental health consultant connected to Bellwether shutdown. Private, bitter, visibly disturbed; restrained fear under anger. Refuses to be pulled into story. Irritated by cameras.
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Feature Film
Ed Rourke
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Man
Los Angeles
60 - 70
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Retired Bellwether perimeter security and chain-link fence homeowner. Practical, hard-faced, suspicious, and guarded. Exasperated from keeping a secret for too long.
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Feature Film
Ronny 'Ronaldo' Valez (Weatherman)
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Man
Los Angeles
40 - 60
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
KCRL weatherman and Tessa’s uncle. Publicly charming and camera-ready; privately stern and defensive. Requires a sharp switch between public charm and private aggression. Appearance: 5’10. Solid, fit build. Broad shoulders. Short, thick salt-and-pepper hair, neatly styled back. Warm expressive eyes.... [See More]
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Feature Film
Ari Elazar Korman
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Man
Los Angeles
24 - 34
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Local YouTuber type: stoner, offbeat, scruffy, talky, with strange charm and chemistry with Tessa. Loose, funny, stoned, defensive; confidence drops when fear sets in. Content note: implied intimacy and brief rear nudity.
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Feature Film
The Miners/Additional Creature Roles
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Man
Los Angeles
35 - 65
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Inhuman miner figures with a strong physical presence. They should feel like disturbing, degraded workers from underground, not generic zombies or random monsters. Seeking performers with unusual silhouettes, gaunt or wiry builds, intense eyes, sharp features, long hair, beards, or naturally unsettl... [See More]
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Feature Film
Tessa 'Teresita' Valez
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Woman
Los Angeles
22 - 25
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Eyewitness connected to amateur footage. Attractive, socially aware, sharp, and serious. Defensive, frustrated, confident, and emotionally immediate. Content note: implied intimacy within found-footage material; boundaries and any nudity will be discussed and agreed upon.
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Feature Film
Nora Price
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Woman
Los Angeles
55 - 65
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Local history librarian who understands gaps in Bellwether’s record. Organized, observant, careful with words, and protective of truth. Quiet authority, intelligent and precise.
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Feature Film
Ruth Calder
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Woman
Los Angeles
55 - 65
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Local woman with personal connection to Bellwether. Wants the truth to be exposed finally, carrying unresolved grief. Quiet, wounded, guarded.
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Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Primary behind-the-camera / POV camera operator when needed. Matt is quick-witted, sarcastic, and overly verbal under pressure, using humor as a defense mechanism when things get tense. He is not a polished news personality. He feels more like the guy behind the camera who keeps talking because sile... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
KCRL news director and Claire’s boss. Controlled, practical, professionally dismissive, thinking in terms of liability and ratings. Performance notes: controlled authority, patronizing without exaggeration. Appearance: An uptight silver-fox type, with neatly styled gray hair, sharp features, and a p... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Former environmental health consultant connected to Bellwether shutdown. Private, bitter, visibly disturbed; restrained fear under anger. Refuses to be pulled into story. Irritated by cameras.
-
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
KCRL weatherman and Tessa’s uncle. Publicly charming and camera-ready; privately stern and defensive. Requires a sharp switch between public charm and private aggression. Appearance: 5’10. Solid, fit build. Broad shoulders. Short, thick salt-and-pepper hair, neatly styled back. Warm expressive eyes.... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Local YouTuber type: stoner, offbeat, scruffy, talky, with strange charm and chemistry with Tessa. Loose, funny, stoned, defensive; confidence drops when fear sets in. Content note: implied intimacy and brief rear nudity.
-
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Inhuman miner figures with a strong physical presence. They should feel like disturbing, degraded workers from underground, not generic zombies or random monsters. Seeking performers with unusual silhouettes, gaunt or wiry builds, intense eyes, sharp features, long hair, beards, or naturally unsettl... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Eyewitness connected to amateur footage. Attractive, socially aware, sharp, and serious. Defensive, frustrated, confident, and emotionally immediate. Content note: implied intimacy within found-footage material; boundaries and any nudity will be discussed and agreed upon.
-
Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Local history librarian who understands gaps in Bellwether’s record. Organized, observant, careful with words, and protective of truth. Quiet authority, intelligent and precise.
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Submissions Due:
08/01/2026
Local woman with personal connection to Bellwether. Wants the truth to be exposed finally, carrying unresolved grief. Quiet, wounded, guarded.