Acting : Ariel Audition Sunday, December 8th in Austin by John Hidalgo

Audition Notice/Reminder Rōnin Creative Media presents "Ariel" "Just because I'm small doesn't mean I can't hurt you." In a lonely parking garage, young, shy, diminutive Ariel is confronted by four attackers bent on having their way with her and must find a way to survive. Ariel is a new short film from Rōnin Creative Media that will be shot in Austin Texas in March of 2014. Sunday, December 8th, 2013 3 PM to 5 PM Austin Center For Martial Arts 1000 E 51st St Austin, TX 78751 Map: http://austincenterformartialarts.com/acfmalocation.html We will be looking for actors for the following parts: - Ariel - 20s or early 30s, female, petite. Dance, mime or martial arts (Bujikan Budo Taijutsu, Judo or Aikido a plus) background will be helpful. - Nancy - 20s or 30s, female, possibly Ariel's sister - Helen - 20s or 30s, female, violent sociopath, leader of her band of perpetrators, think "Natural Born Killers", some stage combat involved - Dylan - 20s or 30s, male, Helen's equally psycho boyfriend and partner in crime, think "Natural Born Killers", some stage combat involved - Ryan - 20s or 30s, male, One of Helen's accomplices, some stage combat involved - Lucas - 20s or 30s, male, One of Helen's accomplices, some stage combat involved - Perkins - 30s to 60s, female, police detective - Brown - 20s to 60s, police officer - Dojo Students (eight parts available) - Any age or gender, ideally someone with some martial arts background that knows how to roll and fall, some stage combat involved - Woman 1 - 20s to 40s, confident - Woman 2 - 20s to 40s, confident Audition Format The first part of the audition will be conducted in a workshop format and will include going through some martial arts movement and fight choreography. The purpose is to see everyone's physical capabilities and identify who can play what parts. Other Notes If you wish to audition for Ariel and if you have the following items, please bring them. (Helpful but not required.): A long winter coat and glasses. If you wish to audition for one of the Dojo Student parts and have the following items, please bring them. (Helpful but not required.): gi, hakama, tabi. All Actors, prior to audition, please send an e-mail to production@ronincreativemedia.com with a head shot, résumé and a short bio. If you do not have any of these you can still audition but it would be extremely helpful if you would provide these items. Due to the martial arts portrayal and the fight choreography, some parts will require that the actor be available for martial arts training and fight choreography rehearsals. If you are looking to audition for the part of Ariel or any of the martial arts/combat oriented parts and would like to get a feel for the martial art that is being portrayed, please contact me at production@ronincreativemedia.com . David Marshall (my student to whom I handed over the class) has agreed to allow people who are going to be auditioning to attend his class. This would be on Thursdays and Friday nights from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Those classes are held at the Austin Center for Martial Arts (see: www.austincenterformartialarts.com) . Contact If you have any questions, please contact John Hidalgo at production@ronincreativemedia.com. Social Media Please join and follow us on our web sites, Twitter and Facebook. Ariel Web site: arielmovie.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ariel-Short-Film/326162587524128 Twitter: twitter.com/ArielMovie Rōnin Creative Media Web site: ronincreativemedia.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ronincreativemedia Twitter: twitter.com/ronincreativeme