The Audition
Synopsis
The tribulations of a deluded bit part actor, full of braggadocio and wonderfully portrayed by John Henshaw, as he is about to meet his nemesis.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 4 mins 10 secs
- Format
- DV
- Director
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Naomi Vera-Sanso
- Producer
- Jeremy Howe
- Co-Producer
- Jeremy Howe
- Editor
- Richard Urbanski
- Screenwriter
- Paul Coates
- Director of Photography
- Zac Nicholson
- Production Designer
- Gerelyn Blackstone-Bridges
- Sound
- Miles Harris
- Composer
- Kim Humphrey
- Principal cast
- John Henshaw, Alex Reid
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Calling The Shots
1 Gas Ferry RoadSpike Island
Bristol BS1 6UN
UK
T +44 (0)11 7930 0140
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