Dark Matter

Mandy Casting Call

2010-06-21T15:05:00.000+05:30

The male lead has been cast. The search for the female is still on, though.

(Following casting call via mandy.com)

Payment is on a lo/no/deferred basis.
Director: Rachit Agarwal.
We're making a short film titled Dark Matter. It revolves around a young, urban couple whose lives are drastically altered following an impulsive fight. Driven by guilt and driven to madness, the young man proceeds to develop an unnatural, rather scary relationship with his deceased girlfriend. We have cast the lead actor--he's part of his Delhi University college dramatics society and, as such, has tremendous acting credentials. He is focused, determined and steeped into his character already. What we need is an actress. She needs to be between 5'0' and 5'10', any complexion, reasonably pretty, unaverse to a single on-screen kiss and expressing moody sensuality. Please note that all of this will be shot aesthetically and makes up only a small part of the script.
Our credentials: We are Journalism & Mass. Comm students of Amity University. We've worked on many Film & TV projects before; we're also involving film school trained professionals to handle the technical stuff. The plan is to circulate the film at film festivals including the big ones abroad. We're all students and it goes without saying that the budget pinches our pockets very dearly. Therefore, please apply for the love and passion for film making rather than for the money (there is none!). And remember that the scope of this film is HUGE.
Contact on +91-99715-12597 or darkmatter@buddhifree.com
Thanks!

Call for Auditions

2010-06-03T22:09:00.003+05:30

We'll be holding auditions for various parts in Dark Matter and two other films.

Date: Monday, 07 June 2010
Time: 12:30 - 16:30
Location: D-Block, Amity University, Sector-125, NOIDA

Auditions for male and female parts in three student films by ASCO students.

1. Untitled Assassin Project by Sudhanshu Vij
-Script

2. Dark Matter by Rachit Agarwal
-Character Manual

3. Blackout by Nitish Kharbanda
-Script

The films will shoot in and around NOIDA sometime in June.

If you're (or know someone who might be) interested, please RSVP and attend the auditions.

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Contact details:
Sudhanshu Vij: +91-9871287631.
Rachit Agarwal: +91-9971512597.
Nitish Kharbanda: +91-9999363734.

You can RSVP at the Facebook event here.

Character Manual

2010-06-03T22:00:00.002+05:30

A brief about the characters. This is what I'm circulating to potential cast members.
Dark Matter-Character Manual

Story

2010-06-03T21:20:00.000+05:30

The short story (by Harshvardhan) the film is based on.
Dark Matter (Short Story by Harshvardhan)

Set Layout

2010-06-03T20:25:00.000+05:30

This is the ideal layout of the set, the one which I had visualized while writing the script.
Set Layout

I'm looking for fresh locations, now that my originally short listed locations have fallen through. Any volunteers?

Script Draft #3 (Shooting Draft)

2010-06-03T20:20:00.000+05:30

This one takes the second draft and presents it in a more visual and script-like way, complete with shot break-up.
This is the one which we're going to use to shoot.
Dark Matter v3

Script Draft #2

2010-06-03T20:17:00.001+05:30

The second draft of the script, this time written by me.
Not really a 'script' in the true sense, but stuck somewhere between a script and a story.
Dark Matter v2

Script Draft #1

2010-06-03T20:11:00.000+05:30

First draft of the script, written by Harshvardhan.

Dark Matter v1 (by Harshvardhan)

Poster

2010-05-31T10:36:00.000+05:30

Got two variants on the same basic design:

and

Some people like the second one, while I like the first one more. Which one do you prefer? Sound off in the comments below.

About

2010-05-30T10:18:00.001+05:30

Dark Matter is a 10-15 minute long student film being prepped by Rachit Agarwal. It will shoot sometime in the middle of June, over a period of one week.
It's based on a story by Harshvardhan, adapted for the screen by me.
We are currently looking for:

Male and female actor, 20-25: Check out the character manual here.
Location: Check out the layout here.
Crew: Sound designer and recordist.

If you have any suggestions, or would like to volunteer, please reply in the comments, or mail us at darkmatter@buddhifree.com.