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SHY FILMS – CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

This document outlines current casting and crew opportunities across three SHY Films projects:
  • Feature Film: THE UNIT
  • Documentary: Beneath the Surface
  • Live Creative Event: SOHO SPARKS – February Creative Meet-Up

FEATURE FILM – THE UNIT

Format: Feature Film
Genre: Psychological Thriller / Drama
Production Company: SHY Films
Filming Location: London, UK
Shoot Dates: April (2-week shoot)
Budget Level: Independent

THE UNIT is an actor-driven psychological thriller set within a contained institutional environment. The production will run with a focused, experienced crew and a small cast.

CAST ROLES

🎭 BROOKE (Lead)

Playing Age: 18–25
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Open

Brooke is a fiercely intelligent, volatile young woman involuntarily committed to a private psychiatric unit. She is resistant to authority, emotionally raw, and highly perceptive. This is a demanding lead role requiring significant emotional and physical range.

Availability: Must be available for the full 2-week shoot in April (London)

🎭 DR. BLOOM (Supporting – Antagonist)

Playing Age: 35–45
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Open

Dr. Bloom is the psychiatrist in charge of the Unit. Calm, articulate, and quietly controlling, he represents intellectual authority and institutional power.

🎭 WALT (Supporting)

Playing Age: 30–45
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Open

Walt is a silent, physically imposing psychiatric orderly. He speaks very little but exerts constant pressure through presence and surveillance.

🎭 HAYDEN (Supporting)

Playing Age: 18–22
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Open

Hayden is a young patient who has voluntarily remained in the Unit. Privileged, emotionally immature, and fearful of independence, he masks vulnerability with arrogance.

🎭 CLYDE (Supporting)

Playing Age: 40–55
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Open

Clyde is a long-term patient whose behaviour becomes increasingly disturbing. He is socially inappropriate, lonely, and emotionally regressed.

🎭 MARGO (Supporting)

Playing Age: 40–55
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Open

Margo is a senior psychiatric nurse. Efficient, emotionally guarded, and pragmatic, she keeps the Unit functioning despite its flaws.

🎭 SADIE (Featured Supporting)

Playing Age: 17–22
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Open

Sadie is a withdrawn, fragile patient whose quiet presence becomes a major emotional catalyst in the story.

CREW ROLES REQUIRED

🎧 Sound Mixer / Location Sound Recordist

Responsibilities:

  • Capture high-quality dialogue and location sound

  • Manage boom and radio microphones

  • Deliver organised sound files for post-production

Ideal Profile:

  • Narrative film experience preferred

  • Own equipment advantageous

  • Comfortable with interior-heavy dialogue scenes

💡 Gaffer

Responsibilities:

  • Execute lighting plans in collaboration with the DOP

  • Maintain lighting continuity

  • Lead lighting setup for interior locations

Ideal Profile:

  • Feature or high-end short film experience

  • Strong understanding of mood and practical lighting

  • Collaborative working style

📋 Script Supervisor / Continuity Supervisor

Responsibilities:

  • Track dialogue, action, props, and performance continuity

  • Maintain detailed script notes

  • Support editorial and director with scene consistency

Ideal Profile:

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Previous narrative film experience preferred

  • Calm and organised under pressure

🎨 Set Designer / Production Designer

Responsibilities:

  • Design and dress key interior locations (psychiatric unit setting)

  • Develop a cohesive visual language aligned with the film’s tone

  • Source, adapt, or modify existing locations where required

  • Manage props, textures, and spatial continuity

  • Collaborate closely with the director, DOP, and costume department

Ideal Profile:

  • Experience in narrative film (short or feature)

  • Strong visual storytelling instincts

  • Practical and resourceful approach to low-budget design

  • Collaborative mindset

Compensation:

  • Profit-share / backend participation

Location: London
Shoot Length: 2 weeks (April)

📩 Apply with CV/credits and availability:
contact@shyfilms.co.uk

🎥 DOCUMENTARY – Beneath the Surface

(Working title – developed from “Breaking the Silence”)

Format: Feature-Length Documentary
Themes: Race, identity, media, politics, art, and social cohesion in Britain
Production Company: SHY Films
Location: UK (London-based preferred)
Budget: Low-budget / Profit-share collaboration

Beneath the Surface explores the roots of racial tension in Britain following the 2024 and 2025 summer race riots. Through historical context, lived experience, political and media analysis, and a musical intervention led by Pianist Without Borders (Fabio Tedde), the documentary examines how cycles of division persist—and how they might be broken.

CREW ROLES REQUIRED

🎬 Producer (Documentary)

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee documentary development and production

  • Coordinate contributors, access, and logistics

  • Support ethical storytelling and narrative structure

  • Assist with delivery, festivals, and funding strategy

Ideal Profile:

  • Documentary production experience (short or feature)

  • Strong organisational and communication skills

  • Sensitivity when working with real-life contributors

Compensation:

  • Profit-share / backend participation

🎧 Sound Mixer / Location Sound Recordist (Documentary)

Responsibilities:

  • Capture clean interview and observational audio

  • Manage boom and radio microphones

  • Record ambient sound in uncontrolled environments

Ideal Profile:

  • Documentary or factual experience preferred

  • Discreet and calm working style

  • Own sound kit preferred

Compensation:

  • Profit-share basis

  • Flexible shoot days

Location: London
Shoot Length: 1 week (April)

📩 Apply with CV/credits and availability:
contact@shyfilms.co.uk

🎤 LIVE EVENT – SOHO SPARKS: February Creative Meet-Up

Event Host: SHY Films
Venue: Karma Sanctum Soho, 20 Warwick Street, London W1B 4NF
Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Time: 18:00–22:00

SOHO SPARKS is a creative networking and performance evening for actors, filmmakers, musicians, writers, and multidisciplinary artists.

ROLES REQUIRED

🎤 Live Singer / Music Performer

Event: SOHO SPARKS – Creative Meet-Up
Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Performance Slot: Approx. 19:00–20:00

Looking For:

  • Singers or singer-songwriters (solo or minimal setup)

  • Confident live performers with strong stage presence

  • Any genre welcome (acoustic, soul, pop, jazz, indie, alternative)

What’s Offered:

  • Live performance at a respected Soho venue

  • Exposure to a curated creative-industry audience

  • Subscriber Spotlight opportunity

  • Live-stream exposure where available

  • Networking and future SHY Films opportunities

  • Travel expenses paid for London-based applicants

🎥 Videographer

Responsibilities:

  • Capture live performances, networking moments, and event atmosphere

  • Film highlights from the Creative Voices panel and audience interaction

  • Record dynamic footage suitable for promotional and social media use

Ideal Profile:

  • Experience filming live events or performances

  • Strong visual storytelling instincts

  • Comfortable working in low-light environments

  • Able to work discreetly during a live event

  • Own camera and basic kit preferred

What’s Offered:

  • Credit and visibility with SHY Films

  • Footage for showreel and portfolio use

  • Networking with creatives across film, music, and media

  • Opportunity for ongoing collaboration on future SHY Films events

  • Travel expenses paid for London-based applicants

🎙️ Event Host / Presenter

Responsibilities:

  • Welcome guests and introduce performers

  • Host the Creative Voices panel and audience Q&A

  • Guide the flow and energy of the evening

Ideal Profile:

  • Experience in presenting, hosting, or acting

  • Confident speaking to live audiences

  • Warm, engaging, and adaptable

What’s Offered:

  • High-visibility hosting role

  • Networking with creative professionals

  • Footage suitable for showreels

  • Travel expenses paid for London-based applicants

Location: London

📩 Apply with CV/credits and availability:
contact@shyfilms.co.uk