#ryt:casting

[realrhythmskrp]

BKB: NOW CASTING FOR TRAIN TO BUSAN!

DISPATCH, (04/14/17): BKB Entertainment has released a casting call for their upcoming movie, Train to Busan. BKB will be casting idols, actors, and trainees from all RHYTHMS companies. Prospects will be scouted from all companies. Named characters will be asked to sign a temporary contract under BKB for the duration of filming and promotions for the movie. Non-named characters will be featured as cameos through the movie should they desire. Details below!

_____ as MALE LEAD ONE, Seok-woo, a fund manager obsessed with his work and the father of Soo-an. Male, aged 25-30.

Kwang Jihee (npc) as Soo-an, Seok-woo’s eight-year-old daughter who wishes to see her mother in Busan. Female, aged 8-12.

_____ as FEMALE LEAD ONE, Sung-gyeong, pregnant wife to Sang-hwa who cares for Soo-an for a better part of the movie. Female, aged 20-30.

_____ as MALE LEAD TWO, Sang-hwa, a tough, working class man who helps Seok-woo and Yong-guk fight their way through the train. Male, aged 20-30.

_____ as MALE LEAD THREE, Yong-guk, a baseball player jock and the love interest of Jin-hee. Male, aged 15-24.

_____ as FEMALE LEAD TWO, Jin-hee, close friend and love interest to Yong-guk who wishes for her friends to board the safe train. Female, aged 15-24.

_____ as ANTAGONIST LEAD ONE, Yon-suk, a young, selfish CEO who doesn’t care who lives or dies as long as he survives. Male, aged 20-30.

_____ as SUPPORTING ONE, Homeless Man, a stowaway on the train who saves the other characters. Male, any age.

_____ as SUPPORTING TWO, Captain, the conductor of KTX and the train to Busan. They make the call who to leave behind and who to allow to board the train. Any gender, any age.

_____ as SUPPORTING THREE, Stewardess, the first person bitten by a zombie and who begins the first wave of the disease.

CAMEOS (0/5, not required to sign contract): Male, aged 15-25, to play the baseball team.

CAMEOS (0/∞, not required to sign contract): Any gender, any age, to play zombies.

ADMIN NOTES:

For the purposes of the roleplay, we’ve aged down many of the characters. Members who like this post will be plugged into a random generator to be cast as any of the characters they are eligible for. Unfortunately, because not all characters can be named, members who are not drawn from the generator will be listed as cameos. The casting will close SUNDAY, APRIL 16 at 5:00 PM PST, or whenever all of our members have entered. The official named cast list will be posted ONE HOUR AFTER CASTING CLOSES. The casting will close SUNDAY, APRIL 16 at 5:00 PM PST, or whenever all of our members have entered. The official named cast list will be posted ONE HOUR AFTER CASTING CLOSES. The tag for this project is ryt:ttb.

To enter, you may like this post. You may reblog as well, which will count as a separate entry. You may do these on all and any muses you have, though only one will be allowed to participate as a named character, since there is a limited number of slots (those who do not make a named character will be listed as a cameo and still be allowed to participate in the event). We will choose by random generator; you will be logged into the generator for any roles your muse is eligible for. If you would like a specific character, you may message the main blog, which will count as a third entry for that character only, but will not guarantee that you receive that character for the official casting.

This will last for a month. We may host other events during the period of “filming and promotion” for Train to Busan. The film’s premiere date on May 13, 2017, will mark the end of the Train to Busan period for RHYTHMSkrp, and members may add their role in Train to Busan to their resumes. During promotion and filming, participants are welcome to write any thread relating to these in “time windows” (e.g. begin threads for filming during the filming window that we will set, begin threads for promotion during the promotion window that we set, etc.).

Consider that your character, if named, will have to be signed under BKB for the course of filming and promotion . . . will you trust the devious company enough to do so?

RHYTHMS itinerary and synopsis of Train to Busan beneath the cut; all spoilers contained in second paragraph.

Train to Busan is an emotional thriller about a father, Seok-woo, trying to get his daughter, Soo-an, home to her mother so she can sing for him. He is cold and unattached, but loves his daughter dearly. However, an outbreak of a viral disease turns the population of Korea, save for Busan, into what are essentially zombies. The train that Seok-woo and Soo-an board are hit with the first wave, but eventually becomes a safehaven for the survivors. Along the way, Seok-woo and Soo-an meet a wide range of people, some willing to help, and some more inclined to abandon them, all with the same destination in mind.

SPOILERS: The only survivors by the end of the movie are Soo-an and Sung-gyeong. All others sacrifice themselves or are bitten accidentally; after Jin-hee of the two young lovers is infected when Yon-suk the CEO pushes her into the path of the zombies, Yong-guk chooses to be bitten by her. Homeless Man and Sang-hwa are both bitten trying to save Seok-woo. The film will be marketed greatly by BKB and is expected to reach massive popularity.

ITINERARY:

ROUND ONE (04/14/17 - 04/19/17): Casting announced. Your muse, if named, will officially sign a non-exclusive BKB contract and pack and prepare for shooting, during which time period they will live temporarily in luxury BKB trailers to shoot on-location. Table reads and cast bonding activities will take place during this time period.

ROUND TWO (04/20/17 - 05/01/17): Filming officially begins! Cameo roles will also be filmed during this time period, although cameos will not be required to live under BKB conditions. Cast members are expected to have lines memorized and arrive on time for makeup. Meals will be provided.

ROUND THREE (05/02/17 - 05/12/17): Filming ends, and named members will begin promotions! During this period, they will attend interviews, galas, and panels to answer questions about the films. They will also have a variety show appearance on the one-night special, Mirage Fame Feature: Train to Busan Edition, hosted by Mirage Host 1. Stylists will be appointed. Cast members are expected to carry themselves with grace and eloquence to represent BKB well.

OPENING NIGHT (05/13/17): The premiere of Train to Busan will be held at RHYTHMS Spotlight Hall, an all-purpose arena built for RHYTHMS Multimedia Conglomerate, complete with stages and theatres. All cast and crew, including cameos, are invited. Cast members will answer interviewers on-carpet and find their assigned seats in Theatre 1 to view the film for the first time, then attend a panel to answer questions afterwards. BKB will host an afterparty in their main lobby, which will mark the end of the Train to Busan period: members may add Train to Busan, along with their role, onto their resume.

[realrhythmskrp]

Admin Elesa here with the results of the casting! These were chosen via random.org using the entries on the spreadsheet created earlier. If you are listed as a lead or named character and get kicked in any activity check during the event, we will draw again or list your character as an NPC, so please be sure that you remain active! At this point, Round One (pre-filming) has officially begun, so feel free to write threads based around it! At this point, the cast members will begin to get to know each other, so you can assume that BKB will host cast parties and table readings to define chemistry between actors. Don’t forget, at this point your muse will also begin to move out of group dorms (if applicable) until opening night, so you may write about that as well! If you have any questions as to what threads fall under Round One, always feel free to message or IM the admin team! Find a copy of the itinerary beneath the cut.

@ryteuntae​ / Nam Euntae as MALE LEAD ONE, Seok-woo, a fund manager obsessed with his work and the father of Soo-an. Male, aged 25-30.

Kwang Jihee (npc) as Soo-an, Seok-woo’s eight-year-old daughter who wishes to see her mother in Busan. Female, aged 8-12.

@rytdahye​ / Jo Dahye as FEMALE LEAD ONE, Sung-gyeong, pregnant wife to Sang-hwa who cares for Soo-an for a better part of the movie. Female, aged 20-30.

@rytminjoon​ / Gwon Minjoon / J-Bom as MALE LEAD TWO, Sang-hwa, a tough, working class man who helps Seok-woo and Yong-guk fight their way through the train. Male, aged 20-30.

@rytjamie​ / Jamie Jung / JJ as MALE LEAD THREE, Yong-guk, a baseball player jock and the love interest of Jin-hee. Male, aged 15-24.

@rytyeonhee​ /  as FEMALE LEAD TWO, Jin-hee, close friend and love interest to Yong-guk who wishes for her friends to board the safe train. Female, aged 15-24.

@rytsangmin​ / Kwon Sangmin / Mint as ANTAGONIST LEAD ONE, Yon-suk, a young, selfish CEO who doesn’t care who lives or dies as long as he survives. Male, aged 20-30.

@rythyunwoo​ / Choi Hyunwoo as SUPPORTING ONE, Homeless Man, a stowaway on the train who saves the other characters. Male, any age.

@rythaesoo​ / Choi Haesoo as SUPPORTING TWO, Captain, the conductor of KTX and the train to Busan. They make the call who to leave behind and who to allow to board the train. Any gender, any age.

@rytsiyeon​ / Kang Siyeon as SUPPORTING THREE, Stewardess, the first person bitten by a zombie and who begins the first wave of the disease.

CAMEOS: Male, aged 15-25, to play the baseball team.@rytminho / @rytzhilong / @rytgunwoo

CAMEOS: Any gender, any age, to play zombies. @ryteunjae / @rytaria / @rytjinye / @rythaneul

ITINERARY:

ROUND ONE (04/14/17 - 04/19/17): Casting announced. Your muse, if named, will officially sign a non-exclusive BKB contract and pack and prepare for shooting, during which time period they will live temporarily in luxury BKB trailers to shoot on-location. Table reads and cast bonding activities will take place during this time period.

ROUND TWO (04/20/17 - 05/01/17): Filming officially begins! Cameo roles will also be filmed during this time period, although cameos will not be required to live under BKB conditions. Cast members are expected to have lines memorized and arrive on time for makeup. Meals will be provided.

ROUND THREE (05/02/17 - 05/12/17): Filming ends, and named members will begin promotions! During this period, they will attend interviews, galas, and panels to answer questions about the films. They will also have a variety show appearance on the one-night special, Mirage Fame Feature: Train to Busan Edition, hosted by Mirage Host 1. Stylists will be appointed. Cast members are expected to carry themselves with grace and eloquence to represent BKB well.

OPENING NIGHT (05/13/17): The premiere of Train to Busan will be held at RHYTHMS Spotlight Hall, an all-purpose arena built for RHYTHMS Multimedia Conglomerate, complete with stages and theatres. All cast and crew, including cameos, are invited. Cast members will answer interviewers on-carpet and find their assigned seats in Theatre 1 to view the film for the first time, then attend a panel to answer questions afterwards. BKB will host an afterparty in their main lobby, which will mark the end of the Train to Busan period: members may add Train to Busan, along with their role, onto their resume.

[realrhythmskrp]

Hello, hello! Admin Elesa here with the promised sneak peek for our Train to Busan casting call, which we hope to release around Friday/Saturday! I’m also going to address a few questions that I’m sure many of you have.

Our casting call isn’t so much a “casting call” as it is an extended event. However, this will not be like the ryt:roe event in the sense that we may host smaller events (e.g. parties, debuts, etc.) during this time frame, and not everyone needs to participate if they do not want to. We do not want this event to be an overshadowing presence that makes you think this is all you can write; with how long the overall casting, filming, and promotional periods are, that would be rather hellish.

Instead, we hope to provide Train to Busan as an opportunity to expand your muse’s resume and help you with plotting with muses from other companies, and hope you utilize it in that way instead of feeling pressured to make your threads revolve around it.

Although BKB will be officially hosting the casting call, all members are welcome to participate. We chose to host under BKB instead of RHYTHMS for the dilemma your muse will face and possibly grapple with throughout: will BKB be trustworthy enough over the course of shooting and promotions to sign a temporary contract? will the broadened portfolio be worth working for a company as underhanded as theirs, even if it’s only over a month?

You’re welcome to write headcanons or threads over this impasse; we’d love to see them!

Train to Busan will be written over the course of a little under one month, each with different time frames (which I will here call “rounds” for the sake of clarity). The rounds are specified below, but essentially, these rounds are one to two week consecutive periods where you can begin any thread relating to what those rounds are centered about (in the filming round, you can begin writing any threads on-set, in the BKB luxury trailerhomes, getting makeup on for filming, etc.); we won’t be strict on when you end those threads, just as long as you start them within the timeframes set.

To enter, you may like the official casting post which we will upload. (This one is not the official call.) You may reblog as well, which will count as a separate entry. You may do these on all and any muses you have, though only one will be allowed to participate as a named character, since there is a limited number of slots (those who do not make a named character will be listed as a cameo and still be allowed to participate in the event). We will choose by random generator; you will be logged into the generator for any roles your muse is eligible for. If you would like a specific character, you may message the main blog, which will count as a third entry for that character only, but will not guarantee that you receive that character for the official casting.

Below is the rough itinerary we have planned; if you have any further questions, feel free to message us. I hope all of you are as excited about this event as I am, and I can’t wait to get the official casting call out and get this party started!

ITINERARY:

ROUND ONE (04/14/17 - 04/19/17): Casting announced. Your muse, if named, will officially sign a non-exclusive BKB contract and pack and prepare for shooting, during which time period they will live temporarily in luxury BKB trailers to shoot on-location. Table reads and cast bonding activities will take place during this time period.

ROUND TWO (04/20/17 - 05/01/17): Filming officially begins! Cameo roles will also be filmed during this time period, although cameos will not be required to live under BKB conditions. Cast members are expected to have lines memorized and arrive on time for makeup. Meals will be provided.

ROUND THREE (05/02/17 - 05/12/17): Filming ends, and named members will begin promotions! During this period, they will attend interviews, galas, and panels to answer questions about the films. They will also have a variety show appearance on the one-night special, Mirage Fame Feature: Train to Busan Edition, hosted by Mirage Host 1. Stylists will be appointed. Cast members are expected to carry themselves with grace and eloquence to represent BKB well.

OPENING NIGHT (05/13/17): The premiere of Train to Busan will be held at RHYTHMS Spotlight Hall, an all-purpose arena built for RHYTHMS Multimedia Conglomerate, complete with stages and theatres. All cast and crew, including cameos, are invited. Cast members will answer interviewers on-carpet and find their assigned seats in Theatre 1 to view the film for the first time, then attend a panel to answer questions afterwards. BKB will host an afterparty in their main lobby, which will mark the end of the Train to Busan period: members may add Train to Busan, along with their role, onto their resume.