The Corporate Bug

Vancouver Actors Guide is casting two roles for The Corporate Bug, a student film production shooting in Vancouver, BC. This is a short-form narrative project developed through a film school program, seeking performers for two distinct lead characters in a workplace-set story. The Corporate Bug suits actors who are comfortable building grounded, layered characters in a low-budget student film environment where the work itself is the primary draw.

About the Role

This is a volunteer acting role on a student film production, with no financial compensation beyond crafty on set and a ten dollar lunch contribution on shooting days. The project centers on two central characters navigating corporate life from opposite ends of the power structure, offering performers the chance to carry real dramatic weight in a scripted short film. Casting is open now for both roles, and producers are reviewing submissions individually by character of interest.

Key Responsibilities

• Portray Dwayne, a male character aged 35 to 45, a quietly resigned office worker whose entire daily equilibrium depends on coffee, printer reliability, and keeping ahead of deadlines.
• Portray Jordana, a female character aged 30 to 40, a CEO whose outward humility is constantly tested by the moral compromises that come with holding executive authority.
• Develop character-driven performance choices that support the scripted tension between workplace mundanity and corporate power dynamics central to this short film narrative.
• Attend all scheduled production days as agreed upon with the student film team, maintaining continuity across scenes.
• Bring a prepared, self-directed approach to set, as student film productions typically run leaner on rehearsal time than professional episodic television or feature film production.
• Collaborate directly with a first-time or early-career director, contributing to the creative development of the project on the day.

What You Bring

• On-camera acting experience in short film, student film production, or independent narrative work.
• Age range falling within the specified casting parameters for either Dwayne or Jordana.
• A current CV and demo reel that reflect recent on-screen work.
• Comfort working in a non-union, volunteer context typical of student film and emerging filmmaker projects.
• The ability to take direction and make strong, specific choices within limited takes and a compressed shooting schedule.

Why This Role

Vancouver Actors Guide connects performers across Vancouver with productions at every budget level, and The Corporate Bug represents exactly the kind of grassroots student film work that fills out an early screen resume. This is an uncompensated volunteer role, with crafty provided on set and ten dollars toward lunch on applicable shoot days. For actors building credits in scripted short film production, this is a straightforward opportunity to work on a character with real specificity and dramatic range.

Submit your materials for The Corporate Bug through Vancouver Actors Guide and the apply function on this listing.