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Welcome! My intention with this blog is to provide updates to those who might be interested in my current project, a half-hour long animated film about David the shepherd and the events leading up to the most famous battle in history. This film will use an animation technique that has never been done before. I hope to offer a unique visual experience that can measure up to the impact and drama of this truly inspirational story about faith.

Unfortunately, after a year in preproduction, I've come to realize that to see my entire script realized will take more time and manpower than I currently have access to. So my goals have evolved, and I am now focusing on bringing just the first scene of the script to fruition as a standalone short film. This film will be called "David and the Lion" and will tell the story of David rescuing a lamb from a lion, an event barely mentioned in the bible. When that film is finished, I hope to be able to attract the help I need to finish the larger movie I set out to make.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Meet Gabriel Notarangelo, aka David

I recently held auditions in Chicago for the part of David and David's 8 year-old nephew, Jacob. Park Community Church was gracious enough to let me use their rooms free of charge. Weeks before, I posted the casting call on various websites, and hundreds responded to the ad with their headshot and resume. Out of those, I invited perhaps 70 actors to audition. Out of those, 20 actors were available and came to the audition. Out of those, one actor stood out as the perfect David.

His name is Gabriel Notarangelo and you can see a segment of his audition below. We had some really good auditions (and some bad ones), but for me, the choice was pretty clear. Gabe had the look, the acting ability, and the intensity to really make myself forget I was watching an audition, and just lose myself in the scene.

David, as he scolds men of the Israeli army for their lack of faith... (Thanks to Dan for helping with auditions)









1 comments:

  1. Cool! I think you made the right choice. :)
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