Short film

The Audition

2025 · 7 min

A short, squirmy little comedy that starts as a goofy home-video lark and slowly tightens into something uncomfortably revealing.

Overview: A couple recording a video audition for a reality television show unearths more reality than they anticipated
How it feels: Light, satirical, tense and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Media, celebrity, identity, deception
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
identity
deception
love
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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