RISE: Lights, Cameras, Revenge
Synopsis:
Rise is a two part entertainment drama that unveils the art of dance and the menacing consequences of taking what doesn’t belong to you. Based in Atlanta, Marcus Santino a.k.a “Marco” decides to move back to this thriving city to launch a new dance agency “Atlanta Rise Dance Agency,” that services all aspects of the entertainment world. With the perspective of landing movie deals and commercials, music artist’s shows and tours, to art shows and events, Marco and his business partners Chris Baker and Vinnie Von recruit four other team members “Richie Tova, Yasmine Castello, Charmaine Wyatt, Maya Jones,” to build this empire. What they don’t know is that the money that was used to open this new venture belongs to one of the largest kingpins running the streets of Richmond Virginia and he wants every cent back by any means necessary. This trail of murders invites the detectives of Richmond on a dangerous hunt.
Film Location: Atlanta, Ga
Description of Character...
Scene “Where’s My Money”
Rocco - Light skinned; Hispanic; Multiracial [MALE] - Average build - Late twenties to Mid Thirties. “Lorenzo’s second in charge while he serves time behind bars fighting a case. Rocco soon begins to take the “Leader” position to the head while questioning the crew’s loyalty to him.
Eddie/E-D - Open [MALE] - Average build - Mid twenties to Mid thirties. “A member of Donnie a.k.a Don Santino’s crew. Held hostage and being tortured for information about some stolen money that belongs to Lorenzo and his crew.”
Lorenzo/ZO Voice/over - African American [MALE] - Athletic build - Early Thirties to Early Forties. “Leader of his crew, King pin that is currently locked away and fighting a case. With his release date pending, Lorenzo has rocco running his operation for him but he will so find that he has chosen the wrong person for the job.
Crew Member One - African American [MALE] - Average build - Early to Late Thirties. “Extremely loyal crew member of Lorenzo. Crew member one has his reservations about Rocco but understands the reason why Rocco is the one in charge now. He shows Rocco limited loyalty as he starts to see the change in Rocco’s behavior.
Crew Member Two {Featured Extra} - Hispanic; Mixed Race [MALE] - Average build - Late Twenties to Mid Thirties. “Loyal member to both Lorenzo and Rocco. Crew member two just wants to get paid. He too starts to see the change in Rocco but is careful not to question Rocco’s authority.”
Crew Member Three {Featured Extra} - Caucasian - [MALE] - Average build - Mid Twenties to Early Thirties. “Also Loyal member to both Lorenzo and Rocco. The newest member out of the group. Crew member three is also the youngest and sees nothing but the dollar
signs. He is put to the test by going on jobs with both Crew member one and two to see just how “loyal” he is to Rocco.”
Crew Member Four {Extra} - Open - [MALE] - Average build - Late Twenties to Mid Thirties.
“Loyal crew member to both Lorenzo and Rocco.”
Scene “Dance, Dance”
Chris - Multiracial - [MALE] - Athletic build - Late Twenties to Early Thirties. “Half brother to Maya Jones and Co-Owner and Partner of Atlanta Rise Dance Agency with Marcus/Marco Santino. With uncertainty in his heart, Chris agrees to rely on his partner’s decision
about using the money that was given to Marco for the opening of their agency. What
Chris doesn’t know will soon hurt him.”
Richie - Caucasian - [MALE] - Athletic build - Late Twenties to Early Thirties. “Dancer at Atlanta Rise who has agreed to join Chris and Marco’s team. With an old flame with Charmaine, Richie tries to win her heart back but finds himself in a compromising position.”
Yazmine - Multiracial - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Mid Twenties to Early Thirties. “Dancer at
Atlanta Rise who has agreed to join Chris and Marco’s team. Yazmine is stuck between
chasing her dreams and babysitting her older sister’s drug habit which soon takes her sister’s life.”
Charmaine - African American - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Mid Twenties to Early Thirties. “Dancer at Atlanta Rise who has agreed to join Chris and Marco’s team. Dealing with her boy friend’s commitment issues, Charmaine tries to dodge Richie’s attempts on rekindling any old feelings. She soon finds out the truth behind her lover’s lies.
Hazel - Open - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Early Twenties to Mid Twenties. Richie’s student.
“Dancer at Atlanta Rise Dance Agency.”
Ashley - Open - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Early Twenties to Mid Twenties. “Dancer at Atlanta
Rise Dance Agency.”
Justin - Open - [MALE] - Athletic build - Early Twenties to Mid Twenties. “Dancer at Atlanta
Rise Dance Agency.”
Corey - Open - [MALE] - Athletic build - Early Twenties to Mid Twenties. “Dancer at Atlanta
Rise Dance Agency.”
Scene “Atlanta Peaks Auditions”
Maya - African American; Multiracial - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Late Twenties to Early Thirties. “Later becomes a dancer at Atlanta Rise Dance Agency. Half sister to Chris Baker and Old lover to his partner Marcus/Marco Santino. Maya’s in desperate need of money when she relocates back to atlanta. With the need for money now, she quickly lands a job that makes her put her morals behind her while trying to join her brother’s Agency. What she doesn’t know is that it's not just her brother she has to convince but also the one whose heart she broke.
Man One - {Featured Extra} - Open - [MALE] - Average build - Early Thirties to Mid Thirties.
“Abusive boyfriend of Nava and regular customer of Maya.”
Receptionist - {Featured Extra} - Open - [FEMALE] - Average build - Mid Twenties to Early
Thirties. “Front receptionist of Atlanta Peaks Entertainment Club.”
Nava - Caucasian - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Mid Twenties to Late Twenties. “Dancer at
Atlanta Peaks Entertainment Club.”
Auditioner One - {Featured Extra} - African American - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Mid Twenties to Late Twenties. “Tries to audition for Atlanta Peaks.”
Auditioner Two - {Featured Extra} - Open - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Mid Twenties to Late
Twenties. “Tries to audition for Atlanta Peaks.”
Melody - Open - [FEMALE] - Athletic build - Mid Twenties to Early Thirties. “Coordinator for
Atlanta Peaks, Host for the auditions.”
Thomas Joe - African American - [MALE] - Broad build - Mid Thirties to Early Forties. “C.E.O for Atlanta Peaks Entertainment Club. Has a fond interest in Maya but after getting shut down by her, he starts to make her pay back the money he fronted her in demeaning ways.”
Jimmy Lopez - {Featured Extra} - Hispanic - [MALE] - Average build - Mid Thirties to Early
Forties. “C.O.O for Atlanta Peaks Entertainment Club.”
Gerald Gear - {Extra} - Open - [MALE] - Average build - Mid Thirties to Early Forties.
“Coordinator for Atlanta Peaks Entertainment Club.”
Tina Moore - {Extra} - Open - [FEMALE] - Average build - Mid Thirties to Early Forties. “C.F.O
for Atlanta Peaks Entertainment Club.”
