What is Knock on Wood?
Knock on Wood is an independently-made, short animated film being created to be distributed to film festivals. This production is additionally the final project for a Masters degree in Creative Industries and is part of a research in studying queer subtext within storytelling. The overall idea is that Pinocchio is gay and queer, which has created a rift between him and his father. As part of the study and the emotional direction, the two dance around the issue and never directly address it in this story.
Synopsis
Knock on Wood follows a modern, queer interpretation of the fairy tale character Pinocchio as a flesh-and-blood adult about to leave for the city for the first time. His father, Geppetto, tries to prevent him from leaving by giving him a job at his woodworking business and the two argue about Pinocchio’s destiny.
Extra Details
You must be 18 years of age or older to audition.
Please audition with the setup you intend to use if cast; ensure minimal background noise.
Auditions must be in .wav or .mp3 format.
This project will be remotely directed over Zoom; please ensure you are comfortable using this before auditioning.
Maximum of two takes per line.
Please title your voice file with the character you’re auditioning as and your name in the following format: “CharacterName_YourName” (example: “Geppetto_JohnWaller”).
Hi everyone,
Thank you all so much for applying to Knock on Wood! The submissions are now closed for this project and we will be sorting through last-second auditions soon.
In the meantime we will soon be posting updates to https://twitter.com/knockonwoodfilm, so if you'd like to follow along with the project, check it out!
Thanks again :)
- Morgan
Hi everyone,
Thank you all for showing such incredible interest in the role of Geppetto in Knock on Wood, we've been absolutely blown away by the massive amounts of quality auditions that have come in! The deadline for this project is coming up incredibly fast, so if you know of anyone else who'd like to audition for the role, please send them this way!
Thank you again!
- Morgan
After chasing his dream of having a son, the gruff, world-worn Geppetto is now content to settle into a peaceful life with a now adult Pinocchio by his side. In his older age he attempts to bottle up his fears and worries, finding escape in traditional ideals. Despite attempting to turn a blind eye to Pinocchio’s identity, he still very much loves his son.
"Ah! Son! Take a look at my newest project! It's not quite ready yet, but…"
"I’ve been preparing for you to take over ever since you were a boy—you’d really leave so soon?"
