The Audition (2017)-Anthony Raus Proves Not All Auditions Go As Planned- Fitz of Horror Review

Bryan Fitzgerald (Fitz of Horror) February 17, 2019

Synopsis-An Actress thinks she is about to audition for the opportunity of a lifetime, but things aren’t what they appear to be when she wakes up in a room, tied to a chair with camera’s pointed at her, now she is the victim of a director who will make sure she gets the scene right by any means necessary.

Short film director Anthony Raus has been on my radar for a while now but I only recently watched one of his films. After watching Abstraction (my review HERE) I was immediately a fan of his style. He blends high tension with a great story and adds music that is seemingly perfect for each film. When offered, I jumped at the chance to watch and review his older short film The Audition.

The Audition opens with a presentable but seemingly a little “off” director (Jackson Trent) speaking about artistry in humanity. As the film cuts to a directors clapboard he calls “action” on a beaten and half-naked young woman (Hollybeth Gourlay) sitting in a chair in the middle of a small and claustrophobic room. Clearly, the artistry he was speaking of is something completely different than I first thought. 

The 20-minute film cuts back and forth telling the story of both the demented director and how the young woman come to be in this horrific situation in a way that was completely engrossing. As the synopsis states, the actress goes in thinking that she is auditioning for an actual role but instead falls victim to a sociopath but if you listen to her in the flashbacks the director is giving this actress exactly what she wants-she wants to be seen. 

There is a lot left open to personal interpretation but not so much as you don’t leave knowing that you saw something great. I really hope that one day soon, all of his short films will be on one blu ray in one comprehensive collection with more insight into each film and also the gifted director himself.

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