Faintheart - the MySpace "User led" Movie

Walking up Lothian Road yesterday morning, there was an unusually large crowd of people milling around in Festival Square.

Turns out this was for auditions for the MySpace "user-led" movie Faintheart. People were lining up in front of a marquee where, one by one, they would then have their crack at stardom, performing to a camera.

Later in the afternoon, once the crowds had disappeared, I had a chat with one of the team from the movie who told me that the project is a feature-length drama about a group of friends who do viking re-enactments as a hobby.

Vertigo Films and Channel 4 are also apparently involved.

The feature is due to start principle photography in October and will be out next year.

I would have auditioned, but I didn't have my agent with me.