For our
film opening we have one main character to introduce and one quick shot of two
boys running. The main character should be:
Gender: Female
Age: teenager between 15 and 18 years
Hair colour: no bright outstanding hair dyes
Height: anywhere between 5ft and 5ft 10inches
We felt
that there was no need to audition each actor as they would not have to deliver
any lines or perform very physically to get the shots we need as the character
stays fairly stationary in each scene. Also, by analysing the acting experience
they each had we realised that they could easily follow direction on the day of
the shoot of how we want our main character to be portrayed. However, if we
were to create the whole of this film where the character would speak and
become more physical and emotive, we would think about getting them to prepare
an audition piece or deliver a few lines from an extract of our script.
First profile
Name: Ebony Paice
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5'6 ft
Acting experience:
3 years
of training at the Oast Drama
Performed
in amateur dramatics clubs
A* in
drama GCSE
Second profile
Name: Lily Fulton
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5'5 ft
Acting experience: A* in drama GCSE
Toured a
performance of "Tin Man" to local primary schools as a theatre
company.
Third profile
Name:
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Hair colour: Blonde
Height: 5'5 ft
Acting
experience:
Final
decision:
We have
decided to cast Ebony as our main character because her appearance had the most
resemblance to the character we created and her mannerism also reflected that
of Samantha. She was also flexible with our shooting schedule and we strongly
admired the acting experience she had, therefore trusting her ability to
execute the role well.
Casting
our Extras
Our other
roles in the opening, unlike Ebony's, will be uncharacterised and they each
appear in the opening for less than a second so we do not need to focus on
these 'extras' for too long. Nonetheless, we did agree on some casting
decision:
- One adult actor needs to have the ability to run and deliver South London accent to shout out the line "Come back here, you little fuckers!"
- Two separate actors to the actor above need to have the ability to run, be a children or small is physique (so they appear as children on screen) and one of them needs to be able to do a low scream.
Here are
our final decisions on casting our extras:
Extra 1 profile
Name: Ben Bradley
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5 ft
Acting experience: Been involved for 3 years in amateur dramatic
societies.
Planning
to take drama as one of his GCSE options.
His role: Plays a young boy in the park that runs past the
camera screaming for comic effect.
Extra 2 profile
Name: Ethan Simpson
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Hair colour: Blonde
Height: 5'4 ft
Acting experience: Attended a few drama clubs
and is planning to take drama as one of his GCSE options
His role: Plays a second young boy in the
park that runs past the camera.
Extra 3 profile
Name: Brian Bradley
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Hair colour: Black
Height: 5'6 ft
Acting experience: Has been involved with various
drama productions over the years and took Drama as one of his O-Levels where he
achieved an A.
His role: Plays an adult man in
the park who is chasing the two younger boys. Walks quickly past the screen
whilst shouting "Come back here, you little fuckers!" for comic
effect and a sense of the rough area where the protagonist lives, adds to the
drama genre and harsh theme of drugs.
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