Casting and auditions

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Casting, Auditions and Screen Test Initial thoughts Auditions for Ellie, Sam and Dave Screen test for final actors

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Casting, Auditions and Screen Test Initial thoughtsAuditions for Ellie, Sam and DaveScreen test for final actors

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Initial thoughtsLooking at our character profiles , we decided to first advertise our available roles. With little feedback we decided to contact certain actors that we has seen in previous productions that would fit the roles within our narrative. For example, the role of Ellie we knew we had to look for a teenage girl with that had acting experience to feel comfortable in front of the camera to play such a demanding role. Contrastingly with character Sam , we were looking for an actor that portrayed a nervous or cautious side simply on the terms because Sam in the initial scenes is worried of offending or scaring Ellie on the basis she has very little time left to live. For the role of the father , we were aiming for a man also with acting experience or at least a confident nature as nerves would make this role very difficult to play. Furthermore, once we had found an actor to play the role of Ellie we thought it crucial the actor playing the father had similar features, like hair colour.

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Timetable for ‘Sam’ and ‘Ellie’ auditions.

Time (PM) Sam Ellie

15:10 Jacob Lawrence Ellie Weedon

15:30 Hamza Hanif Olivia Bates

15:50 James Smith Ella RobertsonAbi Hoey

16:10 Adam Jones

16:30 Kieran Elliott Abi Hoey

16:50 Lydia Clavin

17:10 Lucy Rushton

We randomly paired the applicants so we could see how they would naturally be ableto perform as a duo.

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Scene for Sam and Ellie Audition

On arrival the actors would receive this and a general outline of the plot and intendedscenes therefore they could understand the broader picture and apply this to their performance.

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Chosen actors : Ellie Weedon & Jacob Lawerence.

On the left Ellie Weedon , playing the role of ‘Ellie’ in our short film. We came to this decision by Ellie’s outstanding performance in the auditions showing real commitment to the character and also her ability to work along side Jacob with such professionalism. Furthermore , Ellie brings fits within our character profile. Jacob , seen here on the right was equally as impressive in the auditions as he was able to portray the caution and also down to earth nature of our intended character ‘Sam’. Both actors will now attend a screen test with an extended version of the audition script on the 4th November 2015.

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Timetable for auditions for Dave McCarthy

For the role of Dave we wanted to see how well the actor could perform alone as the deterioration of his character is made apparent through the film via his inability to receive help.

Time (PM) Name 12:00 Jonathan Pickering12:20 Simon Evans 12:40 Richard Scott 13:00 Robert Lawson13:20 Joe Carlton 13:40 Liam Peterson 14:00 Shaun Raynor

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Scene for Dave audition

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Screen test – Room set up.

The final chosen actors would sit besides each other and converse with the provided scene. We would instruct them on how to say lines differently and to change their facial expression or body posture.

https://youtu.be/HUBR08fgqtk - Ellie and Sam screen test - Dave screen test