Planning : Casting

Why is Casting important?

I believe casting is one of the most important tasks in Pre-Production and requires a high amount of care when taking on this challenge. Casting involves auditioning potential actors to find the most suitable person for your film. It is important that you find someone who is not shy in front of a camera, someone who will not burst out with laughter when filming, and someone who can create verisimilitude within the production.

To find suitable actors for our production, our group will run short auditions for the potential actors. We will give the actors short scripts to perform, and use these performances to decide whether they will be suitable.

The Female Character:

Below are the two females that auditioned for the role of Erica in out two minute opening. Our female character is a girl that enjoys using social media and texting her friends. She is still in school and walks home with Ben after school everyday.

India would suit this part because she is a 16 year old female and is still at school studying  her A-Levels which are Art and English Literature. She has a good personality and is not camera shy. She has two pet dogs who are named Candy and Eric. India dislikes people who moan and don't grab every experience that comes her way.

Toyah Jones is 18 years old and is doing her A-Levels at the same school as India. However she is studying English, Business and History. Georgia like watching horror films with friends and going to parties. She loves to be in front of the lens but she doesn't liking getting dirty or walking.

Black widow productions chose Toyah over India because Toyah would the part more because of her height and the age she looks. She lives near the location and wouldn't need travel and has clothes that will suit the role.

The Male Character:

Ben is also a 16 year old male who loves to play xbox at home . His best friend is Erica and they spend a lot of time together round each others house's. Ben loves to be social and love to attend house parties.

Ashley is a 16 year old male who loves to party and go to town with his friends and family. Ashley is very bubbly and is always up for a laugh. Ashley loves hiking and camping out in the wild. He has completed 1 out of 3 of the three peaks challenge. 

Dan Smith is a 17 year old male who like to attend the gym with his friends. Dan like keeping up with the fashion and likes going out to parties. Dan is also a clean freak and doesn't like things being messy or disorgaised.

Black Widow Productions chose Ashley to play the part of Ben because he will need to get dirty and Dan said he wouldn't do that. Ashley also looks close to the age of Ben. Ashley does live further from the location but one of our group would have to drive pass his house to get to the set so this isn't a problem.

Kye is 17 years old and enjoys playing games on his computer and Xbox. He likes to chill with friends on a weekend and play games with them including Call of Duty and Halo. Kyle loves acting and wants to uptake this part.

Aaron  likes going to a local music venues as he loves heavy metal. Aaron is in a band and like to record new songs that he creates. He likes to attend venues on a weekly basis and likes to go with his friends as well. Aaron also has an Xbox and likes to play Destiny as well as Skyrim.

Black Window Productions chose Aaron because of he likes and dislikes. His hair would suit the part and he said he wouldn't mind having make up on where as Kye was more hesitant. Aaron lives less then five minutes away from our filing location which makes him an ideal actor for our role