Casting

On the 6th October 2011, my media group had held a casting to decide on who would be the lead female and lead male character. We had shortlisted 7 applicants for the role and had eventually decided on two candidates after much deliberation. Below is the list of candidates that we had shortlisted and audition, containing a character analysis of how succesful they were in there application.

Candidate Profile 1: Jaslin Bahia

Jaslin Bahia seemed to be a born performer when we first met her as she was very enthusiastic. However as soon as the casting began she appeared to be too-over excited and did not seem to concentrate or listen to any instructions we had given her. As the casting continued she became incredibly difficult to communicate with as she would not settle into her role.

For these reasons we have chosen not to offer Jaslin the lead female role on the basis that she found it difficult to listen to instructions and listen to our feedback.

Candidate Profile 2: Lewis Robinson

We were left waiting 15 minutes before Lewis had finally arrived for his audition slot. Even after this he had failed to impress, he appeared as though he had been forced to apply for this role as everything about his words and his body language suggested to us that he was completeley uninterested in acting in our film trailer.

For these reasons we have chosen not to offer Lewis Robinson the lead male role for the movie trailer on the basis that he did not really want to participate in the trailer itself and found it hard to comprise with what we were instructing him to do.

                                                                              

                                                                Candidate Profile 3: Bethany Griffin

Bethany Griffin arrived earlier for her audition, but it unfortunately went downhill from there. Bethany had a serious attitude problem and refused to work with the team in order to complete a succesful audition. She felt it was necessary for her to demand whatever she needed and failed to co-operate throughout her casting.

For these reasons we have chosen not to offer Bethany  the lead female role for our movie on the basis that she would be incredibly difficult to work with as she found it hard to work with other members of our team.

        Candidate Profile 4: Kieran Doherty

Kieran Doherty seemed polite and co-operative throughout his whole casting. He appeared shy in places when there were lots of people around during his audition but he felt comfortable in the role and in front of camers the majority of the time. Kieran tried all tasks we gave him with enthusiasm even though he was not a strong performer.

For these reasons we have chosen not to offer Kieran Doherty the lead male role for our movie on the basis that he was not a strong enough actor to play the part, however we have decided to give him a short role in the trailer where he plays a supporting role alongside the female lead.

                                                          Candidate Profile 5: Cavan Griffin

Cavan Griffin's personality shone through off stage, with many commenting on how much of a pleasure he was to work with. However during his individual performance he fell short on the acting side, his performance was a little bit flat and he didn't seem to enjoy himself as much as he did off stage. He appeared to be frustarated at the end of the audition also, as if he knew it went badly. This changed his mood and he became sulky and unnattentive. For these reasons we have chosen not to offer Cavan Griffin the lead male role for our movie on the basis that his acting was not on the same level as other performers and he appeared to be moody when he did not get what he wants.

Candidate Profile 6: Aliessha Saye

Aliessha Saye is an A Level drama student and is very passionate about acting; This had shown through her audition as she was polite and easy to work with. She adapted well to the activities and scenes we had given her and felt comfortable being onstage. Aliessha contributed well to how her scenes could be improved and used creative critiscism to develop her performances.


For these reasons we have chosen to offer Aliessha Saye the lead female role for our movie on the basis that she was passionate about fulfilling the role to the best of her ability and enjoyed adapting the tasks that were given to her. We believe she will excel in her role as the female lead and bring fresh ideas to our trailer.

Candidate Profile 7: Sean Finn

Sean Finn is also an A Level student similar to Aliessha so they know each other well. This means that they feel comfortable around each other and are able to perform well in there role. During his casting Sean had co-operated well with all the team members present and listened to all instructions given to him intentively. He gave a very strong performance and is a very engaging actor. He had an undeniable stage presence and the team commented on how comfortable he appeared when he was acting.

For these reasons we have chosen to offer Sean Finn the lead male role for our movie on the basis that he gave a high level performance during his audition and he felt at ease in the role. Sean was co-operative and absorbed all the informtion that was given to him, we believe we will find it easy to work with him on this project.