Planning: Audition Reel

Audition Reel:

Here is a video containing the four actors auditions. These were all performed in a freestyle way with little direction and recorded one after the other, so most of the actors followed suit and performed very similarly. Afterwards, the actors were all given verbal feedback as to how I believed their audition went. I focused the comments on the positive aspects so as not to offend anyone. I held the auditions in classroom similar to one that I would be using in the actual filming process. This allowed for the actors to get an idea of the mise en scene that would be used in the real music video. being submerged in this location, with the props perhaps allowed for the actors to provide a more realistic representation of how they would perform in the filming process. If I were to conduct more auditions, then I would probably consider filming in all of the planned locations with more direction in order to see how the actors would be likely to perform in the real thing. Likewise, I would play the appropriate music whilst they were acting so that they got a feel for the style.

Overall, the actors who attended the auditions were all very good at creating a realistic character. Any of the actors that auditioned would be suitable for my music video, and I'm sure would succeed in portraying the character correctly. Although, there is only one position for an actor. Therefore, I have made the decision to cast Will as he has ample acting experience and seemed to really submerge himself in the role. He showed a variation of emotions; from internalising his negative emotions to using the space to burst out in a rage of anger. With little direction, he managed to achieve characterisation close to what I had in mind. Unlike the other characters, he constantly referred to hand gestures, body posture and facial expressions to display the emotions of the character he was playing. This made his performance very believable, as well as powerfully emotive. For these reasons, I have chosen Will to play the role of the teacher with alcoholism as opposed to the other actors despite the strong performances that each of them gave.