For the drama piece, we were told that we must cast outside of the classroom and find actors that would be fitting to the roles in our scenes. For my scene, I need to cast four actors to play D.I Alec Hardy, D.S Ellie Miller, Nigel Carter and Susan Wright. All of these characters feature regularly in the first series of Broadchurch and have very distinct personalities. I decided to use Casting Call Pro which is an advertising company that film makers can use to find actors for film and theatrical pieces. I advertised all four roles on this website including the criteria for appearances I would need. I also explained who played each character in the original series so that potential cast members would know the demographic I was looking for. I had quite a few applicants for each role, particularly for Ellie Miller which was great as it meant I could have a good look at everyones show reels and pick people who I felt would be most suitable for the roles to make the scene successful. All of the actors I chose responded to my emails straight away and were all keen to be part of the project which was great. I told them all of the details for the day including, time, location, shooting hours, costumes etc. so they felt comfortable that they were well informed and knew what to expect on the day. Originally, I was going to film for two days, however, one of the cast could only take part on the Tuesday, however, I felt confident when looking at my schedule that I could cover everything in one day. I was quite anxious about working with actors as they are people I have never met before and you don't know how reliable they are going to be. However, for a first experience of casting professionally, I really enjoyed working with new people as they were all incredibly friendly and came prepared which made the day flow very easily so that the shoot was successful. In terms of Casting Call Pro, I think it is a great way of obtaining actors as there is a wide variety of actors available who are easy to contact and communicate with.
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Casting - Drama
For the drama piece, we were told that we must cast outside of the classroom and find actors that would be fitting to the roles in our scenes. For my scene, I need to cast four actors to play D.I Alec Hardy, D.S Ellie Miller, Nigel Carter and Susan Wright. All of these characters feature regularly in the first series of Broadchurch and have very distinct personalities. I decided to use Casting Call Pro which is an advertising company that film makers can use to find actors for film and theatrical pieces. I advertised all four roles on this website including the criteria for appearances I would need. I also explained who played each character in the original series so that potential cast members would know the demographic I was looking for. I had quite a few applicants for each role, particularly for Ellie Miller which was great as it meant I could have a good look at everyones show reels and pick people who I felt would be most suitable for the roles to make the scene successful. All of the actors I chose responded to my emails straight away and were all keen to be part of the project which was great. I told them all of the details for the day including, time, location, shooting hours, costumes etc. so they felt comfortable that they were well informed and knew what to expect on the day. Originally, I was going to film for two days, however, one of the cast could only take part on the Tuesday, however, I felt confident when looking at my schedule that I could cover everything in one day. I was quite anxious about working with actors as they are people I have never met before and you don't know how reliable they are going to be. However, for a first experience of casting professionally, I really enjoyed working with new people as they were all incredibly friendly and came prepared which made the day flow very easily so that the shoot was successful. In terms of Casting Call Pro, I think it is a great way of obtaining actors as there is a wide variety of actors available who are easy to contact and communicate with.
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