The Presenter

After a discussion with Helen, we decided that we wanted to incorporate a presenter for the piece. To give the documentary a more realistic feel, we felt like a presenter would help to really engage the audience and give the narrative a bit of guidance, allowing the presenter to tell the story throughout. Helen gave us a few suggestions. We decided on a presenter and contacted him but he couldn't reschedule a former commitment and so we advertised on Casting Call Pro with a list of our specifications for the role. One of our specifications was that they must be keen to interact with and possibly hold some of the birds so we could involve them as much as possible. We had a few applicants for the role, some of which we looked at their show reels and decided to contact Darren Hammock. He has done mainly acting work but was keen to try more presenting. In terms of the documentary itself, he was incredibly keen to work with the birds and be as involved as possible which made us think about what we wanted the personality of our presenter to be like. We wanted someone who would be enthusiastic and interested in the birds so that it felt very genuine. This was particularly important as we want the presenter to be able to connect with the audience and persuade them to be involved and help the cause. Darren seemed very friendly and enthusiastic which was ideal and met the criteria for the role. We intend on featuring Darren in the piece as the interviewer as well as the commentator which will carry the narrative and inform the audience.