William Watson Audition Tape and Notes on Actor

William showed dedication in his audition, he came to audition dressed the part. He was confident and got into the role quickly. Although the last line in the audition was said wrong and slightly out of character, I decided William would be well suited for the role.

William comes across as the typical frail older man, however he also has the glare of the kind of man I was trying to portray for the film, I got him to wear dark clothing, such as the dark jumper he is wearing, dark jeans and walking shoes, all of his clothes were a bit scruffy showing the audience he was one to get involved in the messy side of things and that he is happy to get his hands dirty when needs be. He also wears a red top beneath his jumper connoting a passion for danger. I like the fact he can come across quite innocent to passers by, however in the film can be made to come across so sinister. I think the clothes I chose for him combined with his height and look gave the perfect outcome for the person I wanted the audience to see.

Thomas Ayling Audition Tape and Notes on Actor

Thomas showed dedication to the role, really trying to get into character and establish him. He worked well with the camera and seemed confident. He dressed the part for the audition, showing how keen he was for the role. For these reasons and the fact he was good on screen I chose him for this role.

I chose Orlando to be wearing a suit, this instantly tells us he's working, he has high standards and that he's a smart character. The spotty tie adds a flare to his character but also helps to distinguish him from other characters which I would of had wearing plain ties if I had done the whole film. It also signifies the importance of his role. His dark hair and clean cut look makes him seem more stern and focused compared to the more scruffy and casual look of Phillip North. I think the idea he is a lot younger than Phillip and smarter shows the sheer advantage Orlando has over him, however at the same time it shows Phillips been doing this for a long time so knows what he is doing. I also used a laptop and a phone in the shots of Orlando, but paper and pen with Phillip, this also helps to show the advances of Orlando's position and helps to establish who he is, part of MI5, and help to show how behind the times Phillip is.

Cassia Adams Auditon Tape

Cassia began very mumbled, she wasn't able to look at the camera atall showing lack of confidence and skill. She, like Jacinta, did not get into the role of the character and just monotonically read what was infront of her. So for these reasons, Cassia was not cast as my lead role.

Jacinta Martin Audition Tape

Jacinta didn't get into character straight away, she began to come out of her shell more towards the end of the audition, and instantly I could tell she had never done this before and didn't understand what I was looking for or the position of the character, for these reasons I could not chose Jacinta as the main role in my film.

Molly Key audition tape

Molly Key was the one that I found difficult to decide between, although her appearance, e.g hair colour etc, wasn't what I was looking for, the way she was able to get into character and how she came across on character made me re-evaluate what I was looking for, however I chose Thea due to these elements as I felt she stood out slightly more. However Molly was fantastic and very lovely.

Thea Miller Audition Tape and Notes on Actor

Thea Miller was the first person I auditioned, I felt that instantly she got to understand the character and really get into the role, this made me definitely consider her for the role. It came down to Thea and Molly for the role and Thea tipped it due to the overall look i was going for and her facial expressions were amazing. However both showed how well they could perform this in their own ways. Thea really delivered in this audition and continued to deliver throughout filming so I am glad I chose Thea and felt this really was the right choice.

In the film, I wanted Isabelle to be wearing just a long dark top, I chose dark colours again to express how she had been violated and hurt but also to make her blend in with the dark empty background, highlighting her loneliness and vulnerability, and to even show how secluded and hidden away she was. I also felt that by showing flesh such as her legs helped to show the severity of what had been going on and the trouble she had been in. I felt that the costume choice worked well for this.

Possible Music for Film Opening

Here I just have some music clips I had found from a Royalty Website that I am deciding between for my production, I have not yet decided which one I am going to chose as I am going to wait until I have fully created it so I am able to fit it in, however I have picked a mixture of sounds that I believe fit in with my genre and help to establish my genre. Here I have put out some snipets of each of the songs I have chosen.

This is one of the possible bits of music I will be using for my film opening, I feel like the low key and tone provides the atmosphere to the piece, the beginning is really fast and upbeat which wasnt what I was looking for at first but now I have listened to it, I think it could work to help really get the idea of action across. I found this music, royalty free on incompetech.com.

This one starts off ligher, but builds up and has nice sheer high notes followed by drops back into deep notes and tones, it is also quite fast paced which agagin fits in with my genre, this one in particular is one of my favourites due to the fact it gets your heart racing and makes you intrigued as to what is to come next.

This one starts of alot slower and calmer, which would work for the very beginning of my title sequence of the light creeping, it then picks up which would again fit in well with what I am doing as it begins to get more exciting.

This one is again starts of slow, but the idea of the choir singing, helps give it that creepy feel and intrigue people as to why it's playing. I do not however think I will use this as it comes across as quite religious which is not the concept of my film.

I like this one as it is again fast paced and gives you the idea of action, I don't feel that this would be appropriate as I have alot of slower parts in my opening that this wouldn't suit and I also feel that maybe the music is a bit too heavy.