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Casting Considerations

I looked at a number of potential candidates to become actors in my film project.  I had shortlist 6 potential actors to play the three main roles of Luke, James and John the other Actors who didn’t get the three main roles will be used as soldiers in the scene and one of them will become the mysterious figure.

 

 

 Name: Sam Parker

Character considered to Play: Luke  

 

Reason:  I believe he could play the role of Luke as he has the looks of a young person and the talent to play a vulnerable, weak character.  

 

However the only downside is he looks too weak to play the part as the character of James is in a middle of a warzone so needs to look stronger in presence, so the audience can pick up the messages I am trying to put    across in the scene.   I therefore decided not to give him the role.

 

 

Name: Joe Ball 

 

Character considered Play: James

 

Reason: I believe he could play the role of James as he has the look of a big brother and also a stronger psyche, which makes look like he can handle himself in a warzone.

 

However the problems with Joe he lives too far away from the other actors and also the location I had chosen for the film to take place.  I therefore decided not to give him the role of James.

 

 

 Name: Harry Randell

 

Character considered to Play: John

 

Reason: I believe he could play the role of John as he brings the sense of seriousness and leadership about him and he has had experience in acting.

 

However similar to Sam parker he doesn’t have the psyche that you would expect of a solider in war. I therefore decided not to give him the role of John but gave him the role of the mysterious  figure as I thought his experience will help other actors perform better.

 

 

 Name: Alex Macliwee 

 

Character considered to Play: John 

 

Reason:  I believe he could play the role of John as he brings the sense of seriousness and leadership similar to Harry but unlike Harry he has the psyche that you would expect of a solider in war. 

 

The only problem was that he had no previous acting experience to play such a big role. However I had faith he could deliver the role perfectly.  Therefore I decided to give him the role.

 

 

Name: Sean Murray   

 

Character considered to Play: Luke

 

Reason: I believe he could play the role of Luke as he has the looks of young person however unlike Sam he looks like he can handle himself in a fight but still with a feel of weakness and vulnerability.  He also had previous acting experience as he has an A level in drama and being involved in a number of productions with other companies.  

I therefore gave him the role of Luke.

 

Name: Thomas Burke 

 

Character considered to Play: James

 

Reason: I believe he could play the role of James as he has the presence of a big brother and also a strong will. He also has the psyche so he looks like he is able to fight in a war. Another positive is he has work with Sean in other productions so the two actors have a chemistry which is crucial as they are playing brothers. I want the audience to see the connection and how James looks out and cares for his brother.

 

I therefore gave him the role of James.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk assessment

Risk Assessment 

Date	Hazard	Level of Risk (Low, Medium, High	Prevention	Issues
20/2/2014	Debris at location	Medium	Make sure area of the location is empty of debris that will cause harm or injury to actors or crew	Some of the actors got hurt by some of the nettle bushes however we moved away from the bushes
24/02/2014	People interfering with the production	Low	Make sure location and time is right where there are hardly any public around so it doesn’t interfere with filming. i.e. cause actors to loose contraction.	There was no issue as the locations were the public didn’t go and we got the production done early while no one was really awake.
24/02/2014	Weather	Medium	Make sure the weather condition is acceptable for production. Take umbrella in case of rain so characters clothing doesn’t get wet.	The only issue with the weather was that before production the weather was heavy rain. It stopped before production got called off and thanks to the rain , it created a dull environment which fitted perfectly to the scene.

Pictures

In total i took 37 pictures of my script scene. However i have to limit the pictures down to 20 to put into my script.   

Below are  the 37 pictures. 

Film Pictures

Recce Report

Recce Report 

In our recce reports we look to assess the locations and see whether they are viable, containing multiple situations which we should be aware of. The main concern being safety is paramount and so we need to ensure the locations are safe to work and suitable for the use of filming.  

Elements we look for are 

• Parking or equipment access 
• Electrical outlets/power supplies 
• Available lighting sources ( This can be either natural light e.g from the sun, lamppost or Artificial light from torches and lighting rigs. 
• Permission to film on site. 
• The ability in making a intended atmosphere made by the location 
• Enough room for shooting to take place .  

  

Woods scene  

For this particular scene we are looking at performing it in a natural woodland.  This is easy to find as around the area there are plenty of parks which are easy for the cast and crew to get to.  I have decided for the film to happen during day time so the sun should provide the natural light however depending on the weather the date of filming could change.  

The woods would create the atmosphere i need as it will provide the feel of secrecy which is crucial in this scene with the characters involved.

Positive

• Natural lighting 
• Same type of location as it said in the script. 
• Easy for the actors to get to location 

Negative 

• Weather can't be controlled  for filming
• People walking past disrupting filming

Location options for shooting  

Option one: Wooded/ tree area on Eaton road.       

Advantages:  

Close enough for actors to reach.

Trees are dense enough to provide the nature feel even though its next to houses.

Disadvantages:
Noise could be a distraction for the actors however as i am doing still pictures it shouldn't be much of a problem.

As it is in suburb area people may also cause a distraction and act weirdly to the picture taking as it would involve acting out violent scenes.                                                        

Option two: Crotexth park 

Advantages: Close enough for actors to reach

Trees are dense enough to provide more of a perfect setting as there is no houses or urban culture near the location.

Provides an aura of the English countryside without even being near it.

Disadvantages

Weather is uncontrollable so i will have to trust in the weather reports to pick a specific day to use.