Casting the main character

Becky Wynyard-Wright:

Information:

• Year 13 - 17 years old 
• Media student

Reasons for casting:

• Becky is in my media class, and has most of the frees that I do. 
• She matches the ideal look of the female in the genre.
• Understands how to present herself when I would use different camera angles. 
• Able to look through the work with me during a media class to see where we could improve. 

Shannon Barlow:

Information:

• Year 13 - 17 years old
• Drama student - took media studies in year 12

Reasons for casting:

• Has been the lead role in the last two school plays.
• Has been hired by the local theater (Wycombe Swam) to be the female lead role in their production of Footloose.
• Knows how to play many different characters.
• Able to understand and develop from directors ideas.
• Matches the look for the female role, and also looks like the younger actress I will have.
• Knows how I work in different situations, and understand what I imagine something to look like and how to develop it.
• Is comfortable and confident in front of the camera.

Emma Barraclough:

Information:

• Year 13 - 18 year old
• Has not studied drama or media studies before

Reasons for casting:

• Looks a lot like the younger actress that will feature in my film trailer
• Matches the look of the female role in the genre
• Takes directions well

Evelyn Roberts:

Information:

• Year 13 - 17 year old
• Has not studied drama or media studies before

Reasons for casting:

• Again she matches the look of the female for this genre.
• Studies photography so knows when something looks good or when she needs to move in a certain way.
• She shares a lot of the same free periods that I do.

Tuesday Bramley:

Information:

• Year 13 - 17 years old
• Media student

Reasons for casting:

• She also like the others matches the image for the female role in the genre.
• Able to look through the work with me during a media class to see where we could improve. 
• Since we are in the same media class again she knows how to represent herself on camera with use of camera angles.
• She also has many free periods that I do, so can work during these together.

Emma Brockwell:

Information:

• Year 13 - 18 years old
• Has not studied drama or media studies before

Reasons for casting:

• Matches the female image in the genre, if you look at the moodboards I have created I could see a link in their appearances.
• Has been used in friends art work and videos, shows that she is used to direction and works with it.
• She is comfortable in front of the camera and is relaxed.

Lauren Hallas:

Information:

• Year 13 - 18 years old
• Has not studied drama or media studies before

Reasons for casting:

• Again she matches the look of the female for this genre.
• Studies photography so knows when something looks good or when she needs to move in a certain way.
• She shares a lot of the same free periods that I do.

Eleanor Coy:

Information:

• Year 13 - 17 years old
• Has not studied drama or media before

Reasons for casting:

• Fits the look for the female role in the type of genre.
• Has many of the same free periods that I have.
• Knows how I work in an environment and when I tell her what to do, she knows and develops.

Melissa Perrin:

Information:

• Year 13 - 17 years old
• Studied media studies at AS level and studies Photography

Reasons for casting:

• Again she matches the look of the female for this genre.
• Studies photography so knows when something looks good or when she needs to move in a certain way.
• She shares a lot of the same free periods that I do.
• Understands how to present herself when I would use different camera angles.