So after asking an actor that I know that used to go to Bath Spa Duncan Roe (24), who will fit the role of the good cop. I emailed Chris Jury asking for older students who may be interested in being in a short film, where I got a reply off a few students, but one stood out Guy Smallwood (26). This was good as we were making fast progress with choices over who we could cast. After meeting with the two separately and giving them scripts at the end for them to learn the lines, we only had one more to cast, Luke Philips! After getting home from speaking to Guy, Elspeth phoned me and told me about an amazing CV that she had received after sending a message to the theater royal, from Ed Browning who was on IMDB (click his name) featuring in Casualty, Teachers and Doctors with actual roles! Although we didn't really need to see whether or not he would be good enough for the part due to his credentials, after meeting with him today I can confirm that we have a full cast of actors in their mid twenties, which is better than most students. Only if we had a budget would we be able to get a more desirable cast! I'm Amped especially as we are now using a Canon 7d for our shooting, which means huge implications for the quality and look of our film!
Monday, 8 March 2010
The Interview... Older Actors Please!
Sometimes, not all the time, but its safe to say that most of the time student productions are ruined by the involvement of only student actors, which makes a film look 'studenty' and aids the audience to not suspend their belief in what they are watching. Even if you may not agree with this, it is what we have decided as a group, so we need to find people that at least look a little older!
So after asking an actor that I know that used to go to Bath Spa Duncan Roe (24), who will fit the role of the good cop. I emailed Chris Jury asking for older students who may be interested in being in a short film, where I got a reply off a few students, but one stood out Guy Smallwood (26). This was good as we were making fast progress with choices over who we could cast. After meeting with the two separately and giving them scripts at the end for them to learn the lines, we only had one more to cast, Luke Philips! After getting home from speaking to Guy, Elspeth phoned me and told me about an amazing CV that she had received after sending a message to the theater royal, from Ed Browning who was on IMDB (click his name) featuring in Casualty, Teachers and Doctors with actual roles! Although we didn't really need to see whether or not he would be good enough for the part due to his credentials, after meeting with him today I can confirm that we have a full cast of actors in their mid twenties, which is better than most students. Only if we had a budget would we be able to get a more desirable cast! I'm Amped especially as we are now using a Canon 7d for our shooting, which means huge implications for the quality and look of our film!
So after asking an actor that I know that used to go to Bath Spa Duncan Roe (24), who will fit the role of the good cop. I emailed Chris Jury asking for older students who may be interested in being in a short film, where I got a reply off a few students, but one stood out Guy Smallwood (26). This was good as we were making fast progress with choices over who we could cast. After meeting with the two separately and giving them scripts at the end for them to learn the lines, we only had one more to cast, Luke Philips! After getting home from speaking to Guy, Elspeth phoned me and told me about an amazing CV that she had received after sending a message to the theater royal, from Ed Browning who was on IMDB (click his name) featuring in Casualty, Teachers and Doctors with actual roles! Although we didn't really need to see whether or not he would be good enough for the part due to his credentials, after meeting with him today I can confirm that we have a full cast of actors in their mid twenties, which is better than most students. Only if we had a budget would we be able to get a more desirable cast! I'm Amped especially as we are now using a Canon 7d for our shooting, which means huge implications for the quality and look of our film!
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