Planning: Casting

Casting is a very important part of the planning process. Because the character features in almost all of the shots in my production, my chosen actor must be professional.  I came up with a list of factors that I will be looking for when choosing my actor.

• Confidence- My chosen actor must be confident in front of the camera. If the actor is uncomfortable, then it will show in my final production and make it look unprofessional.
• Lip-Syncing- My actor must be able to lip-sync to my chosen song. Therefore, they must learn the lyrics beforehand, so that it looks professional when recording. If the actor is unable to lip-sync, then I will find it very hard to match with the song when editing.
• Target Audience- My actor must match my target audience. They must be comfortable in wearing my chosen costumes and enjoy the type of music to make their performance believable.

My first candidate is Rhys. Rhys is fan of my chosen artist, Biffy Clyro. He likes my chosen song and knows the lyrics, which will be useful for when I ask him to lip-sync along to the song. However, he isn't very comfortable in front of a camera and would look very awkward in my video. Also, he cannot play a musical instrument. Therefore, I think that he is a weaker candidate.

Peter is 18 years old, and is currently studying for his A-Levels. This means that Peter may have a busy schedule. However, he is very passionate about music, and is a big fan of my chosen artist, Biffy Clyro. This means that he may already know lyrics to my chosen song, and would be passionate when performing. Additionally, Peter plays the guitar, which I think is a very important part of my music video. To test Peter's confidence infant of a camera and his lip-syncing abilities, I asked him to perform a short clip of my chosen song, Below is Peter's audition.

This video proves that Peter is confident infront of the camera, and it is believable that he is performing the song. Therefore, I decided to cast Peter as my main actor.