Casting

There will only be one character in my 2 minute opening. Because of my choice to include no dialogue in my opening it made casting much easier, if i would have included dialogue i would have needed to find an actor who was good at acting and could get into a role they may not necessarily be like very effectively. Therefore i only had to find someone who could fit the role of a 17 year old rebellious teenager. The only real detail i needed from them is to be able to skateboard so as to make my opening look more realistic when they skateboarded. Even though my casting didn't need to be very specific i believe i found the perfect actor to play my character. In the process of finding the perfect actor to fit my role i had to audition two actors.

This is the first actor that i auditioned to play Reece Scott. His name is Joe Kirkendall. He lives in Hethersett which is one of the locations for my filming and skateboards, both these factors are why i auctioned him to play the role. In addition he is very familiar with the youth culture i am trying to portray and is at the same age of my character and going through similar experiences.

However i also auditioned someone else, his name is Jack Cooper and i decided to use him as my actor in my opening to play Reece Scott. He is a friend of mine who lives near me and i know him mainly through skateboarding, this immediately made him a good candidate for the role. Furthermore he has the look and style that i wanted of a kind of dark and street teenager. He is also very familiar with the youth and street culture that i am trying to portray in my film, therefore it was easier for him to be natural infant of the camera and help me to create what i wanted. Also as he lived near my chosen locations so filming would be easy to arrange.

Final Cast list:

• Jack Cooper - Reece Scott

I haven't got a video of a script run through as he didn't actually have any dialogue to say in his role in my film.