Choosing actors...

Choosing actors was quite an important part of our process, as we wanted to make sure we had actors that would work well together, as well as listening and taking on board instruction well whilst getting on with the job sufficiently. Not only this but we needed a male and female actor of similar age that could play the screen age of 16 - 18 that also looked like they would be a possible couple. Because i am on a musical theatre course that deals with young actors, i met up with my form tutor to discuss the task where we then talked about holding a casting in order to get the best actors possible. I then read a notice in role call for anyone interested, which accumulated about 15 people. From this i was then able to experience the process of a t.v casting, with the help of my teachers. We sat down together to discuss the criteria needed from the actors which were:

- Focused actors
- Playing age of 16 - 18
- Light skin tone (to compliment lighting of the footage)
- A screen couple

From this criteria, we then decided to use the actors:
- Mellissa Collins
- Antony Cahill
- Chanelle

Becky.