MY METHODS OF WORKING pt 8

I have finally finalized the casting for my film, consisting of two individuals to inherit the roles of two characters intended to be depicted on screen.

The first cast member is an experienced performer, who is a trained and developing young actor with experience working in short films and television productions. He is someone I have worked with on one of my prior films, and consider his acting skills appropriate for the role I have cast him in. The other individual cast in the film is a mate of mine who has no proper training or essential experience as an actor in front of the camera.

I have deliberately decided to cast these opposing types of performers as I thought it would be interesting to experiment working with an experienced actor and non-performer, as a way to investigate the differences between working with different types of performers for a film. It is my aim to observe the differences/ similarities of how these two individuals will work independently, the effectiveness of their interaction during their performances and the differences between directing these kinds of performers, to see whether or not its always best to hire experienced actors, over first time actors, for a film production.