Casting - By Charlie Griffiths
I was chosen by my group to cover the casting aspect of our treatment. For this i have to find all the actors and actress which our group will want to use in the music video. The casting will have two sections to it. The first being Performance which we will need 4 cast members for. And the second one being Narrative which we will need 2 cast members for.
Performance
For the performance section of the casting I have chosen to use four male actors to be in the band. I have decided on this because when looking at music videos of other indie rock bands such as Foster the People, Arctic Monkeys and Snow Patrol it can be seen that they are only boys in the band. We want to stick to some conventions so this is why i feel it is best to have an all boys band. The actors in which we are going to use are Charlie Griffiths (Lead Guitar), Jamie Bowler (Lead Singer) , Cameron Lusher (Bass Guitar) and Reece Peers-Holland (Drums). My reasons for choosing these actors are as follows:
Charlie Griffiths
Actor Profile:
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Accessible to use.
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Happy to take part in music video.
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Comfortable with a guitar.
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Confident personality.
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Not camera shy.
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Owns a guitar.
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Jamie Bowler
Actor Profile:
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Accessible to use.
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Happy to take part in music video.
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Comfortable with an instrument.
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Confident personality.
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Not camera shy .
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Experience in past in past music videos.
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Narrative
For the narrative sections of our groups music video we have decided that we will need a heterosexual teen couple. The reason in which we want to use a couple in our music video is that for this course we have been told to challenge some of the genre and through my music video analysis I have noticed that in is uncommon to see relationships portrayed between characters, with music videos such as she moves in her own way and pumped up kicks using groups of friends. For the roles of the boyfriend and the girlfriend we have chosen Mya Rye and Charlie Griffiths. This is why:
Charlie Griffiths
Actor Profile:
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Accessible to use.
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Happy to take part in music video.
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Confident personality.
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Not camera shy.
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Was an actor in a year 12 film opening.
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Mya Rye
Actress Profile:
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Accessible to use.
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Happy to take part in music video.
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Fits the demographics of the role.
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Confident personality.
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Not camera shy.
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Drama Student.
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