CASTING

 

Characters



  1. Female lead
  2. Male partner 
  3. Extras


Options

Because we decided to include the performance within the narrative, our casting choice was important as our female lead would also adopt the role of our artist. Originally we were considering one of Clementine's friends, Miyuki, who had expressed interest in being in our video. This worked well for us, as they had the right look we wanted our artist to have. They also study fashion design, so this would have been an advantage with costume planning and makeup. As they don't go to the same school as us, it was harder to communicate and we had to rely on messaging online. This meant there was a delay when we checked if they were free for filming, and led to having to postpone shooting quite a few times. Eventually, we found that we had conflicting schedules and had to find another actress to be our performer. 




Lucy Churcher and Vedaant Jean Paul

Lucy is in our Media Studies class, but also does Drama making her a perfect option for our music video. Luckily, she was willing to act for us. She has recently performed in the school production of West Side Story, so has plenty of acting experience.
 Vedaant was also in West Side Story, with a main role. He is also a Media and Drama student, and has a starring role in other music videos this year. The two of them have performed in similar roles, and Vedaant has had practice lip-syncing so Clementine and I were very happy with our casting choices.






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