Auditions Round One

As this reel only contains a short sections of how I conducted the auditions I'll talk a bit about how I ran them.

First Phase was when they came into the room and I talked to them a bit about themselves. I did this to get an idea about the persons character and if they would fit in with the dynamic of the crew as we would be working in close quarters for a number of days. I also used this opportunity to see how forthcoming they were with information, because when we shoot I need my actors to be able to tell me if some thing feels wrong.

The Second Phase was the actors running through the lines (after a short rehearsal if need be), I would hear them acting it out then give direction of their tones, and let them know what I did like, and wanted them to continue.

The Third Phase was them doing a walk through, this again would happen twice. The first time they would run it through how they thought it should be, and the second time would be with me making tweaks in their actions.

The Final Phase was me sitting with them and just talking a little about what they thought of the character, and to check their availability for shoot days.

We also had our main actor Josh who would be playing Ridley during the auditions (Bar One) and so it gave him and myself to check the dynamic between them as the chemistry would show through on camera.