For my opening sequences, I would need to cast two people to play Ben and Lea. I will be mostly looking at their experience in acting, if they are easy to contact and if they look the part.
Possibilities:
There were a few people I considered for these parts, most of them are friends and family. I have included myself for the role because it would be easier for me to organize it instead of having two actors.
For the role of Ben:
For the role of Lea:
The Strengths and Limitations of the actors/actresses:
Declan:
Strength: I can contact him easily
Limitation: He has no experience in acting, he may be too young and would probably refuse to play the part
Dan:
Strength: Perfect age for the part, has a lot of experience in acting and his image fits the description of the character
Limitation: May struggle a little at trying to contact him. Limited availability.
Chris:
Strength: His image fits the character
Limitation: He may be too young, I don't know about his experience in acting and it might be hard to contact him
Gemma:
Strength: I can contact her easily and her image fits the character well
Limitation: She struggles a little with acting naturalistic and she may be too young for the part
Ellie:
Strength: She looks old enough for the part and is easy to contact
Limitation: I don't know about her experience in acting and her image doesn't seem to fit the characters
Alex:
Strength: Has had some experience with acting and the image seems to fit the character
Limitation: It will be hard for me to direct and act in the same sequence and may be too young for the part
Final Decision:
I decided to ask Dan to play the role of Ben and pick myself for the role of Lea because we both have some experience in acting, which I really need for this opening sequence as the characters need to be realistic. Dan fits the description of the character extremely well and has offered to help me with the script, extras and setting.
Dan/Ben:
Photo of Alex/Lea:
Extra Notes:
Dan and my mother know friends who would be willing to come and be extras for the opening sequence at the coffee shop. The coffee shop will either be filmed at Dan's workplace or my mother's workplace. I will most likely be filming during the Easter Holidays as that is when Dan and the extra actors will be free.
