Blog Post #15 - Interviewing

In this blog post, I will be interviewing people to be actors in my project. The process I'm using to interview these people is to— Take a picture of them, ask them about their skills, and see when they'll be available. 

Dead Body

Brayden Dean Preston Eugene Lacey




This is Brayden Dean Preston Eugene Lacey, he will not be playing anyone in my film. I decided not to use him because he will not be readily available to be filmed in my project. His strengths are to quickly speak, speak with emphasis, and use expressive bodily language. He was auditioning for the role of the dead body in my film, but he will not be doing this role.


Lilli


This is Lilli, she will be playing the dead body in my project. I decided on her due to her frequent availability to act and help record in my project. Since her face will be covered in this role she will be able to fill in for other roles if needed.

Fern

Fernando Mesa


This is Fernando, he will be playing 'Fern' in my project. He was my planned actor for this role. His strengths are humor, improvising, and body language. He is readily available to record with me and to act in my film. 

Killer

Maximillian George Biga IV


This is Maximillian George Biga the Fourth, he auditioned for the role of the hooded killer. His strengths are humor, being silent, and being tall. However, he will not be acting in this role, due to his obligation to complete his heavy schoolwork— meaning he is not commonly available to act. 

Reagan "Falloff" Stanford


Reagan is a very skilled person, who is great at improvising, humor, and controlling his expressions. He will be playing the masked killer in my project. I have previously used his image in another one of my projects. His nickname is "Falloff", for personal reasons. Since Reagan's face will not be seen, there is a possibility he may play a background character if there is any.

Conclusion

In this blog post, I have decided on the actors for my characters. I have left out Ed because I will be playing that role. My next step of planning is to complete my initial storyboard.



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