Character Research

Who I need:

· One main character

· 5 auditionees (3 girls and 2 boys)

· 3 judges 

Main Character:

My main character I am looking for needs to be female and between the ages of 15-18. I would like the to have quite a unique look which makes them stand out and most importantly, they need to have the experience and ability to dance very well so that they stand out from those that are auditioning. 

Right from the very beginning I had someone in mind who I wanted to play this role, Harriet May. I have known her for some time as we went to the same High School together and have previously seen performances which she has been in therefore know that she is a very capable dancer. She also has the unique look which I am looking for with unusual ginger, long curly hair. 

I then sent Harriet an email asking if she would take part and got the following reply; 

Harriet May 07 March at 17:24 Report

''Heya !! Yeah I would love to do that !!! , what type of dance ?! And where will we do it :)? I am pretty busy the next two weeks because of assessments at college but I'm sure I can try fit it in !! :) when would you like me ? Aha hope your alright !! Xxx''

- Thankfully Harriet is happy to be involved with my Media Coursework and we arranged when would be convenient to film

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Auditionees:
I have already arranged a time and date in which to film the auditions because I booked the dance studio for Sunday 20th March for 3:30-5:30. As this date is relatively far away I was confident that I would be able to find the 5 auditionees I need in time for this deadline.

Ideally, I would like to have 3 girls and 2 boys who are, between 15-18. It doesn't matter if these people are not able to dance very well, as the point of my film is to show the contrast between Harriet and those that are auditioning. I would actually prefer some of the auditioiners not to be very confident dancers.
I then sent out 14 emails to people asking if they would participate and gave them details such as where filming would take place and at what time they needed to be there. Even though I only need five people I thought even if I didn't need all these people it wouldn't matter if I had more footage that I needed because I could just edit the shots I wanted to use. As it turned out however, out of the 14 people I asked, only 2 said they were free on the date and time I needed to film and were happy to be in my Media. Although I am some what disappointed, I understand that people have other commitments and don't necessarily want to give up their weekends. Nevertheless, I have two females, both 17 years old who have agreed to partake;
Sophie Ella Pill 07 March at 19:49 Reply 
hey! no problem my love, will definitely be there! Love you xx
Naomi-Tai Adams 07 March at 20:13 Reply 
Hello!! I am so up for this! Xxx
One of which (Sophie) goes to City College and is doing a dance course, so that is a bonus. The other one (Naomi) has very little experience dancing which is good because I can directly compare her dancing with Harriets who is experienced.
Although I have not found many auditionees and still need 3 more, I have plenty of time to get this sorted.


Judges:
I considered who I wanted to be the judges for my film and decided that as everybody I am going to use is if not the same age, a very similar age to me, that it was best to use people who are much older than myself. This idea led me to the conclusion that I should ask my Nana and Granddad. They're both 74 and I thought by getting them to dress smartly that they would look like very competent judges. I then rang their home phone and spoke to them both individually and they were delighted that i'd ask them and said they would be there. Now that I had two older judges, I decided I needed someone younger, yet not too young that they didn't look old enough to be a judge. My ideal choice of younger judge would of been my cousin who is in her early twenties, however she is on a gap year at present so using her was not an option. If i'm honest, I was then a bit stuck to think of anyone that I knew in that age category. I then came up with the idea of using my 18 year old sister. Even though she is younger than I would have liked, once I got her to try on some more sophisticated clothing and got her to put her glasses on in order to make her look mature, she ended up looking older.


Outcome:
I am pleased with the amount of characters I have found in a single day to take part in my Media. I have my main character sorted as well as all my judges plus 2 auditionees. Having said this, I still need to find more people that are willing to audition.