Casting Tony

After interviewing numerous people, there was no one who drastically stood out to us. Therefore, I reviewed the applications that Natalie (producer) has emailed us and came across Tony’s profile. I immediately thought he would be well suited for the role due to his extensive acting experience and his showreel displays his realistic and emotional acting performances. The photographs on his profile shows that he has an expressive face, which would be an advantage to our silent film, whereby feelings of sorrow and happiness have to be expressed through facial expressions. Additionally, his dedication to acting is apparent through his previous acting experience in various unpaid student short films, also indicating that he would be more patient whilst we are filming. 

 After I suggested interviewing Tony to Lauren (director), she watched his showreel and arranged an interview with him.

Interviewing Tony: 

Lauren and I went to the West Yorkshire Playhouse to meet Tony for the interview. He expressed his enthusiasm and dedication for the role and displayed wide-ranging knowledge about film. He was very friendly and confident and talked to us about his previous acting experiences. Ultimately, his personality and versatility in terms of acting really impressed Lauren and I and we were keen to cast him for the part of Michael.