Cast and Crew

For our film opening, Claudia and I wanted experienced cast and crew who could fulfil the roles of as team to achieve the overall idea successful. However, in the interviews we did, people said they would want to watch actors their own age to relate to. We decided we would follow this idea through to the crew members as well, choosing a make-up artist who could work with someone her own age to gain experience and practice skills. We contacted both the people we were interested in, explaining our plot, basic information and requesting them in a role, and got a quick and eager response back.

 

 

 

Becky Ashley- Girl 1

 

Becky Ashley is a 16 year old student at Gordano Sixth Form. She is a member of many drama and dance school such as Stagecoach and Bristol School of Dance, as well as being a student for both GCSE and A-Level dance, drama, music and literature. She has taken part in many school productions like Bugsy Malone and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This experience means that she is used to performing and has an understanding about ideas behind the plot and how to move and act in front of an audience. It will be beneficial practice for her to be part of our film opening as she can improve her abilities on camera and not just on stage. We think she will be a great character to have in our movie as she is reliable, organised and flexible.

 

Lauren Hampton- Make Up Artist

Lauren Hampton is a keen dancer and actress, being a GCSE and A-Level student in dance, drama and English Literature. Being a member of Bristol School of Dance, Bristol school of Performing Arts, cast in Bristol Hippodrome’s productions and annual Christmas pantomimes and being a young character in a range of CBBC programmes and BBC’s ‘Casualty’,  she has developed skills in make-up artistry and stage make-up, investing in high-end products and brands to achieve flawless and creative stage make up. Lauren’s imaginative and detailed ideas will be used to create a ‘dead’ effect, like the ones shown in a previous blog post on costume, hair and make-up.

 

Jamie Pike- Figure 1

Jamie has offered to help with some basic acting in shots where we need shadows as he is very tall. Only simple positioning and movement will be needed as Becky is our main subject and focus in the film opening.