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Screen Test Notes
Sophie Laxton
Name: Amy
Age: 18
Amy is the girlfriend of Dylan and has been with him for 5 months, She
met him at a bar and they have been together since. She is quite shy and
introverted but when she is with Dylan she becomes more confident. She
loves him and has no idea about his past or that he currently commits
murders. When she is killed by Dylan, she is scared and upset at the same
time as she thought that Dylan loved her.
The following extract is from my script One More Time and has been
chosen for the auditions of the characters. This is the scene where Michael
appears to Dylan after his most recent murder.
MICHAEL
So you ran out of rope then?
DYLAN
Not right now.
MICHAEL
Oh come on, you know you liked it. Its easier when you
know them.
DYLAN
I said not now.
MICHAEL
Ugh, youre no fun afterwards.
Actor 1:
Name: Jonathan Gardner
Age: 17
Height: 56
Features: Brown hair, brown eyes, Caucasian.
Screen Test Notes for Actor 1:
Jonathan Gardner was able to easy portray the theme of
isolation as soon as he began the audition. He acted as an
introvert and he connected easily with the character and was
able to give a great performance. His body language alongside
the dialogue made me think that he was the perfect fit for the role of
Dylan as he was quite awkward but was able to deliver the lines
successfully. His physical build and height is what I wanted of Dylan as he
is not very tall and quite skinny. I believed that he is the best choice for
the role of Dylan.
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Actor 2:
Name: Aron Maher
Age: 16
Height: 511
Features: brown hair, brown eyes, Caucasian.
Actor 3:
Name: Gregory Wade
Age: 17
Height: 59
Features: brown hair, brown eyes, Caucasian.
Screen Test Notes for Actor 3:
After the performance of this actor for the role of
Michael, I realised that he was very enthusiastic about
the role, He was very confident but was unable to
seem sarcastic and seemed quite serious which is not what I wanted
Michael to be like in the film. It was clear that he did not read over the
lines before the audition as he paused at certain points in order to make
comments about the script and the idea of the film. Once he delivered the
lines he was unsure of what facial expressions to use so he asked several
questions about this showing that he was not in touch with the role and
could not relate. His body language and facial expressions were good once
he has figured out how to match them with the dialogue but it did not
seem natural. His physical build and height was not what I originally
wanted for the role of Michael so I decided that I would not choose this
actor.
Actor 4:
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Name: Barry Turi
Age: 17
Height: 510
Features: Ginger, blue eyes, caucasian
Screen Test Notes for Actor 4:
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with Dylan, I decided that I would not choose this actress for the role of
Amy.
Actress 2:
Name: Jaimie Hart
Age: 16
Height: 58
Features: brown hair, brown eyes, Caucasian
Screen Test Notes for Actress 2:
My second actress was very confident and easy to work
with. She did everything asked of her and gave a great
performance alongside Dylan. She was paired with Harry Martin and I
asked both of them to act out the scene. As they have met before they
were comfortable around each other which made it easier for her to be
confident in her role and show that she had a love for him. Jaimie was able
to present the theme of fear through use of facial expressions as when the
actor of Dylan stabbed her, she looked genuinely scared. Her description
matched that of Amys as she had to be taller than Dylan.
Actress 3:
Name: Sinead Foley
Age: 16
Height: 57
Features: dark brown hair, hazel eyes, Caucasian
Screen Test Notes for Actress 3:
This actress was confident from the beginning of the
audition until the end. As I had handed out the script in
advance, she had a chance to go through and analyse the films narrative
and research how her character could portray the themes mentioned. She
used her facial expressions and body language to do this and was
successful in doing so.
Actress 4:
Name: Rowan ONeill
Age: 17
Height: 54
Features: dark brown hair, green eyes, Caucasian.
Screen Test Notes for Actress 4:
At the beginning of the performance I noticed that the
actress seemed very shy and intimidated by the camera
and the actor playing Dylan. She was not comfortable
with the scene at first but as soon as she started to
perform she began to show the fear well through use of facial expressions
and was able to slowly gain confidence. The actress portrayed the themes
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of fear well as shown through her facial expressions and body language
around the protagonist. As there was no dialogue for her scene, I had to
base my decision solely around how she used her body and face to portray
the theme of fear and I believe that she did this quite well.
After auditioning these actors and actresses for the roles in my film I
decided to cast Harry Martin as the role of Dylan, Barry Turi as the role of
Michael, Jaimie Hart as the role of Amy and Sinead Foley as the role of The
Girl. I believe that each of these actors and actresses are traditional
representations of Caucasian people in thriller and horror films. Each
person suits the role well both physically and emotionally as they made
connections with each other and the characters and I believe that
together, they will help to create a successfully two-minute film.