Auditions for the Role - Alter-Ego

For our opening title sequence "Alter-Ego" we got four different girls to audition for the role of the antagonist, however as there is only one person acting in the thriller, the two characters in the sequence are going to be played by the same person. The first shots we are going to be filming are when the girl is "normal" and an ordinary teenage girl. Then after this has been filmed we will change the actors make up to make her look more "evil" and sinister so she can portray the character of the Alter-Ego. All the actors who auditioned acted the same part from the thriller opening, which is the shot where the alter-ego girl is on the floor in the corner of the room covering her face and then slowly looks up into the camera. As a group, we decided this as the audition piece because it was very serious and we needed to make sure the actors could do this without losing concentration and laughing. As we filmed the audition outside when the ground was wet from the rain the actors stood up instead of being on the floor.

Kezia Smith -  Kezia auditioned for the role of the girl in the alter-ego opening sequence. Kezia has had previous experience in acting and has previous acted in many successful theatrical shows and performances. It was clear to us that she has prepared for the audition and was keen to get the part. She showed good acting skills and could portray the character well and therefore we chose her for the part.

Alex Storey - Alex was another girl who auditioned for the character in Alter-Ego. Alex is studying drama at A Level at the minute and similarly to Kezia has experience in successful theatrical performances. From the audition and talking to Alex we gathered that she was not confident in performing the darker more sinister character in the opening. Also due to other commitments Alex would not be available for the day of filming.

Leona Bilby - Leona auditioned for the character in alter-ego. Her performance was effective towards the start but at the end she began to laugh. This means that we may have found it hard to work with Leona as they would need to be comfortable enough to express the character without laughing or feeling nervous.

Claudia Wilkie - Claudia auditioned for the role of the girl in alter-ego. However Claudia found it hard to take it seriously and laughed towards the end of her audition. This lead to us deciding not to use Claudia as we would need her to be serious whilst filming to portray the character effectively.