Characterisation Changes: Planning

After the first day of filming, we realised that a lot of the footage that we had shot needed to be redone. We organised to re-film on a later date to add additional lighting and props to strengthen the narrative. Both actors were unavailable on the dates that we proposed and, in order to utalise our time effectively, we decided to re-cast the actors to suit the days that we needed to film on. As a result, we re-cast the female protagonist as Emily Sommerfeld, as well as the male antagonist to Harry Beck. 

Once we'd conducted a short audition with screen test using these two actors, we begun to reconfigure. The actors were slightly different from the specifications that we'd previouly set but we concluded that such details weren't important. The male actor had had previous experience working on a set and therefore, was expectant of what we asked of him. His co-oporation made it easy to film the appropriate shots of him in an efficient manner. 

Then, the female actor didn't have previous experience in acting but matched a lot of the criteria that we had previously proposed. She was very feminine which emphasised the features of the character we were trying to create in Martha. In particular, her appearance contributed to her overall aesthetic. She is quite petite; making her appear less powerful when compared to Harry. In addition, her hair made her appear both innocent and also younger as it isn't dyed. This helps to subvert the stereotype that teenage girls dye their hair different colours. Moreover, this also made her appear innocent and vunerable because the audience could make a comparison between this feature and a younger persons.