Casting and Location Recce

Casting and location Recce
 Casting:

Jasmine: Aimee Paterson

Girl speaker: Pearl - Thomas

Swim teacher: Mrs. Kirby

Drowning kids: Year 8/ 9/10 volunteers:


Elena Constandinou (10L)
Isabel Sabourin (8n)
Katie Scott (8L)
Lola Walton (8L)
Pearl Thomas (8L)
Holly Hawkins (8L)
Homa Elechi (8L)
Emma Abdi (8L)
Ella Gormally (9v)
Sara ABukar- Ferrik (8R)
Sophie Hudson (8B)
Erona Maliqi (8R)
Isobel Nethercoast (8s)
Kate Murphy (8S)
Liyah Deules (8N)
Rosie leffman (8R)
Grace Brycelanb (8S)
Lorna Reid (8R)
Cerys Jones (8L)
Adriana Oliveira (8S)
Olivia Herbert (8L)
Amy leffmen (8s)




Problems
For my film opening to look believable, I needed a minimum of 12 students from lower down in the school to participate in my production. This proved to be very difficult as I first had to ask permission from the head teacher in order to make sure I was allowed to carry out my filming. At first, the senior Leadership team had a problem with 'safe guarding' as it would be in the swimming pool, so I had to draft a letter 3 different times, asking the parents/ guardians of the students, asking permission for their daughter to be able to participate as well as being filmed. The final draft of the letter was finally produced and I gave out 20 letters to two distinct forms. One of the form was very enthusiastic and keen to participate, where as the other form were less impressed and willing to participate. The re- draft of the letters also meant that it took a lot of time before I was able to give it out and ask the students, meaning that I gave as little notice as two days, before I was filming.


Although I made it extremely clear that they needed to bring in their reply slips the following morning, only 4 girls handed them in. This result made me very nervous and I was unsure that the day of the filming, I would have any more reply slips. At this point, it called for desperate measures, and I printed out another 25 letter to hand out to additional year 8 forms. The forms I visited, seemed very willing and Happy to help, which gave me great encouragement for my Production.


Thursday - filming day- I again went around to every form I handed out letters to during form time and I was flooded with reply slips form 22 girl that were happy and excited to participate. Although the problem of having to few actors, I was now faced with the opposite dilemma of having too many kids that would be difficult to control.