MARK KAMARA - A2 MEDIA PORTFOLIO
DAY 2 - CASTING & STAR IMAGE DEVELOPMENT
Unfortunately, for the filming of the Day 1 shoot, one of the girls, Nneka, wasn’t able to attend, meaning that we have taken her character out of the music video, as it wouldn’t make much sense for her to randomly appear. This shoot focuses on the two girls being surrounded by five masked guys, who they engage in a dance off with, resulting to the girls eventually putting masks on, signifying that they have joined the masked guys. The casting for the masked guys is discussed further on in this page. The main reasons for casting these two girls, shown in the photos below, is that they all have some sort of Dance experience, or are just good at dancing, which is pretty much a requirement for this music video, as this entire shoot revolves around a dance off.
Another reason is that the girls are actual friends in real life, meaning that they won’t be forced to act as if they know each other; instead we believe that their emotions will better flourish, as a result of them growing up knowing each other for a long time. Furthermore, the two girls fit into the ‘Forever Young’ element that we are going for in our music video, through them actually being quite young, and independent women, as well as them having a trendy fashion sense, which will be useful for the music video.
Shantelle is a friend of Danella, with immaculate dance experience. Not only has she studied Dance within the school, she partakes in Dance classes in her own time, making her the ideal casting for a House and Dance music video. With this in mind, Shantelle will also be able to aid with choreographing for the dance scenes in the music video. Shantelle and Danella had amazing chemistry as close friends in the first shoot, and so this is something we hope to carry on into this shoot.
Danella fits the young and trendy vibe that we are looking for in our music video. She also sings, and can dance. This means that she should have some confidence in front of a camera, as well as being able to dance for the required dancing scenes. Danella will be the main character for our music video, playing herself, as an artist, which we will be featuring in the track that we are using. Danella was really cool to work with in the first shoot, and I believe will definitely deliver for the dance off shoot.
Danella
Shantelle
As stated above, we will be having five masked guys for this shoot, meaning that we have cast three people to play masked guys, as Amid and Trenay will be able to play the other two, like they did in the first shoot, again reducing the number of people on set. We have casted Terrence, Tarique & Ilja to play the masked guys, as we are all good friends, and believe that they would be able to play the role effectively. Ijah is a standby cast member, in case one of the masked guys has to leave for any reason, but can also assist us, as a runner.
Below is a Vodcast where Amid, Trenay and I discuss our casting decisions.
Below this is the costume section from the overall shoot plan. This shows the clothing items that we plan for the two girls to wear for the shoot, as well as what we plan for the masked guys to wear, which in essence for all recurring cast members, it is the exact same clothing items they wore for the first shoot.
Below is a Vodcast where we talk about our plan for the use of costume for this shoot.
Below are the two moodboards from my moodboard page, which hold some images, related to what we are trying to go for, in terms of our planned costume, both for the girls as well as the masked guys.
Terrence
Terrence has immaculate dance experience, making him the ideal person to cast as a masked guy. He will be able to take part in dance moves, and also provide Amid, who will be choreographing, with ideas for dances for the shoot.
Tarique
Tarique studies drama at A level, and has had some training in screen acting, making him a great addition to the team. Tarique is however not proficient in dancing, but he is a quick learner, and I believe this shouldn’t be a problem.
Ilja has good skills in dancing, and is ready for a challenge. He is able to dance to a variety of music genres, making him adaptable, which should be a bonus for this shoot.
Ilja
With all of this planned, I feel that we are developing our Star Image, as Danella is planned to wear quite trendy clothing, as well as her friend, Shantelle. Danella’s and Shantelle’s makeup, will again be at their discretion, and is not a major factor for the shoot. The costume accounts for that fact that it is still cold outside, and as a result, the girls will be instructed to wrap up warm. This supports the music video, as accessories such as gloves or scarfs will indicate the season to the audience, as well as the scenery, further pushing the Christmas element that we are going for. I believe that we have become closer with the girls, from the immense eleven hour Day 1 shoot, and so I feel that they will continue to be comfortable working around us, especially since this shoot is planned to have around eleven people in total, including cast and crew.