STORYTELLING UNIT: ACTORS DROPPED OUT

Both of my actors have now dropped out and cannot do the filming shoot. Samantha messaged me to tell me that she unfortunately has family issues at the moment and has had to drop out of a few different projects. Brett hasn't gotten back to me since I messaged him about the filming locations so I've had to go with the decision that he isn't interested in the project anymore.

My issue is that I don't have any other actors, I phoned Emma Miles and Julian Patten (both applied for the roles of James and Lily) but because of the short notice, they can't do it. I decided to ask my classmates for help with this to try and keep to schedule since my shooting days are tomorrow (9th Nov) and Friday (11th Nov). My classmate Jemma agreed to help and this works in my favour.



Jemma has previously done acting before coming to UCA so she understands the process of being in front of camera. She's confident and understands the lack of time so began learning her lines straight away. She also looks the right age due to her height (5" 2") which works in my favour as well.





After this I asked my classmate Oliver to play the Father, Oliver is very tall and looks much older than his real age (19).


As you can see from the photo Oliver is the best I could ask for in a class of students. He looks much older and could pass for a dad. His height (6" 5") helps make him look much older to Jemma and the beard is a huge advantage as well. Olly is a really dedicated and passionate guy as well and has had some experience acting so this again works in my favour.