Casting.

Casting: Anonymous Man. 

Casting: Anonymous Man

Here are the actors that auditioned for our main character. In the end we decided Connor Froy (top) was best for the part.

Name: Connor Froy
Height: 6'1
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Build: Medium / Slim
Agent: RAPA
Experience: 'Speed Dial' 2013
                 RAPA Experience 
                 David Bowie Productions
                 VNA Festival
                 Move It Exhibition
                 Extra in 'Skyfall' (2012)

Audition Pitch: 
'I'm the perfect height for the character, as well as having the confidence to pull off the role. The character has an air of arrogance, which i believe i will be able to pull off in my portrayal of the Anonymous man'

Name: Charlie 'Shittu' Walters
Height: 5'9
Eye Colour: Green
Hair Colour: Strawberry Blonde
Build: Sleight 
Agent Details: Self Representing
Experience: 'Speed Dial' (2013)
                 Cameo role in 'The Firm'

Audition Pitch:
'Im a decent actor, im a big enough build to play the dench guy. Me' old man is a cockney geezer therefore i will be suitable to play a London based character, my mum dresses me so i will be perfect for the role' 

We decided that Charlie was not suitable for the role due to his lack of experience and
professionalism. His attitude towards the role was unacceptable. 

Name: Thomas Wallen
Height: 6 ft.
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Build: Athletic
Agent Details: Self Representing

Audition Pitch:
'I believe i am perfect for the role. My height is perfect for the character, as well as my build. I am smart and can pull of the formal style of acting needed for the role'

Thomas was a serious contender for the role of the Anonymous Man. However, he was unavailable for our filming dates. 

Name: Lewis Broughton
Height: 5'8
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Ginger
Build: Slight
Agent Details: RAPA

Audition Pitch:
'I have lots of experience in acting. I have also worked with professionals and am heavily connected in the acting world. Despite my lack of height, i believe i bring a sense of formality to the role.'

Despite Lewis' vast experience, we decided against casting him as the role of the Anonymous Man, as he does not fit the description of the character. 

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

How does your media product represent particular 

social groups?

For this part of the evaluation I have made a mock a newsletter to the 'investors' detailing how our production company is aiming to be different through the social groups we portray, I have used Microsoft Word and/or Publisher to do create the document, which will also includes some other points about the film to add film to add realism. I have named it 'the Lighthouse' after our logo. 

The main answers feature in the piece regarding how our product represents are the following:

• It shows an extravagantly wealthy man
• It shows the same man as a homeless man
• The film therefor denotes both a plutocratical class and also the lowermost people in society.
• Even if a viewer had come into contact with one of these classes it is extremely unlikely that they would of ever came into contact with the other.
• Therefor our product represents are, within media and often society as a whole, the unrepresented.  

Preliminary Task

Evaluation Planning.

Evaluation: Planning.

The questions we will need to answer. 

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4. Who is the main target audience for your product?

5. How did you attract/ address your target audience?

6. Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

7. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

How we will answer these questions. 

We aim to present our evaluative answers to these questions using a range of creative mediums, our initial ideas of doing this include:

•  Making a directors commentary.
• Interviewing members of the public and assessing what they think of certain aspects (i.e. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?)
• Utilising software such as Go!Animate which we have gained experience with through our coursework.  
• Making newsletters to our investors detailing answers.

Go Animate! Pitch.

The Pitch by charliesbloggeracount on GoAnimate

Animation Software - Powered by GoAnimate.

Teaser Trailer

Filming day 2

Filming Day 2.

Our second attempt at filming got off to a bad start when our main character was ill and therefor had to drop out at the last minuet. At short notice it was hard to find someone else to step in for him so I stepped in to play the role of the nameless man. This was both helpful and unhelpful: helpful because I could play the role exactly as I wanted it; unhelpful as I could not frame shots as much as I would of liked to, being in front of (rather than behind) the camera.