When it comes to casting, it’s important that we not only pick people who are talented in acting, but also people who have a schedule that is flexible, and works with ours. Since we are filming on late nights, and school nights, we needed actors who could accommodate to those specific needs.

For the role of Sophia, our female lead, we needed someone who would be comfortable with doing something a bit… uncomfortable. In our opening scene, we have our female lead get pushed out of a car after slamming to a stop. We made sure to inform anyone auditioning for this role that this scene would take place. We also wanted the girl to have that “popular” girl vibe, and we wanted her to be able to seem fun and lively.

For the role of Tony, our male lead, we wanted to cast someone who gave off a mysterious vibe, and could be serious on camera. He wouldn’t be on screen too much, but when he will be on screen, he needs to remain serious, and he should be able to get angry on camera (just acting of course!)

Above is our first audition tape for the role of Sophia. This tape was actually made by Zulai, one of our group members. She wanted to audition for the role because she had an interest in acting, and she would be there for all film days of course. At first, we thought this would be a great idea, but then we realized that if she was in front of the camera at all times acting, how would she help us film? We also then realized she may be late to certain film days due to tennis, and if that was the case, she definitely wouldn’t be able to act in it. She’s great behind the camera, so we would love to make use of her technical talent, rather than have her act for us.

Above is our second audition tape for Sophia, and this was made by one of our friends, Ariya. She has plenty of acting experience (Into the Woods, Heathers…etc) and she has managed to get lead roles in almost everything she auditioned for. Her availability is perfect for us, because although not said in the video, she can film late into the night on school nights, and she also lives near our filming location, which is perfect! We decided she would be a great fit for the role, as her previous experience is great, she has a flexible schedule, and she is comfortable with more thrilling daredevilish tasks and scenes.

For the role of Tony, we had 3 people audition. Above is our first person who auditioned- Manny! Although he was eager to help us out, his schedule wasn’t reliable as he worked nearly every day of the week. Also, we knew him personally, and knew that his bubbly happy personality would definitely show when filming, so maybe the role of Tony wasn’t for him. Manny often laughs when on camera and can’t remain serious, which is a vital part of Tony’s role. Due to all of these reasons, we realized Manny wasn’t the right fit.

Above is our second person who auditioned- Joel! Although he doesn’t have acting experience, he is good at being serious, and he does have a very nonchalant demeanor. Even though he can be very serious on camera, he still knows to not be too extreme. He was eager to help our group out, and he was interested in doing something different, like acting! His schedule worked out with ours, as he doesn’t have any sports conflicting with our schedule, and his work schedule is very limited, so he’s available most of the time. He lives really close to where our filming location will be, so everything works out in our favor. Due to all of these reasons, we knew Joel would be the perfect fit for Tony!

Above is our third audition tape, made by Evan! He also has a serious demeanor, and his acting skills would be great for our video! The only issue was scheduling conflict, he lives quite far from where we are filming, and he has a special med program he does, as well as work after. Due to these reasons, we decided Evan wouldn’t be casted as Tony due to scheduling and distance issues.

We were so excited to have many friends audition for these two roles, and we were grateful to see that our friends wanted to help us. Ariya was casted as Sophia, and Joel was casted as Tony. I’m excited to see how our production opening will come out, and I’m grateful to have great actors!