Screen Test

To find a star for our music video we need to conduct a screen test. Here is a video of our class's group audition. We did this as a class. Completed by - Giorgio & Carrick

Advantages

The advantages of conducting a screen test like this is that we had access to over 20 people in the same room, which allowed us to see the various personas of each individual in a very time and cost effective manner. Not only that, but 90% of the potential stars knew the lyrics to this song which made things a whole lot easier too. People also were able to come out of their shell as this style of group screen testing made it so much more comfortable for everyone involved. 

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of having this style of screen test is that we could not analyse in detail all 20+ candidates. This made it a little bit more difficult to try and see which candidate would best fit the persona that we're looking for. Another thing that would be a disadvantage is that the personas in this video may have been overexaggerated as they were performing with friends. This may not reflect their individual or solo performance which is something we must consider. 

Considerations

There were some people we considered for the role of the star in our music video, one of them was shown at exactly 3:00 (the one with the glasses). He personifies exactly who we are looking to cast in our music video. His name is Jaden Mutty and he perfectly encapsulates the kind of persona needed. We like his style in front of the camera: very outgoing, open, not shy, and not afraid to be himself. There were others there we may want to consider but so far he's the best of the lot. There were some there who weren't even lip syncing to the same song, perhaps they were too shy in front of the camera and we do not want to cast anyone like that. 

Self-Reflection:

Knowing that we are going to do the screen test as a whole big class I'm not as stumped as I'm supposed to be, but unfortunately Mr Nick chose a song which I'm quite unfamiliar with but I've ever heard of. Don't get me wrong, QUEEN was an absolute masterpiece as a rockstar, but I'm not used to listening to their songs so I just gotta try my best to stay confident in my screen test. The results was satisfactory in the end even though I expect that it could be much a lot better.