Week Twelve

In this week's lecture we talked about how to correctly cast the best possible actors for your project and what you as the director need to consider to achieve this. Acting consists of many subtle nuances and is an art that is very demanding & requires a wide skill, so you need actors that have honed there craft and know exactly what's required of them.
When casting actors for your parts you should look at:

1. Actor's ability.

• Intuitive equipment.
• Skills.
• Physical abilities.
• Heart.

Need to know the actor's history or body of work, know if they have stamina and if they are a risk.



     2. Are they right for the part?

• Actor's experience, character, to fit the circumstance?  
• Is there an immediate connection with the other actors?
• Can they fulfill the physical requirements?

     3. Ability to work with others.

• Are they "yes" people, people who always agree with you and never challenge you and never offer something more. If so then don't hire them, because that's not what you need, need people who at times will question you.
• They should embody characters.
• Should talk concisely about objectives related to the scene.
• Should respect them and earn their respect as it's a two way street.

     4. Should cast the relationship as well as it's role.

• Chemistry between actors important so as they work well together.
• Use the acting fraternity to your advantage - recruit actors that know each other well.
• Different actors equal different approaches.

Just remember "Film is forever!", and as such you must be able to live with your casting decisions at the end of the day. So take a little extra time and thought and make sure to consider the above points before hiring actors, and don't just hire them because they are attractive...make sure they can act!