Casting

When choosing our cast we wanted to involve people outside of our schoolmates, to increase the realism of the piece for our viewers at school. In addition to this, we felt that the quality of the video should be as professional as possible, therefore we use experienced performers who will do the job the way we plan it to be.

For our main character in the narrative parts of our video, we have decided to use my friend Ania to act as the abused girlfriend. We both thought she was the right person for the part as she goes to a performing arts school and has her own YouTube channel. She was also hired to be in a short film called 'The 56 Year Old Boy' by a popular youtuber. This shows that she has previous work in the performing arts field and will provide useful skills for our filming as she is clearly comfortable in front of the camera.

https://www.youtube.com/user/aniamags  - the link to her channel

For our performing side of the video, we have chosen Cam's friend Harvey Causon to lip sync the song's lyrics. We decided to use Harvey as he is a skilled singer that enjoys performance and is passionate about singing. We felt that he would be perfect for representing the image needed to portray the original artist's image and include his experience when filming.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0fLeAdfoVwY_PpDqBDNkA   - The link to his channel