This is a progress update for our upcoming short film 'Nemesis', where I will be discussing what we have achieved in the previous week off in which we continued the pre production process.
Myself and my producer have been working very hard to piece together the cast and shooting schedule for next week where we will begin production on the film, with the first shoot taking place on Thursday. A few weeks ago we held auditions in Newcastle to gather actors for our projects which went very well. The following week was spent discussing what actors were best and why. We found that going over the audition videos helped us visualise those actors as our main characters.
Eventually we cast a young actor Nathan Vose as the lead character of Oscar. We then cast another young actress Rachael Davison as the supporting role of Oscars girlfriend Claudia. We found out shortly after the casting process that the two actors know each other personally, have worked together in the past and do love working with each other. This was a huge relief to myself, as I was very concerned in finding two actors who would have a chemistry that radiated on screen. I believe this will happen when it comes to shooting our film, and having those two actors comfortable with each other will only serve to benefit the film.
We cast a mature actor named Roger as the role of Dr Evans, another equally important supporting character. Roger attended the Newcastle auditions like Claudia, and we were very impressed by their performances which I witnessed first hand during the read through of the script. I feel that having the presence of a mature actor is something I can learn from as a young filmmaker. Roger brings with him a lot of experience in working with students and amateur filmmakers. I am very happy to have him on board and I look forward to seeing what he brings to the film.
Now that we are fully cast, my producer Yiannis has been working tirelessly to secure locations and sort out shooting schedules which he has done perfectly. With some minor adjustments and some odds and ends we need to finish, we are ready to go ahead with the shoot on Thursday and then the following day on Friday.
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