(Post 28) Planning- Casting and characters
Characters:
In my piece, there are only two characters throughout the video:
Chloe:
In this, Chloe is definitely the main character. the plot of the present day completely revolves
Emotional Characteristics
Introvert or Extrovert? She is more of an introvert but will spend time outside with those she cares about.
How does the character deal with anger? This can be an issue for her. she can be rather quick to anger in moments (never in a physically aggressive way), and she can leap to conclusions and shut down- she closes up to those around her and deals with it herself.
With sadness? Outwardly, Chloe is good at reacting to and dealing with sadness. She appears fine and strong, but on the inside, she struggles to keep herself together. She feels that showing sadness is a weakness so keeps it to herself, which further rips her apart. This character has dealt with a lot of sadness in her life and is a very complicated, tortured character who longs for love.
What does the character want out of life? For her career and livelihood, it is hard to say. Chloe is almost coasting through life and is unsure about her future. She wishes only to feel safe and happy with another.
What motivates this character? Other characters are the sole motivation for Chloe. She cares so deeply about the people around her (especially Max) and does everything to aid those she loves.
What frightens this character? The idea of being alone and dying young.
What makes this character happy? Max.
Is the character generally polite or rude? Chloe tries her best, but her straight-forward speaking and calm directness can be interpreted as rudeness. She tells it how it is.
In my piece, there are only two characters throughout the video:
Chloe:
In this, Chloe is definitely the main character. the plot of the present day completely revolves
around her character. Even though there are two 'main' characters in this video, as it is portraying
a romantic relationship, Chloe is the one who must face the relationship. She was the one who
effectively broke them up, and she is the one who must come to the realisation that she's better
as a two.
Brief Background:
Chloe grew up in London, where she was hugely happy. Her mother and father were deeply in
love and their household was an open, happy one. She thrived at school, excelling and enjoying
all her classes. However, at the age of 14, her mother died and her life came tumbling down.
She moved with her father to Wymondham to start again and her father fell in love with another
woman. She resents this other woman as she will never replace her mother. Her grades begin
slipping, and she shows little care for how she presents herself. This is when she meets Max.
They have a wonderful, healthy relationship for two years. Then the events of my music video
happens.
Basic Statistics:
Name: Chloe Prince
Age: 19
Nationality: British
Hometown: London
Current Residence: Wymondham
Occupation: Unemployed
Talents/Skills: Fixing things (notably cars)
Siblings (describe relationship): No siblings
Family (describe relationship): Troubled relationship with her father and new stepmother.
Relationship skills: Good listener, deeply loyal and loves with all her heart.
Name: Chloe Prince
Age: 19
Nationality: British
Hometown: London
Current Residence: Wymondham
Occupation: Unemployed
Talents/Skills: Fixing things (notably cars)
Siblings (describe relationship): No siblings
Family (describe relationship): Troubled relationship with her father and new stepmother.
Relationship skills: Good listener, deeply loyal and loves with all her heart.
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 5 foot 7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Distinguishing features: Short Browny/reddy hair.
How does he/she dress? Modern clothes, normally rather fashionable, but without intention to be fashionable- buys what they like.
Habits: Before meeting Max, Chloe was in trouble. She was heavily into drinking and struggled with her emotions. After Max came around she finally had a reason to move up- to stop drinking and smoking and attempt to better herself. She stills smokes occasionally, but as little as possible.
Hobbies: Painting, mechanics and theatre.
Greatest flaw: She is incredibly stubborn. It will take a lot for her to give up her place, and admit defeat, even if she is wrong.
Best quality: She is deeply loyal and loving. She has barrier up against the world, but behind it, she is a kind person who wants to be loved.
Height: 5 foot 7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Distinguishing features: Short Browny/reddy hair.
How does he/she dress? Modern clothes, normally rather fashionable, but without intention to be fashionable- buys what they like.
Habits: Before meeting Max, Chloe was in trouble. She was heavily into drinking and struggled with her emotions. After Max came around she finally had a reason to move up- to stop drinking and smoking and attempt to better herself. She stills smokes occasionally, but as little as possible.
Hobbies: Painting, mechanics and theatre.
Greatest flaw: She is incredibly stubborn. It will take a lot for her to give up her place, and admit defeat, even if she is wrong.
Best quality: She is deeply loyal and loving. She has barrier up against the world, but behind it, she is a kind person who wants to be loved.
Emotional Characteristics
Introvert or Extrovert? She is more of an introvert but will spend time outside with those she cares about.
How does the character deal with anger? This can be an issue for her. she can be rather quick to anger in moments (never in a physically aggressive way), and she can leap to conclusions and shut down- she closes up to those around her and deals with it herself.
With sadness? Outwardly, Chloe is good at reacting to and dealing with sadness. She appears fine and strong, but on the inside, she struggles to keep herself together. She feels that showing sadness is a weakness so keeps it to herself, which further rips her apart. This character has dealt with a lot of sadness in her life and is a very complicated, tortured character who longs for love.
What does the character want out of life? For her career and livelihood, it is hard to say. Chloe is almost coasting through life and is unsure about her future. She wishes only to feel safe and happy with another.
What motivates this character? Other characters are the sole motivation for Chloe. She cares so deeply about the people around her (especially Max) and does everything to aid those she loves.
What frightens this character? The idea of being alone and dying young.
What makes this character happy? Max.
Is the character generally polite or rude? Chloe tries her best, but her straight-forward speaking and calm directness can be interpreted as rudeness. She tells it how it is.
The development of this character is present throughout the video. She begins stubborn and has decided that she won't forgive Max for what she did. She is angry and bitter and not willing to think rationally. She is upset and disappointed and feels as if there is nothing for her to do. At the end of the video, however, she has realised that her relationship means more than that. She loves Max, and she can't just give up at one little hurdle. The photographs act as a Christmas Carol like a reminder to love and learn.
Emotional Characteristics:
Introvert or Extrovert? She's an introverted Extrovert. She spends most of her time outside, but needs some time on her own, in a calm room every now and then to unwind.
How does the character deal with anger? When it is directed at her, she tends to shrink away. If she is feeling the anger she bottles it up to the point where she must rationally explain to whoever made her angry how they did so, and what they can do to get past it.
With sadness? She wishes to comfort those who are sad, and when confronted with an upset friend she will do her absolute most to help them feel happy. She may not know what to do at the time but will return with chocolate in tow to help her friend.
What does the character want out of life? She wants to live a long, happy life. She wishes to be successful and wants to go to Art Uni to show off her photography.
What motivates this character? Deep down, all she wants to do is impress others. She wants them to see that she can make it and she is good at what she does. This is why she loves being with Chloe, as she simply doesn't care what others think.
What frightens this character? The idea of failing (her application, her education and her career) and living an unhappy life.
What makes this character happy? Helping others.
Is the character generally polite or rude? She is polite. She can seem stuck-up sometimes as she wishes to follow the rules and be as kind and polite to everyone.
Final choices:
In the end, my choice was quite easy.
For Chloe, I chose to use Megan Lansdell as my actress. This was due to many reasons:
First, Megan is an almost perfect fit for how I had imagined this character. She is the right age and nationality and has the same physical characteristics to the character.
Moreover, she has had prior experience with performance in this industry, and she is a really excellent actress who will able to adequately fulfil the role.
She also lives five minutes around the corner from my house. This is a less important factor in this decision, but the fact that she is so close and easily contactable is perfect as I would like to film some weather-dependent shots.
Max:
Realistically, Max has less of a visible character in the video. She is the secondary character and is far less involved. However, she is still a very important character who is influential in changing the plot.
Realistically, Max has less of a visible character in the video. She is the secondary character and is far less involved. However, she is still a very important character who is influential in changing the plot.
Brief Background:
Born in Wymondham, Max has a loving family who adores her. She has lived in the town her whole life and feels out of place in a big city.
Basic Statistics:
Name: Max Collins
Age: 18
Nationality: British
Hometown: Wymondham
Current Residence: Wymondham
Occupation: Saturday cleaning job, otherwise is a student.
Talents/Skills: Photography. She runs a photography blog and has 2,000 followers.
Siblings (describe relationship): No siblings
Family (describe relationship): Gets on well with her family. The household is peaceful, but her parents don't fully approve of Chloe as her girlfriend.
Relationship skills: She is kind and caring. She uses her rational mind and tries not to let emotion get the best of her.
Name: Max Collins
Age: 18
Nationality: British
Hometown: Wymondham
Current Residence: Wymondham
Occupation: Saturday cleaning job, otherwise is a student.
Talents/Skills: Photography. She runs a photography blog and has 2,000 followers.
Siblings (describe relationship): No siblings
Family (describe relationship): Gets on well with her family. The household is peaceful, but her parents don't fully approve of Chloe as her girlfriend.
Relationship skills: She is kind and caring. She uses her rational mind and tries not to let emotion get the best of her.
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 5 foot 5
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Mousy Blonde
Distinguishing features: Smile
How does she dress? She dresses similarly to Chloe. She wears what she finds comfortable, and mostly wears modern clothes.
Habits: She has less of an addictive mindset. She bites her nails when anxious.
Hobbies: Photography, art multimedia.
Greatest flaw: She can become anxious too often, and will attempt to do too much.
Best quality: Her kindness means she always helps others the best she can.
Height: 5 foot 5
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Mousy Blonde
Distinguishing features: Smile
How does she dress? She dresses similarly to Chloe. She wears what she finds comfortable, and mostly wears modern clothes.
Habits: She has less of an addictive mindset. She bites her nails when anxious.
Hobbies: Photography, art multimedia.
Greatest flaw: She can become anxious too often, and will attempt to do too much.
Best quality: Her kindness means she always helps others the best she can.
Emotional Characteristics:
Introvert or Extrovert? She's an introverted Extrovert. She spends most of her time outside, but needs some time on her own, in a calm room every now and then to unwind.
How does the character deal with anger? When it is directed at her, she tends to shrink away. If she is feeling the anger she bottles it up to the point where she must rationally explain to whoever made her angry how they did so, and what they can do to get past it.
With sadness? She wishes to comfort those who are sad, and when confronted with an upset friend she will do her absolute most to help them feel happy. She may not know what to do at the time but will return with chocolate in tow to help her friend.
What does the character want out of life? She wants to live a long, happy life. She wishes to be successful and wants to go to Art Uni to show off her photography.
What motivates this character? Deep down, all she wants to do is impress others. She wants them to see that she can make it and she is good at what she does. This is why she loves being with Chloe, as she simply doesn't care what others think.
What frightens this character? The idea of failing (her application, her education and her career) and living an unhappy life.
What makes this character happy? Helping others.
Is the character generally polite or rude? She is polite. She can seem stuck-up sometimes as she wishes to follow the rules and be as kind and polite to everyone.
Cast:
Chloe:
Megan Lansdell:
Name: Megan Lansdell
Age: 17
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 7
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Reddy Brown
Acting experience: Yes
Megan is a good potential choice for the role for many reasons:
She is a perfect match for the character description and is the correct nationality for the role.
She has had prior acting experience and is able to perform the role needed.
She lives roughly 5 minutes from my house, so is easily available when I need. This is advantageous as some of my scenes are weather dependent, and I will need to contact her on quite short notice.
Chloe Gooda:
Name: Chloe Gooda
Age: 16
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 6
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Acting Experience: No
Chloe is potentially a good choice for this role:
She is similar to the description of the character.
She also lives in Wymondham so I can easily get in contact with her.
She doesn't have any acting experience, but the role isn't too difficult.
Max:
Charlotte Vincent:
Name: Charlotte Vincent
Age: 17
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 6
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Browny blonde
Acting Experience: Yes
Charlotte is good for the role as:
She is a good match for the description.
She has thorough past experience with acting.
She also lives in Wymondham and is easily contactable.

Emily Rogers:
Name: Emily Rogers (me)
Age: 17
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 8
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Acting Experience: Yes
At the beginning of this process, I had decided mostly on the actress to play Chloe. However, I was really trying to highlight the chemistry between the actresses, so I struggled to find a suitable partner. Because of this, I had considered using myself as an actress, as I would be able to perform the scenes how I like.
Name: Megan Lansdell
Age: 17
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 7
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Reddy Brown
Acting experience: Yes
Megan is a good potential choice for the role for many reasons:
She is a perfect match for the character description and is the correct nationality for the role.
She has had prior acting experience and is able to perform the role needed.
She lives roughly 5 minutes from my house, so is easily available when I need. This is advantageous as some of my scenes are weather dependent, and I will need to contact her on quite short notice.
Chloe Gooda:
Name: Chloe Gooda
Age: 16
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 6
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Acting Experience: No
Chloe is potentially a good choice for this role:
She is similar to the description of the character.
She also lives in Wymondham so I can easily get in contact with her.
She doesn't have any acting experience, but the role isn't too difficult.
Max:
Charlotte Vincent:
Name: Charlotte Vincent
Age: 17
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 6
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Browny blonde
Acting Experience: Yes
Charlotte is good for the role as:
She is a good match for the description.
She has thorough past experience with acting.
She also lives in Wymondham and is easily contactable.

Emily Rogers:
Name: Emily Rogers (me)
Age: 17
Hometown: Wymondham
Nationality: British
Height: 5 foot 8
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Acting Experience: Yes
At the beginning of this process, I had decided mostly on the actress to play Chloe. However, I was really trying to highlight the chemistry between the actresses, so I struggled to find a suitable partner. Because of this, I had considered using myself as an actress, as I would be able to perform the scenes how I like.
Final choices:
In the end, my choice was quite easy.
For Chloe, I chose to use Megan Lansdell as my actress. This was due to many reasons:
First, Megan is an almost perfect fit for how I had imagined this character. She is the right age and nationality and has the same physical characteristics to the character.
Moreover, she has had prior experience with performance in this industry, and she is a really excellent actress who will able to adequately fulfil the role.
She also lives five minutes around the corner from my house. This is a less important factor in this decision, but the fact that she is so close and easily contactable is perfect as I would like to film some weather-dependent shots.
- she is similar in nature to Max and had previous acting skills. It was rather inconvenient to
- cast myself for this role, as there are many shots I need both characters in certain scenes. moreover, both my actresses know each other and are friends in real life. This gives them a clearly comfortable relationship to start with, so their chemistry on-screen is great.
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