Personal Achievement

What do you personally want to get out of the whole A2 prelim experience?

I would like to gain confidence when acting in front of a camera. At the moment I'm very uncomfortable when people film me but this project will force me to overcome this and act like the character I have been cast as. I would also like to gain teamwork skills. The team working on this project is larger than any team I have filmed with before and it will be interesting to see how it is different from working in a small group. There is also a very tight schedule to stick to. Again, I have never worked to a schedule as precise as this one and it should be interesting and challenging to do so. 

Is it a challenge for you or within your comfort zone?

It will be challenging to act in front of a camera in a studio setting as it is different from anything I've ever really done before and is quite daunting. However, I am pleased about the fact that I am playing the drummer as I already play drums so it will be easy to make the drumming look convincing and this should make me more comfortable. 

Have you achieved/learnt anything so far?

The audition video forced me to practise lip-synching and generally made me a bit more comfortable in front of a camera because I was forced to just get on with it. My acting wasn't very convincing and I much preferred being behind the camera to being in front of it but I got on with it and in the end it was fine. I have also learned how much work goes in behind the scenes for actors and how much preparation is needed to portray someone convincingly. Even after the 4 hour session where we did acting exercises and prepared for the shoot, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.