Auditions

Person 1:

Person 1was Hannah, who I am in a group with. An advantage of using Hannah was that she knew all the words due to listening to the song a lot when we were deciding what song to use. However we felt we needed someone who put more emphasis behind the powerful lyrics and beats, Hannah also did not show enough emotion. Which was important for our character, as we want there to be a powerful message behind our video. Eventhough we have discussed this and Hannah will not be lip syncing, she has suggested to be just a character for our video. However we are still in the early stages and continuing to discuss different ideas.

Person 2:

Person 2 was me. I was in the same position as Hannah, in that I knew the lyrics of the song very well and had no problem singing them on time. However I struggled showing real emotion whilst looking into the camera and felt I looked very neutral in terms of the emotions on my face. In addition, I also had no movement in my body which I also feel is important, especially with a powerful song such as this.

Person 3:

Our 3rd person to audition was Chelsea. Her audition was good overall, however there were some issues with the timing of the lyrics and the expression she had when lip-syncing them. We felt she was too shy for a powerful and influential song like Way Down We Go. As the lead singer has a harsh and load voice, meaning her character did not meet his singing personality.

Person 4:

Our 4th and final person to audition was Aiden. He was our only male auditionee. Disclaimer: he is in a different location as we had complications when it came to doing his audition. His audition turned out to be very successful as he had a lot of characteristics that we were looking for. He did well with his timing of the song and knew the lyrics well. Moreover, the most important aspect we were looking for was strong emotion when it came to the actual lip-syncing and the movements with the lyrics as well. This is what Aiden did very well; he showed that there was passion and emotion behind the lyrics, which would help connect with an audience.

To conclude, after going over all of the auditions we have made a decision. We will be using Aiden for our music video. Even though we wanted to have a female singer that would contradict the stereotype we felt that Aiden would be able to show a lot more emotion and represent the overall message a lot more. We have also discussed about having a female protagonist who will be in the video as well, more planning for that will be discussed.