For the part of Basket-Case we auditioned three people; Charlotte Johnson, Debbie Millyard and Claudia Messenger. The aim of the audition was to learn the line and 'act' it out, with large amounts of emotion. This is because the character of Basket-Case is very emotionally unstable and as a result will be showing severe outbreaks of anger and sadness in the movie. The line itself conveys this perfectly, alongside the character's backstory for our film. What we wanted to see from the applicants was comfort in front of the camera, the ability to learn and reenact a line and the dramatic talent to show what the character's mental state is like.
After the auditions we decided that we would cast Charlotte Johnson for the role of Basket-Case. This is because her audition was outstanding and she met all the criteria for the character. Her audition was emotive and she added her own flair with the sharp intakes of breath before certain words. This took our group aback, so the decision to cast her was an easy one. Along with this, Debbie Millyard had already been cast in the role of the Princess and Claudia Messenger has commitments with another group so couldn't have taken the part anyway.
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