For the role of Criminal we auditioned three people; Joe Butcher, Harry Taylor and Michael Barrett. Each candidate was given a line to re-enact that would resemble their characters stereotypes. For this part we used a stage direction asking for the candidate to be suppressing anger and included a swear word in order to convey that the Criminal is both easily agitated and does not pay attention to any rules. Also, his drinking problem is highlighted as he uses the words 'need' and 'drink'. What we were looking for from the candidates was that they could fake the emotion of anger on film, did not struggle with any lines and were comfortable in front of a camera.
Once we had seen all three candidates for the part we made the decision to cast Joe Butcher. This is because he seemed very comfortable in the role and was able to convey the feeling of deep-seated anger to us and the camera. On the other hand, Michael Barrett was not professional enough and was not able to complete the audition without laughing whilst Harry Taylor was good at acting but had to read his lines from the paper, which painted Joe as the model candidate.
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