For the role of Jock we auditioned two people; Harry Taylor and Joe Butcher. Same as the other auditions, they had to learn the line and then perform it to the camera. I think the casting of Jock was the hardest for us as we didn't have a lot of selection and the line itself wasn't a good showcase of the character, as we didn't add any stage directions, however, the line itself does summarise the Jock's insecurities. For this part we were looking for someone who is comfortable in front of a camera and can act in a way similar to the Jock himself, insecure about the way they have to act 'cool' in front of people.
The casting element itself was quite easy as we had already chosen to cast Joe Butcher as the criminal character, which fit him much better. However, he still put on a good performance for this audition. Harry had to once again read from the script but this may be due to the rushed nature of his audition. Despite this he was able to show the insecurities of his character due to the long emotional pauses he takes whilst reading the lines. This is why we chose to cast Harry Taylor as the Jock.
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