The document discusses the director's casting choices and influences for the film "FieldTrip". The director chose to cast actors they had previously worked with, as many directors find it beneficial to collaborate repeatedly with actors they know and work well with, making the directing process easier. Some famous director-actor pairs are cited as examples. Specifically, the director cast friends they already knew and one actress they had worked with before. Although familiar with the actors, the director still held auditions before finalizing the roles to ensure proper fit. The cast is then introduced.

1. Casting My cast decisions & influences for FieldTrip’s cast

2. Many film directors nowadays have been known for choosing actors in which they already know and have casted for other previous productions. These collaborations have proven to be successful as directors feel they work better with actors they already know; this does not go for all directors, but most that do collaborate a lot with individual actors is because of its practicality. They already know the actors’ abilities and their dynamics thus making directing them an easier job. Actor/Director Collaborations

3. Some of the most famous director & actor pairs who have collaborated together in a lot of different films are: Tim Burton & Johnny Depp Quentin Tarantino & Uma Thurman Actor/Director Collaborations

4. Alfred Hitchcock & Grace Kelly Pedro Almodovar & Penelope Cruz Judd Apatow & Seth Rogen Actor/Director Collaborations Ridley Scott & Russel Crowe

5. So, seeing as this is something relatively common in the industry I have also decided to cast actors I previous knew and/or worked with before. I cast the actors who will play the group of friends in FieldTrip as I already knew them and their work. One of the actresses, Katie Buxton, has also previously worked with me before much like the actor & director collaborations which I researched; thus making the casting choices much easier for me. The Casting Choices

6. Although I already knew them, I still ran auditioning sessions just to be sure if they would fit the roles. Below this presentation are the actresses’ audition process for the main roles which they went through before filming began. Having successfully passed their auditions, the shooting could commence. Auditions

7. And finally, here is the cast of FieldTrip: Corrie Pitfield as Phoebe Bethany Cates as Paige Alexandra Bate as Lily Katie Buxton as Anna Vincent Smith as Eugene The Cast

8. Now its lights, camera andACTION!