The document discusses selecting an actor for a music video. The author wanted an experienced actor who could convey emotions naturally while getting ready, to match the song's narrative of a woman preparing for her partner. Lena Porter was chosen for her acting experience, passion for the craft, and ability to perform comfortably on camera based on prior modeling jobs. As she is the target age range, Lena would make the video more engaging for the audience.

1. Selectinganactor wascrucial to my desiredeffect/intentionsandtherefore successof the musicvideo.
My interpretationof the lyricsandtherefore mychosennarrative of agirl makinga lotof effortwithher
appearance,inorderto be 'good enough'forherpartner/loverissomethingthatiscommonand also
relatable,thereforethe actingneededtobe naturalisticandappearrealisticandbelievable.The actor
will be doingmany'normal'thingssuchas choosingwhatto wear,doinghermake-up,gettingreadyetc.
However,these will have tobe done withthe intentionof doingitforsomeone,andgoingtogreat
effort.Therefore,while she isdoingthisitwill have tobe clearwhyandwhat heremotionsare tolinkto
the song andaccentuate the narrative and tone of the video.Takingthisintoaccount,I wantedthe
actor to be someone withactingexperience,tohave alevel of professionalisminmyvideo,aswell as
beingable toconveyemotionsandintentionswhilstdoing'normal'things,suchasdoinghermake up.
Actor:LenaPorter
The reasonI askedLena to act as the protagonistandonlycharacterin myvideoisbecause Iknewof her
experience of andpassionandlove foracting.She alsohas experiencingof actingforscreenandhas
modelledforphotoshootsonmultipleoccasions.Thismeantthatshe hasgreat experience of beingin
frontof a camera and beingable toperformonset,whichwill create mydesiredlevelof professionalism
to the video. Additionally,she isof anage that fallsintomytarget audience age range andshe is a
similarage to the artist,whichwill make the videomore engagingtothe targetaudience.

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