A Total Talent: Characters

Emma Custis

My documentary focuses on one particular character. This is Emma Custis played by herself. Emma is a teenage girl but not one who leads a normal life of going to school in the weekdays and works on the weekends. Emma is a girl who chased her dreams and today is a succesful superstar. Considered to be a triple threat in the celebrity world as Emma is succesful and talented at singing, dancing and swimming. This documentary follows Emma as she continues to rise to fame through her recording of her new single and her winning a gold medal in the National Swimming Championships.

I chose to cast Emma as this role as these are in fact activities which she participates in, in reality. I felt by casting someone as this role who could actually sing and perform would increase the realism of the documentary. It is hopeful Emma will be able to give me true/realistic answers to interview hquestions as opposed to made up.  Emma playing this role also gives me the opportunity to add home videos and pictures to the documentary.  

Anais Dixie, Amy Durbin and Liam Hurley

Other characters which briefly feature in my documentary are best friends Anais and Amy, and Liam, the Manager.  Both sets of characters are interviewed about their relationship with Emma, how proud they are of success, and hopes for the future.  I plan to film these interviews as 'talking head' format, with the possible addition of a non-diegetic soundtrack.