Actors for my documentary

Unfortunately I had a few issues with obtaining actors for me documentary due to the main female not being available in the hospital environment I desired her to be due to her early discharge from the RVI inpatient anorexic ward. Therefore I had to make some major adjustments and scout out new actors who were happy and willing to participate in the documentary.

Name : Aimee Corner

Age : 18

Originally I had asked the question of a friend who I know with anorexia nervosa to participate in the filming stages of my documentary which she had agreed to and was going to give her opinions on the interview questions. However at that present moment she was an inpatient in the RVI hospital, since then she has been discharged so the whole concept of me filming on the ward has had to be discarded due to her departure. As i was running out of time to locate a new actor I myself decided to step in and act out her part. I have been suffering from anorexia for four and a half years so although I was filming the documentary I thought it would be a wise idea for me to step in the shoes of the interviewee also as I really did not have the time to scout out someone to fill in this role. Getting consent is a straightforward task as I am the director and know what the interviews will involve, therefore I have no concern about participating within the documentary.  Consent is also easily accessible to gain as I am fully prepared to take part therefore no written confirmation is needed.

Name : Diane Corner

Age : 44

Because of the difficulties I faed with my major cast member being unable to conduct her interview as due to her discharge from an inpatient unit I lost the opportunity to interview her mother and father about her anorexia. In doing so I had to find a suitable substitute carer for this important role as it was vital I gained the perceptions and thoughts of a parent, nit only because I had already constructed interview questions for them but because this documentary is to focus on not only the lives of the anorexic girls but how their illness ultimately impacts the parental occupation of their carers. FOrtunately I was blessed when my mother volunteered her services for the documentary, so I am able to film the parent and daughter interviews. My mum openly admitted she wanted to take part therfore I gained immeidate verbal consent from her o no other writen documentation of her partcipation was rewuired. She was briefed over all aspects of the filming as to what it entailled and what questions she would be asked, all of which she concluded she was happy to answer.

Name : Lorna Shaw

Age : 17

As part of the content I had desired I was eager to have a recovered anorexic both physically and mentally to appear in the documentary, I felt this would give an element of hope to the stories of the girls effected, almost a silver lining to say that circumstances can get better and pull through if you have the strength and determination to fight this most devastating of illnesses. I am lucky enough to have a friend who fits this criteria perfectly and would aid in delivering this sensitive and inspiring of messages to my audience - that you can recover from anorexia. I briefed Lorna originally over a text to inform her of a quick run down of what she was expected to do and say in the documentary, which she was able to consent to. Closer to the date of the filming schedule I messaged her on facebook as a quick reassurance that she was deffintely certain she wanted to participate in, again there was no problems. During the interview she was to be told what t expect from the camera positioning, I showed her the questions she was to be asked and double checked she was happy with the nature and wording of them. After the interviews were conducted I replayed the them back to her to identify if there was any problems, if maybe a reshoot was needed and to confidently see she was 100% happy with the footage captured. If needs be she was offered to have her face blurred out for confidentiality issues, however there aware no such problems.

Name : Kate Saunders

Age : 18

My final actor is another recovering anorexic who is developing a more positive mindset physically and mentally. I needed to show several sides to the journeys of an anorexic in recovery, the beginning stages where one is physically and mentally impaired, the recovery stage as they begin to become more healthier and the final when they have adopted a more positive outlook on life and can be deemed physically and mentally recovered. Kate is in the half way stage where she is progressing in both areas so I felt it would be of benefit to get her opinions over her story as it would be an excellent way to compare all of the girls stories. Kate was informed like Lorna via text to begin with as to what t anticipate from the filming, when she would be free and if she was happy to take part, there was no complications from her. Closer to the filming date I sent out anther message via facebook to confirm she was definitely available and happy to take part, again there was no issues. The same standardised procedure was following by Kate being briefed over the questions, confidentiality issues and the location of the filming. She was also given the opportunity to replay back hr footage to identify if there was any concern over the footage.