Screen Test

 To find a star for our music video, we need to conduct a screen test. Here is a video of our class's group audition. We did this as a class.

Beatrice listed down the advantages and disadvantages of doing a class screen test below.

By doing this screen test, there are some advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, it was highly efficient; testing everyone at once allowed us to save time and review a large number of candidates within just one song. This approach also enabled direct comparisons between candidates, as we could observe them side by side, assessing their on-screen presence, body language, and facial expressions to determine who could best embody the star persona we envision. Additionally, this screen test allows us to see how candidates interact with each other, which is important given our music video's focus on themes of friendship. It helped us identify pairs who visually and energetically complement each other on screen. However, there were some disadvantages, such as, candidates might unintentionally adjust their style and tone to align with others, leading to less authentic performances and potentially masking their unique qualities. There’s also the risk of unequal attention when there are many candidates, which can result in varying screen time and limit some candidates’ ability to showcase their full potential. Lastly, it feels less polished due to a more cluttered, chaotic atmosphere, compared to the focused environment of individual screen tests.

Reflection: 

At first, we decided not to choose anyone from this screen test as most of them didn't match up to our expectations and how we perceived our star to be. However, we noticed that two candidates had a very natural and good dynamic, we gave them a second try where they can both give us another screen test of themselves. It went great. They did so much better on their second try and the chemistry between them was the best out of all the other candidates. We decided to choose them as our artists. In addition, I really like that we did the screen test as a class as it is also cost-effective as we don't have to travel anywhere (gas money) or pay any entrance fee for it. Some problems that we faced while doing this screen test was that we all wanted to do the screen test so nobody was able to film for us. However, we overcame that since our teacher ended up filming the screen test for us. Overall, I had a great time doing this screen test. I would say that for next time, we should try to distribute the screen time between each candidate more equally so that we don't accidently skip over.