Getting the Performers

In order for the staged house party to look realistic we are looking to gather a group of about 20 to 25 friends. We think that this is a reasonable number because the rooms we are shooting in are fairly small and we need it to look busy but still have room for the band to set up and perform.

In terms of the band we have enlisted the help of our friend that is a drummer, we are also using his drum kit, so that when we do close up shots of him playing it looks more realistic than if we got someone to act like they are playing the drums. 

For the singer we are going to ask a performing arts student because the front man of the band has to be outgoing and be able to emphasise their actions. The singer also has to be the guitarist because the band that's songs we are doing a cover of the singer also plays the guitar. To make it look realistic we will get the person to learn the sections that we will be doing close ups of and then they can just repeat that for the rest of the video.

For the bass player we are going to ask a performing arts student and teach them the bass part that we are going to do a close up of the instrument. For the rest of the band shots the bass player can just play the learnt part over and over because it will make the video realistic if it at least looks like the band members know what they are doing.