We had several people in mind when we were considering a cast, but we did have a set criteria of what we were looking for. They needed to be confident in front of the camera, able to play an instrument or sing and be around the same age. We found that although people could play the instruments they weren't comfortable being in front of the camera. To find a lead singer was the hardest part, we had a creative vision and for us to direct someone and hope they would be confident enough to act was difficult. This is why it was better for Tommy to be the lead, he had the look of the cast we were aiming for and knew what we wanted to achieve with each shot, which made it easier in the long term to direct. Similarly this was the same with Richard who played bass guitar, he became a role model for Freddie the guitarist and Jonas to see how they should preform. With Tommy and Richard being part of the band to it became easier to organize dates to film, as well as easier to direct as there was already a visual on how the other two should act.
LEAD SINGER - Tommy Balderstone
BASSIST - Richard Bate-Weldon
GUITAR - Freddie Ethern
DRUMS - Jonas Pitt
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