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Ashley is here marvellously
interpreted
by
Charlie
Lewington. Can you describe
your experience directing her?
Charlie has the brilliant capacity
for sitting into a performance.
Simply "being" without pushing.
She doesn't seek out the
emotions. She steps into the
world and allows the situations
and interactions flow organically.
Lashes, being a realism coming-
of-age needed actors that were
capable of organically being part
of that world. Teenage angst is
so easily over exaggerated.
Following her character Ashley
on this one day, it was important
the audience really stayed with
her and felt the depths of her
emotion.
Any
exaggeration
would
haveruined that connection the
audience feels.
The first time I saw Charlie
perform, was in another London
Film School production. I called
up the Director of the other
production, got her contact
details, emailed her and
fortunately she loved the script.
She had dyed her hair red for
another production, so I had to
have her dye it back blonde and
cut her hair shorter so Ashley's change
in our film would be more noticeable.
Without hesitation she was willing to do
what was needed for the film.We were
so fortunate to have the most lovely,
talented, driven cast on this film.
Directing Charlie Lewington, Scarlett
Byrne, Jack Brett Anderson, and Charlie
Clarke play off each other was a real
pleasure as they were all so brilliantly
talented and collaborated well in this
journey.
Sonia 's striking use of light andcolor
depicts emotions and feelings in
places where dialogue could not even
scratch the surface. We were
impressed by your use of tight shots
in interior settings, reminding us of
Jean-Yve