Rachel took on the responsibility this evening of holding a private rehearsal with Joe. This was something that he himself showed an interest in doing in order to improve his performance. There wasn't a bass guitar available so Joe was forced to use an acoustic. However, he did have a guitar strap this time which was an improvement on our previous rehearsal. Rachel said that she found the rehearsal challenging to get Joe to liven up his performance. We have already established they we are trying to pitch Joe as the 'moody bassist' who is very cool. Despite this, there must be some more engagement on his part than what we have at the moment. This is not Joe's fault as he is not a natural performer, but it lead myself and Rachel to a discussion as to what we should do about this. We considered the option of swapping Joe for another individual for a short time, but then decided against this. Joe is perfect aesthetically for the role as he looks mature despite his boyish features. Also, it is very small margins in terms of his performance that will make the difference. We feel we can achieve this before the shoot, especially considering that we have a supplementary week to rehearse after half term. Furthermore, there is only so much we can do in terms of replicating the shoot environment which I feel will encourage him in his performance.
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