I chose this audition tape as comedy is supposedly the hardest quality and genre to portray within an audition, this is because auditions have a serious atmosphere about them and then trying to break this down with humour can either go one way or the other. However, Steve Carell did really well in this audition leading him on to become the character in Anchorman. He gets into character instantly which you may think he is awkward at the beginning and not fluent with comedy but soon you can see that this is a quality of his character which he then opens up and becomes.
Even if this video was muted you can see his careful miming skills, and how he goes for it so much that his face colour changes red. This is when his character Brick would laugh and having the correct laugh is even a fine detail in comedy as this could transform the character.
Most auditions will expect to involve movement which i thought i would have felt lacked in this audition but after watching it fully the script and the character spoke for itself and you didn't need any movement because the audiences focus was so directed it could have been diverted if movement was then added in.
His body language fits the criteria needed for the character for Brick however, Steve Carell has also made that character his own this has occured through such things as his laugh and how Steve has adapted that to fit the character his movements and thought process as well how he ate that sandwich so convincingly and how his thought process thought it was okay to eat it.Steve Carell must have studied the script in depth to understand the character Brick as much as he did, this is vital when auditioning.
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