Planning: Casting

Casting The Characters:

Within the narrative that I have created, there will be three actor roles to fill. Both of these 
roles will need a male actor between the ages of 13-17, which is a good age to cast, as the students within our school year studying drama can portray this role well, being two teenage boys that are home alone and decide to prank call.  

As well as the two teenage boys, there needs to be a actor for the stalker, which can also be portrayed through the use of our drama students in school, showing their skills through the acting. Being a film of a horror/thriller genre, the actors that I choose will need to maintain a serious role. As well as this, I will also need to choose actors that are available when I need them to be as I will be working to a deadline and filming - an element that has risks of being pushed back due to many factors. A final specification that I decided for my two actors was that in order to appeal to 15+ audience - they will need to portray roles of teenage boys that show great fear, to portray that to the audience. This can be achieved through the use of, costume and props however it would be useful if their natural look fulfilled the same purpose.

Jack (17, Chenderit School Drama Student) - The Stalker

I chose Jack Addis, 17, to fulfil this role as the distinct feature of his beard connotes with the fact that he is rough and older, showing the audience that the stalker is older. Doing so, allows him to create a character that looks like they are an older male compared to the younger characters - which, in fact, appeals to the audience as it gives them suspense towards the character

As well as this, the actor is also an advantage to me because he has a lot of free time that I can spend filming him in short notice. Whilst the actor has done a lot of film work before, so allowing Jack to perform will provide a lot of experience within our film. In addition,Jack also has the confidence to allow me to use him to perform various scenes and shots in our film which is great in an actor.

Jimmy (17, Chenderit School Drama Student) - Danny

I chose Jimmy Upstone, 17, to fulfill this role as he is my fellow partner in creating this film, and as well as this he studies Drama and therefore carries the features your need to become an actor. He will fit the boy Danny well, as this requires a young outlook on the character (being 15-16) and therefore he fits well.

As well as this, the actor is also an advantage to me because he has a lot of free time that I can spend filming him in short notice. Whilst the actor has done a lot of film work before, will provide a lot of experience within our film. In addition,Jimmy also has the confidence to allow me to use him to perform various scenes and shots in our film which is great in an actor, as this is his film as well.

Christian Hunt (17. Chenderit School Media Student) - Thomas

I chose Christian Hunt, 17, to fulfill this role as he studied theater studies in Year 11 and achieved an A grade, therefore carries the features your need to become an actor. He will fit the boy Danny well, as this requires a mischievous and daring character which I think Christian holds well as a persona on his acting.

As well as this, Christian is also an advantage to me because he has a lot of free time that I can spend filming him in short notice. In addition, Christian also has the confidence to allow me to use him to perform various scenes and shots in our film which is great in an actor, as this is his film as well.