Casting of actors/ actresses

Due to the fact that our film has characters which are teenage, we had to get people of that age range to make it more accurate. So far, we have got multiple willing actors to play the roles of these characters and their portrayal of a teenager will be based off their own charateristics. Our actors/ actresses include:



                                                                 Alfie Bryce-Clegg:
Standing at around 5'10 he is the stereotypical teenage boy. His character, still unnamed, will be part of the group who are filming their project and will be the one whom is left alone by the other group members. He has had multiple acting roles in plays and other videos so will be used to portray a certain emotion on screen. His clothing is also that of your typical middle class white male and that is what we are aiming for with our costumes. The brief that he was given was to tell him that he had to wear: Jeans, T-shirt, hoodie and also trainers to try and show off even more so the typical British teenager. Being 16 years old, he is the perfect age to go into our filming. As well as this due to his skin tone and hair colour, fits with stereotypical male characters within horror films like: Dean in A nightmare on Elm street and Donnie from Donnie Darko. He is reliable and flexible with his timing for filming, making him a good actor for the role.

Dan Campin:

He is around 6'2, which is the perfect height to be the main villain within the film. His face won't be revealed due to him wearing a mask to conceal his identity when out in the open. Due to him being so tall, we will use a low angle when he is in the shot so that we can make him seem larger and more fierce as most horror film villains are. His costume must be practical for everyday life and must blend in with a crowd. As well as this, he will be wearing a mask (still undecided on which one) and the entire outfit should in some respects try and blend in with the colours of the trees. He is also available at most times within the week, making him reliable and a good choice for our villain. Even though he is also 16 years old, we don't see his face, so the audience will not know.

Alice Buckton-Perkins:

She fits in perfectly with the final girl theory due to the fact that she is responsible and will act the same, being: sensible, socially awkward and not a party animal. She is 16 years old so fits with the age range of the characters. She is 5'9 so we will try and use low angle shots so that she can appear larger and more powerful. She was asked to wear the same as Alfie was, but to add a more feminine approach to the outfit, making it more trendy, as well as making it more personal to her. We will try and make it so that her character is more dominant in the conversations as to show that she will be one of the key characters, driving the plot. She is focused and to the point, so will work well with our group to try and create a sense of realism and depth with the character. She is also very reliable and will be able to do filming whenever and wherever we choose.

Callum Wardle:

As well as directing and filming parts of the opening sequence, he will also be a minor role within the clip. He looks a lot older than the other members in the group due to his appearance but he is smaller than the rest of the cast standing at around 5'7, so he will be seen in the clips laughing at jokes made by other characters as well as setting up equipment. He will have his own visions for the film as he is partly directing so will be able to add his own movements to try and input his own ideas so that it can live up to what he wants it to be.  He is also reliable due to the fact that he is also directing  so will have to be there on every day that the is shooting occurring. He is seen on the left in this photo.

Matt Lloyd:

I will be filling the role as a background actor with Sam and Callum. We will not have much character development in the opening sequence so that we can see the start of Alfie's before his death as well as Alice's character who is the key protagonist within the film. I will also be able to structure the scene due to the fact that I am also directing and filming the clip, so I can give the other actors my views and ideas from infront of the camera as well as behind. I am reliable as I am partly responsible for the creation of this film so will be required to work upon it. I will not have any speaking lines and will just act as a member of the group, setting up equipment and being in very few shots.