What actors we chose and why?

What Actors we Chose and Why? Robert Groom, Thor Forster and Connor Southwell

Connor (Lead male actor):

We featured Connor in our preliminary task and felt that he made the piece more believable. So for this reason we decided it would be wise to cast him again as our main male character. Since he studies A-level drama and achieved a B in drama in his GCSE’s we came to the conclusion that Connor could make our piece more realistic and avoid our acting becoming wooden. The theme of our last task is fairly similar in tone for our coursework so we decided that the use of Connor as our main character would boost the plausibility.

Thor (Second lead actor):

Thor, being a part of our group, volunteered to act in our film and we came to a quick conclusion that this would be successful due to the lack of dialogue. He matched the tone of our film and allowed us to feature a suspicious character who would be wrapped in all sorts of questions.

Character Profiles:

Lead male character – This person in the centre piece of our production. We delve into the confused and mysterious mind of this individual to get an in depth look into what is occurring and with use of certain effects we can produce a confusing experience that shocks the audience. The character himself has many mental and psychological issues that we explore throughout the film. The reason he suffers from these sorts of experiences remain a mystery as we only have two minutes to portray our character. That is why it’s important we emphasise the sort of trauma that he undergoes.

Second lead character - This second character remains a big mystery in our film since we don’t feature him enough for the audience to gain an image or opinion of him. This was purposeful as we wanted the characters identity to remain anonymous. The man’s soul purpose is to bring torment to our main character throughout the first two minutes. The link between the two characters is ambiguous meaning the audience is left confused into how the two know each other. This relationship between the two characters creates a tense atmosphere and boosts the sense of unpredictability.

Written By Robert Groom