Choice of Actors

This year we as a group decided we specifically want professional actors to play in our trailer that way it will be as realistic as possible and be of a high quality. However finding and actually getting professional actors on board seemed to be a difficult task especially seeing as we wanted older people to play certain parts.

We asked Rosie to play the main character, we decided on Rosie for a number of reasons, firstly she fitted the look she looked rather innocent but not too youthful looking which was ideal for the role as she was cast as a 23 year old. Secondly Rosie has lots of experience within the film industry starring in the film 'The Knife That Killed Me', which gives her extensive knowledge on how to interpret a character and become that character. Working within this environment also means she has professional outlook when it comes to filming, something we felt others may lack. All of Rosie's acquired skills mean she will be efficient, professional and will help us to produce a high quality trailer.

Our younger version of Rosie will be played by a family friend of Gabby's who also has relevant experience. Using Eleni for the part seems the most logical decision, she has starred in her schools production so again we know she is a talented and dedicated performer, also with her living next door to gabby it is extremely convenient and we are then actually able to film most days (it is easier to then find days the whole crew can film together!) Another thing about using someone who is much younger is that they are willing to really 'go for it' and be as dramatic as possible as they don't have a sense of awkwardness about acting to their fullest that some teenagers may.

However the problem was when it came to casting was finding an older woman to play the part of the antagonist. After researching several amateur dramatic groups we decided we had to settle on a local one as it had to be convenient for them. Bearing in mind we had a limited budget we could not afford to hire professional actors. The only local amateur dramatic group we could find was the summerseat players, and after I had been to their theater and seen a show I believed they were especially capable and had a strong group of actors. I then emailed them however after several attempts of ringing them with no answer or reply we decided we had to take an alternate route.

However this problem is easily dealt with, Rosie's good friend Eliza fits our character ideal, she has the short hair we originally wanted for the woman and with the right make up and outfits could easily be made to look like a ghostly old woman. Also a positive of having Eliza work alongside Rosie is that their relationship means they have a close connection which will hopefully convey into a more realistic and relatable relationship on screen and the realer a horror seems the scarier it is.