Planning: Casting

As a group we have decided it would be best to cast Indya and i for the roles within our film opening. We have done this generally due to logistical reasons. The filming location is within a short distance from all of our houses which means it's easier to get to the location on time. What's more, we all know each other well and can speak to one another with relative comfort and ease which means we will be able to get on with the filming more efficiently than if we were working with people we didn't know. Furthermore, since Indya and i play are both significantly involved in the making of the film, just as Katy is, there is higher reliability that we will be able to take out time to film the opening.

Indya will play the stock character at the start of the film. We chose to have a stock character at the start of the film in the same way that The Woman in Black does with which the characters die without the protagonist being introduced. Indya is a suitable candidate for the part of the stock character because of how mature and sophisticated she appears. Due to this, she suits the role of an estate agent and could realistically portray the role of a young woman in this career. Her hair is neat which emphasizes how she appears sophisticated. Particularly in heels, Indya is moderately tall so this will help to make her role as a young estate agent even more realistic. Therefore we hope that by using Indya the audience will have the reading that she is a professional, young woman, with the appearance of a typical/ordinary 'office-worker'.

I, for one, will play the antagonist. The pale pallor of my skin will help to give the impression that my skin is unusually white, like the dead. Furthermore, i'm small and i look slightly younger than what i am which will be useful since we want the audience to perceive the antagonist as a young girl. My long hair can be associated with innocence and femininity. I think it's important for the audience to see the antagonist in this way (through subverting the codes and conventions of horror) before the antagonist scares Suzanne. This  will help to make the audience feel even more speculative of the character and thus nervous/tense as the opening develops. It is through how i look therefore, that the audience will hopefully, at first, interpret my character as an innocent, young girl (until they see the the evil nature of the character).