Scouting

When we was given this task to create a 5 minutes short film we had to scout for potential candidates that would be suitable for our movie. As we had to change our storyline we had to scout for a whole new set of actors that fitted the conventions of our movie. As our short media film has a hybrid of genres we needed all-round characters that where enabled to fit the conventions of what we are trying to portray. 

The Protagonist

We need a reliable main character for our film who was always readily available when we needed him. We needed the actor to be male because the male needed to be involved in a commotion with a gang he used to be in. The main character needed to have a hard inside but soft exterior, and had to look relatively frail and vulnerable in comparison to the villain. Luckily within our group we noticed that we had a male that suited all these conventions and would be suitable for this movie (Miles). Miles is also a relatively short person, if you compare him to the other actors, making it easier to portray who is in control in certain shots in the movie and who power shifts in certain relationships. We where lucky to find a person that suited these conventions for our film. Moreover we knew that he had the same timetable as us and was always available to film as he was within our group, not hindering our planning and schedule.

The girlfriend of the protagonist

Finding a actress for our short film was harder to find than finding our protagonist. This was because within our school environment there are only a handful of girls and the majority are boys. At first we asked one girl within our school who we thought would play the part well as we needed a actress who was obsessed with being pampered and was in constant concentration about how she looked. We was soon to realize the she wasn't willing to participate in our film due to other commitments and a clashing timetable. For this reason, me and my partner had to look for an actress externally outside the school environment. We where able to find one and her name is Sophia. Sophia is a friend of Kingsley's my media partner and she has had experience in filming and using the Canon camera which was a boost towards creative decisions being made whilst filming. She also has acting skills which can adapt to certain roles we want the audience to believe whilst watching our short film, making her perfect for this role. 

The villain (Gangsta)

Our group needed a very serious looking male for this role to give the audience the impression of feeling threatened just like the protagonist would feel in the movie to engage them into the movie more. We scouted a potential candidates across the school for this role and we quickly found a person that had the characteristics of the role of a villain. Omed is the name of the person that will be playing the villain in our production he follows what a gangsta villain would portray as he has a very serious gleam in his eye that would threaten most people. He also has the build of a gangsta and has his hair slicked back like the traditional gangstas you would see in movies like Scarface. His timetable was very much like our groups timetable avoiding any conflicts and being useful for his availability of when he can film.