Friday 12 October 2012

Casting and Character Development

JAKE BROWNBILL - Unknown Male

Jake is an extremely artistic character; I chose to have him portray the male in my feature with plenty of acting experience.  He will be able to add mystery to the film, and adapt to the surrealist nature of the piece.  He featured in another student's film opening sequence for AS in the previous year, and currently contributed to a friend's narration to her piece; with some theatrical experience such as local productions such as 'Basset'.  
 
ELA GÖK - Unknown Female
 
Half turkish, half English, my best friend Ela is an artistic individual studying A2 Fine Art and is very suitable for being a cast extra who appears in my Unknown Male's dream.  A love for vintage style in terms of items and clothing; her mannerisms are almost identical to those of sophistated women in the early 20th century era.

I have not developed my main character, Unknown Male as his obsession with the element of time overpowers and is the main characteristic of his persona.  Unknown Female is also a shadow shown in his memory.  We do not know who she is.

The characters are seen to communicate through the use of body language and facial expressions which create the narrative of the short feature; the use of props highlight the intentions of the characters.  Due to the film being silent; a lot of depth and emotion allow the audience to engage with the story and question the actions in the scenes.

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