Organisation

Casting and Characters

I have a good idea about what sort of characters i want to construct in my film trailer. As my film will be a drama this will be extra important, as dramas often rely on their character development to create a good trailer and a good film, which i looked at in my drama trailer research https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3664132413503481447#editor/target=post;postID=123303529765925164;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=9;src=postname

Protagonist - me. This is purely because i am the only one with the knowledge of how i want my trailer to play out and so i think i will be the best fit for the main role. However i also think i am the appropriate age for the protagonist, who is someone who is forced to grow up and deal with serious life issues and dangers.

Antagonist - Michael. Despite the fact that my antagonist, the killer, will be largely ambiguous in the trailer i feel my dad will play the role well purely because of his height and build (6ft2).

I imagined the antagonist to be a stereotypical male adult, but of course more fearsome when concealed and so i think many could have fit the role but chose my dad out of shooting convenience.

Protagonist's sister - Olivia. As my actual sister i think she can automatically play the role well, supplementing the main protagonist's emotions as though they were my own.

She is some 5 years older than the me and so i think she'll play the more sophisticated and supporting role i imagine the sister in the trailer will towards the protagonist.

Protagonist's Auntie - Victoria. This is because i feel my mom has the personal qualities to play this character well. Following the death of the protagonist's parents, the Auntie had no choice but to care for their children but was never kind-hearted or enthusiastic towards her new role.

Therefore i feel my mom's temperament and ability to convey a range of emotions as any parent could, will help her play a role of a character acting as a barrier between the protagonist and his life choices as he seeks the truth behind his parent's death, something the auntie got over quickly... too quickly. 

This will hopefully be my main cast for my trailer although additional sub-characters are a certainty and so after i start drafting storyboards and after more research, i will have a greater understanding of what other characters i want to include and who i want to cast them as.