Main Character Casting Profiles

   Jed Thompkins 

Age: 20
Height: 5ft11
Hair colour: N/A
Eye colour: brown
Ethnicity: White British
Occupation: Film student
Acting Experience: Yes (University Short Films)

We chose Jed because he looks the correct age range for our character 'Stuart' and also has some acting experience and knowledge of film.

Grace Hancock

Age: 17
Height: 5ft5
Hair colour: Dark blonde
Eye Colour: green
Ethnicity: White British
Occupation: Student
Acting Experience: Yes ('Le Fils A Jo')

We chose Grace to play 'Alex' as we found she could easily portray both a juxtaposition of innocence and anger - an element we want our character to have. She also looks the correct age range and has some acting experience.

Sound Research - Websites

For our research for sound we looked into a few websites that supply royalty free sounds that we could use for our film trailer. Free Sound is a site where members of the site can upload sounds they have recorded and download sounds other members have uploaded for free. This includes anything from musical instruments to slamming doors, and will helpful for adding sound effects to our trailer.

Incompetech is a website that supplies royalty free music by Kevin MacLeod in a number of styles to fit any genre. You can download the music from the website for free and it is uncopyrighted, meaning it can be used in media without violating any terms and conditions. This could be used to contribute towards the score of our film trailer.

Analysis of film website: Cabin in the Woods

Website analysis: Cabin in the Woods - slideshows

Character Development

In order to help develop our narrative it is necessary to get a full insight into our characters. Not only will this help us in the development of our trailer but it will also aid casting and the actors themselves so they can effectively portray their character's personality. Here is a little about our lead female and male roles.

Name: Alex Deering

Age: 23

Occupation: Child care

Alex lives on the outskirts of London with her boyfriend, Stuart, who she has been dating for 3 years. She works at the local nursery full-time and appears to be quiet and calm yet confident. However, in the past she has dealt with some anger-management issues and after her father left the household when she was 11 she struggles with feeling lonely or unloved. This leads to some sudden outbursts of emotion and seeking for attention, which can be problematic in a relationship.

Name: Stuart Triggs

Age: 25

Occupation: Journalism

Stuart works as a freelance Journalist in London, meaning he is constantly out and searching for job opportunities. He lives on the outskirts of the city with his girlfriend Alex, who he has been dating for 3 years. Stuart is a very calm and collected person and is also very trusting, yet determined. This trust, however, could be more than Alex deserves, and reflects why Stuart is so upset and angry when he believes Alex is cheating on him.

Film Certificates - And What We Chose

Chosen Genre for Our Film

Chosen Genre:-

From the research that we have completed on the different types of genre we could possibly choose/include in our film trailer, we have decided to do a Mystery-Realism film and not a thriller/horror. This is because all the codes and conventions that we would like to include in our film trailer are ones that are normally included in mystery/social realism films. This is because our film trailer  focuses on the elements of the characters lives, rather than aiming to scare the audience. Also as our films involves crime, we decided to make it a mystery as we aim to make it more mentally engaging than action.

Initial Ideas - Production Company/Title of Film Name

Title of Film:-