Casting

Casting Samantha Stark
For our film opening we have one main character to introduce and one quick shot of two boys running. The main character should be:
Gender: Female
Age: teenager between 15 and 18 years
Hair colour: no bright outstanding hair dyes
Height: anywhere between 5ft and 5ft 10inches

First profile
Name: Ebony Paice
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5'6 ft
Acting experience:
3 years of training at the Oast Drama
Performed in amateur dramatics clubs
A* in drama GCSE

Second profile
Name: Lily Fulton
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5'5 ft
Acting experience: A* in drama GCSE
Toured a performance of "Tin Man" to local primary schools as a theatre company

Final decision:
We have decided to cast Ebony as our main character because her appearance had the most resemblance to the character we created and her mannerism also reflected that of Samantha. She was also flexible with our shooting schedule and we strongly admired the acting experience she had, therefore trusting her ability to execute the role well.

Extra 1 profile
Name: Ben Bradley
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Hair colour: Brown
Height: 5 ft
Acting experience: Been involved for 3 years in amateur dramatic societies and is planning to take drama as one of his GCSE options
His role: Plays a young boy in the park that runs past the camera screaming for comic effect.

Extra 2 profile
Name: Ethan Simpson
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Hair colour: Blonde
Height: 5'4 ft
Acting experience: Attended a few drama clubs  and is planning to take drama as one of his GCSE options
His role: Plays a second young boy in the park that runs past the camera.

Extra 3 profile
Name: Brian Bradley
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Hair colour: Black
Height: 5'6 ft
Acting experience: Has been involved with various drama productions over the years and took Drama as on of his O-Levels where he achieved an A.
His role:
Plays an adult man in the park who is chasing the two younger boys. Walks quickly past the screen whilst shouting "Come back here, you little fuckers!" for comic effect and a sense of the rough area where the protagonist lives, adds to the drama genre and harsh theme of drugs.