Casting Considerations

Role of Alice

Alice Ridpath- 18

I have chosen Alice as the role of Alice as out of my final as when I looked at the possibilities to play the leading role in my film I knew Alice would be perfect as she is very confident and wouldn't be camera shy, as I want somebody to be able to not be nervous in front of the camera.

Ellie Walker- 17

I have not chosen Ellie to play the protagonist in my film as when I planned my timings for filming as Ellie lives at the other side of the city to me it would prove very difficult to film, when I need her.

Jasmine Davies- 17

I have not chosen Jasmine to play the protagonist in my film as Jasmine has commitments to work over the weekend it would prove to be convenient as this is when I will be filming most of my film.

Role of Becky

Rebecca Sutherland- 17

I have chosen Rebecca to play the part of Becky, Alice's friend in my film as we live very close together Rebecca will be able to help me film whenever is convenient to her.

Emily Cooper- 18

I have not chosen Emily to play the part of Becky as she works on weekends and this is the only time I will be able to film because I have to film when it's light.

Jennie Brighton- 17

I have not chosen to play the part of Becky as I will do all of my filming on the weekends and this is when Jennie is working; as Jennie also studies media when she has time from work she will be filming for her studies and therefore cannot take time away from this.

Characters in The Wrong Turn

Alice (Protagonist)

The protagonist in my film is a girl called Alice who has moved to a new city to start her new life because of a troubled past which she can't seem to escape from and new memories start to arise when she finds out that everything is not as perfect as it seems with her new neighbourhood.

 

This is imy protagonist in the outfit which she will wear in my film The Wrong Turn.

 

 

This is a long shot of my protagonist in my film without the glasses on and also with the bag which she has at the beggining of the film when she takes it out of the car.

 

This is my protagonist again without her glasses on which in some of my shots she will not have her glasses on.

This is another close up image of my protagonist but this time wearing her glasses as she will for most of the film have them on but sometimes the light will reflet off the glasses and this is why in some shots she won't have the glasses on.

 

This is another long shot of my protagonist without her glasses on showing the full outift which she will be wearing throughout my film.

 

Becky (Protagonist)

Becky is Alice's friend which she meets when she is moving into the house and they both go to the same university which is the reason why Alice has moved there. Becky is quite, loyal and friendly but like Alice has hidden secrets which we find out about later and from the start we realise that she knows more than she is telling the audience. 

 

 

Props

Props I am going to use in The Wrong Turn are:

• A car, this is going to be used in the opening sequence when Alice is driving to her house
• A suitcase, which Alice will take out of the boot of her car
• A handbag, which she will use when she is getting her suitcase out of the boot of her car

Costume

Alice

Purple Dress
Coat/Cape
Heeled Boots

The costume that my characters will be wearing is casual. Alice will be wearing a purple coloured dress as purple represents mystery something which Alice has a lot of due to the audience not knowing what happened in her past life although we know she has a story behind her sweet face. She will also be wearing a coat/cape as it is cold and this is an everyday piece of clothing. As well as wearing a coat she will also be wearing a fur scarf to show wealth; and some heeled boots so we can hear her as she is walking around the house.

Becky

Grey Jumper
Jeans
Boots

Becky is wearing a jumper and jeans when we first see her, as she is dressed quite casual as she has just come out of her house and as she is laid back I want this to be represented in her clothing.

Locations

This week I have been looking at locations in which I can shoot my film and I will shoot some shots at college for when my protagonist is in university as this will match my idea of the protagonist been at university. When shooting the shots that are based in the house of the protagonist I am going to film some shots outside student accommodation next to the university in which the protagonist would be going to as this looks like a small town in which hardly anyone is around as well as it looking more realistic. The shots actually inside the house I am going to film in one of my friends’ houses as this looks more realistic and true to what I want to achieve.

Locations I will use are:

 

• My house INTERIOR
• My car INTERIOR and EXTERIOR
• Friends house EXTERIOR
• My street EXTERIOR

 This is an image of my house I am going to use, for in particular the first few shots of the opening sequence when the protagonist moves into the new house, I didnt want my house to look overly scary and I wanted it to look welcoming like an actual house would look like when somebody moves in.

This is the entrance of the house in which the first few shots will be shot as the protagonist is going into the her new home.

 

This is the car in were the protagonist will drive to her new home in, this will be the additional opening shot were the protagonist will be looking out of the window. 



 

Conventions of a Thriller Genre

Todorov

Protagonist

 

The protagonist in my film The Wrong Turn is a teenage girl called Alice who has just moved away from her home and her past life, to start a new life in England at a University studying criminoogy.

Antagonist

The antagonist in my film is the murderer of the house that Alices moves into someone who we see gimpses of throughout the film but never see fully until the end. The antagonist is a man but works with a women who we see a glimpse in the opening sequence.

Disruption

The disuption of The Wrong Turn is when Alice finds out that there is a mystery behind the house she now lives in. She tries to solve this mystery which is not any of her buisness and puts herslef and her friends in danger.

Quest

The quest to solve the disruption is Alice making life long friends when trying to solve something which she later want's a job in. She finds evidence to prove that she has solved the parents murder something which the town has had problems with since the murder happenened all them years ago.

Resolution

The resolution of the film is that Alice solves the murder and Alice gets a job offer at the company she has wanted to work for her whole life.

Genre and Story Type

For the first week of planning my creative project I choose my genre of my film which is thriller/ mystery; I have chosen this as I already have a slight knowledge of the thriller genre as this was also the genre for my creative project in my first year in film studies therefore I already have an understanding and know what my film should involve.

I also choose my story type which is The Wanderer, this is about a character which arrives in a new place and discovers a problem associated with it. In facing the problem she reveals why she left the last place, then attempts to move on again. To gain more knowledge on this I will watch a film called Shane, directed by George Stevens 1953, as this will show me the shots they have used for various scenes when trying to deliver various emotions as well as the narrative in the film.

Brief

This brief is a creative project in which I will create an extract or a complete short film which has to be 3-5 minutes in length; I have to engage my audience by using the stylistics of my chosen genre, the theory and the aim of my extract or short film and context of the production.