Actors

After reviewing our treatment, we sat down and discussed the different actors we would need for our film. Although there are 3 different scenes in total, each one does not require a great number of actors, as the most characters there are appearing in a scene at any given time is 4. This is both a blessing and a hindrance. On a positive note, this means we have to find less people that are willing to take part and act out a role in our opening. However, due to the small amount of people in each scene, there will be more focus on individuals. This means that there will be more focus on them and therefore the quality of acting. This gives us the difficult task of finding people who are perfect for the role.

Below I have put different attributes that each character needs to have, and our actor has to be able to exude.

The Broadcaster

• Confidence
• Professionalism
• Ability to speak clearly and directly
• Attractive - as most of those in the television business are
• A smart look about them

Evil Genius

• Ability to speak clearly, articulately, and convincingly
• Ability to act with disdain and negativity
• Have a somewhat rough/introverted look about them

Female Survivor

• Ability to act fearful and convey genuine emotion
• Ability to act injured and in pain
• A feminine look - to increase idea of vulnerability
• Attractive - to attract the male audience

Zombies

• Ability to make convincing zombie noises
• Ability to make convincing zombie expression eg. ravenous and soulless
• Tall - more imposing and intimidating
• Reasonably well built - more imposing and intimidating
• Ability to wear contact lenses - an essential part of the costume

We will first consider the people we know for these roles, perhaps taking up one or more of them ourselves. If our contacts do not fit the above attributes, we will ask around and search for someone that does. This is purely for the reason that, if a person does not fit the role for the character, it will be unconvincing, and the quality of film is seriously reduced.