Casting

When deciding on who we were going to cast in our opening sequence we realised we only had to have two characters. Although we could have chosen to use characters in the background who we are never introduced to as if they're extras, we decided using only two characters highlight the isolation the girl must feel. It also creates the sense that there is no way out because there's no one to help.
Therefore, when casting we knew we needed a male who appeared to be older and a female who needed to be around 16 as that is around how old she would be after being kidnapped as a child. The male especially had to appear to be quite old considering in his last he has already had a young child and has now kidnapped another who has grown up to be 16 years old. This means he must appear to be around 30 as a minimum. Here are the people we have cast:

Joseph Cardoza:
Joe has practise in performing as he is a singer and musician, therefore we are confident he will be confident in himself when we are filming and he will be effective. Also, he is very tall and skinny which conforms to the stereotypes of a typical thriller villain. Furthermore, his appearance conform to the feedback from our focus group of what they would like to see. Although he is only 17 when he gets in his costume and makeup we believe he will look much older.

Olivia Mclean:
Olivia is also a music student and an actress and is part of our group therefore she has a good idea of what we are looking for. Also, when we took sample footage for our focus group and used her as the actress, she was very good and followed directions well. Liv is the right age for the female in our narrative and with the right costume and makeup we can dress her almost like a doll.