Who are the actors?
Throughout the whole of the two minute opening i plan for there to be a total of three different characters, these being James Deany, Mrs Jackson and Mr Saterlay. James Deany will be the most seen character so he will be the most important actor to try and get right. Mrs Jackson and Mr Saterlay will simply be standing in the doorway while James pitches to them, so these two actors are not quite as important.
James Deany (salesmen) - Played by Jake Doughty, age 18.
The actor playing the role of James Deany is in fact me (Jake Doughty), i was having problems trying to find an actor since the one i had originally planned on using backed out last minute. Due to this i had to make the decision to stand in for him. I would have preferred to have done this using someone else rather than me so i could concentrate on the filming side of it but this is something which had to be done. I think i suit the role of a salemen because i look quite smart when wearing a suit so hopefully will give off the impression im trying to sell something.
Mr Saterlay - Played by Jake Saterlay, age 18.
The actor playing the role of Mr Saterlay is Jake Saterlay. He is a close friend of mine and has offered to take the role. He is suited to the role because he can look very intimidating if he wants to be, this will help because when Mr Saterlay has to slam the door on James it will make Mr Saterlays anger look more realistic which adds to the experience of the film. He also has a variety of clothing so if one thing doesn't work we can try it again, not only this but he also has many different door ways we can film in so this can help with the multiple door slamming scenes needed.
Mrs Jackson - Played by Linda Doughty, age 50.
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The actor playing Mrs Jackson is my mother, Linda Doughty. I believe she will be well suited to the role of Mrs Jackson because of the similarities in age. My mum is able to make herself seem cross which will also help to the effect of showing that no one wants James Deany at their house selling things no one wants. There are also mulitple different doorways at the house and she will be willing to change trousers so i can film just the legs of peope and the doors closing. Filming just the legs with different trousers and different doorways will give the effect that their is multiple people rejecting James Deany when in fact it will be the same two actors.
Overall i am happy with the cast i have chosen, i would have preferred to have had an actor to play James Deany so i could film and direct however this is not a huge problem and despite my lack of acting knowledge i hope i can pull off playing the role or James. I think the other two actors will do a good job and i have chosen them well and they look how i want them to for the characters they are playing.
Mr Saterlay - Played by Jake Saterlay, age 18.
The actor playing the role of Mr Saterlay is Jake Saterlay. He is a close friend of mine and has offered to take the role. He is suited to the role because he can look very intimidating if he wants to be, this will help because when Mr Saterlay has to slam the door on James it will make Mr Saterlays anger look more realistic which adds to the experience of the film. He also has a variety of clothing so if one thing doesn't work we can try it again, not only this but he also has many different door ways we can film in so this can help with the multiple door slamming scenes needed.
Mrs Jackson - Played by Linda Doughty, age 50.
(Picture to follow)
The actor playing Mrs Jackson is my mother, Linda Doughty. I believe she will be well suited to the role of Mrs Jackson because of the similarities in age. My mum is able to make herself seem cross which will also help to the effect of showing that no one wants James Deany at their house selling things no one wants. There are also mulitple different doorways at the house and she will be willing to change trousers so i can film just the legs of peope and the doors closing. Filming just the legs with different trousers and different doorways will give the effect that their is multiple people rejecting James Deany when in fact it will be the same two actors.
Overall i am happy with the cast i have chosen, i would have preferred to have had an actor to play James Deany so i could film and direct however this is not a huge problem and despite my lack of acting knowledge i hope i can pull off playing the role or James. I think the other two actors will do a good job and i have chosen them well and they look how i want them to for the characters they are playing.
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