Casting Calls

Auditions

Mahmoud

Propp’s Character Types

• The Russian theorist, Vladimir Propp recognised that within the narratives of fairytales there were recurring character types. Although, not all of the character types established are present within the slasher genre as they are found predominantly in the action and adventure genres, many of the character types are present and codified in a way in which conveys the slasher genre with its own tropes present.

• We have allocated the roles in which we think best suits those who auditioned based on acting ability, structural build and appearance in the portrayal of the character types.

Final Cast

Main Cast:Name: Role: Character Name:Abdigani Hussein Villain Probation WorkerEmily Carroll Final Girl JennyLucy Flood First Girl JessicaMahmoud Hussein Jock DanielSebastian Bundhu Helper Ryan Kiran McEwan Helper Emma

Villain

As a group we chose Abdi to play the role of the Villain within our slasher trailer. We believe that Abdi best suits the role of villain due to his structural build and height which makes him appear far older than the other characters. This was very much a criteria needed, as the villain is the head probation worker within the narrative and so must be depicted as their superior in size and authority. Thus, he is masculine and therefore the binary opposite of the final girl as his masculinity dominants the scenes within the narrative creating a more daunting and petrifying Villain.

Final Girl

We have chosen Emily as the Final Girl as she portrays the conventional final girls seen within the existing slasher genre. Her mousy brown hair and wholesome look conveys her innocence and purity in binary opposition to the Villain and Last Girl whom are entirely opposite stylistically. Her clothing is very reserved as she does not wear bright colours or tight fitted clothing as not to draw attention to herself, instead she wears loose fitted purposeful clothing, coloured in an earthly nature. Therefore, connoting her empathy and warmth as a person but also portraying her quite and virginal demeanour.

First Girl

Lucy was chosen to portray the character of the First Girl as she wholeheartedly conforms to the conventions created by the slasher genre. Her clothing choices are very provocative as she shows a lot of flesh by wearing extremely short shorts and therefore adheres to concept of the male gaze, as she is sexualised via the camera and so the camera takes on a dominant role whereas the First Girl takes on the role as being submissive and thus weak. In terms of acting, Lucy was one of the best as she was able to give her lines without looking directly at the camera and was able to act in compromising situations e.g. dragged across the ground.

Jock

Based on a group decision we allocated the role of Jock to Mahmoud as he portrays the conventional alpha male within slasher’s as he too like the First Girl is sexually active however, this is shown through his body movements such as initiating in suggestive movements with the First Girl. Within the narrative he is shown to be very boisterous and egotistical by pushing aside the Final Girl, with his only real interest lying in either talking about himself or making out with the First Girl. As in the trailer her wears the convectional all American bomber jacket which is associated with football players within American football which is iconic of being the status symbol for the role of the Jock within American Films and thus will be recognised by the target demographic.

Helper (Male)

The role of the Male Helper was given to Sebastian as out of those who were auditioned he best portrayed the character as he appears more wholesome and caring in comparison. These qualities are needed in order for the role of helper to be depicted within the narrative clearly as he is the one to aide the Final Girl in her escape from the Villain, and helps her to stand up against the Jock. Therefore, he needs to be a somewhat authority figure in terms of that he is looked up to by the other characters and that they feel that they can come to him with any problems.

Helper (Female)

Kiran has been chosen for the role of Female Helper as like the Male Helper she appears wholesome and friendly, a quality much needed for the role of helper as she is an ally to the Final Girl and the only true companion/friend she has during her time serving her community service. We also wanted to make sure the cast was ethnically diverse as she is Anglo-Indian, and therefore represents two ethnic groups. We wanted to show a diverse range of ethnicities as within society there are many different cultures therefore allowing the audience to relate to at least one of the characters on a more deeper level.