Cast, Costumes and PropsStanley Gulliford

Cast and Costumes

Young Brian (Albert Gulliford)The decision to use my younger brother in my film is for several reasons. Firstly the first half of my opening consists scenes of a younger Brian (myself) and so albert is the obvious choice due to him being my brother and looking very similar to me. Albert is also very interested in theatre and acting and has been is several productions including recently “A Christmas Carol” at Salisbury hall where he played “Young Scrooge” so I trust him to play the role well. Also due to me living with him it makes filming much more convenient as it is easy to organise days to film

Costume

I have chosen Young Brian to have a costume that reflects his “nerdy” but innocent personality at his age. It shows how is the kind of boy who has had a good up bringing and is always dressed smartly made obvious with the smart clothes worn such as the tie and his glasses add to the stereotypical view of a geeky guy

Brian (Stanley Gulliford)

I chose to cast myself for Brian. Firstly because of how half of the opening is Brian and the other half is of a younger version of himself. This means casting myself and my brother who looks very similar to me is perfect. This also means it is very convenient for my production schedule. I had the choice to cast my peers within my school however finding times when they are free is difficult and finding someone who had a younger sibling that looked like them would be even harder. While do not have much acting experience I am still confident I can give a somewhat convincing performance and will be much easier in terms of filming as I know exactly what I want my final product will look like

CostumeThe costume I have chosen for Brian is to show overall show his failed attempt of becoming cool. The leather jacket he has chosen is oversized and has a ridiculous bike gang on the back that he has no clue of but assumes it makes him seem cool. The sunglasses he wear are also too small and he wears them instead of glasses he needs as his priority is becoming a rebel he also wears them indoors and at night to show how desperate he is too be cool. This is all used for comic relief as the character himself is meant to be laughable.

Anthony (Jake Witherington)

Anthony is a young, drug dealer. I chose Jake to play this role for several reasons. Firstly due to his height and physical build Jake can play the role of this young adult and can be intimidating in the first scene. Furthermore Jake is a very close friend of mine which will make filing very convenient and will allow us to work together well. I am confident Jake can pull off this aggressive character and give a good performance

Costume

The costume I have chosen for Jake is one that makes him look like a thug. This is because of him being a drug dealer and shows how dangerous he is. It is almost a typical outfit for this kind of character and will show the audience the kind of antagonist he is. The dark colours used show how shady the character is and how not much good can come from being around him

Rosie Patton (Anthony’s Customer)

I chose Rosie as the client at the start of the film mainly due to convenience reasons. This is because of how she also lives in Fordingbridge and is my neighbour so it will be easy to organise days to record according to my production schedule. In addition to that Rosie has been in many school productions and took Drama GCSE where she has developed her skills in acting so I am confident she can give a convincing performance.

Costume

The costume Rosie will be to portray her character will be clothes that are scruffy and very casual that look like they have been worn for an entire week with the state of them to reinforce her role as a drug addict and how she has little money to spend on clothes. Her hair will be messy and make up will be used to give her the look of a drug addict aswell.

Props

Recorder and Piano/Keyboard: These props will beused when scenes of Brian’s child are shown. They areUsed to emphasise what his childhood was like andThe kind of person he is. This reinforces the question of Brian has ended up where he has and how seriousthe situation is.

Gun: This is used by Anthony. In the film he uses it toIntimidate his customer but when Brian falls into him heaccidentally shoots the client. It first show the intimidatingand dangerous character Anthony is and also how recklesshe is due to a gun only meant for intimidation being fully loaded

Brian’s Bike: Brian rides off on this at the end of the scene andIs used for comic relief. The ending of the film builds Brian to beCool with music and costume. The scene implies he is gettingOn a motor bike and all of this is broken with the bike bell andThen he rides out of the scene and this is where my opening end