Obviously for most short films, actors need to be used to develop the story and allow the audience to make a connection with the film. Our film only uses to characters, and one of them is in every scene of the film – so must be chosen carefully.
For the character of the patient, our group searched extensively for the right actor. We had described and imagined the patient as a skinny man of average hei
ght, who looks stereotypically ‘normal’ – trying to fit in. He wears shirts and ties most of the time, attempting to look smart. His main goal in life at this time is to desperately try to hide his inner demons, so he often has a stressful feel about him. Many people from our school were considered, but nothing seemed to quite fit or some were unavailable. The shooting requires quite a lot of effort and time, meaning that people’s lives were going to be interrupted for a brief time, and with mounting school work people had to decline. After much deliberation, we decided that David Huxford, one of our group members would fit the part. Though he is quite tall and perhaps not exactly the look of the patient we were looking for, he seemed enthusiastic and enthralled to be placed under the spotlight. It turned out to be quite convenient on our first few days of shooting, as David knew the story 
inside out and understood what emotions and mannerisms were required. As a group we are now happy with our decision and hope that audiences to our film will connect with David’s portrayal of the character.
Finding the actor to play the psychiatrist proved to be much easier. Almost as soon as our film had its basic plot and we knew a psychiatrist was going to be involved, we all had someone in mind. Our friend George Austin is very elegant and we feel has the perfect look of a psychiatrist. First of all his beard adds sophistication to the role and gives the character a father-like quality that our group thinks can be hard to find. George also owns a very stylish coat that we may incorporate into our film as it has a look of success and will hopefully give viewers an idea of experience. George also has a very masculine yet sensitive voice, which we hope he can use to his advantage in the role – being what the patient inspires to be yet also being caring and considerably ‘normal’.
Overall we as a group feel confident in our actors and hope they can have the impact we intended the characters to have from day one.
For the character of the patient, our group searched extensively for the right actor. We had described and imagined the patient as a skinny man of average hei
ght, who looks stereotypically ‘normal’ – trying to fit in. He wears shirts and ties most of the time, attempting to look smart. His main goal in life at this time is to desperately try to hide his inner demons, so he often has a stressful feel about him. Many people from our school were considered, but nothing seemed to quite fit or some were unavailable. The shooting requires quite a lot of effort and time, meaning that people’s lives were going to be interrupted for a brief time, and with mounting school work people had to decline. After much deliberation, we decided that David Huxford, one of our group members would fit the part. Though he is quite tall and perhaps not exactly the look of the patient we were looking for, he seemed enthusiastic and enthralled to be placed under the spotlight. It turned out to be quite convenient on our first few days of shooting, as David knew the story 
inside out and understood what emotions and mannerisms were required. As a group we are now happy with our decision and hope that audiences to our film will connect with David’s portrayal of the character.Finding the actor to play the psychiatrist proved to be much easier. Almost as soon as our film had its basic plot and we knew a psychiatrist was going to be involved, we all had someone in mind. Our friend George Austin is very elegant and we feel has the perfect look of a psychiatrist. First of all his beard adds sophistication to the role and gives the character a father-like quality that our group thinks can be hard to find. George also owns a very stylish coat that we may incorporate into our film as it has a look of success and will hopefully give viewers an idea of experience. George also has a very masculine yet sensitive voice, which we hope he can use to his advantage in the role – being what the patient inspires to be yet also being caring and considerably ‘normal’.
Overall we as a group feel confident in our actors and hope they can have the impact we intended the characters to have from day one.
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