Test Shots

For our thriller opening we had to decide the best qualities that we wanted our characters to have. For this we took some test shots of a few people in order to see who we think would look best in front of the camera in order to play the role in our opening.

Kenadi 

The first person that we looked at is Kenadi to play the role of the protagonist. We decided to take test shots of Kenadi because we felt that she had the ideal feminine look for a protagonist within a thriller; almost a 'damsel in distress'. As you can see from the pictures, Kenadi is obviously comfortable in front of the camera and isn't afraid to 'act up' when she needs to. You can also see that she is okay with taking normal pictures as well. However, we didn't manage to get any serious photos of Kenadi because she said that she didn't feel like being serious in front of a camera was something she was comfortable with. This was a problem for us because this is one of the main things that we would be looking for within an character with it being a serious, thriller opening. Due to Kenadi's role within the opening also being someone that would have to act scared, she told us that she wouldn't be able to do this because she would get too awkward and maybe start laughing. This would take up time for us when filming which is a problem because we have to get the filming done at a specific point of the day where the lighting changes a lot. Although Kenadi's style is of one we are looking for, she said that she doesn't really have black clothes to wear for the filming process. After speaking to the rest of my group, we thought that it might be a better idea to find an alternative actress to play the protagonist within our thriller opening.

Rhiannon

Another person that we looked at was Rhiannon to play the role of the antagonist. This role would be ideally played by someone masculine to conform to the typical stereotype of an antagonist within a thriller film. Due to us being in an all girls school, we don't really have a wide variety of masculine people to choose from but we knew when looking at potential actors, that Rhiannon would be the perfect fit for our antagonist. We decided to choose Rhiannon to play the role of our 'intruder' because she is the right height and stature to play someone intimidating and aggressive. It is clear to see that Rhiannon has an androgynous style and when talking to her she said that she would feel comfortable with wearing dark masculine clothing. This allows us to create the right mood for the opening and shows the type of character that Rhiannon is playing. We explained to Rhiannon that there would be some scenes involving dragging another person along the floor, and potentially jumping over a fence and she said that she would be happy doing that. 

After talking, me and my group decided that Rhiannon would be the best person to play the antagonist and that she would make for the perfect 'intruder'.  

Isobel

The final person that we decided to look at to be in our thriller opening was Isobel. We are lucky in the fact that Izzy is in our group and also agreed to be in the thriller opening. This is perfect for us because she fits the profile of the protagonist that we had in mind. Izzy is petite and feminine, meaning that she conforms to the typical protagonist stereotype which is what we wanted. Izzy is also very confident and said that she is up for being in the opening and playing the role that we need her to. Another positive about Isobel is that because she is in our group, she knows what we want from our thriller and the people that play in it.

As you can also see from the pictures, Izzy has the right sense of style and clothing in order for us to use them for a costume of our protagonist. This would not only be more comfortable for Izzy to wear her own clothes, but also that it would be a lot more realistic as our protagonist is going to be a teenager anyway.

You can see as well from the pictures due to her poses, that Isobel is comfortable in front of the camera. This helps us because we would be able to film quickly and confidently as Isobel as our protagonist. This is why me and my group decided to have Izzy as the protagonist in the opening as she would make for the perfect 'victim'.