Casting

In total our film has 5 characters, and is ultimately limited in dialogue, with the main feature of our film being the voice over.

Firstly, we have our protagonist, who I would label as an 'anti-hero' is a 'thirtysomething' investment banker who will be played by Dan Margerison. The concept that our protagonist is a male, mainly derives from the idea of living up to stereotypes, and after researching we have found that the dominant representation of investment bankers is mainly with males. In addition to this, considering that the actor portraying this role is only 17, it is necessary that we manipulate his costume, it is for this reason that we have him as a suave 'suited and booted' male. The idea of the architypal 'investment banker' can be supported through the props he will use, such as a brief case and also a broadsheet newspaper such as 'The Financial Times', which will play an integral part of the film.

What's more, our other main character is Robin, an urban young male who will be portrayed by Gary Salem. The main advantage of this is the fact that this will prove to be a juxtaposition to Alexander the banker, which ultimately indicates how much society is divided. Here we could say that our choice of actor does not meet the dominant representation as he is not black, however we don't view this as highly important, and plan to manipulate this by placing a greater emphasis on his costume. As expected, 'Robin' will be dressed in urban streetwear with a 'hoodie', jeans and trainers, which I feel inadvertedly complements our protagonist as it shows that clothing does not limit personality, and brings up the old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover', largely what the film is based around.

Moreover, we have 3 more characters with a lesser role; Firstly, our homeless character is played by David Thomas, with this character we attempted to represent a certain section of a vulnerable Britain, as shown with the underclass in our country. Props used intensify the persona of a character, the fact that he walks around with a blanket and a sign indicates his standing in society. 

Secondly, one of our other minor characters a Pregnant women is played by Izzy Mclelland, I feel that her character is rather self- explanatory, however the presence of such a character is used in order to show morality or lack of within our film.

Thirdly, our final character we have an old woman played by Shelby Yearwood, similarly to the other two characters the old woman represents a forgotten side of British society, this is supported by the props she uses being her shopping bags and the fact that nobody helps her.