Planning my Production: Actors and Props

Actors 

Lucy and I knew it was necessary to find the right actor for the right role. We had clearly established in our minds what kind of characters we wanted to create. The main character was to be a sweet, vulnerable teenager that leads a typically average teenage life.

The stalker that we wanted to create would be inconspicuous, quite a quiet and mysterious character. There would be no sense of urgency just a calculated and distanced approach to stalking the girl.

After we had decided upon the characters we wanted to create, Lucy and I considered the actors and actresses available. We ruled out some great actors such as Sarah Mauremootoo (Seen in the practice shots post) as they didn't quite fit the persona we wanted to create.

We finally decided to ask Kieran Forbes and Miranda Burns (see photograph below) as we knew they had the characteristics and ability to play the necessary parts.

Props

These are the props that Lucy and I shall be using in the production of our Short Film PULSE. They all help to create the eerie atmosphere and are examples of iconic equipment that a stalker or killer may have. Some of them may be featured in quick flashes throughout the film such as the saws and face mask whilst others we shall use in the construction of the film for example the clapper-board and paint.