Characters and casting of characters

Taken from Alice's Blog
Characters

The Protagonist is a college student who is emotionally isolated from society. She enjoys her own company as she is socially dysfunctional. For years she has been followed/observed by a mysterious figure. It follows her everyday, but has never made contact with her, frightened her, or harmed her.

The Antagonist is the aforementioned figure. The figure is silent and wears a long, black coat, and a mask. It silently stalks the college student, and is never acknowledged - as though it's not even there. The Antagonist's presence adds to the eerie atmosphere.

The Therapist is interviewing the protagonist, asking them what happened (reminiscent of the archetypal psychological thriller). The therapist is presented as a clean and tidy workaholic, who is learning about the protagonist's dark past.



Cast

Therapist - Jos Banthorpe
Antagonist - Rose Denmark
Protagonist - Abigail Fish

Casting Decisions:

Jos

I asked Jos to play the Therapist because she is an adult. This would make our thriller more realistic then using a teenager as a therapist. She has acted before for projects back in 2010 when I helped out a university student with her media project. Jos acted in it also. Jos is part of the Foulsham Entertainers, who perform yearly variety/themed shows to raise money.



Abigail

Rose



Abigail is playing the protagonist because it is convenient for the bus scene (and other scenes that take place in the village). She was happy to do so and as a bonus made filming easier due to all the cast living in the same village.

Rose is playing the part of antagonist because the identity of the "figure" remains a mystery throughout, and so gender does not matter. Again, this is also convenient when filming scenes in the village. As my sister, she was happy to help out because her part was covered up and speechless.

 

 

Alice made the recommendation of Jos. We chose abbi and Rose because they fitted the roles well.