CASTING OUR KILLER
We decided early on that we didn't want our killer to be revealed in our trailer, poster or magazine cover. However, this didn't mean we weren't going to be picky when casting the roll. We decided we wanted someone quite strong and muscular, but not overly so. We also wanted them to be tall and fit with dark hair as this juxtaposes the stereotypical killer in a horror. Killers in horror are often very unappealing to the eye, sometimes with body and face deformities due to some kind of tragic past.
Frankenstein's monster - 1910This lumbering, fearsome monster is a classic villain in horror and has reappeared in a variety of adaptions. His disfigurations adhere to the generic villain look.
Leprechaun - 1993Wrinkled and grotty with mouldy teeth, this villain is scary, although not what we want to go for.
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Freddy Krueger - 1984His burned face, razor-sharp shears and tattered sweater and fedora follow the conventions of villains in horror. Ugly, deformed and with a tragic past.
The Creeper - 2001Like Freddy Krueger, The Creeper has a warped, wrinkled face and dirty, sharpened teeth. Despite being incredibly scary, we want our killer to be more modern.
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We therefore decided to put a modern twist on our killer. Young, sharp and charming. We decided a young man who might be considered to be an ideal gentleman would make a more shocking killer as the audience wouldn't expect it. For these reasons, we chose Connor Dokic to play the role of our killer.
Casting our Victims
We chose these two girls as they adhere to the "first kill" theory that states the "blonde bimbo" will be the first to die. Their death is often long and drawn out with plenty of gore. It is considered that when young, pretty girls are killed it is more tragic than an older, less attractive person is killed. Blonde hair also suggests innocence and purity. We chose to use Alfie in our magazine cover as she is glamorous and an iconic face in our trailer.
Final Girl Casting
We chose these two girls for our "final girls" as they adhere to Clover's theory that the final girl should be brunette and tomboyish. We felt these two fit the character we were looking for well and so cast them in our trailer.
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