Character Casting

The Immigrant (Adam) - William Merrick The polish immigrant whose proceeds are recorded in the movie Will wear normal clothes so he looks like an immigrant. A Polish scarf will be used to make it explicitly clear that he is Polish. The actor will be made to look 18. After getting to the bus stop scene he will be in a suit and will stay in it. The reason for him wearing the suit was to put a comedic spin on his attempts to find a job as he is clearly unable to get a job where he would actually need to be wearing a suit. The suits general shagginess keeps in line with his polish mise en scene. The actor should, at least initially, look dazed and confused so that it's clear that  he is in a completely new environment. The emotions of happiness and sadness should be easily presented by the character. Will have to film during weekends or half-term  as during school days the actor is unable to film.

The Girl - Jasmine Adan The love interest. The actress will be dressed normally - nothing extravagant. She will be made to look roughly the same age as the main character. The actress doesn't have to act much but her expressions and facial features would be important as we are trying to link this movie to the days of the silent cinema where the facial expressions told the story. We will have to film during weekends or half-term as during school days we are unable to film. We chose this actress as it provides an interesting theme of the different ethnicities - which are both originally from outside the UK and both meet each other in Britain. This multi-ethnic theme is extremely relevant to Britain. 

Rude Pedestrian - Adam Mielcarek The person who stumbles into Adam near the bus stop. Will be rude and will dress like a 'cockney geezer' this look will be very important and the actor will have to both look and act like one so that all is clear to the audience without any need for additional explanation. Availability should not be a problem as the actor is a project member.

Commentary - We decided to have a limited number of characters as the fact that we are making a short film means that we are unable to develop too many characters in sufficient detail and we can only really develop one character on an appropriate level. Additionally it is more practical to only have 3 characters as we are unable to recruit too many people. Because we are making a movie about young adults it is easier for us to get actors that fit that profile than it would be if we were making a movie about 40 year olds as such are not present in our circle of friends.