Casting Character Roles

Cast

Nathan:  Lewis/Nico Cavaliero 

Inset: Lewis Cavaliero

The role of the protagonist Nathan will be played by twins Lewis and Nico Cavaliero. Nathan's character's back story is that he grew up suffering at the hands of his abusive mother, after his father died when Nathan was just eleven years old. Unable to cope with the daily abuse that he suffered from his mother, Nathan ran away from home when he was just fourteen years old. After being taken in by character Freddie, Nathan found himself a new family, and was soon plunged into the world of drink, drugs and partying. Nathan first begins to experience blackouts and hallucinations during Luna's party, not realising that he is developing a mental, personality disorder, and the film trailer shows Nathan trying to come to terms and figure out what is wrong with him. After sending Lewis a copy of the film trailer synopsis and character profile, he was more than happy to help me and my media partner April out. The decision to cast Lewis as the main lead role was decided between me and April. We decided to cast Lewis as our lead role as he has similar character traits to Nathan's character, for example both Lewis and Nathan are confident and popular amongst the social and partying scene. Lewis is also very good at transforming into character quickly when he is needed to. I also know Lewis on a personal level so there would be no awkward and tense atmosphere on set, and Lewis would be able to approach me if he had any queries or problems with the role. Although Lewis has a full time job, we managed to sort out a filming schedule so that our filming can work around his working hours.

Inset: Nico Cavaliero 

Because me and April chose to have our lead character go through and experience a mental personality disorder, we thought it only fitting to have an 'evil side/personality' of Nathan's character that acts as a sort of narcissistic, 'evil' conscience type figure. This 'dark side' of Nathan also influences and encourages Nathan's extreme outbursts and disturbing behaviour. Me and April made the decision to cast Nico as 'The Other Nathan' as Nico has studied Drama in previous years, and has gained a lot of acting experience that could prove beneficial towards our media product. Like Lewis, Nico is also able to get into character very quickly, and has the ability to memorise character traits and learn lines very quickly. April also knows Nico personally, and after sending him the plot synopsis and character profile Nico became interested in taking on the role. Both Lewis and Nico have minimal dialogue, so they will not have much dialogue to learn in their scripts. Nico also has a full time job so we have managed to schedule our filming hours around his work schedule.

Tori: Becca Powell

Inset: Becca Powell

Tori is the main female lead of the film and will taken on by Becca Powell. Unlike Nathan, Tori comes from a wealthy, stable family, although she too comes with her own set of problems. Tori managed to get herself kicked out of her all girls private school and now attends the local college. Tori is quite a headstrong, clever young woman, who is often described as 'the black sheep' of her family by totally disregarding the rules and choosing to live her life the way she wants to. Tori is also quite secretive and cunning by concealing the party fuelled life style from her parents. Tori character is in an on/off relationship with Nathan. As Nathan's condition deteriorates, you see how Tori's character becomes affected and changes due to Nathan's extreme behaviour. Me and April made the decision to cast Becca as the lead female role as Beccas has studied Drama for a number of years, and has taken on many, challenging roles in various school productions that her experience and knowledge allows us to feel confident that she is up to taking on the role. Becca is also familiar with the social, partying scene. We sent Becca a copy of the film synopsis and character profile, and within a few days Becca responded and agreed to take on the role. Becca's character also has minimal dialogue, so she wouldn't have too many lines to learn for the role. After casting Becca as our lead female role, we had to consider her college timetable and working hours, so that we could come up with a filming schedule that worked around her commitments.

Freddie: Isaac Brading-Cornish

Inset: Isaac Brading-Cornish

Taking on the role of Freddie will be Isaac Brading-Cornish. Freddie is described as the leader of the pack, and proves to be 'the rock' that everyone seems to lean on for support after trying to deal with Nathan's shocking and disturbing mental state. Freddie's character is confident and fearless, but he also has a sensitive side and is a fiercely loyal friend to have. Freddie is an independent character having moved out of his family home, which he shared with his parents and brother and sisters. Unlike Nathan and Tori, Nathan has never had to deal with any adversities or got himself into any serious trouble, but uses drugs and alcohol as a form of escapism from his over protective parents. Nathan's condition will see Freddie's character go from being calm and in control to becoming desperate and powerless as he tries to reach out and help his friend. After many discussions, me and April thought that Isaac would be an ideal candidate to take on the role of Freddie. We made this decision as like Becca, Isaac has also studied Drama for a number of years and we thought that he would be interested taking on a more challenging role like Freddie, to show off his acting skills. I sent Isaac a copy of the film synopsis and character role and discussed his role in the film with him more in depth, and he seemed interested and keen to take on the role of Freddie. Freddie's character has hardly any dialogue, but his presence in the trailer, is vital to the film's plot narrative. As Isaac attends college, we created a filming schedule to work around his college hours.

Luna: Rowan Treagus

Inset: Rowan Treagus

The role of Luna will be played by Rowan Treagus. Luna's character isn't as essential to the narrative of the film trailer as the other main character's, but Luna still plays an important part in the film synopsis. Luna's summer party is also significant in terms of the plot narrative, as that is where Nathan's problems really began. Luna is quite a kooky and eccentric character that lives life to the full and has big heart. Luna is an art student and lives with her mother and step-father.Like Freddie, Luna has never had to deal with any adversities or overcome any form of serious problems. Luna is less involved in alcohol and drugs, but still gets involved with the partying scene as a way of staying close to her friends. When Nathan's health starts to deteriorate, Luna becomes more withdrawn from her friendship group, as she becomes afraid as Nathan's condition worsens. Me and April decided that my close friend Rowan should take on the role of Luna, as Rowan shares similar character traits to Luna. For example, Rowan is quite kooky and ditsy, and is there for anyone who seems distressed or is dealing with a serious problem. Rowan has also starred in a previous production that I have created, so I know how she acts and behaves whilst on set. Because I know Rowan on a personal level it was easy to approach her about starring in our film trailer. I gave her a copy of the film synopsis and character profile and she was happy to take part in our production. Luna has no dialogue, but like Freddie her presence in the film trailer is essential to the film's narrative.

Amber: Amber Cook

Inset: Amber Cook

Taking on the role of Amber will be my close friend Amber Cook. We decided that Amber would be an ideal choice to take on the role of Amber as she shares similar personality traits to the character, such as being very loud and outgoing, and being at the centre of the party scene. Amber is one of Nathan's oldest childhood friends and has been there for him, and helped him with every adversity that Nathan has had to overcome. However, unlike Nathan, Amber has a sensible head on her shoulders and is often helping Nathan out of some dangerous and risky situations. I was able to talk to Amber about the role, and gave her a copy of the script and synopsis to look over, and she decided that she wanted to be a part of our production. Amber also knows Lewis on a personal level so there would be no awkwardness whilst filming on set.

A video introducing the cast members that will be starring in our media production