Acting Decisions - Mark and James

The characters in our film are going to be teenagers, and therefore we have decided to act in our own film. This will mean that we will not have to rely on other people for filming which will make it much easier to meet up. This also allows us to decide exactly how we want our characters to be portrayed and act accordingly.

Roles

• Amy (Megan) - Abusive girlfriend
• Sam (Mark) - Abused boyfriend
• Laura (Laura) - A friend of Sam's

We are also making a radio broadcast for when Sam is in the car which James and Laura will be recording. This broadcast will be a news article on a domestic violence case. We will also need a few more actors to be Sam's friends but we have got that sorted.

Characteristics
Sam:
Sam appears to be a normal everyday teenager, however on the face of it his personality at the moment is slightly distanced to what we would expect from someone of his age. He is not happy and as a result we allow the audience to interpret this through the series of close ups that we plan to show. The close ups will show his bruising and subdued facial expressions, the only glimmer of happiness we see is when he gets a text from Laura. She acts as a catalyst for happier emotions something that as producers of the film we don't want to show.

Amy:
To start with, Amy appears to show the characteristics of an obsessive girlfriend, as she constantly texts Sam to know where he is and what he is doing and that is all the audience know; from that they can set their own assumptions, but I think they will sympathise with her as Sam isn't replying to her texts as he is seen to be the stereotypical male ignoring his girlfriend. The audience start to picture more of Amy when the flashbacks occur; from when they were at their first date when she is seen as being nice, to when she gets gradually worse with Sam and starts to show violence, this is when the audience start to sympathise with Sam. At the end Sam is seen in a hospital bed, and it is up to the audience whether they think Amy put him in there or he killed himself.

Laura:
Laura makes one appearance  in this film, when Laura walks up to Sam and Amy when they are together. She is seen as a guardian angel, and Sam goes to her when he is in trouble or needs help. She is also used at the end as Sam goes to ring her to ask her for help, but Amy comes in and stops the conversation before he could tell her.