Actors & Costume

Two Teenage Girls

Lissy Moore:Millie Swales:   

For the two teenage girls we have decided to use my sister and her friend as they are both 14 years old which is around the same age as the two girls were. As they don't have a min role in the opening they don't really have any representation, but like Genette you could say they are counter stereotypes. 

Genette

Eleanor Tarr:

Again for Genette we have used one of my sisters friends because she looks around 13 which is the same age Genette was. We have also used all three of the girls as they are natural looking which we kept in mind when it came to costume as this makes Genette appear vulnerable and an easy target. We wanted Genette to come across as vulnerable so the audience wold feel sorry for her. Stereotypes of Genette are: 

• Iphone = popular phone, most teenagers have them
• Clothing = Everyone has the hoodie that she is wearing and it is typical clothing you would expect her to be wearing

Counter stereotypes are:

• Cycling = she is active, healthy. Not something people usually associate with teenagers 
• Newspaper round = manages to keep a job, whereas people usually expect teenagers to be lazy and hanging around parks, therefore it creates a positive portrayal of her

Kidnapper

Matt Ross:

For the kidnapper we decided to use one of our friends as he is a 16 year old male and you can't actually see the kidnappers identity. 

We have used my sister and her friends as it makes filming easier as they are reliable and also means that transport to locations would be easier.