Similarities between our actors and actors in other films

Victim (played by Emily Lipman)

My group and I decided to cast myself to play the role of the victim as I have blonde hair and can be considered as attractive which we found from our survey interviews regarding the target audience to be very effective. In addition to this, people with blonde hair are known as being 'dumb' and 'stupid', which therefore fits the stereotype for a victim. This demonstrates why my group had chosen myself to play the role of the victim due to the fact that I very much fit this stereotype. My group and I believe that I can be compared to Drew Barrymore, who plays the role of  the victim Casey Becker in the film 'Scream.' This is due to the fact that we are both young and innocent girls who also happen to have blonde hair, therefore portraying a believable and realistic character for the victim. 

Common stereotypes of female actors:

• lack of independence (always need a man)
• always need to be saved (incapable)
• objectified by men
• innocent (never does nothing wrong)
• beautiful
• young and vulnerable

What both actors have in common:

• young
• vulnerable
• innocent
• blonde 'dumb' thriller target
• protagonists

Kidnapper (played by Jonathan Rosenfeld)

We decided to cast Jonathan (who is one of our groups members father) to play the role of the kidnapper in our opening sequence. Jonathan is an ordinary man who we believe can be easily manipulated to look more mysterious and suspicious. To play the role of the kidnapper effectively, Jonathan will be dressed in all black with a large coat and a hood to add to the suspiciousness that his role partakes. Jonathan can be compared to the actor Justin Theroux, who plays the role of Tom Watson, who is the kidnapper from the Thriller film 'The Girl On The Train'. 

Common stereotypes of the role of a kidnapper:

• dark clothing
• mysterious
• secretive
• creepy

What both actors have in common:

• dark clothing
• mysterious
• suspicious
• determined

Victim's Father (played by Warren Black)

Warren Black is also one of our other groups member's fathers, and he will be playing the role of the victim's father. Warren is a stereotypical father, who is protective over his daughter and is extremely worried about her whereabouts. These traits are similar to those of Liam Neeson, who plays the role of Bryan Mills in the film trilogy 'Taken'. In Taken, Bryan's daughter is kidnapped and he is forced to take immediate action. Similar to Bryan, Warren will play the concerned father who is willing to do whatever he can to get his daughter back. Bryan wears casual clothing throughout the film, illustrating how due to the disappearance of his daughter he has more important things to worry about than his appearance. Likewise, Warren will be wearing extremely casual clothing as realistically he wouldn't be concerned about how he looks whilst he is worrying about his daughter. 

Common stereotypes of fathers:

• worried
• hard working 
• caring
• over protective

What both actors have in common:

• determination
• work ethic
• over protective