G321: Thinking about Actors

To develop our character we need to consider the type of person that will play then in our film. We are looking mainly at the characters who appear in the opening: Penelope Fox and Ryan Westwood (appears in photograph). We are looking at existing professional mainstream actors who have starred in similar genres of film in order to consider the look of the characters.

Penelope Fox
We imagine her to be a very classy, sophisticated yet stylish young woman. We would like her to be of a slim build with fairly long hair. She should be confident yet understated in her approach and should come across as welcoming and friendly.



Isla Fisher

 

Shenae Grimes

  

Jessica Alba

 

Leighton Meester



We have chosen these actresses as the type of people we would like to star in our film. They are all young, slim females who would fit the character of Penelope Fox. Isla Fisher has starred in films such as 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' which is very similar to our film. The character she plays in the film is style of women we would want for our main protagonist. She has the right look and personality for the role and would also offer a comedy element. Jessica Alba has also starred in mainstream films and has played a range of roles. She has a welcoming look about her and friendly face that an audience would warm to. She would also fit a glamorous role such as Penelope Fox but would also come across as down to earth. Both Shenae Grimes and Leighton Meester are currently starring in American T.V series: 'Gossip Girl' and '90210'. However, they have also played film rolls for films such as 'Scream 4' (2011) and 'Going the Distance' (2010). Even though they have not had main roles in mainstream cinema, we still feel they would fit our character Penelope and offer the right amount of likability and comedy. All they actresses we have looked at have had long wavy hair which we would like the character of Penelope to have.

Ryan Westwood

We imagine this character to be attractive with a slender, athletic body type with a charming personality. He should be down to earth and approachable but also have a flirtatious and enticing quality.



Jake Gyllanhaal





Jude Law



Heath Ledger



 

Josh Duhamel

We have looked at a range of possible actors who could play Penelope's boyfriend Ryan. We were looking for someone who looked down to earth and who would be well received by our audience. We wanted him to be attractive and have a charming quality about him. Jude Law would fit the role very well as he has starred in many romantic-comedies such as 'The Holiday' (2006) where he played a similar role to what we are looking for for the character of Ryan. Jake Gyllanhaal has recently starred 'Love and Other Drugs' (2010) which is also the same genre as our film. The role he plays is similar to the character of Ryan so we feel he would be able to portray him successfully and easily. Both Josh Duhamel and Heath Ledger have also starred in romantic-comedies such as '10 Things I Hate About You' (1999) and 'Life as We Know It' (2010). The characters they have played have been similar to that of Ryan and they have the type of look we want to go for.


Cath, Charley, Joanna