The document summarizes the casting choices for roles in a slasher film trailer. Abdigani Hussein was chosen to play the villain due to his height and build. Emily Carroll will portray the final girl for her mousy look. Lucy Flood was selected as the first girl because she adhered to conventions of revealing clothing. Mahmoud Hussein will play the jock for his suggestive movements during auditions. Sebastian Bundhu and Kiran McEwan were chosen as the helpers for appearing wholesome and caring.

1. Casting Calls

2. Auditions
Mahmoud

3. Propp’s Character Types
• The Russian theorist, Vladimir Propp recognised that
within the narratives of fairytales there were recurring
character types. Although, not all of the character types
established are present within the slasher genre as they
are found predominantly in the action and adventure
genres, many of the character types are present and
codified in a way in which conveys the slasher genre with
its own tropes present.
• We have allocated the roles in which we think best suits
those who auditioned based on acting ability, structural
build and appearance in the portrayal of the character
types.

4. Final Cast
Main Cast:
Name: Role: Character Name:
Abdigani Hussein Villain Probation Worker
Emily Carroll Final Girl Jenny
Lucy Flood First Girl Jessica
Mahmoud Hussein Jock Daniel
Sebastian Bundhu Helper Ryan
Kiran McEwan Helper Emma

5. Villain
As a group we chose Abdi to play the role of the Villain within our slasher
trailer. We believe that Abdi best suits the role of villain due to his
structural build and height which makes him appear far older than the
other characters. This was very much a criteria needed, as the villain is the
head probation worker within the narrative and so must be depicted as
their superior in size and authority. Thus, he is masculine and therefore the
binary opposite of the final girl as his masculinity dominants the scenes
within the narrative creating a more daunting and petrifying Villain.

6. Final Girl
We have chosen Emily as the Final Girl as she portrays the
conventional final girls seen within the existing slasher genre. Her
mousy brown hair and wholesome look conveys her innocence and
purity in binary opposition to the Villain and Last Girl whom are
entirely opposite stylistically. Her clothing is very reserved as she
does not wear bright colours or tight fitted clothing as not to draw
attention to herself, instead she wears loose fitted purposeful
clothing, coloured in an earthly nature. Therefore, connoting her
empathy and warmth as a person but also portraying her quite and
virginal demeanour.

7. First Girl
Lucy was chosen to portray the character of the First Girl as she
wholeheartedly conforms to the conventions created by the slasher
genre. Her clothing choices are very provocative as she shows a lot of
flesh by wearing extremely short shorts and therefore adheres to
concept of the male gaze, as she is sexualised via the camera and so the
camera takes on a dominant role whereas the First Girl takes on the role
as being submissive and thus weak. In terms of acting, Lucy was one of
the best as she was able to give her lines without looking directly at the
camera and was able to act in compromising situations e.g. dragged
across the ground.

8. Jock
Based on a group decision we allocated the role of Jock to Mahmoud as he
portrays the conventional alpha male within slasher’s as he too like the First
Girl is sexually active however, this is shown through his body movements
such as initiating in suggestive movements with the First Girl. Within the
narrative he is shown to be very boisterous and egotistical by pushing aside
the Final Girl, with his only real interest lying in either talking about
himself or making out with the First Girl. As in the trailer her wears the
convectional all American bomber jacket which is associated with football
players within American football which is iconic of being the status symbol
for the role of the Jock within American Films and thus will be recognised
by the target demographic.

9. Helper (Male)
The role of the Male Helper was given to Sebastian as out of those
who were auditioned he best portrayed the character as he appears
more wholesome and caring in comparison. These qualities are
needed in order for the role of helper to be depicted within the
narrative clearly as he is the one to aide the Final Girl in her escape
from the Villain, and helps her to stand up against the Jock.
Therefore, he needs to be a somewhat authority figure in terms of that
he is looked up to by the other characters and that they feel that they
can come to him with any problems.

10. Helper (Female)
Kiran has been chosen for the role of Female Helper as like the Male
Helper she appears wholesome and friendly, a quality much needed for the
role of helper as she is an ally to the Final Girl and the only true
companion/friend she has during her time serving her community service.
We also wanted to make sure the cast was ethnically diverse as she is
Anglo-Indian, and therefore represents two ethnic groups. We wanted to
show a diverse range of ethnicities as within society there are many
different cultures therefore allowing the audience to relate to at least one of
the characters on a more deeper level.