Casting.

1. CASTING
TARAANDCLAIRE

2. Jesssuitsthischaracterverywell,asJess
alsoenjoysgoingonsocialmediaand
herphone,checkingmessagesand
arrangingtimestomeetupwithpeople.
Jesswatchesthesamesortofshowsthat
Katiewatches,typicaltotheteengirl
conventionandsheisverytalentedat
applyingmake-upeverymorningfor
school.
Jessenjoysmeetingupwithherfriends,
whenevershehasthechanceandthiswill
bereflectedthroughthefriendshipscenes
inouropening,lettingtheaudience
intoKatie’sworld,butalsotheworldof
Jess,assheisfriendswiththeotheractors.

3. Harryisamirrorimageof
Jack,becauseofhisjokerlike
qualities,makingeveryone
laugh.LikeJess,Harryisafan
ofsocialmediaandvideo
games.Jacklikestohangout
withKatie’sfriendsatthepark
andwewillshowthisinour
opening.

4. We’vedecidedtouseNiamhasLola.
Shefitsthearchetypalteenimage-
blondehair‘standard’makeupand
typicalcostume.Also,Niamhhas
featuresofthecharacterinher
personalityanyway.Forexample,
Niamh’stypically‘feminine’and
friendship’simportanttohertoo.

5. We’vedecidedtouseEthanas
Kyle.Ethan’scostumeis
typicalofthetypeofcharacter
thatKyleis.We’dassociate
casualclothinglike
tracksuitswiththisdeviant
character.Kyle’scharacteris
slightlymorereserved,but
stillconveyscrucialthemes
likeparentauthority.

6. We’vechosenRosieasourSusan
character.Rosiefitsthe
stereotypical‘geek’e.g.by
wearingglasses.She’salso
extremelysportysothishelps
withtheauthenticityofSusan’s
character.Rosie’severyday
costumewouldbe
conventionalofwhatwe’d
haveSusanwear-makinghera
goodchoiceforourcasting.

7. WE’VEALSOCASTEDLIVANDSUSIEAS
CHARACTERS.LIVWILLHELPTOPORTRAY
THECONVENTIONOFTEEN
CONVERSATIONANDINTERACTIONS
ANDSUSIEWILLRELAYTHEIMPORTANCE
OFFRIENDSHIP.BOTHOFTHEMARE
ARCHETYPALTEENSE.GTHEIRCOSTUME
OFJEANSANDATOP.