This document considers possible actors to portray supporting characters in the filmmaker's urban romantic drama film. For the role of Luke Ryan's best friend who tries to convince him to return to his old lifestyle, Adam Deacon is proposed due to his experience in similar gritty, urban roles. For the scene where Luke meets with friends dealing money, Russell Tovey and Ashley Walters are suggested to play the parts given their experience in British television and film in tough, realistic roles.

1. LUKE RYAN (POSSIBLE ACTORS)
Name: Phillip Ross Name: Channing Tatum
Age: 21 Age: 31
A friend of mine who is easily Tatum is an American actor best known for
accessible and will be around for filming roles in films such as the sports drama ‘Coach
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all year around. Ideal to play Luke Carter’ and the romantic film ‘Dear John’. The
because he is the perfect age to play latter role in particular drew my attention to
my role and also has the urban look Tatum for being an ideal actor to play Luke
which will mean that when he is acting it because we have seen that he can play a role
will be a lot easier to play the role since where there is a need to show strong emotions
he can just act similarly to how he and connect with the audience, this is
would be in real life. something which is key for Luke to accomplish.
Name: Sam Riley Name: Jack O’Connell
Age: 31 Age: 21
Riley would bring an urban look to An up and coming young British actor who
Luke, the British actor has appeared has appeared more on TV rather than
in the low-budget British film cinematic performances. However, his
‘Brighton Rock’ where he played a impressive display in teen drama ‘Skins’
gritty role with a lot of passion and where he had to play a role which was very
emotion. With my film being low- similar to himself in real life with the ups and
budget and British produced it would downs of teen life, including drugs and
be ideal for Riley to be Luke as he is romance. O’Connell would appeal to a young
fairly unknown and would not generation of cinema-goers and would
demand a lot of money for the role, therefore be ideal to play the role of Luke
where as Channing Tatum would. Ryan in my urban Romantic Drama.

2. LUKE RYAN (COSTUME)
The opening scene begins with This outfit is the second of three This final outfit will be worn by Luke during a scene with his friends
Luke emerging from Wandsworth that we will see Luke appear in. around a table which will be in black and white to symbolise the
prison, for this reason I have He will be wearing this jacket event being in the past. The top is a white vest which will perhaps
decided to make him wear a grey during a scene with his best show the audience the relaxed and informal nature of this meeting
tracksuit to represent what it mate as they catch up and around the table. The images will show the audience that the
would have been like in prison discuss their futures on a bench meeting between the friends id not just social it is in fact to discuss
with everyone wearing mundane in a park. The jacket symbolises the trafficking of drugs and the equal distribution of money
uniform and looking exactly the the time of year as it is going to between the group. For this reason, the emphasis on Luke’s
same because of what they were be near to winter when this film clothing which is a vest and some worn-out dreams will represent
wearing. The mood of my film is is set and it will be rather cold. his lack of wealth and add to the urban nature of Luke and of the
fairly gritty and dark, so the grey The quality of the jacket will film itself.
colour of his outfit adds to the evidently be fairly cheap to
atmosphere being created in my symbolise the economic state of
trailer. Luke will also wear Luke since he has recently
something similar to this when he come out of prison.
is running on the common.

3. STACEY GREENE (POSSIBLE ACTRESSES)
Name: Jaime Winstone
Name: Charity Kirby Age: 26
Age: 21
British actress born in Camden Town having
My sister who studies at Nottingham
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appeared in two urban low-budget films in
University. She will appear in a few ‘Anuvahood’ and ‘Kidulthood’, she is an ideal
scenes in my trailer, specifically in a candidate to be the actress to play Stacey.
door scene which is vital to Winstone looks the age which I am aiming to
understanding the narrative. She is portray with my main character being a young
a close friend to my main male single mum with a child of 3 years. Her
character which therefore means performance in ‘Kidulthood’ in particular showed
she will be able to act comfortably to me that she can bring emotion and passion
and confidently alongside him. into a role and engage the audience.
Name: Kaya Scodelario Name: Kara Tointon
Age: 19 Age: 28
At the slender age of 14, Scodelario Tointon is best known for her performances
appeared as a supporting character in spanning 4 years in British soap ‘Eastenders’. She
teen drama ‘Skins’, she came to would bring glamour to the role of Stacey and would
prominence 2 years later when she bring experience from playing a role on TV where
played the main female character in she must act out real life dramatic situations and
the same show. She had to act a very this is something which she would have to do in the
emotional part showing the strain of plot for my film, as the problems that Tointon must
being a teenager, with sexual scenes act in my film are similar to those one would
and drug use. She also appeared in encounter in their real lives. Tointon has also
film in ‘Shank’ which was a low-budget, appeared on film in British work such as ‘The
urban and British film. This in particular Football Factory’ where she had to perform hard-
performance makes her ideal to cast hitting scenes in a gritty film. This is another reason
for Stacey. why she would be ideal to cast for Stacey.

4. STACEY GREENE (COSTUME)
Stacey appears in one scene during my trailer and once in the montage of shots at the end of the
trailer. The costume that I have chosen her to wear during the scene where Stacey is introduced
and has a speaking part, is fairly low-key and not too flash. I chose the top because there is no
sign of it being very expensive and the mood of my film is fairly dark and sinister with glimmers of
light and romance, for this reason the dark nature of the top suits the mood of the scene. When it
comes to the jeans, they are very mundane as everyone owns a pair of blue faded jeans, this also
adds to the casual outfit of Stacey. Finally, the uggs will be worn to show the comfort of Stacey in
her own home as her evening is interrupted by a surprise visit from her ex, Luke Ryan.

5. SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
(POSSIBLE ACTORS)
Adam Deacon would be ideal to play the During my trailer there is a scene where Luke and his best mates are
supporting role to Luke Ryan in my film. In the around a table dealing with high amounts of money. The scene is meant
trailer Deacon’s character is trying to convince to be portrayed in the past, showing the audience what Luke’s past was
Ryan to turn back to his old lifestyle dominated like dealing with the money gained from dealing drugs. His accomplices
by drugs and sex. Therefore, the urban nature of are likely to be of similar ages and of similar backgrounds. For this
Deacon would bring the perfect charisma and reason I have chosen Russell Tovey and Ashley Walters to play the
characteristics that I would want to be portrayed. parts. Tovey has appeared on British Television in ‘Being Human’ and
Deacon has performed similar roles in ‘Shank’ British film in ‘The History Boys’. Walters is much more accomplished in
and ‘Kidulthood’ and ‘Adulthood’. film with performances in ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’’ and ‘Anuvahood’.