2. Character: “Keiran”
Role in Trailer Keiran
Costume and props He will wear a dark coloured tracksuit and trainers. He will also
have a bag (a rucksack) and a sports bad (a JD bag) and will wear a
silver chain.
Actor Laurel Wilson-Gayle
How is this character
represented?
He is represented as a stereotypical teenage boy from London. He
likes sports which will be shown in the basketball scene, and in the
fact his costume includes trainers and a sports bag. He wears a
tracksuit and chain to suggest the sort of area he is from. This is
the stereotypical attire of teenage boys from the more deprived
areas of London. However, he will also have a kind and loving side
which will be portrayed through his gestures and body language
with his girlfriend.
4. Character: “Zombie Keiran”
Role in Trailer Zombie Keiran
Costume and props He will wear a dark coloured tracksuit and trainers. He will also
have a bag (a rucksack) and a sports bad (a JD bag) and will wear a
silver chain. Other props throughout the film include dead
flowers, a fake hand, fake fingers, a drink bottle, and a basketball.
Fake blood, special effects make up including liquid latex and wax
(scars and wounds).
Actor Laurel Wilson-Gayle
How is this character
represented?
Represented as weak and vulnerable. Despite being a zombie, his
soft and emotional side is represented through facial expressions
and gestures. Also represented as oblivious, as he does not realise
that he has become a zombie. This is shown in the fact he tries to
continue with everyday life, without realising something is wrong.
6. Character: “Lily”
Role in Trailer Lily
Costume and props Lily will wear black trousers and a black t-shirt with a grey coat
and a scarf. Her costume will look like the typical “sixth form”
outfit.
Actor India McGuirk
How is this character
represented?
Represented as caring and kind hearted, she doesn’t like to upset
anyone’s feelings on purpose. The stereotypical teenage girl.
These traits will be represented in her actions; facial expressions,
gestures and body language.
8. Character: “Friends”
Role in Trailer Friends
Costume and props The two friends will be dressed in costumes which portray them
as ‘typical teenage girls.’ They will both be wearing jeans and a
plain, casual t-shirt. Both can wear a jacket also, especially for the
outdoor ‘lunch scene.’
Actors Emma Marshall and Gabriella Viltaki
How is this character
represented?
Both friends are represented as teenage girls with no patience or
understanding. The friend who watches Keiran drink in school rolls
her eyes and turns away from him. The friend who is eating lunch
with Keiran gets up and leaves him immediately when she decides
she doesn’t like what he is eating. They are shown to have a
uncaring and judgemental attitude.
10. Actor for “Keiran” and “Zombie Keiran”
Real name: Laurel Wilson-Gayle
Age: 18
Reason for playing role: Laurel has to play the role
of a boy, she will be good
at playing this character
as although she is a girl,
she’s good at acting and
can change her voice and
the way she’s acting very
quickly which is vital.
Costume/ props needed
to play role:
Tracksuit, bags, trainers,
chain, basketball, bottle.
Fake blood, special
effects make up (scars
and wounds) for Zombie
Keiran.
Availability: Tuesday evening
Wednesday evening
Sunday
11. Actor for “Lily”
Real name: India McGuirk
Age: 17
Reason for playing role: India is very good at
acting as she does BTEC
Performing Arts, so
therefore will be good at
portraying the different
sides to the character of
Lily.
Costume/ props needed
to play role:
Black trousers, black t-
shirt, grey coat, scarf,
bag, hair down. Fake
blood, special effects
make up (scars and
wounds) for Zombie Lily.
Availability: Tuesday evening
Wednesday evening
Sunday
12. Actors for “The Friends”
Real name: Emma Marshall and
Gabriella Viltaki
Age: Both 17
Reason for playing role: Emma and Gabriella have
both had small acting
roles in previous forms of
media work, and as these
roles are small they are
more than capable of
fulfilling it.
Costume/ props needed
to play role:
Black jeans, plain t-shirt,
coat. Gabriella will need a
backpack and a sandwich.
Emma will need text
books and pens.
Availability: Tuesday evening
Wednesday evening
Sunday
Emma
Marshall
Gabriella
Viltaki
