I have chosen my friend Emile to play the role of the main character due to his natural similarity to the actual character himself. Despite having little experience in acting, I feel like he will play the part well due to his natural confidence and charisma. His accent suits the portrayal of a character from South London as well as the clothes he wears and his general appearance such as his ear piercing and his close cut haircut although for the filming I will ask him to re shave his head.
Emile is also acquainted with the other actors I will be using therefore the chemistry between them will be believable that they are friends or relatives. It was essential that Emile was chosen as opposed to an older actor as I have to give the appearance that he is the young member of a gang and is looking up to Oscar who is a year older than him, who I will attempt to portray as a few years older than him, but as long as there is a noticeable difference in age, this will be demonstrated clearly.
Emile is also over 6 ft tall therefore will not give the appearance of being too small / young for a character involved in this sort of lifestyle. He also lives a few roads away from me therefore I doubt I will have any issue with him being able to take part in the filming when I ask him to. His friends will be asked to take part in the filming as background characters, who will also suit their rolls as I will instruct them on what clothes to wear when filming and seeing as they are all younger than Oscar, the age gap between them will be obvious, keeping with the illusion of Oscar being an elder in the group.
I have full confidence with Emile's ability to portray this character and I am excited to see what he is capable of.
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