Our Casting Choices

Our original casting choices consisted of two girls and two boys in order to make it equal. However, we noticed that most horror films have a primary lead actor, the "final girl" who is the one to resolve the conflict. They are often pretty, and a common trend coming through is for them to be self-assured and strong. Therefore we began to change our cast and ended up with two boys and a female protagonist. We felt that we wanted to diverge from the typical stereotype of the girl being presented in the imagery of either pure or unpure, dressing our female actor in dark colours, a thick coat and boots to indicate her strength and resourcefulness. We also had our male actors dress in dark colours and boots with sturdy jackets to further this idea. The clothing choices also help to show that our teenage characters were looking for this, as they are dressed for the muddy wilderness, and thus conforms with the typical stereotype of teenagers in horror films meddling with the unknown.