In terms of the characters within our thriller opening sequence, we originally wanted a group of four boys. However, upon thinking about it, we think that three boys and two girls would give off a better impression - after all, girls who stereotypically would not get involved in whatever crimes this rag-tag group are about to commit, almost heightens the realism and extremity of the idea.
Given that the group are stealing an assortment of items (which they'd likely later use as weapons) before they hunt down an unknown Muslim boy (playing upon stereotypes and indicating that he is somehow involved with the terrorist acts of recent times - a highly unjust claim based upon needless hysteria), we want our group of five to be both light of skin and hair (and thus playing upon stereotypes once more, as it is not overly common to find a Muslim of that description).
Consequently, when casting for our thriller, we will be looking for capable actors who fit the necessary requirements. In terms of age, we think the group should be between 16 and 18, to firstly show the influence of the media on teenagers of today, and secondly, as it means our casting pool is in abundance given that we attend a sixth form college. After all, there have been cases in the past, and will unfortunately almost certainly be cases in the future, of hate-crimes caused by people young enough to still be enrolled at school.
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