Casting Actors

Today I cast roles to the people acting in my project, and here they are:

Jonny Watson - Protagonist
Tim McConnell - Gang Leader
Tom Pobol, Rob Allen- Gang Members


For the purpose of verisimilitude they will all keep their real first names

The out of shot roles will be played by whoever is best at the time or me.

This is very much like Social Realism, as these are not major Hollywood actors, they are local actors.

Binary Opposition in Media

Binary Opposition is a pair of concepts that juxtapose each other, normally with a dominant ideology.

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My Synopsis

This is the plot summary for my short film:

" "X" is a boy who dreams of studying ancient history at Oxford. His Father left him and his Mother is nowhere to be seen. The stress is getting to him but he is determined and juggles College work and a Job. The only thing deterring him from reaching his goal is the local gang"

My film will make use of the local area to save on money as well as add to the realism

Analysis: Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen is a social realist film by Ken Loach released in 2002. Here is the trailer



The trailer starts off happy, with some melancholy music sung by a female singer, and the characters laughing and talking about how good its going to be

Then the name of the film pops up and a heavy bass note is dropped, instantly turning the trailer in a darker, more sinister direction. It shows the protagonist in a dismal situation of drugs and crime

Then the trailer returns to the original song, with Liam telling his Mother about their new home, leaving the question of "How does he secure a nice future?" "Does he secure a good future?" and "What happens a long the way?"