Choosing the Characters

Neve :

Perfect for the role, as she is the biological child of Trudy and Stuart she looks like them which makes the video even more believable.

• She is also at an age where she is old enough to follow my directions to act and keep concentrated in acting too.
• Plus she is at an age where should would follow her dad and try to compensate through doing his usual activities, whereas at any other age it would be a much different approach to her father leaving.

Trudy:

The biological mother of Neve makes her look more like eachother making the story and characters more believable.

As she is a mother and married she knows the pressures of an arguement in a relationship and also would compensate with the feeling of loss if her partner was to leave.

As she is a part of a family, she also can empathise with the guilt and sadness she would feel if her child was left without a father.






Stuart:

The biological father of Neve, they look very similar.

As a father he feels obliged to support and love his children and so could never actually leave his family.

As a husband he can also understand the pressures in a relationship when arguing and sometimes leaving is the best resolution.

Because Neve is his daughter, the feelings they would have when he returned would be heartfelt and realistic, and not just an actor acting with another actor.




Also, as these are my own family members they are more likely to act in the way I ask and if any changes or reshoots need to be made they can be done instantly without having to wait for a convenient time for any other actors.