We wanted our thriller to be different from the usual, predictable films and therefore we knew that our characters had to reflect that. We wanted our main character to be psychologically complex coming from a harsh but believable background.
The opening scene is set when the character is still young and before he develops in to the main character later in the film. We wanted to capture the innocence and hit the audience with a dramatic start which really sets the scene and expresses how the character is feeling and how badly it has affected him.
We knew we needed a young male actor to star in our opening, we also knew that we needed him to be readily available on the dates that we were able to attend. As i had learnt from previous filming experience were we found it difficult to get the actors together as members of the group had claimed they had informed the chosen actors on the dates but finding out on the day that the actors were unavailable.
Me and my other group member decided that my younger brother would be a good person to play the part as he young and willing to do it. Also, he wouldn't have to travel to the destination as we were filming the opening at our house, this meant that he is readily available on most days. We used his school uniform, school bag and school books, this added "mundane realism" to our film as the clothes and props were actually used in real life in the same situation in which our character would of.
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