Casting List

Simon Wood : This is our main character, the detective.  He is an Eastern-European (specifically Latvian) early-middle aged adult, the same heritage of our protagonist.  His style is classical and indicative of detective status.   This stylish, aware appearance (as well as majority of screen time) conveys him to be the protagonist, the one that the audience sympathises with, as well as targeting the male audience, specifically the middle-aged to older males (as someone to relate to).   In addition to this, he is an experienced actor, acting mainly in short, low-budget thrillers such as ours.






Charlie Farish : Farish plays the detective's assistant/intern.  He is young, but looks mature (older than a teenager).  In addition to his youth, he is of Pakistani heritage, which helps us to represent the ethnicity in a positive way, as he is the assistant to the detective (protagonist).  He is a well-groomed young adult, which reflects positively with the market research (audiences preferring to see visually appealing people on-screen).  In addition, it will target the female audience (attractive young male), more than anything else in the thriller.  He is a moderately experienced actor as well.

Archie Clark : Dead body.  He is the ideal dead body because he is also of European heritage, keeping with the setting of the film and representing (with Simon) the more common ethnicity.  In addition, it subverts the stereotype of minority ethnic groups being associated with crime.  He is able to withstand the cold filming conditions outside in the shipping container and in the snow.  Archie is old-enough looking to be the sidekick or goon of the man who supposedly kills him, his boss.