In my trailer I am planning on having three characters, two of them being the victims who get hunted down by the villain. This means I will need two actors to play these victims. These actors will need to be able, physically fit and be willing to incorporate both horror and comedy elements into their acting. I am planning on giving them some test lines to read and then to record their attempts at reading them. I feel this will help with the selection process, and will give me an idea of their abilities ahead of the actual shoot. I am planning on having two male characters within the trailer, but both with very contrasting personalities. One will be brave and boisterous, the other scared and easily intimidated. However they will both be very low in intelligence, as they will make some really stupid decisions within the trailer.
Test lines
I will get the actor/actors to read some test lines in order to test their ability at acting. I have come up with four lines (which may or may not appear in the actual script) which will they will be required to read for the auditions. These lines are:
"What's a psychopath? Is it an animal?"
"Maybe if we both shout really loudly we'll scare whoever is doing this away."
"We have no cell reception."
"If he attacks us run in to the woods because we can climb up trees to hide."
(Below, potential actor Toby Oliver is tasked with reading the four lines in certain expressions, to test his ability at playing the role.)
A good attempt.
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