Casting

For my film opening, only my two main characters have been featured in the two-minute clip. While I thought casting would be one of my most difficult challenges, I actually did it quite easily. 

I wanted my casting to be authentic. I didn't want a bunch of straight people in my movie about queer teens. I wanted queer teens to be playing queer teens. When I asked my friends, they also shared this sentiment, that the gay characters in my story should be played by gay actors, and in this case, actresses.

For Amelie, I knew I needed someone who could look very put together, and be polished, refined, and organized. For this role, I chose my friend Sophie. Choosing her was my best choice because she is not straight, she is similar to the character in personality, and she is Hispanic, making my film's cast quite diverse.

Sophie has dark brown hair, brown eyes, she is decently tall, and very polished in appearance, which is exactly what I was looking for in someone to play Amelie.

For James, I knew I needed someone who could have their hair slightly unkempt, their outfit kind of wrinkled, and generally disorganized in appearance and vibe. This character will be played by Male, whom I've worked on projects with before. She was enthusiastic about playing the role and I feel that she fits the character well.

Male has brown hair with slight blonde highlights and light-colored eyes, and she's short. Her real-life personality already goes quite well with her character and the fact that she has no lines and can focus on her physicality on camera is a big win since none of my actresses are in drama or AMT.

That's the latest update on my film opening!