Casting Decisions for Tardigrade (Media Coursework)

1. By Téa Sebastian

2. Main Character (Dr Mason
Cooper)
For our main character we have chosen
Jaden because his personality fits with
our main character and he will be able
to execute the character well. We can
link his character to Will Smith’s
character in I am legend Dr Robert
Neville as their characters are both
trying to find a cure. Jaden can be seen
as strong and a leader which are the
characteristic he needs for his
character.

3. Mason’s Assistant (Dr Amelia
Hart)
This character is Dr Mason Cooper’s
personal assistant who is there to help
him out with making the
vaccine/virus. I will be playing this
character since she is represented as
kind, organized and dedicated and me
and my group fell that I would fit the
part of this character. I can link my
character to Dr Leonora Orantes from
Contagion since both of the characters
are sophisticated in the area of work.

4. Head of Government (Gabriel
Garcia)
Seb’s character is the head of the
government who initiates the plan to
reduce the world population. His
character can be link to the character
in The Maze Runner Ava Paige as they
are both manipulative in the way they
are presenting their plans. Seb comes
across as confident and powerful
which makes him fit this character
well.

5. Gabriel’s Assistant/Scientist
(Dr Amory Sheppard)
This character is Gabriel's assistant but
she is also a scientist. Dr Amory is the
character that comes up with the idea
of using tardigrade in the virus to
reduce the population. Amy’s character
is represented as analytical and
strategist and we as a group think that
Amy fits with this characters persona.
Her character can be linked to Dr
Frankenstein since they both mess
around with human nature without
knowing the possible consequences.

6. News Reporter (Kate Aide)
Samah’s character is a reporter who is
reporting live about the zombie crisis
before her and the cameraman are
overrun by zombies. Samah and her
character are represented innocent
and vulnerable and when audience
watch they will feel sympathetic for
her. Her character can be linked to
other news reporter as she will still
have her professional edge when she is
talking to the camera.

7. Survivor (Grace Taylor)
Grace Taylor is one of two survivor that we
have included in our trailer. We have
chosen Tanastwa to play this character as
Grace is presented as fierce, violent, strong
and confident and our group thinks that
Tanastwa will fit perfectly with this
character. Her black leather jacket she is
wearing can help to connote to her
characters characteristics. Her character
can be linked to Emma stone’s character in
Zombieland as they both are presented the
same way.

8. Survivor (Charlotte Martinez)
Charlotte is our second of our
survivors who comes from a wealthy
background. The character is
represented as fearless and but can
also be shown as vulnerable at times.
From these characteristics we feel that
Alice will be able to fit with the profile
of this character. The character can be
linked to Gamora from Guardians of
the Galaxy even though they aren’t
from the same film genre their
characteristics are the same.

9. World Government
The world government are
only in one scene which is
when they are discussing
the plan to reduce the
population. They need to be
dressed professional and
they are presented as
persuasive and they are the
ones who make the
decisions. They can then be
linked to the government in
the film Contagion.

10. Zombies
For our zombies we asked Alastair and
his group if they wouldn't mind being in
our trailer. We decided for them to be
featured since they are into Halloween
and get together to dress up as zombies.
We think they would be perfect for being
zombies since they have practiced and
know how to walk like zombies and we
think that they will executive their role
perfectly and effectively. By using them
we can ensure our film fits with the
stereotypes of zombies in our chosen
genre.