To ensure that the cast of any film/television programme/play to correctly portray the character well, the director must tell them exactly how they want them to look, act and what to wear. I've started out by making these notes for the girl cast members in both scenes they will appear in:
Walking down the street, being attacked:
Voices: There will be no dialogue in this scene, however they will have to gasp and shriek in horror and breathe heavily. While the attack is happening they will have to scream (which will be added in later).
Facial Expressions: Whilst walking down the street, they should look unphased by their surroundings. Upon hearing footsteps behind them, they should then start to look worried, their walking speeding up slightly and dart their eyes worriedly. Once the attacker reaches them their faces should be ones of horror- closed eyes and wide open mouths, screaming.
Makeup: As far as the story goes, the girls have just left work/ a friends etc, so their make up would be relaxed and how they would look everyday. Some of them will look natural, the others more glamorous.
Clothes: Pretty much the same as stated above. They shall be wearing paler colours such as white, cream, pale pink and blue etc to symbolise a kind of innocence in the girls. They should also be wearing jackets to symbolise the coldness of night.
Writing in the diary:
The actress in this particular scene will have a pained look upon her face and be breathing heavily whilst remembering the horrid experience. Her eyes will be filled with tears although she will not actually be crying, instead fighting back tears by frequently closing her eyes and blinking. Because she will be writing in her diary, there won't be any dialogue in this scene, so she will be writing hurriedly and messily. This character in particular will have faced the most emotional trauma, thus she is writing her feelings in her diary as she doesn't want to tell anyone what happened. She will have also experienced a lack of sleep, therefore her makeup would involve dark circles under the eyes and a pale skin tone. As far as clothes go, she will be wearing clothes that would be worn around the house to relax in, and they will be darker colours than before to symbolise the mourning of her innocent view of the world.
Talking on the phone:
The girl who is talking on the phone to her friend will have a similar look about her as the girl writing in her diary- dark clothes, worn out makeup and hair. However, because often speaking to someone about your problems sometimes causes emotions to come out, she will be crying, but not so her voice is affected; instead it will just be shaky.
Talking to her friend:
Instead of following the same hair and makeup scheme as the previous two girls, she will be slightly more made up, e.g wearing more makeup and dressing casually. This is to try to hide her pain in front of her friend so make her look and feel stronger, even though she isn't. She will too, however, have a saddened, confused look upon her face when she talks, and she will speak slowly and deeply, with her head down. Her and her friend will be sitting on opposite ends of her bed in her bedroom.
