Thursday 3 November 2011

Actors I would use for our soap opera.

Farmer Husband - Charlie Collins               
Farmer Girl - Harriet Collins                        
Bad Boy - Ryan Parker                                
Essex Girl - Rachel Mannings                      
Farmer wife - Jennifer Ward              
Pub Owner - Barry Brooker                          
Pub Owners Son - Marcus Brooker              
Vicar - Simon Claude                                  
Old Woman - Edith Jones

In order to create the best piece of television or film you must find and gather the ideal actor for each character. These are the characters I would use if this was a real soap opera.
 
Farmer Husband - Charlie Collins  
The farmer husband is a cheating husband with his wifes bestfreind, Jennifer Ward. In order to portray this character well we must find an actor who finds acting natural to him, making the character and the storyline more powerful. My research has led me to recruit actor Gary Farmer.
Gary Farmer Picture

Though too old now to perform a believable Charlie Collins, Gary would have been ideal in his younger years to be our farmer’s husband.  He could easily suit the required outfit for the character and he is a brilliant actor adapting to all roles quickly and sufficiently. He has appeared in over 100 television series and movies, ranging from main characters to extras. His career began as a small role in the film ‘police academy’ (1984) and since he has evolved to tackle larger roles.
IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base) highlights how ‘Gary has shown he can adapt easily to any genre when necessary.’ This is why he is ideal to use, as he can make the audience feel the required emotions we set for the character Charlie Collins.

Farmer Girl - Harriet Collins      
The farmer girl is kind, shy and attractive. She is liked by all of the community apart from Rachel Mannings, who finds Harriet’s crush tempting. This rivalry premiers the feisty side to Harriet which ultimately means we need a character who seems innocent but has a feisty, hidden attitude.
My research led me to the actress Gemma Merna.
Already a Hollyoaks star she understands how to be a successful soap opera character. Above this she already performs the attributes our character must possess through her Hollyoaks character Carmel Mcqueen. On the other hand I am not confident Carmel has the look needed to suit a rural, innocent character. My choice in picking her was a tough one and if this was a real soap opera I would have tested her abilities and saw if the look suited with an audition before production.

Bad Boy - Ryan Parker  
Ryan is the cast stud. He is the bad boy who has the two most attractive girls after him. He works with cars and has to be seen as cool. This is why I did little research and knew quickly that the actor I would use for Ryan is Nigel Harman.
He, like Gemma Merna, has experience in the field of soap operas. He portrayed Dennis, son of dirty Den for Eastenders. The bad boy character is a commonly found convention of soap and that is why Dennis and Ryan Parker are almost identical in their actions and hobbies. Unlike Gemma Merna I do not question Nigel Harman as i have complete faith that he would be perfectly suited for the role of Ryan.

Essex Girl - Rachel Mannings 
I do not want our Rachel Mannings to be the over the top Essex stereotype. Instead I just want to portray her as a flirt. Using macke up, extensions and saucy dresses will connote Rachel as a self centred, conformational person. To help create a real Rachel we need a makeup covered proud woman who seems both strong and capable of living inherently.  
My research has suggested that Hannah Voice would make a good Rachel.

Hannah is 19 and has done several modelling jobs showing her confidence. She is also a commercial model which suggests she can act to a certain degree. She would suit the desired look of Rachel and if an audition showed me she could act I would offer her the role.  
Farmer wife - Jennifer Ward  
                                                                              Jennifer Ward is a good person despite her affair with her  best friends husband. We want people to still pity her despite her wrong doings. This is why we must find an actor who can do one thing but portray an opposite message during the performance.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter….
In my opinion the best actress of all time, Helen would be perfectly suited to bring the role/storyline of Jennifer Ward to life. She is a brilliant actress shown by her long list of main characters in hit films such as Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd , Fight Club, The Kings Speech and tons more. As a result she has little expertise or experience in television and none in soap operas. Yet I feel she would be brilliantly ideal. Realistically even if this soap real Helena couldn’t join the cast, she is just far to famous but I still think she would be the most capable actress for bringing Jennifer to life.      
Pub Owner - Barry Brooker 

                                                                          Barry Brooker is seen as the typical tough landlord; this portrays him as an antagonist. To bring this character to life we need an actor who looks tough and cruel.

My research led me to actor Steve McFadden.


Already a well-established soap opera actor Steve’s character is Phil Mitchell, perhaps the most famous pub owner who has screened on the small screen. He has all the stereotypical conventions of this character and is seen as the antagonist our character, Barry, must be.

Pub Owners Son - Marcus Brooker

                                                                     The son of Barry Brooker is homosexual; he appears weak and his father psychologically abuses him and rejects him because of this. The audience must pity Marcus; as a result our actor must look weak and terrified as well acting this trait equally as well.

My research indicated that Guy Burnet has the experience to suit the role

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Craig Dean, character played Guy Burnet, was the gay landlord son for Hollyoaks. Taking on a starring role he gained experience for this stock character convention and would be ideally suited to rein act his role as Marcus.

Vicar - Simon Claude
Our Vicar must be one with the lord and must appear slightly boring. He is the kindest character from the cast and a boring voice will be a desired trait. He too must be elderly and seem wise.

My research has suggested David Neilson .


With years of soap experience in Coronation Street David may want to attempt more grown up characters in his later acting career. That is why he would be a good candidate for Our Vicar. Though an audition would be required, as he may not be suited for the role I think that David is a strong candidate for the role as he can portray both wise and kind characters.

Old Woman - Edith Jones

Our old lady is a widow and is the kindest character on the block. Yet, her hobbies include gossiping which connotes a slight weakness in her protagonist personality. She has to look sweet and act adorably making actress Hilda Braid perfect for the role.


With a long career in acting she played Nana Moon in Eastenders and gained good experience in the soap opera industry. Suiting the role with both her appearance and acting ability’s she is perfect for Edith Jones.

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