Star Image

Many movies like to choose famous or well-known actors to star in their films in order to increase the star appeal and therefore power of the film. For instance, Richard Dyer's Star theory (1998) suggests, 'that the viewers perception of a film is heavily influenced by the perception of its stars, and that publicity material and reviews determine the way that audiences experience the film'. An example of this is that a film is more likely to gain more viewers simply by having a famous actor in it, for example the likes of Zac Efron or Channing Tatum are surely going to instantly attract the attention of young or teenage girls even if they are not so keen on the storyline of the film.

Not only this but if the public know a certain actor has only starred in really good, blockbuster movies then the new film will instantly increase its popularity and the audience will assume that this movie will yet again be a good watch.

If I was actually creating a real film I would definitely take this into account when choosing actors, a good choice for my particular film would be Chloe Grace Moretz as she is currently a very well-known young actress who is adored by many film-loving people. Mostly known for her role in the ‘Kick-ass’ franchise, ‘Carrie’, ‘If I stay’ and’ Hugo’.

She would be perfect for the part of Cassandra in our film as she has had many roles in horror films, one in which being ‘Carrie’ which as I talked about in my last post is very similar to our idea. 

Also she is a very pretty young girl who would attract teenage boys to watch the movie and they perhaps would prefer to watch her in our film over something else she is in for instance, 'If I Stay' because ours is a horror and therefore they would be seen as 'manly' for coming to watch it.