Selecting Our Actors

"I say its a girl's world."
-Nelly Furtado

Ultra Violet
Actress: Daniella Gordenfelt
Why: We chose Daniella because of her classic good looks, and previous experience in acting. With a fantastic facial composition, gorgeous hair, a beautiful body and an air of class, selling her image to a mass audience will be easy. As explained in Laura Mulvey's 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema', the Male Gaze is 'determining', and women 'connote to-be-looked-at-ness'. Daniella fits into this idea, with her conventional beauty easily noticeable by men.

Unnamed Male Antagonist
Actor: Jonathan Cobbing
Why: Our immediate intentions whilst finding a male actor for the antagonist were two things-a male with a look that doesn't break from a traditional man's appearance, and the ability to appear sinister. Jonathan, with his short hair cut and well-built body, fit into the role of a traditional male perfectly. We chose to have him look traditional and 'regular' so that he would not alter the focus of the video away from Ultra Violet. To meet the needs of the sinister appearance, Jonathan has an angular jaw and accentuated eyes, which give him a mischievous appearance that we found to be very appropriate. These features were necessary to meet our requirements of the antagonist's ability to appear as a negative character in the plot.