Talent Sourcing

We concluded as a group that our leading actor's looks were more important than their skill. This was primarily decided by the fact that there is no spoken dialogue in our film opening, and the role requirements are not too challenging, so therefore, looks were everything.
Our leading actor had to be male, quite young to capture the vulnerability, but not look as if he were still in school, be rugged and raw. This later swayed our opinion into not using make-up, instead capturing the raw, natural look our actor brought.
We found our actor in Robert St. Pierre, aged 20. His physical attributes include short, medium brown hair, stubbly facial hair, blue eyes, and stand 6'1" tall. The addition of the facial hair increased the rugged, worn look we were searching for, adding to our soldier's overall character.