I’m really glad we’re aiming to use real people for this. In contrast to what one might think with my acting background, I truly enjoy getting to work with non-actors who get to play themselves.
What I love is that the jobs and titles are as much a character as the people who perform them. Let’s lean into that. I find that street casting to showcase a particular profession almost makes you immune to cliché — you rely on the people to responsibly guide you into their true world.
I like the idea of identifying buckets of professions. Like you said, a “futurist” is a great place to start, because it’s broad. That could encompass a range of jobs — but how we’ll know we’re on the money is when we find someone whose personality embodies a futurist as much as their title does.
I’ll cover it in the logistics section, but I’d really like to spend the time to properly cast this. I have someone in mind that we could use to street cast, whom I’ve worked with before, and it makes a world of difference. What I am thinking is she could help us through the process of picking the foresters out of the location we choose to shoot at — making sure we have a variety of faces, good vibes, and adequate comfort on camera.
I hope you’re as excited about finding our Foresters as I am!