Horror Opening - Finding the Actors/ Actresses

After I had finalised my ideas my next task was to find Actors and Actresses that are suitable to play the roles of; Sam, the woman/ mother and Teddy. I decided to choose:

Charlie for the role of Sam, because he is a young boy that fits the role perfectly, he looks small, adorable and innocent, this means that the audience will form a bond with the child and hope that he will not come to any harm. Charlie is one of my mothers friends grandchild, and so I needed to write a permission letter to his mother to ask whether she would allow him to play the role. I also needed to ask this woman about using her house as a location for my opening.

Here is a screenshot of the letter that I sent Josie:

I then set about finding a mother for Sam, I wanted a young woman who looked motherly and who would fit with Phillip. I chose my sister, Michelle Bethell because she fits the type of character that I have in my mind, she is also an english teacher and so, has to some extent some acting skills.

Here is a screenshot of the email that I sent Michelle to ask her whether she would be will to play the role of the Mother:

Finally, I looked for somebody who could play the role of Teddy, this man would have to be mid 30's and have an element of madness about him. He must be able to act and be reliable, I chose Ben Raza, as he fits all of this criteria. 

Alongside the emails and letters that I have sent I attached a copy of the script and a shooting schedule to inform them of exactly what they are required to do.

I WILL NO LONGER BE USING THESE ACTORS/ACTRESSES