Original Cast Ideas

I have decided that due to limitations and for general efficiency reasons, I am only going to have about 2-3 characters within my production.

Benefits:
Some benefits of this change are that this will actually give these few characters more screen time and, therefore, develop their characters more, meaning the audience will feel more of a connection to the events of the film. If only two characters are used (the ghost and the living friend) then the relationship between them can be explained and shown in more depth, so as to give the audience and even deeper sense of understanding and connection. This use of two characters would also mean that the plot wont become convoluted with unnecessary scenes or plot points being created with more characters, once again, leading to an overall better understanding and a consistent viewing experience for the audience. This is personally making me lean towards this choice of two characters, since I feel like it may just be the most practical and efficient way, as well as still having an interesting effect on the plot of the film.

Disadvantages:
However, some disadvantages of this change though are that without extra characters to take up screen time, I am going to need to focus a lot more on actually having enough shots and plot to reach the targeted film length of 5 minutes. This limit on character amount also means that I will not be able to create as many character personalities and conventions that go with these, meaning there will be a slight lack of typical horror character conventions within my film.