Character profile

Character Fact File

Name: Dylan

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Why we chose the name Dylan? 

We wanted the name to be as meaningful as all of the other cinematic elements. The film's title is 'The unknown' which ties in completely with the theme of Isolation. Everything is almost metaphoric as we tried to keep in with Barthe's theory of the symbolic code. The name Dylan means:

Dylan's story

Dylan was born into a very warm and happy family life. Growing up was easy for him as he succeeded in almost everything he tried. His mum and dad were always extremely supportive and he always had great friends around him. He had a girlfriend who loved him and a family dog. Everything was normal until he lived out what he thought was his dream and moved to London to go to university. Cut off from all of his friends and family, broken up with his girlfriend and broke with no social life, alone in his flat everyday. He felt the pressure of London life and the sheer isolation and decided to end it all in his depression because he had no other way out. Dylan is immediately regretful and longs for the simplicity his old daily life.

Casting Dylan

When casting, we had to realise we were very restricted with no budget. We had to think of our actor in advance and book him, weaving him into the story as though this was the perfect casting solution. We chose 17 year old Micheal Lynch as we just felt that he fit the part. As well as this, he has sufficient acting experience and is very enthusiastic. The perfect actor to play Dylan.