Idea change

Originally we were planning to use a male lead in our film, however due to being unable to make arrangements and find a suitable male to play the part, we have decided one of us will. Using one of our group as the main actor will be beneficial, as we understand our concept most and will know how we want the character to be portrayed.
To decide in the fairest, most effective way we decided to all audition, recording and reciting the same scene which we would then watch back and each vote independently on who we thought did the best. The final decision was made by someone outside our group because we all voted for each other for various reasons and ended up receiving one vote each. The decision was based on who appeared most natural and believable in front of the camera, and who we felt could portray the role best. Below are the audition videos that we made our decision upon:

AUDITION VIDEOS HERE

Using a female instead of a male won't effect our film, and I believe could have its strengths, although females are stereotypically weak and I wanted to oppose that, we could play up to it as females also tend to be more relatable and approachable, therefore we can create a greater sense of sympathy for our character. The character is vulnerable though not mentally weak as many females are stereotypically shown to be, she does deal with her problems in her own way, although not necessarily the accepted way, and shes strong willed in that she will achieve what she set out to do.