Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Planning Characters- Miss Miller

The characters in our thriller sequence will include the anatagonist as a stalker, a female victim and a cheating boyfriend. These characters are all conventional to a thriller sequence and we have chosen them for this reason. 

The antagonist's occupation, age, name, ethnicity and past are all unknown throughout the sequence as the stalker remains with a hidden identity. However, the audience are aware of this characters gender being male and will see the antagonists clothing: black hoodie, with the hood worn up comstantly and dark colored trousers and shoes. This character is stereotypical to the thriller genre as the identity and information about the stalker is unknown, therefore the antagonist's character creates enigma, making this character conventional. 

The victim in the sequence is named Nicole who is a female, white British student who is 17 years old. She will be wearing, jeans, a coloured jumper and a coat to make her look casual and not over dressed. This character is stereotypical because she is a blonde female, immediately making her vunerable, which is conventional to a thriller. This also emphasises how igsigmificant and weak she is in comparison to the antagonist, making the audience anxious to what the antagonist is capable of and what will happen to the victim. 

The last character in our sequence is the cheating boyfriend of the victim: Zak. He is 17 years old and will wear jeans and a coloured top/ jumper to make a clear comparison between the boyfriend and the antagonist. As his character cheats on the victim, the audience automatically have more sympathy for her, therefore building a relationship with her character and allowing them to understand her feelings throughout the sequence. This creates suspense within the sequence which is a typical convention of a thriller film. 

1 comment:

  1. You have provided a basic recount of your characters, explaining what their backgrounds are and how the audience might be able to relate to them to an extent

    You need to:
    1) Include pictures of your actors before, and after (in costume)
    2) Make sure you say what costume your characters will wear and how this will help build their representation
    3) Make sure you explain HOW AND WHY the audience will be able to build a relationship with characters (don't just say they will be able to relate to them)
    4) Conclusion on how conventional you believe your characters to be and how this will help create a more successful sequence

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