Victim: In our thriller clip we have chosen carefully what characters we are going to include so that the audience can relate to them more. Our main character is a sterotypical blonde female school girl from a middle class background, aged around 16/17. This is will help engage the audience as she is the same age as our target audience and therefore make them more interested in whats happening, as they will create a relationship with the her. The audience will feel more fear as they will be able to put themselves in the same situation as the character as its a ordinary day to day situation.
Victim's friends: The next character we are going to include are the main characters friends (roughly 3) they are going to help display that the main character is a sterotypical teenager and on a night out with her friends. They are going to be from a middle class family background as this will appeal to the target audience the most as its most relateable. They are going to be the same age as the main character (16/17) and have brown or blonde hair. This is to make it relateable to other audience's who have different hair colour. This is relatable to the audience as the group of friends are not to specific making it relatable to as many people as possible.
Killer/Villan: The killer's age is going to be unknown, and still irellevant as he will be wearing a mask hiding his identity. Although his identity will be hidden, his age will be around 16/17 also this is to appeal to the target audience who will be watching and they would be more interested in whats happening if they are the same as themselves. His background will be that he has been stalking the main character for a long time as he is a mental patient. The fact that we don't know his background fully will add to the enigma of the film and therefore make it appealing to the audience to find out about him and what happens.
You have explained the purpose of characters within a film and given brief recounts of the characters used within your sequence; however, you need to elaborate on your reasons for using these characters, explaining why they are conventional, create certain emotions etc.
ReplyDeleteTo improve you post you need to:
1) Explain WHY for all your points made; why can the audience build a relationship because of this convention? Why are these characters etc. conventional?
2) Relate all points back to the audience; explain how and why the audience are able to build a relationship with the victim and how can they relate to the situation (unknown killer makes it easier to relate to most people as they can imagine who they want as the antagonist).
3) Explain how the use of your specific characters will make your sequence more interesting etc.
4) Include a summary explaining how the planning of your characters have helped you in preparation for filming and how they are conventional