Characters
The characters in our film consist of: four young adults (two boys and two girls) and a killer.
These protagonists are somewhat stereotypical for a thriller film as shown in the The Last House on the left. The main protagonist is a young adult who meets up with her friend of a similar age. The friend then gets killed off which is also similar to our film where only one of the main protagonists is killed. The characters from TLHOTL are also stereotypical teenagers; the reason they are captured is because a boy promises drugs, our characters are shown to enjoy alcohol as one of the first times they are shown is in the pub.
The protagonists are going to be wearing normal clothes expected of a teenager/young adult to make it feel more realistic, this could create quite an eerie atmosphere as the antagonist is quite sadistic, and if the viewer can relate to the characters then they will feel what the characters are feeling towards Sharpie. They will also, act like the stereotype - a lot of teenage films focus on relationships which is a key paradigm of the teenage/young adult demographic. As a result, we want to imply that the characters may be in a relationship but not make it too explicit as it is not a key convention of thrillers.
The antagonist (Sharpie) will be dressed in all black (and maybe wear a mask). The colour black has many connotations, including: danger, death, fear, etc. These are things we want people to relate Sharpie with. The colour black is also a key paradigm of thrillers; in the trailer for V for Vendetta, the masked man is shown to wear all black, and a white mask (the black draws attention to the mask, which is his defining feature). He will also use a knife rather than guns or other weapons. We wanted him to use a knife because it needs more skill, the masked man also prefers to use knives to guns. The fact that it takes more skill connotes that Sharpie (and the masked man) is more dangerous.
These protagonists are somewhat stereotypical for a thriller film as shown in the The Last House on the left. The main protagonist is a young adult who meets up with her friend of a similar age. The friend then gets killed off which is also similar to our film where only one of the main protagonists is killed. The characters from TLHOTL are also stereotypical teenagers; the reason they are captured is because a boy promises drugs, our characters are shown to enjoy alcohol as one of the first times they are shown is in the pub.
The protagonists are going to be wearing normal clothes expected of a teenager/young adult to make it feel more realistic, this could create quite an eerie atmosphere as the antagonist is quite sadistic, and if the viewer can relate to the characters then they will feel what the characters are feeling towards Sharpie. They will also, act like the stereotype - a lot of teenage films focus on relationships which is a key paradigm of the teenage/young adult demographic. As a result, we want to imply that the characters may be in a relationship but not make it too explicit as it is not a key convention of thrillers.
The antagonist (Sharpie) will be dressed in all black (and maybe wear a mask). The colour black has many connotations, including: danger, death, fear, etc. These are things we want people to relate Sharpie with. The colour black is also a key paradigm of thrillers; in the trailer for V for Vendetta, the masked man is shown to wear all black, and a white mask (the black draws attention to the mask, which is his defining feature). He will also use a knife rather than guns or other weapons. We wanted him to use a knife because it needs more skill, the masked man also prefers to use knives to guns. The fact that it takes more skill connotes that Sharpie (and the masked man) is more dangerous.
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