Character Profile - 'Pearce'

This character is the antagonist of our film, usually a antagonist is a character or set of characters that challenges the protagonist. However in our thriller clip the antagonist is seen as a threat by the protagonist, as the clip goes on we see this character captured by 'The Girl'. Once captured the audience conclude that Pearce has been possessed and is now the protagonist along with 'The Girl'. 


We are firstly introduced with Pearce walking with his friend along the abounded house, as the clip goes on we suspect a certain resemblance between him and 'The Girl', he is keen to drift off onto his own whilst in the house and feels more comfortable attempting to explore it than James . 'The Girl' starts to consistently following him and once he realises this he goes into a heap of panic and franticly looks out for his friend James. Pearce tries to come across as if he is in control of the situation but in fact 'The Girl' is setting up a plot for his capture.


Costume Choice 


Like James, Pearce is still a typical teenager and his clothing is in the same category as James but with a different meaning. Pearce wearing all black consisting of black shoe's , black t-shirt and a black jacket give the audience the sense of vulnerability and darknesses. 


All black clothing is a meaning of problem and death, this can symbolise the abounded house how past people have lived and died and how the house has become destroyed. Pearce in the clip represents these trouble which could be the reason why he is captured by 'The Girl'.


Once Pearce has been captured he changed outfit and wears the same black jeans and shoes ( not that the audience would be able to see this ) but a white formal shirt. The last shot is of Pearce and 'The Girl' and shows their relationship has grown. Both having a formal dress code also bring a sense of belongingness to the pair. 


Having all black casual costume is extremely effective as it allows Pearce to switch from his everyday all life, to 'The Girl's' situation. Changing from an all black t-shirt to a white formal shirt helps symbolise this.

Character Profile - 'James'

'James' unlike our main character ( The Girl ) , has a identity and given name which is revealed later on in the film. He is a stereotypical teenager that seems to be confident and nothing extravagant of the basics of society. We first are introduced to James at the start of the clip as he is walking past an abandoned house with his mate on a normal day. 


As the clips goes on we realise James enjoys an adventure and after some convincing from his friend he continues to explore the run down house. Certain shots show James anxiety as he soon realises the house is currently being habited by 'The Girl'. James is a very important part of the clip, unlike his mate he manages to escape which clashes with the stereotypical view that the male gender is more superior in horrid situations. It works effectively as it give the clip a twist and keeps the audience engaged in the film.


 Costume choice...

After discussing the character roles in the clip we decided that his costume couldn't be to extreme and nothing he wouldn't wear on a normal day. We wanted the costume to be casual and black jeans , black t-shirt and a red jacket fitted in we'll with these demands. 

However we made sure the costume was not random and their had to be some relevance, the fact the jacket is red show's their is a sense of danger and aggression. Red is a enhancing colour and draws attention to certain situations that are occurring. Throughout the clip is allows the audience to acknowledge James's desperation to get out the house and to safety.

The costume may be to casual but that is what we are trying to justify abnormal situations can having on a day to day basis and the red jacket highlights the tension caused.

FILMING DAY 1, 2 and 3!

Filming Diary - days 1,2,3

When arriving at our location first of all we all looked around and discussed changes that needed to be made to our initial idea for the film.

We chose which rooms we would film in and where the cameras would be situated.

 

Pictures on scene

The boys

Using the camera and tripod to film

On location

Using the equipment.

Filming from above.

Outtakes!

Filming from a high angle, this is when the boys are looking around the house.  As they are lower down this shows them to be vunderable and weak.

Over the shoulder shot of Anisha filming James.

Character Profile: "The Girl"

This character is the protagonist of our thriller; she is a girl who seems to be inhumane and disturbed.  She is situated in an abandoned derelict house so we assume she lives there or did previously.  As we have only filmed the opening 2 minutes of a thriller, you just become introduced to her.  She is seen in the background of a lot of shots and this makes her an enigma to the audience.  The viewers, as well as the 2 victims, played by a pair of teenage boys, can also see her as a threat, as they will (if our thriller is successful) feel as if they’re part of the story, causing them to fear her.

It is controversial for the person posing a threat to be played by a girl and for the victims to be male is unusual.  By choosing to do this in our film, we have broken the conventional character types of a thriller by going against the norms.  I believe we have successfully done this because from watching the clip, I think it works effectively and portrays fear in the victims due to the over powering sense of inhumanity you can sense from the girl.

Costume choice...

For my costume we chose a cream lace dress, we all thought that this dress portrayed purity and innocence because of the colours.  The dress reminded us all of a young child, and ‘dolls’ we all agreed that this would create quite a ‘freaky’ atmosphere because it challenges a classic stereotype of a ‘badies’ costume.  We then chose black tights and shoe boots because they gave an ‘edgey’ look it.  They gave a sense of danger with the colour coding being black representing darkness and uncertainty.

The makeup I used was dark black eye shadow all around my eyes, this gave a tired and creepy and also unnatural look to my face.  My hair was back combed to complete the look even more. 

I believe the costume worked effectively, because it was unusual and original, it is an enigma to the audience but at the same time they can tell that I was not playing a normal girl due to the abnormal make up.

 

Our thriller is a psychological thriller! If you refer to a previous post in our blog, this genre refers to “conflict between the main characters is mental and emotional, rather than physical”.


Another psychological thriller our group is aware of is “Psycho”.


We have classified our thriller as psychological because the main character has almost powers that allow her to move from one place to another, which is playing with the boys minds.


The introduction ends with one of the boys being taken in by the girl, this is can psychologically play with minds of the audience as well as the characters in the thriller.